tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post3363998190416640344..comments2023-10-19T08:18:37.317-07:00Comments on Mildly Melancholy: A bunch of interesting things I could write aboutNacho Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-52687115343431491172008-11-11T12:43:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:43:00.000-08:00Thank God! I have been wondering what my problem ...Thank God! I have been wondering what my problem has been the past several months - whenever I've gone shopping for jeans or pants I've had to get 2 or 3 sizes smaller than I did in the past - and I'm not doing anything differently in the eating/exercising department, either! The most recent pair of pants I bought from ATL was - drumroll, please - in a SIZE ZERO, which never in my life had I worn before! I was a 4 in their pants sizes until then!<BR/><BR/>Then, a couple of months ago I was jeans shopping at the Express, and had to buy in size 2 - another first. Five or so years ago I'd be buying them in a size 6 from that store! I've been worried that I've developed some sort of disease since then. Not cool.Anna Maria Pellizzarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861478456849721551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-19307648357474424772008-11-09T15:19:00.000-08:002008-11-09T15:19:00.000-08:00I just bought a pair of size 8 pants. The last tim...I just bought a pair of size 8 pants. The last time I wore a size 8, about 25 years ago, I weighed 25 pounds less than I do now. A lot of makers are playing games with sizes.Joanne Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801487780819716845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-65511386306112196572008-11-09T06:59:00.000-08:002008-11-09T06:59:00.000-08:00I feel the same way, Jules.Especially when trying ...I feel the same way, Jules.<BR/><BR/>Especially when trying on swimsuits, though the sizing issues go the other way.<BR/><BR/>At 5'1", 120-125 pounds I'm not fat, but I'm not model thin, either. I have hips. And thighs. And a butt.<BR/><BR/>I try on a medium and am so disgusted - it looks like my 10 year old students could wear it. Having to try on a large? Great for the self-esteem!<BR/><BR/>In certain stores, I've been able to fit into 2s and 4s. With hips! And a butt!<BR/><BR/>Seriously?! While, in some instances, I'm not complaining, there are times when it just doesn't seem right somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-80906706243549208512008-11-09T05:27:00.000-08:002008-11-09T05:27:00.000-08:00Now J- don't take this the wrong way- but Ann Tayl...Now J- don't take this the wrong way- but Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor loft are notorious for attaching- how should I put this- labels with smaller sizes to- ahem- those of us who are not, by any stretch of the imagination - thin. Take me for example- I can wear an 8 in Ann Taylor- but trust me, I am FAR FAR FAR from an 8 (I haven't worn an 8 since high school, although there was that brief period in 2003 after I had the systemic infection- but that's another story). In any case, when I want to feel thin, it's off to Ann Taylor I go. <BR/><BR/>I hope you know that Ann Taylor/Loft hearts teachers and gives us a 15% discount at all times.17 (really 15) more yearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136846071554141284noreply@blogger.com