Just tooting my own horn here! Today I had NOTHING to wear, because all of my pants looked awful on me. So I took off my size 24 jeans from Lane Bryant (I didn't even have to unbutton them!) and slid on a pair of size 18 Levi's that I bought without trying on 3 years ago. They have NEVER fit me before! NEVER. I'm pleased as punch! They didn't even give me muffin top! So, now that I can wear Levi's I'm vowing to stay out of Lane Brant for the rest of my life! Oh the joys! My goal is now to be in a size 16 by September. Horray for me!

That's awesome! Congrats, I can't wait to be rid of my muffin top!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

That is so awesome...I keep finding things in my closet that I have never been able to wear !! Anything that gets too big gets donated..I am not going back this time...currently a very comfortable 14 ,,,,SO HAPPY

Just tooting my own horn here! Today I had NOTHING to wear, because all of my pants looked awful on me. So I took off my size 24 jeans from Lane Bryant (I didn't even have to unbutton them!) and slid on a pair of size 18 Levi's that I bought without trying on 3 years ago. They have NEVER fit me before! NEVER. I'm pleased as punch! They didn't even give me muffin top! So, now that I can wear Levi's I'm vowing to stay out of Lane Brant for the rest of my life! Oh the joys! My goal is now to be in a size 16 by September. Horray for me!

WOW! That is fantastic. Congratulations to you.

Congrats! I can't wait to say goodbye forever to Lane Bryant too!

Woohoo!!!! Congratulations!!!

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i want that!!!

Just tooting my own horn here! Today I had NOTHING to wear, because all of my pants looked awful on me. So I took off my size 24 jeans from Lane Bryant (I didn't even have to unbutton them!) and slid on a pair of size 18 Levi's that I bought without trying on 3 years ago. They have NEVER fit me before! NEVER. I'm pleased as punch! They didn't even give me muffin top! So, now that I can wear Levi's I'm vowing to stay out of Lane Brant for the rest of my life! Oh the joys! My goal is now to be in a size 16 by September. Horray for me!

That is so awesome!! Congrats!!!

I recently got to say good-bye forever to LB too! It was a freeing and joyous moment! Congrats on your NSV

Congratulations!!! That is so awesome. I have been cleaning my closet in reserve also. I am happy to say that I am in a regular size 14 now. I am hoping to be in a 12 by Halloween.

Congrats! It is such a good feeling. I said goodbye to LB a while ago and haven't looked back. Its still an adjustment for me. I feel like I'm still kind of holding on to my past. There is a store I go to that is half plus size and half regular size. I will browse both sections but the last time I bought two shirts they came from the regular size section.

Congrats!!!!! Keep up the good work!!

I'd love to be there! I have two major problems in buying clothes. The first is my upper arms. I can fit in a size L tank top in the body, but the armholes are too small to accommodate the flab that still hangs there. The other is my belly. Pants that fit at my belly, are way too big in the butt and legs, but pants that fit my butt and legs are too small in the belly.

One other problem is work clothes. I can get the pants in the Misses section but need a top from the plus section (because of the sleeves) and often you can't get the same thing in both sections to make a match. The only company I have found so far that does, is Alfred Dunner, but only a few coordinate sets are in both size departments. Buying clothes right now is SO frustrating! I fear I'll never be able to fit into a misses size sleeve because the more I lose, the more it hangs. Since our pool opened Memorial Day weekend, I've been swimming and doing all kinds of Water exercises for an uninterrupted hour daily to try to whittle it down, but it just keeps on hanging. I swear sometimes that it's hanging lower and lower, although I could be imagining it since I'm so frustrated by it. The exercise is also trimming up my butt and legs, adding to the pants problem. And when will these side boobs go away? I look fine from the back when I'm braless, but if I put on a bra, I look great in front, but from the back you can't help but see the side boobs sticking up and over the bra. Yuck! The main thing keeping me going right now is that I feel better. The clothes thing just depresses me.