This is going to seem like a silly question. I am exactly one week post surgery and down 11 lbs, 16 from when I came home from the hospital (man do they pump you full of fluids), and I was trying to get dressed today, and I thought...hmm, what am I going to do about pants. I was already at the bottom of my size range, and I've been running around pulling my pants up for about a month. I've been hesitating to buy pants because I though I'd just drop a size in March and get a couple pairs, but, realistically, I could go down two sizes by he end of March, cause I should already be one size down. I own my own business and feel like I have to dress nice and set a good example for my employees, but there's no way I can keep up with my changing pant size. It takes long enough to find a decent fitting pair of pants. I don't know how I'm going to have the time to try on all these pants.

I wore a lot of stretchy leggings, skirts and tunic tops belted or with a scarf to make them go a little farther. I'd hit Kohls with a 30% off coupon and pick up what I could on super sale when I could. It's a fabulous problem to have! Also second hand boutiques where you can sell several old pieces and replace with one nice piece helped with the cash helped fill in.

I always took pride in looking professional at work. So I got really annoyed when my clothes were too baggy or didn't lay properly, I ended buying 3 pairs of pants and 1 pair of jeans from Old Navy. I got sale items but they fit me properly. I was able to wear those items for about 2 months, then I bought more items from old navy, again on sale. I make a large donation to the Salvation Army every year of old/outdated clothes, electronics, etc. so I'll just throw too big clothes into the donation pile. I write the donation off on my taxes every year.

I went to Ross and bought 1 pair of slacks and 1 pair of jeans to last me until my next size change. I've been able to find most for under $10.