https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:13:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668959 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:34:38 +0000 Parsley 668959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, it's not just you. My weight fluctuates way more than I'd like. RIght now I've gained a few pounds after breaking my arm and not being able to exercise as much as I'd like.</p> <p>I'm hoping to lose some weight by this fall, but I want to have clothes that look nice even if I don't. It 's hard to justify buying nice things that may not fit later, but meanwhile I really want to have well-fitting clothes to make the most of the body that I have now.</p> <p>I feel your pain! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668958 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:32:42 +0000 Echo 668958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ironkurtin has a point. Anything can change, and if we hesitate to buy based on our thinking we will be bigger or smaller or what-not 6 months from now then we are denying the bodies we have. I am a firm believer in the fact that we need to dress the bodies we have and appreciate them. Now a medical condition, pregnancy or ongoing weight loss/gain might make me postpone a larger purchase, but otherwise no. We've had some recent health scares with people very close to the family (one diagnosed with Type II diabetes and one tragically dying of an early heart attack), and it frightened me into a fitness routine. I've lost about 10 lb so far and intend to keep going for a while, so I am holding off on most purchases for now (except workout gear!). </p> <p>But handbags and shoes are great investment pieces if a person is actively losing or gaining (thatis, if your shoe size doesn't tend to change)! And Jewelry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668933 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:11:25 +0000 Kiwichik 668933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely - my middle age spread has well and truly spread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668654 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:27:28 +0000 christieanne 668654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes! I feel the need to add more jeans for work but am considering lower prices since I am trying to drop a few sizes. But then am I looking and feeling best for my body now? Feel like a compromise is in the works but haven't worked it through.<br /> At least with tops, it's easier than pants. Leather jacket would be so fabulous for you. I think the size fluctuation won't be as extreme and noticable as it would be in a dress for example. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668541 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:45:58 +0000 Amy 668541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going through a bit of a health/weight freakout right now, so yes, I do this too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668525 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:29:31 +0000 Transcona Shannon 668525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm giving a HUG to all my YLFers here that have chimed in - so nice to know I'm not the only one who worries about this sort of thing. And thanks for your honesty!</p> <p>LynD - you must be psychic because it is the leather jacket purchase I'm worrying about! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668494 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:45:14 +0000 ironkurtin 668494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sure. I've lost weight recently, but who knows what the future holds? But I think not knowing what may be ahead is always true, isn't it? If you start secondguessing everything, you may be depriving yourself of good times! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668493 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:41:11 +0000 Jjsloane 668493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's why at any weight I can be happy buying shoes! I think it depends on the item of course. I lost a bunch of weight 2 years ago and kept it off until recently a little creeping back. I have an entire wardrobe now that I love so I'm motivated to get back on my program and get back down (had hoped for even more loss but then that would require new wardrobe..) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668448 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:41:42 +0000 anne 668448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too. I finally got around to pinning up the hem of jeans I bought in April, hoping to wear them to my little YLF meetup, only to discover they were a bit on the tight side. Actually I am bigger than I have ever been without pregnancy being a factor, but like Deborah have been in denial (cold weather here in Australia - always makes me hungry) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668446 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:32:20 +0000 Sunita 668446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, me too. I am up a couple of pounds from last summer, though it hasn't made much of a difference to the way my clothes fit. But if the trend continues.....</p> <p>I hope I'm gaining muscle through my martial arts training and not fat, but even so it might eventually affect my current wardrobe. My legs tend to bulk up pretty easily, so I have been buying pants and skirts that allow for a little more room or stretch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668407 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:22:01 +0000 Deborah 668407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny you should raise this. I'm pretty sure I have added some pounds in recent months (am in denial so haven't got on the scales) . Everything fits but its just that bit firmer! Hmmmm </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668352 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:42:19 +0000 Jenava 668352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I plan for a steady increase I seem to be fine. Sadly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668349 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:33:37 +0000 lyn* 668349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too! I always worry about this because my gut fluctuates so much! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668343 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:29:57 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 668343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Count me in too. I bought a lot of nice pieces last spring and summer and they are all 10 lbs too small. Very disappointing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668341 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:26:49 +0000 ManidipaM 668341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My hands are raised. :-/ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668314 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:49:40 +0000 rae 668314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The way things are going with me lately, heck yes! I was just trying on some dresses from last summer... oof, nothing like trying on old clothes to let you know you have not maintained the weight well. Spandex is now my friend as it never was before... :T </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668308 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:42:10 +0000 marianna 668308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, definitely. I fluctuate a lot too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668305 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:36:32 +0000 Lyn D. 668305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, if it is the perfect leather jacket or shoes I would still buy, because a little weight change probably won't affect the fit of these types of items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668304 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:36:30 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 668304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely. It's one of the reasons I'm not sure about that leather jacket, because it's not tight now and if I lose some weight (fingers crossed, I am working on it) it will be baggy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668243 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:32:38 +0000 Heather 668243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! With bras!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668240 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:30:18 +0000 Janet 668240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just a little bit. I'm working (not too hard) at losing another 5-10 lbs, which might translate into dropping another half a size to a size, but it doesn't worry me too much. I will be willing to get favorites altered if I need to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668237 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:29:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 668237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too Kari - I guess I'm wondering if someone like me who never completely maintains the same weight should even buy more expensive items. I'd feel sick if it didn't fit in 6 months. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668235 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:27:01 +0000 Kari 668235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. Unfortunately, I fluctuate a lot. It's been a stressful year and I am a stress eater, and the stress hasn't fallen off as of yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668231 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:25:25 +0000 annagybe 668231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well today at NAS. I bought my "usual size" in the brocade jeans, even though I muffin topping a bit (ok a fair amount). I have lost some of my weight gain, but being on call and that time of month set me back up again. I figured I'll get back on track.<br /> Though I also wholesale rejected some items as well because they looked so awful on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-4#post-668227 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:21:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 668227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>or does anyone else worry about investing in a bigger ticket item and wondering if they'll fit it in 4-6 months? </p>