It is a conspiracy I tell you. I was, at my heaviest, convinced I was no
bigger than a size 22 jeans. All the proof I needed was a pair of jeans that I bought at a
second hand place (that was a gift from the gods at only $8) *that fit
me*. It was last spring 2011 and even though this pair of size 22 jeans were straight cut when the
world was trying to cram their asses into "skinny jeans" (isn't that a
great name for them? You can't wear them unless you are 'skinny'. Thanks
lots.) I thought I looked good in them too.
Here there are now.
I had some assistance, completely unrequested.
Ok she really didn't want to leave the photo shoot so I had to lock her out of the room.
Alright here we go. Size 22 jeans - or so the tag says.
Aha - but what about these black jeans that are also a size 22 according to the tag?
Let's get a closer look.
The black are smaller. No question. So what gives blue jeans? You look more like a size 24 to me. I almost felt like I had been lied to.
To check out the rest of my jeans to see where they 'fit', I laid down a Size '20' that I just bought at Value Village a week ago Sunday, May 6th. The Blue and Black Size 22 jeans were way to loose and baggy on my I decided I needed transition jeans that didn't cost 50 quid a go.
So far so good. They did seem to be a size smaller than the black even upon closer scrutiny. And since I was at Value Village anyways, I decided to pick up a pair of jeans to work towards, a blue pair in a Size 18. How do they measure up?
Confirmed - a good size difference so I consider that a worthy goal.
And now for the last pair of jeans, in actuality just shorts, which I have saved for over 20 years. I have not been able to fit into them since my 2nd year of university but there is so much history in each threadbare patch I just couldn't see fit to donate them or put them in the bin .
I have decided that I want to fit into them before Halloween 2012.
Since there is no label I would guess that they are a size 16, going
by the visual comparison I have here.
I am HERE now. Firmly and comfortably in a Size 20, and sliding my way down into my 18's.
Since these pics, I have bagged up the two size 22's and other jeans of similar size and have donated them to Value Village.
I don't need them anymore.
Jenn
PS I have also since weighed myself at a friend's place and I now at 253. Total loss of 23.6 lbs to date since the beginning of the year. Huzzah!
