Just curious as to where you all get your clothes. I shop at Catherines, and sometimes Walmart.

I love all of your answers!! Thanks for the suggestions....keep them coming! We could all use new places to shop!!!! I had no idea Old Navy had plus sizes....and fashion bug is really cute!!!

hi,

bloomingdales has a really nice plus size dept. you can also shop online. i like their casual and business clothes. they also have dresses for special occasions

i cant wait to shop in regular depts. this is one factor that motivates me to keep going

hi laura,

i just looked at alloy.com. how do you equate the sizes to the ones in plus size depts? they have really nice straight leg denims

I like Cato, CJ Banks, Lane Bryant for dressier clothes, and Walmart for my t-shirts, jeans and casual wear.

Torrid is my fave... in fact I just got this dress yesterday.. in a size 12! Holy crap!

The Avenue, old navy - online only .. the store doesnt carry plus sizes, target (tho they run small...)

used to only be able to shop lbcatalog... i am sooooo glad i can actually GO shopping!!! :)

Pre-band, I mostly shopped at Lane Bryant and Avenue. However, now that I am losing weight, I refuse to pay that much for clothes that I know I will only be in for a short while. So, I have found the best places to buy my clothes for work is at JC Penneys. I have gotten some beautiful dress pants and skirts off their sale rack for as little as $6.00!! For my casual clothes, I can usually get some great deals at Kohls on their sale days.

oldnavy.com when I want that laid back look but still look cute. Their sizes are really good. I was shocked. Sometimes I have to order a size smaller and you can find good sales too.

Ashley Stewarts, when I want something to wear for a night out on the town. They have nice dressier clothes but way too bright for me.

Lane Bryant, when they have a sale or I have extra money to spend. Very nice clothes but too pricey.

jcpenny.com - I am able to find a couple of pieces from there every few months. Just a couple...lol!

I shop at Gottshcalks, Avenue and Lane Bryant. My DP wants me to cut up my Avenue card, now that i am/will be losing weight. Not sure if that is gonna happen.

I also shop at Wally World (Walmart) and Target too, especially for summer clothes, shorts, work out clothes.

Macy's also has a plus section. Robinsons/May had the best, a whole floor, but now that is gone.

The Old Navy here doesn't have plus sizes...the biggest size I've found in the store was 18, lol, as if.

I like Coldwater Creek. They have plus sizes too. The clothes are very nice looking.

When I was in a larger size I shopped pretty exclusively at Avenue, Catherine's (ugh - few things for ppl my age, hardly anything cute - ever - but when you're buying "what fits" over "what I like", you take it), Fashion Bug, LB (on the off-hand chance that their largest size would fit me) and online stores like Roaman's and Silhouettes.

Now I shop mostly at Old Navy (ours carries up to 22), Fashion Bug, Dress Barn, Target (really cute wrap dresses, ladies!), and Penny's. Penny's has some awesome sales on summer dresses right now. I picked up a $180 halter dress for $32... paired with the $20 shrug from Target, it will be a great outfit for summer night dinners, and it was cheap to boot! I shop at these places because their prices are cheap and I don't plan to wear the clothes for very long. Fashion Bug & Dress Barn have some really cute dresses now that don't make me gag, and that's saying something.

I also buy some stuff at Avenue still. Depending on the piece I'm either their 14/16 or 18/20 (tops) and 20 or 22 in pants. Most of their customers are bigger sizes than that. Know what that means? Lots of leftovers! (aka SCORE in the clearance racks, because they ALWAYS have those sizes left over)

Oh, I forgot a few places. For work clothes I also shopped at J. Jill (in most stores they'll carry up to 2x, and online you can get up to 4x) and Dillard's/Macy's. It sometimes took some looking to find something more my age than older, but I could always find something.

One of the most inspiring things one of the speakers at the seminar I went to for the first time looking into lapband was "I just paid off my Lane Bryant card and cut it up". YAY! Please God, let that be me soon, not even thinking about where to find clothes that fit.

Only Wheetsin mentioned Silhouettes, I use them online still. I think Roaman's clothes are tacky looking. Online is good for a lot of things, except jeans and things you really need to try on. JJill clothes are really gorgeous, but SOOOOOO expensive.

I wish there were some easier way to set up a clothing exchange, guess it is still somewhat difficult. Even with a goodly stash of "goal clothes" from before, it is still a little exciting to have something "new" to look forward to fitting into. There is something so liberating and a little scary to actually give away the larger sizes......I have always kept them because I have always eventually needed them again. Hopefully NEVER AGAIN!

What I want to know is, what do people do about their wedding bands? It is expensive and not always possible to get them resized. As you lose weight and the rings fall off, do you wear them around your neck until you reach "goal"? It seems impractical to just keep buying sizes that fit.

AMRDMR

The Old Navy here doesn't have plus sizes...the biggest size I've found in the store was 18, lol, as if.

Kity,

old navy in my area doesnt have + sizes, but online it's great!!!

I have a large wedding ring (I like thick bands so it's three separate rings soldered together) and a small anniversary ring. But I haven't gotten them sized yet because gold can only take so many sizings... trying to just go with one or two.

Both of them will freely fall off if I shake my hands around. The other day at a self-checkout one fell off and went under the register. Damn skippy I made them get some burly guys and move the whole cabinet.

Anyway - for the wedding band, I had them put a "sizer" inside. That's what she called it but I'm not sure that's the real name. It's kind of like a spring loaded tensioner. It's great at taking up the slack.

For the smaller ring (a regular 3 stone anniversary ring) I just bought a companion band, plain gold, in the size that fit and I wear it above the one with the stones. Since it fits, and the other one can't fit over it, it keeps it nicely in place.

Just found this link for you. It explains the tensioner thing I was talking about. There are a few other options here too.