Does anyone who has lost a bunch of weight, still go straight to the plus size section when shopping? If so why? I think it's a mental thing, what do you think?

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going through the same thing right now - I just got out of plus sizes about a month or so ago so I"m new to the "regular" section LOL!!!!!! That is good to know i'm not the only one!

I keep making that same mistake all the time, i also still buy clothes that are too big for me .. body is thinner than my mind still !

Totally mental, how long have we had this image of ourselves big? That's not something that's gonna change overnight. even though our bodies are growing smaller. The mind and body haven't synced. My thing is I will still wear the XL stuff, its a comfort thing for me. Although I did get rid of the really big stuff that just hung on me. and I have been buying smaller stuff, just haven't worn it yet. I never wore close fitting stuff before.. I know I have gone into a store and the lady was very very nice and she helped me buy some pants, and try on different things. We are now into the numbers ladies, not the XXs anymore..!

can someone explain to me how to do the weight ticker?????????ITS SOOOOOO CONFUSING

I seriously could not make myself push the order button on a bunch of size 6 pants from the Gap...I know thats my size but I just thought they would arrive and never fit! So I went to the Gap and took every pair of size 6s (each type of cut or fit or style) in the dressing room and of course they all fit. I hurried home to order the petites I needed before my belief in the 6 evaporated...weird!

Today I tried on a size small blazer at Bass and it fit perfect. I decided to get another one in a different color and it almost killed me to buy the small without trying it on! I tried it on as soon as I got home!

I am still in 1x...but getting there... can't wait to buy a Xlarge lol

I know exactly what you mean. It takes a while to get over some things. It was almost 14 months post surgery (just a couple weeks ago) that I pulled 3 big trash bags full of my big clothes out of the crawl space where I was saving them "just in case" and dropped them off at goodwill.

My wife took up calling me a Diva because I would come home with a something new every couple weeks. The fact is I had to replace an entire wardrobe so coming home with a new pair of pants or a couple new shirts or a belt once every couple of weeks is not unreasonable. I've spent more time in dressing rooms trying on different sizes that I had the the previous 40 years combined.

I just went shopping today as a matter of fact...it's a strange feeling shopping in the "regular" section now. My brain can't wrap itself around the fact that I've lost 75 pounds and that Lane Bryant is no longer an option for me!

I cant wait until Lane Bryant, Ashley Stewart, Old Navy "Women's", Macy's "Woman's World" and the like arent my go-to stores anymore. I dream of the day that I can go to H&M or the regular section in Forever 21.

I'm happy to report that I paid off my Lane Bryant credit card, and knowing that I don't have to shop there anymore...I was a size 20pants and 18/20 tops.. I sure they miss me at my local Lane Bryant store they already knew me by my first name... Now I CAN shop where ever I like I'm on size 12 jeans, and L tops. But it was hard to make my mind catch up to my body.

can someone explain to me how to do the weight ticker?????????ITS SOOOOOO CONFUSING

I agree...the ticker is a bit confusing, as it is an external link. I believe the ticker is also a great tool for motivation and to chart progress towards your goals.

My understanding is that you can click on someone's ticker, and it will take you to the link, where you can follow the prompts and create your own.

Hope that information helps...I still don't quite understand them! Good luck!!

Edited March 2, 201214 yr by Sojourner

I have the opposite problem...I now avoid the plus size section. I always hated having to shop there, but I didn't have any choice. It's really nice to be able to find clothes in my size in the "regular" side of the stores. My biggest issue is that I don't really know what size I am (as I still avoid the changing rooms with all those mirrors) and I end up at home with clothes that are too big or too small. I need to get over my changing room issues or take a tape measure with me when I shop!

I have the opposite problem...I now avoid the plus size section. I always hated having to shop there, but I didn't have any choice. It's really nice to be able to find clothes in my size in the "regular" side of the stores. My biggest issue is that I don't really know what size I am (as I still avoid the changing rooms with all those mirrors) and I end up at home with clothes that are too big or too small. I need to get over my changing room issues or take a tape measure with me when I shop!

oh I avoided the mirrors too!

My biggest problem is finding room in an overflowing walkin closet!! Using my husband's side, now for summer clothes.

I have a husband who loves to take me shopping and help me find my 8's. He loves a sale, and never liked my taste in clothes. I do have to remind him that I am 63 years old, and can't wear my dresses 3 inches above my knees for church.

(crying) so yesterday, I went to the store looking for a black cami, I hate to admit I went straight back to the plus size section. Well when I got there I could not find what I was looking for so I started to leave. On my way out I spotted a black cami in the regular section of the store.I was like "WOW I totally can fit this". Then my mind started playing tricks on me. I felt like people where watching me saying. "Why is she over here? She knows shes needs to be in the plus section." "She can't fit that". I hate to say that I put the cami back and left the store.......I wish my mind would catch upwith my body...I'm a work in progress....