pleasant surprise

having nothing to wear is a good problem to have in this case, but it's a problem nonetheless. most mornings, i put on a few items and then immediately move them to the pile of donations. it's annoying because i feel like i just assessed each item recently and decided to keep it, and then it's too big the next week. like i said, good problem to have, i realize, but it is annoying. i'm down to one pair of jeans (these, which i love) and a bunch of size 14/16 cotton tops which seem to be working okay. although i'm pretty solidly in a size 14/16 on top, the bottom remains a bit of a challenge because i generally carry a lot of weight in my middle area, and i have a lot of loose skin there making matters worse. 

so i was pleasantly surprised when i decided to just try a pair of size 16 pants i got who knows how long ago. they fit! and these are not a lane bryant 16 or an avenue 16, these are a dress barn 16, which means they're not as "generously cut" as true plus size pants. sidebar - dress barn? i think i shopped there exactly once and bought these pants, so go figure (do they have good stuff? should i go there?)

for a while, i've been feeling like no matter how much i lose, i might really need plus size pants for quite a while. i felt that way when i couldn't close the size 18 pants i had hanging, and i felt that way about these 16's too, but now i'm seeing it might not be as slow as i thought. not a bad way to be wrong.

i love new but old clothes, especially when the sizes are moving in the right direction.