https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:44:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1923013 Sun, 27 May 2018 13:10:22 +0000 Anonymous 1923013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article, thank you for sharing. <br />Kari - really resonate with your comment about building strength and resilience and doing more with the body we have today, with whatever energy we have.&nbsp; When I have momentary meltdowns that a certain top no longer fits and I "have nothing to wear" ... I try to tell myself "small price to pay for now being able to lift xx pounds in shoulder press!"&nbsp; Or so on.&nbsp; Focusing on the strength beneath the skin helps.&nbsp; :-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922773 Sat, 26 May 2018 17:49:38 +0000 Kari 1922773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lately, particularly for the past year, I’ve been bolstered by seeking out role models who are similar to or larger than my size AND are amazing athletes. I don’t personally seek to run marathons or do athletic competitions, but feeling like I can take pride in the strength I have, build more strength and resilience, and delight in my body was a new breakthrough. I don’t find myself desiring to be LESS, but rather to do MORE with the body I have today, with whatever energy I have at the time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922772 Sat, 26 May 2018 17:45:07 +0000 Kari 1922772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too, Michelle-but I also think of how HARD it was to get there for me, and that I’m lucky that most people in my life don’t berate me for my size or shape, and I’ve also been lucky to have landed at YLF even before my first real job so didn’t have the whole “ew, that’s from the plus size section/brand” reaction mentioned in the article. (And also, how tissue thin my body image apparently is when someone DOES say something nasty about me.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922497 Sat, 26 May 2018 02:17:38 +0000 Michelle 1922497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe it's just that I've been having this exact internal dialogue for years, but I always find it jarring to read how new the concept of accepting your current size is to some people. Of course accepting is a long way from embracing it as this woman appears to have done, and she's a standing lesson to us all. Good for her. And her dress sounds awesome. :)<br />Thanks for sharing this Anna! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922335 Fri, 25 May 2018 16:16:30 +0000 Beth Ann 1922335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great link, Anna!&nbsp; We've got a long way to go, and we need stories like Becca to remind us actively create our own message, rather than internalizing the less helpful messages sent to us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922329 Fri, 25 May 2018 15:18:26 +0000 gradfashionista 1922329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a sneaking suspicion that those who are especially attached to tag size don’t track other health measurements, which is why arbitrary sizing has more power than it should. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922282 Fri, 25 May 2018 12:16:39 +0000 cindysmith 1922282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I kind of sort of gave up on worrying about numbers on tags when I realized that womens clothing sizes have about as much to do with anything real or rational as a bag of flour has to Jupiter's rings.</p> <p>Before my middle age weight gain, when I held a fairly steady weight , size, and shape for years and years, it was insane.<br /> * chico's 00<br /> * New York &amp; Co 2<br /> * Banana Republic 8<br /> * Anne Taylor 4<br /> * Gap 6<br /> * Old Navy anything from a 0 to a 6<br /> * Chadwicks 10<br /> And so on and so forth</p> <p>There's a catch: if I told you that it didn't sting a little bit when my mom didn't like my outfit &amp; gave me a lane Bryant t-shirt from her closet, AND IT FIT... well, I'd be lying. Now I rock that t-shirt, because it is what it is and I've got better things to stress out over. Like my job that I have to leave for in about 15 minutes or so LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922190 Fri, 25 May 2018 04:33:58 +0000 Jaime 1922190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Easy to understand rationally, harder to digest emotionally and I think every article like this helps bolster our defenses. Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922164 Fri, 25 May 2018 01:57:17 +0000 Toban 1922164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So true! The inconsistency of sizing is challenging. I am also always a bigger size in woven materials than in jerseys and knits (to fit chest without pulling). Add in differences between regular and petite size ranges, the tags in my closet are widely variable and yet fit my current body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922151 Fri, 25 May 2018 01:22:55 +0000 Aquamarine 1922151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article...good for her, and a nice reminder for the rest of us to look behind the number on the tag. I’m as guilty as anyone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922146 Fri, 25 May 2018 01:17:03 +0000 Suz 1922146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific article, Anna. Thanks for the link.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922126 Fri, 25 May 2018 00:33:46 +0000 Style Fan 1922126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article.&nbsp; Thanks for sharing Anna. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922082 Thu, 24 May 2018 21:03:59 +0000 Janet 1922082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's ridiculous but sometimes I've refused to go up a size when I've already tried on the "largest" size I want to admit needing. :-)&nbsp;</p> <p>But it really is silly when you think about it. Like, who is going to dig through our closets and see what numbers are printed on the tags? If the number bothers you, cut the tag out. It's a weird world in which I can have a 4 and a 12 hanging in my closet and they both fit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922064 Thu, 24 May 2018 20:18:59 +0000 Anonymous 1922064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article- thanks for the share. Timely for me as past 3 years saw 2 heart surgeries and a broken foot. A lot of sitting, a lot of mindless eating and too little exercise created a wardrobe crisis limited to outfits with give and stretch. Slowly coming back but appreciate the article more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922027 Thu, 24 May 2018 19:02:17 +0000 Thistle 1922027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific article!</p> <p>And I appreciate the commentator calling out the ad.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922010 Thu, 24 May 2018 17:55:45 +0000 Anonymous 1922010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article &amp; reminder. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-article-about-embracing-your-current-size#post-1922008 Thu, 24 May 2018 17:38:17 +0000 annagybe 1922008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Basically you shouldn’t let the tags hold you back.</p> <p><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/embracing-being-plus-size-style" rel="nofollow">https://www.refinery29.com/emb.....size-style</a></p> <p>Though I agree with comment about the ad at the bottom. And Refinery29 needs to do more in their 67% </p>