unable to bypass the fat lady dept.

ok, i am now in 18’s and 16 bathingsuits but when i go into the department
stores i first cruise the plus size department. i burnt out at the wall of
available bras in my new size in every color and pattern imaginable and had to
leave because it was too much information for a lane bryant girl. (by the way i
cancelled my catalogues).
any imput about how long it will take before i can walk into a store and just
underestand i can fit into the regular clothes in the regular section? lol,
intellectually i know all this stuff but i’m still cruising the biggest clothes
i can find.
love, ida and george the wonder beagle

2 Responses to “unable to bypass the fat lady dept.”

  1. Myra Adrianne Says:

    OH MY GOD! i was just about to send a question to the list about a similar
    problem!
    i tend to buy clothes that are too big, cuz i like them loose on me. if i
    buy clothes that fit, i feel somewhat “vulnerable”. i can sense that when i
    have on clothes that fit, the weight loss is much more noticable and i get
    tons of comments and compliments from friends and co-workers. i don’t mind
    that at all, i love hearing them :-) but there is something about the
    clothes fitting so closely to my body that is weird! i feel “different” and
    move “differently” and i am not sure how to explain it. i have a couple of
    dresses that fit me perfectly and i look damn good in them if i do say so
    myself! however, i am trying to work up the nerve to wear them!
    i too am buying underwear like crazy. matching lingerie, what a concept :-) when i was over 450 lbs, i had no qualms about going out without panties, it
    was no big deal to me. now almost 200 lbs less, and i almost have a panic
    attack if i don’t have on bloomers! again, i feel “naked” without panties

    on. once, i hadn’t did my laundry, no clean panties, oh no! i was forced
    to wear a pair of thongs (which i had vowed never to wear, what’s up with
    having a string between your butt?!?) that had come with a nightie that i
    bought. u know i am a new convert, they were actually quite comfortable :-) so anyone experience this? (not the thong thang) anybody have thoughts as
    to what’s going on? appreciate any and all comments…
    annie
    just underestand i can fit into the regular clothes in the regular section?
    lol, intellectually i know all this stuff but i’m still cruising the biggest
    clothes i can find.

  2. Nanette Zora Says:

    And even as I struggle with my vulnerability, I am *loving* wearing clothes
    that fit. I keep thinking they are too tight, but I can fit things in my
    pockets… my hands, change, etc. so know they aren’t too tight at all.
    Plus I grill those around me to make sure I am not deluding myself that I
    can wear something that really looks stupid on me.
    Mexican women all wear “fajas” (girdles) immediately postpartum… well,
    usually always, actually… but, I explain to them that American women don’t
    do that, but that I use the “faja de Levi” and I make them laugh. :) I could wear 10 Levis if it weren’t for my pannus. For now, I thoroughly
    enjoy seeing how small I look in those 12s. Small small small. Wowie
    Zowie. Is that me?
    Barbara Herrera
    San Diego, CA - 41 years old
    Open RNY April 5, 2001
    Dr. Julie Ellner, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA

    04/05/01: 344# / BMI: 63/ Body Fat: 75%
    04/05/02: 172# / BMI: 31.6/ Body Fat: 28%
    04/14/02: 165# / BMI: 30.2
    One Year Re-Birth Day: healed of ALL co-morbs, mobile beyond every
    expectation, every pre-op dream surpassed a million-fold, and smaller than
    any memory.

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