superkt

this is a good point. my anecdotal evidence is watching some of my heavier friends. they will get a diet soda with their meal and instead of letting that 200 or so calories be gone from it, they substitute more food in since their drink is now 0 calories. i can only imagine others do this as well. it doesn't prove anything…

this made me giggle! i feel you though. all i can think is maybe you need to lose more body fat. do you exercise much? weight training could really help you. there's no way to focus on one area of the body but losing body fat over all will make you smaller.

haha, i'm 5'3" and came here to say just this.

welcome to the club! i'm borderline hypo. i never had issues losing weight when i was in my late teens/early 20s. my thyroid has slowly progressed into hypo state :( good luck to you. i hope you find something that works.

i've read about others experiences with weight loss and saggy skin... there isn't a way to know until you do it. if you're young, your skin has a better ability to snap back. if you lose slower, your body can also adjust more easily. seeing as you weigh 160 and you're 5'3", i can't imagine you'd have very much loose skin…

what fit do you buy from ON? i can never find a good pair there!

i've done the "no soda" rule twice in my life. the first time, i just replaced with water (this was back in high school around age 16). i dropped about 15 lbs in a matter of ~3 months doing absolutely nothing else. i didn't realize i drank about two 20oz bottles a day. i slowly added it back in my diet and cut it out again…

what a terrible problem to have! :)

do you have a DOTS near you? they have super low prices and usually have a variety of sizes including plus size.

Old Navy NEVER works for me. their jeans offer zero stretch but seem to loosen immensely throughout the day while i'm wearing them to the point where they want to slide down. i always have the issue of them being too loose everywhere except the waist. i've tried all of their different "fits" :( i gave up on them for jeans.

holy crap. this was like an epiphany to me. definitely time for a food scale!

good luck :P i'm in the same position except i'm 5'3" on a good day! i've had a decent amount of luck with MUDD brand jeans from Kohls. it's funny...when i was thinner, i had the opposite issue -- tight in the butt and smaller in the waist! and of course i still hang on to those jeans as well :)