Had to go shopping tonight for pants for work......one pair that fits, just doesn't cut it......now, having been tall and fat all my life, when I find stuff that fits and looks good, like these black pants, I buy 5 of them so I can go all week without washing.

Well....I was in Lane Bryant. Where I have HAD to buy my work pants for the last 18 years.....I walk in--go straight to the rack with the pants I like and grabbed a pair........and I fit into a size 16.......I was psyched about that and was excited until I was driving home when all of a sudden, I realized that one more size and I won't be able to buy pants at Lane Bryant anymore. Where the hell do normal sized people buy clothes??????

I am an XL top now and have thoroughly enjoyed being able to buy tops anywhere.....but the pants got me all in a tizzy

Jackie

New York and Company have similar styles in pants as LB and good prices. The quality isn't the best, but neither is LB. I think at one time they were both owned by Limited Company.

Gap has nice slacks. I can't wait to shop at Ann Taylor Loft. The Loft has good prices and goes up to a regular 18. If you want nice pants that will last, I totally recommend Talbots too. Also remember Target I can't wait to get out of the Plus Size area and into the cute stuff in the reg department. If you're comfortable shopping online, Lands' End has great stuff.

I love Kohl's. Over the past 10 years I have been up and down the scale so I can't see spending a lot on clothes that I will only wear a few times before they don't fit and I give them away. Kohl's has some ok stuff and it's cheap.

ditto on KOHLS..... I always seems to find something there..... and their sales are awesome!!!

Had to go shopping tonight for pants for work......one pair that fits, just doesn't cut it......now, having been tall and fat all my life, when I find stuff that fits and looks good, like these black pants, I buy 5 of them so I can go all week without washing.

Well....I was in Lane Bryant. Where I have HAD to buy my work pants for the last 18 years.....I walk in--go straight to the rack with the pants I like and grabbed a pair........and I fit into a size 16.......I was psyched about that and was excited until I was driving home when all of a sudden, I realized that one more size and I won't be able to buy pants at Lane Bryant anymore. Where the hell do normal sized people buy clothes??????

I am an XL top now and have thoroughly enjoyed being able to buy tops anywhere.....but the pants got me all in a tizzy

Jackie

Hi, this is just one more phase you're going to be going thru. As they say, been there; done that. Just go into any store and try on their size 16. I still shop in Ashley Stewart and the Avenue, depending on the cut of the pants. Also, named designers, I get them when their on sale, all this is depending on how much you'll willing to payr for their pants/suits. The cut on their pants is constant. You'll be able to go pickup their pants and know it's going to fit.

Good Luck and congrats on your weight loss and conintuing till you reach your weight goal.

Congrats. It is a wonderful thing to be going down in size. Embrace it and enjoy. Don't handicap yourself. You are in between right now. Throw out or give away all your too big and baggy clothes and go shopping at kohls.

Isn't it nice to be worrying over 'where' normal weight people shop instead of worry about whether or Lane Bryant will have something in our size?

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Big fan of Old Navy... good prices, decent quality, cute stuff. And they go up to a size 20W.

Big fan of Old Navy... good prices, decent quality, cute stuff. And they go up to a size 20W.

Thanks for that info KimK813. I'll go back in and see what I can fit. I need a new pair of jeans and casusal pants.

Do you have Marshalls or TJ Maxx, they are discount clothing stores that carry returns/overstock from designers and stores like Macy's.

i just went shopping at kohl's last weekend because i needed some new work pants. i tried on a size 6 and they fit so i bought one pair of each color. i wore a pair this week and by the end of the day they seemed loose (you know how pants stretch after being worn). i'm a bit freaked out about exchanging them for a size 4. i never, Never, NEVER thought i'd fit into a size 4! even in high school i wore a size 6 and that was 20+ years ago!

WOW, what a great feeling. I went to the Avenue last night and bought 5 pairs of capri pants a size 16 and was so pleased with myself. My problem is my pants size, because I am hippy so I probably will be shopping in the full figured stores. Good luck and lets keeping dropping sizes.

GOSH, I can't WAIT till the day I don't have to shop in a chubby chic store! I'm freaking because they up'd my surgery date from May to APril, so reading these things about having to shop in a normal store are great because I'm scared out of my mind about this "change" I'm making to my life. Good for you...and continued success!

Clothes shopping for all of us I think has been a challenge in the past. I could never understand it though because it's such an untouched market that the designers are missing out on especially when all the statistical data says that there are alot of overweight people in this country. I guess those designers never heard the saying "if you make it in a bigger size they will buy it" lol Well all I can say is those days will soon be over since my surgery is scheduled for 3/21. Already lost 20 lbs since my decision in September and another 6 lbs this week since I started my liquid diet. So long to the loud designs and sequins and faux stones on clothing. Now with all of our sucesses we won't have to be dressed like circus people lol