DOWN WITH PANTS! ...and other revelations
There is nothing quite like being measured for jeans and hearing one sales lady say to the other, "Ooh! She's TINY!" And they're talking about you! Granted, I was in Lane Bryant, but still! I'm a size 18 (that 16W in Kohl's was kind of a fluke), which I haven't been in a long time. I used to be a 22.
However....
Lane Bryant has this new Right Fit system to their jeans. Three styles, in three different fits, and three different lengths. Guess who didn't fit properly into ANY of them? Bingo. There's a HUGE difference between the average and tall lengths. Average was too short, by about 2 inches, otherwise perfect. Tall... the end of the trouser cut jean went entirely under the heel of my foot and the crotch was entirely too low.
I am... The Wrong Fit.
Even the Levi's 580s I just bought have betrayed me. They fit well for 1 hour, then they're baggy. And only barely long enough, not really. @:P At least they were only $20.
I am considering swearing off pants entirely and living in skirts and tights/leggings.
What's bizarre about all of this is that I didn't have this problem in high school and college. I never had trouble finding jeans in the right length. I wish I could remember the brands I wore.
Adding to my frustration is that I've been at a plateau since about end of May, with only a recent dip by 2-3 pounds. Despite the headaches, I will have to add some sort of exercise into the mix. I'm attempting weight training with things set slightly low so that I can do many reps without over-straining. Also testing the waters of using the punching/kicking dummy. I do love that. @:) Need to work off the flab leftover from losing the fat underneath. Tighten up the skin, too.
50lbs down. 45 lbs. to go. Must. Get. Past. Plateau.
Oh, and on the headache front, Since all tests come back "normal", with the exception of the cysts, I have taken the advice of a very good and concerned friend, and have had my case sent up to the UCSF Headache Center for consideration. They treated her very well at UCSF. The kind of care I took for granted back in Pennsylvania. The kind of care that I will GLADLY spend 4 hours on a train round trip to get, because these headaches have been life-altering.
The medication has been pretty life-altering, too. Around 5pm for the last few days, 5 hours after taking my noonday dose, I have been seized by a gloomy panic. If this happens after my midnight dose, I'm blissfully unaware, as I tend to be sleeping then. Occasionally dizzy. Back aches like Hell in the morning, or if I'm on my feet for more than an hour.
But enough griping. Despite troubles, I'm doing well and I have a lot to be thankful for.
However....
Lane Bryant has this new Right Fit system to their jeans. Three styles, in three different fits, and three different lengths. Guess who didn't fit properly into ANY of them? Bingo. There's a HUGE difference between the average and tall lengths. Average was too short, by about 2 inches, otherwise perfect. Tall... the end of the trouser cut jean went entirely under the heel of my foot and the crotch was entirely too low.
I am... The Wrong Fit.
Even the Levi's 580s I just bought have betrayed me. They fit well for 1 hour, then they're baggy. And only barely long enough, not really. @:P At least they were only $20.
I am considering swearing off pants entirely and living in skirts and tights/leggings.
What's bizarre about all of this is that I didn't have this problem in high school and college. I never had trouble finding jeans in the right length. I wish I could remember the brands I wore.
Adding to my frustration is that I've been at a plateau since about end of May, with only a recent dip by 2-3 pounds. Despite the headaches, I will have to add some sort of exercise into the mix. I'm attempting weight training with things set slightly low so that I can do many reps without over-straining. Also testing the waters of using the punching/kicking dummy. I do love that. @:) Need to work off the flab leftover from losing the fat underneath. Tighten up the skin, too.
50lbs down. 45 lbs. to go. Must. Get. Past. Plateau.
Oh, and on the headache front, Since all tests come back "normal", with the exception of the cysts, I have taken the advice of a very good and concerned friend, and have had my case sent up to the UCSF Headache Center for consideration. They treated her very well at UCSF. The kind of care I took for granted back in Pennsylvania. The kind of care that I will GLADLY spend 4 hours on a train round trip to get, because these headaches have been life-altering.
The medication has been pretty life-altering, too. Around 5pm for the last few days, 5 hours after taking my noonday dose, I have been seized by a gloomy panic. If this happens after my midnight dose, I'm blissfully unaware, as I tend to be sleeping then. Occasionally dizzy. Back aches like Hell in the morning, or if I'm on my feet for more than an hour.
But enough griping. Despite troubles, I'm doing well and I have a lot to be thankful for.