Back in June, my wonderful hubby gave me a gift voucher at my favorite plus size shop (sizes 14-26). I've shopped and shopped and shopped and shopped since then lol. When I first started, I was a size 22. Every time I'd grow out of something, I'd just run over there and pick up something else.

I'm going on a mini holiday with my daughter on Monday, so this morning I ran over to the shop for some summer clothes, looking to finish off my gift voucher.

Well to my surprise, everything was too big. Not by a huge amount, but enough so that it didn't make sense for me to get stuff. I ended up with a skirt (it was on sale and one of those long flowing ones, so it didn't matter if it was a bit big) and two tops that were exactly the same, only in different colours lol. Then I finished off the voucher by picking out a few accessories.

As its a plus sized shop, the sizes are bigger than a regular store (a 16 is not really a 16, if ya know what I mean). So I'm in this funky in between stage, whereby I can't wear anything from that shop anymore, as I'm below their 14, but I can't fit into any of the real shops 16s .. bleh.

Happy that I've made it this far, but not so thrilled with the prospect of not having anything to wear for a couple of months while I try to get into regular store clothes...

Oh, and just for reference sake - Australian sizes are way weird lol. My little sister was visiting earlier this year. In the states, she's a size 4, here she was an 8 or a 10?!? My mom's an 8, she was wearing a 12 or 14 here.

LOL, so I'm not sure if I should do a happy dance or curl up in the fetal position and pout heh.

Congrats! I say do the happy dance! Either way you are losing!

I know what you mean Parvathi. I have a local larger ladies store that has EVERYTHING I need in there from underwear to great stylish clothes to shoes to accessories, to nightgowns. I LOVE that store. Dang near everything in my closet is from there and I know the day is going to come (not there yet, not by a long shot) that I won't be able to shop there anymore. That I'll have to go out into the world of the skinny people with boutique shops that aren't as easy and comfortable as this one place.

It kind of scares me.

But for now....girl.....YAY ON YOUR WONDERFUL NSV!!!! You've done amazing work and though it's kind of sad, it's also amazing!

I love buying clothes off US Ebay because I'm only a size 16, lol. Here that's an 18-20.

Parvathi you are doing great with your weight loss

please be happy

do the happy dance