:banana Does anyone else do this?

I go to the mall (2+ hour drive), go to Lane Bryant, go directly to my "old" preband size, look for 5 minutes, realize what I am doing, and go down a size or two to find what fits!

I don't know why I do it, but every store I went to yesterday--looked at all the 2X's first!

THEN, I went to JJill--they don't sell plus size in the store--so I thought I would wing it and try an 18---TOO BIG! Tried a 16 and it was way too tight to be comfy! So, will try there again next month. Not to mention the idiot sales lady came right up to me and my HUSBAND and said "can I help you ladies find something?" I said, "um, I am not sure who you are talking to, since this is my husband"--she must have said it to us without looking at us because my husband would make the world's most unattractive woman! Crazy!

So I had a couple of NSV"S yesterday--two sizes smaller at LB and fitting in to some generously cut "regular" clothes! Woohoo!

Those are wonderful NSVs! Did you feel like you were trespassing when you went into the regular sizes?

Kimberlilly I was jusy having the exact same conversation with my girlfriend. I go shopping and I find myself in the plus size department. I wasa 20-22 when I started this journey 10 months ago and Iam now 12-14. It is a hard habit to break..but I'm trying

YES! I used to go just to look at the "real" clothes and styles to see if I could duplicate the look in plus size--so, definately "just looking"

Even my husband, who would rather DIE than shop, was totally into finding stuff for me to try on.

Got a ROCKIN pair of bootcut jeans, and he said I look SMOKIN in them!

Gotta love that man!

completely off topic, how do I put in my new weight under my name? I can't remember!

Great NSV Kim! Yes, I do the same thing too. I fact I had some Jeans I bought before losing weight (I found them in my closet while throwing out the big stuff) and took them back to the store. I traded them for the next size down, so I would have a pair to wear when the ones I am wearing are too big. I put them on to see how long before I fit into them, and they already fit.

You DH sounds like a real sweety!

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And congratulations to you!!! Great job!

Congratulations, Kimber-lilly! Smaller clothes are the bomb. I've shrunken out of all my coats, so last night I went looking for sales to see what I could get. I tried on a great Lands End parka which I think was a women's XL (not a 1X, just a plain old XL) and though it looked small it fit perfectly!! Well, except for the too-short arms, which I'm well used to. That's part of the mental disconnect--not being able to judge by sight; this coat really looked small to me before I put it on.

After lots of shopping and trying things on, I ended up with two new coats, both from the men's department. But they're both a regular L! I almost went for an M but it wouldn't quite zip around my butt though it fit well everywhere else. DH said that next fall we'd come back for the M.

I think that was the first Medium ANYTHING I've worn since, well, ever.

Way To Go Kimber... Your doing great!!!

Ohhh I cant wait to hit that smaller size rack... the Pants at Lane Bryant dont even fit me anymore... I need a Plus Plus size store.

Even my husband was totally into finding stuff for me to try on.

Got a ROCKIN pair of bootcut jeans, and he said I look SMOKIN in them!

Now that's one of the very best NSVs!!!!!

Yes! It's been a LOOOOONNNGGG time since I was even a small ember, much less SMOKIN! ha ha

One red-hot Mama!!

WoooHooo! Kimber-Lilly, great nsv! Your doing great!!!