tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post2677615804186784374..comments2024-01-12T05:15:38.548-06:00Comments on My Journey to Fit: Why I Don't Let Sizes Bother Me AnymoreShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-43219214710075219542011-09-21T09:42:47.260-05:002011-09-21T09:42:47.260-05:00Exactly, why should you hold yourself responsible ...Exactly, why should you hold yourself responsible for the fact that clothing manufacturers can't get sizing right and don't care to try?Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983236449210019827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-3315325352225477862011-09-19T14:27:41.133-05:002011-09-19T14:27:41.133-05:00I keep trying to get to the point that I feel that...I keep trying to get to the point that I feel that way. I'm working on it. Great post!Dr. Fat To Fithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954538312143531261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-66456064787707320472011-09-13T20:35:55.318-05:002011-09-13T20:35:55.318-05:00Shelly I LOVED this post. Thanks for the reminder...Shelly I LOVED this post. Thanks for the reminder. I have never been a medium yet. It's ok, too.<br /><br />My lady that I work for is a size 18. She is 78. She refuses to get rid of her size 12s. I told her to kiss them good bye. She will probably never see that size again. And who cares?! She is 78 for heavens sake. Who cares what size you wear. She's alive!<br /><br />I should take my advice, and yours.<br /><br />Cute pose :)F. McButter Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898410127481046597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-60035349666547430582011-09-13T20:25:59.370-05:002011-09-13T20:25:59.370-05:00Hi Shelley...omg, you are soooo right. Sizes are ...Hi Shelley...omg, you are soooo right. Sizes are so wonky!!! I like your sassy pose!!! I remember when I shopped for my wedding dress a few years ago, I was HORRIFIED that the sizes for those are 2 higher than normal. Doesn't make one feel good at all. However, now I know it's just a number!!! Love this post, have a wonderful Wed.Roz @ weightingfor50https://www.blogger.com/profile/01170490131384171109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-80752175104088419042011-09-13T17:51:05.891-05:002011-09-13T17:51:05.891-05:00Isn't that Biz a great gal? I am happy to meet...Isn't that Biz a great gal? I am happy to meet you! I love this post - size can be such an issue. I have been trying to get over it too - trying not to attach my worth to what size my pants are. My tops can range in size like yours, but that doesn't bother me as much as what size my butt is wearing! I love those tops, by the way. And the pose in the top right picture is clearly more sassy - so not the same pose at all!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594251545216490423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-64088307584508422152011-09-13T13:10:31.604-05:002011-09-13T13:10:31.604-05:00That is such a wonderful thought, "I am not a...That is such a wonderful thought, "I am not a size, I am a person."<br /><br />Thank you.Julia Kaziewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433785515560145420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-40266439542858904222011-09-13T12:29:02.698-05:002011-09-13T12:29:02.698-05:00a number is just a number you are so right! This ...a number is just a number you are so right! This is a great post Shelley. I use to always be stuck on numbers until I realized that I may be able to "squeeze" into a certain number but it's all the "falling out" that made me feel worse about myself.<br />I am not longer caught up with a number or size either, I buy things that flatter my body type.<br />Loved all your pictures you look great!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406188835168172211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-37763777558112029632011-09-13T11:39:27.428-05:002011-09-13T11:39:27.428-05:00Great post, Shelley. :)
By the way, youlook terri...Great post, Shelley. :)<br /><br />By the way, youlook terrific in maroon! <br /><br />I love that I can't shop at Lane Bryant anymore. Well, I'm sure I could find something I could wear but I prefer to say I can't. LOLKelly the Happy Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141980277979631252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-15885862729135157232011-09-12T22:24:58.075-05:002011-09-12T22:24:58.075-05:00Aren't you done with that cute top with the Bl...Aren't you done with that cute top with the Bleu label yet? haha I want that one when you are done with it. :)jk<br /><br />Oh yes, given where I am in my journey if a size label offends me, I just might not buy it. But perhaps if I was maintaining like YOU, I could handle it better. I'm looking fwd to not being able to buy ANYthing in the women's dept. Some parts of me have moved on... Bhahha. <br />Be well.<br />ChrissySteelers6https://www.blogger.com/profile/12259433761178851023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-43349373097886186552011-09-12T20:34:56.713-05:002011-09-12T20:34:56.713-05:00I try not to let the number on the tag dictate how...I try not to let the number on the tag dictate how I feel but I can't help feeling giddy at the thought of my butt insingle digit sizes. <br /><br />It would be so much easier if there were some standards for sizing. I'm a small, medium, large, extra large, 4, 6, 8 and 10 depending on style and design. That's quite a big range.<br /><br />Love your pose ;)MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430150187237706515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-68883651578984528382011-09-12T18:21:28.239-05:002011-09-12T18:21:28.239-05:00I'm still hung up on sizes. I think I should b...I'm still hung up on sizes. I think I should be wearing an xxxxxxxllllll but then I fit into something a bit smaller. It's good not to be so hung up on any one thing. (food, booze, weight, money, boys, life)Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-4311497924091926832011-09-12T17:26:17.276-05:002011-09-12T17:26:17.276-05:00I love this post - both the sentiment behind it an...I love this post - both the sentiment behind it and getting to see the photo examples.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831243896567542815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-49348058091551388722011-09-12T16:26:22.543-05:002011-09-12T16:26:22.543-05:00Love love love!
I, too, have several sizes in my ...Love love love!<br /><br />I, too, have several sizes in my closet and they ALL fit. I remember when I was so ashamed of my size that I'd cut the tags out. And I can also very much relate to being elated as I started getting smaller and didn't have to shop in the plus-size stores/departments. In fact, I have a vivid memory that will stay will me: I went to Lord & Taylor and realized that I was no longer a plus size...and I rode that escalator up to the "regular" department. I felt both exhilarated and like a fraud...I thought people would turn and stare and point and say, "you don't belong here." Of course that didn't happen...<br /><br />Anyway, great post!~Karen C.L. Anderson~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12079770255834481857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-74936272770081788392011-09-12T14:53:00.480-05:002011-09-12T14:53:00.480-05:00You are right on. I was hung up on both size &...You are right on. I was hung up on both size & weight but trying hard to let it go. I'm not a number.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741376813999114747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-72126693262275561552011-09-12T14:40:23.263-05:002011-09-12T14:40:23.263-05:00Actually you are a size. Size Shelley!
I have 8,...Actually you are a size. Size Shelley!<br /><br />I have 8,10,and 12s and can get into all of them, but the 12s seems the tightest. WTF is up with that??Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-88647113790104964142011-09-12T14:13:14.285-05:002011-09-12T14:13:14.285-05:00Lately, the "Plus-size" stores have star...Lately, the "Plus-size" stores have started carrying a new size: 0X.<br /><br />In a previous existence, this was a size 16, but apparently the stores think this will sound more appealing to people. Who're they kidding?The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-1880551722429821482011-09-12T12:03:29.716-05:002011-09-12T12:03:29.716-05:00I say that about numbers on the scale...
Size, too...I say that about numbers on the scale...<br />Size, too! That about sizes it up!<br /><br />Sorry - first grade humor- couldn't hardly resist!<br />Autumn is coming and I'm getting all happy and giddy inside!<br /><br />PS - you look great!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-85956180445934419662011-09-12T10:33:21.160-05:002011-09-12T10:33:21.160-05:00Again you write, and I relate! Just last week I re...Again you write, and I relate! Just last week I refused to buy a top because it was an XL and I am wearing larges and mediums ;-) (Never mind that I am having my final boobs installed in 2 weeks and heaven knows what size top I will be afterward.)<br /><br />It isn't about the scale or the size. It is about health. But oh my! How I rejoiced when Lane Bryant and Catherines and Junonia and CJ Banks and Macy's "women's" section got left behind!<br />JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-77485836846146235562011-09-12T10:30:10.697-05:002011-09-12T10:30:10.697-05:00I love this post Shelley! I am right where you we...I love this post Shelley! I am right where you were now. I am obsessed by the smaller sizes. I love that I can wear a size Large shirt now. I have been in the plus size section or stores for so long that I am overjoyed by the selection of stores that I can now shop in. There is something so wrong about being "extra large" or even "extra, extra large". Seriously? That being said, sometimes the XL shirts fit me better than the larges so if the shirt fits and you love it....you gotta buy it! I really like your last statement too. You rock!Kim Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274727390114602720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-1591227773255693822011-09-12T09:26:45.218-05:002011-09-12T09:26:45.218-05:00"I am not a size!" A sentence I will be ..."I am not a size!" A sentence I will be repeating over and over to myself in the next few months :) Thanks for the awesome inspiring post!Nellie @ Brooklyn Active Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438828050034964367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-65540078585704930172011-09-12T08:21:51.577-05:002011-09-12T08:21:51.577-05:00GOO-OOOOD! One of my pet peeves is when I see/hea...GOO-OOOOD! One of my pet peeves is when I see/hear someone say "I will be happy when I fit into size __ jeans. Really? Your happiness is dependent on an arbitrary number decided on by a group of strangers? <br /><br />That said, I sure could relate to the thrill that you described in the first few paragraphs.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder when a size small fits me, if the manufacturers intended it to be 'oversized' on someone. No matter though. If I think it looks good on me, that's all that matters.debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-62772733981312089412011-09-12T08:19:46.263-05:002011-09-12T08:19:46.263-05:00"I am not a size" - LOVE.
I do get anno..."I am not a size" - LOVE.<br /><br />I do get annoyed that I have to try everything on though, until I figure out what size I am in all my favorite brands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-56187676096240257752011-09-12T07:39:57.257-05:002011-09-12T07:39:57.257-05:00You look beautiful Shelley! And I agree - size do...You look beautiful Shelley! And I agree - size doesn't matter. Right now I have 3 different pairs of khaki (sp?) pants - one is an 8, one is a 10 and one is a 12, and they all fit the same.<br /><br />Although I'd like to say that everything I wear is an 8 - hee hee!<br /><br />Have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-37671308571970839572011-09-12T07:32:39.343-05:002011-09-12T07:32:39.343-05:00It would be great if we had consistent sizing but ...It would be great if we had consistent sizing but I usually buy my clothes from the same companies and know what ones to avoid. My dream is to fly to Thailand and have a whole wardrobe custom made for me to my exact body measurements. That would be AWESOME! Maybe for my birthday :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958607316582695051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-23802531095766457002011-09-12T07:30:46.248-05:002011-09-12T07:30:46.248-05:00You look great in all those shirts ;)You look great in all those shirts ;)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253721829602402266noreply@blogger.com