But seriously, having lost more than 30 lbs means that none of my jeans fit anymore. I finally broke down a few weeks ago and bought a new pair of jeans so I could stop wearing the big ones with 2-3 inches of the waist cinched up with a belt.
All the pants I wear to work are also too big. I typically wear khaki-style pants, and have them in light and dark khaki, navy, olive and grey. Fortunately I saved the ones that were a size smaller in the guest room closet. I was elated to try them on and find that they fit me just fine. I would have hated to go out and spend money to replace the pants with a smaller size.
But when I got my shorts out I wasn't so lucky. I tried on all 17 pairs of shorts I wore last summer and only 7 of them are okay. Even those 7 are a little too big and will have to be cinched with a belt, but they weren't as large on me as the other 10 pairs. My test was this: if I buttoned them and could slide them over my hips, they were out. Sadly, 3 of the 10 pairs were brand new last summer, and all of my plaid shorts are too big to wear. Now I have no more plaid shorts.
So last night Spouse & I stopped in at the Old Navy Outlet Store and I was able to replace 2 colors I'd bought brand new last summer with my current size, plus found a pair of navy shorts with pale pink flamingos embroidered on them to replace 1 of the plaid. Oddly I found no plaid shorts.
My friend Thad will disapprove. He believes that Old Navy is for "young people" and says that I am NOT young. Sometimes he sees me and jokingly says I'm wearing "age-inappropiate apparel". But Old Navy clothes appeal to me, and they're very reasonably priced (especially with all the crazy sales our Outlet Store is always running), and I don't like the stuffy-looking clothes intended for men my age. So I often buy things at Old Navy and its companion stores The Gap and Banana Republic, all of which have Outlet Stores here.
4 comments:
you ain't old honey! wear what ya feel and feel what ya wear!
I am mad-jealous of your accomplishment.
What a wise fella you are to have saved your smaller sized clothes. So that helped the pocket book quite a bit, how about shirts do they fit ok?
I finally got all old school on myself and forced myself to ditch my fav pair of shorts. They were now 2 sizes to large, sigh they will be missed.
I continue to struggle with my weight .... I have short term successes. I try to find eating and exercise regimes that I will stick with, but so far, everything is temporary before I lose interest, drive, or will power. I may just have to give this way a try and see how I do. Congrats and keep it up!
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