An ALMOST frustrating NSV...

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  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    If it was only a few weeks ago just take them back...exchange them for the smaller size!

    Edited to add...or just alter them a bit or wear a belt...
  • nicholettebell
    nicholettebell Posts: 414
    A few weeks ago, I bought a pair of jeans at Old Navy. This is the first "normal" (i.e. non-plus-size-only) store I have ventured to buy pants in in ummmmm....perhaps over 20 years. Right now I am basically in a size 14 in plus-size store sizes, so I had tried on both a size 14 and a 16 at ON. The 14s felt just a BIT too snug, so I went with the more comfortable 16s, mostly because I still feel like these magical sizes have nothing to do with how big/small I actually am, so I always err on the side of bigger. Now, fast forward several weeks later, and I go to wear these pants for the first time (has been too hot around here to wear jeans mostly) and THEY ARE TOO DANG BIG to wear without a belt! The waist has like a 5-inch gap in the back somehow, and they are baggy in the thighs/butt. What in the world? Too late to take them back now. LMAO. Maybe I can try washing and drying them on high....

    As a side note, my 11-year-old son TOLD me to buy the 14s...I should never doubt his judgement again. Hahaha!

    And, also, I went to see Dream Theater on Monday night for my birthday, and I bought a size LARGE concert t-shirt, and it fits WITHOUT stretching! Whose body is this? lol

    Haha! I just bought a pair of 11/12 jeans from Maurice's a few weeks ago and now they're too big. Thank goodness I got them off the clearance rack. I generally buy clothing one size smaller on purpose as to give me a goal. But I am at a point where I am not sure how much more I can lose and am buying for my current size. Yes, it is an amazing NSV but can be annoying at the same time. Way to go on your loss so far!
  • eesmetana
    eesmetana Posts: 60 Member
    I hear you - I bought a couple of new suits about 2 months back and I need to get them significantly altered because they are too big now. I'm just hoping the tailor doesn't balk about how much they'll need to be taken in once I take them in.
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    yeah its hard to buy clothes when you are losing. I bought a pair of shorts just 5 pounds ago and now I literally cannot even wear them theyre so loose. My bigger issue is that I am strangely between sizes and also it varies from store to store.
  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
    That is great though! Maybe you have a friend or family member to pass them on to? When "between sizes" I always tend to err on the smaller size in hopes and as motivation that I want it to fit!!!
  • BrittSwimsJDRF
    BrittSwimsJDRF Posts: 50 Member
    That's a great NSV! Just think, you'll probably need 12's the next time you go shopping.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    Congrats!!! That's awesome.

    A quick suggesion (I'm at work so don't have time to read all the comments, sorry if someone already suggested it) but why not try returning them? I've had jeans before that I've washed and they either got way too small or they got larger in the wash and I've had no problem returning them to Old Navy.
  • Jessibear86
    Jessibear86 Posts: 111 Member
    HAHA! I'm with you on that one. It sure is nice to lose the weight, but such a pain in the you-know-what to have to buy all new clothes when the clothes you JUST bought don't fit already. Well, congrats anyways ;)
  • lstebbi
    lstebbi Posts: 1
    Good to hear that. I hate when you can't find the perfect fit either or one something is too big. One thing that I have done before if I didn't care for the way a pair of dress pants or jeans fit was to take them to the cleaners and have them altered for you. I know it will cost between $ 15 - $ 20. But I feel it is worth it if you want to have them for a long period of time without wasting your money.
  • Kathy53925
    Kathy53925 Posts: 241 Member
    Sounds like we need MFP "New to you" store!! LOL I know I won't keep my clothes I wear now!

    And.....Congrats :)

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