I've had many NSVs but this one truly is worthy of mention.

Last week I realized I needed some pants. I was down to two pairs and they were really awful, baggy and unflattering. Having no idea where to go but not wanting to go to Pennington’s or Addition Elle, I asked around where regular sized people buy their jeans.

 

A few friends mentioned Bluenotes in the Champlain mall. The idea of walking into a regular size people store scared me enough to cry, but on Saturday morning I headed to Champlain mall just out of curiosity.

 

I got there at around 9:00am before it even opened. I walked in front of the store trying to analyze what it was I was getting myself into. I even created this whole plan in my head that should I walk in and there be only tiny winy sizes, I would grab some shirts for hubby to make it seem that was the purpose of me going into that store in the first place.

 

I know this may sound retarded but I still have my fat person mentality and I was scared that people where going to look at me like “What’s she doing in here? She doesn’t fit here!" or point me in the direction of Addition Elle.

 

So the minute they opened, I walked in. I noticed right away that the largest size there is a 34. I have no idea what this means because in my fat world, it’s always been 18, 20, 22, or 24’s. I grabbed myself two 34’s and headed for the dressing room literally praying that I would not make a fool out of myself.

 

In the end, I left there having bought 4 pairs of jeans. 34’s fit me perfectly! I can’t believe how scary this whole thing is sometimes. Before, the only stores I would never dare venture into were Pennington’s, Addition Elle and Reitmans and now I have this huge selection to choose from and it’s very intimidating. It’s like I have to re-learn how to shop all over again!

 

So that’s my NSV! It’s a great one and I am looking forward to this summer so I can shop my little heart out, but by gosh! It can be scary sometimes!

 

Mon

Yup. Mon, you will need to relearn all of the sizes again but it is so much more fun learning the sizes as they go down instead of learning them as they go up.

What a wonderul NSV to share with us!! Keep up the good work�! The NSV's keep piling up and they are wonderful. The thing that always amazes me is that "regular" size people never notice these thing when to us they are a really big deal. LOL

that is so awesome... can't wait.

Mon you are doing great. New sized are a thrill aren't they? You have lots more such experiences in your future.

That's great! As a side note, what is a NSV?

Liz

Non Scale Victory- like being able to cross your legs, or a smaller clothing size. They are the best.

I found myself fitting into an XL from Old Navy on the bottom and also Superstore has XXL tops now starting at $8.00!  I have done alot of shopping for my trip to Cuba and have also found that Ricky's carries up to size 18!

Congrats on your new "real size" body!  I felt the same way when I went shopping!

Shopping was always such a chore for me - no fun at all. I got things because they fit - not necessarily because I liked them the best. Now - like you - I sometimes think twice when I go into "normal" sized clothing stores - I almost say to myself - WTF are you doing in here - nothing will fit. But it DOES. And it's such a joy. I LOVE shopping. I truly feel ashamed sometimes when I buy more things. But the weight change is so drastic that I had to replace EVERYTHING I owned - shoes included - yep - even my feet have shrunk!!!

The same sort of thing happened to me as well. I was in Penningtons and the size 14 did not fit..was too big. I just started to cry. I could not fathom what I was to do. My best pal was with me at the time and she was really confused as to why I was so upet. I just looked at her and said...well the 14s don't fit..what do I do now? I honestly could not wrap my head around it.  She just looked at me and said in her best "Valley Girl" accent..well you like just march yourself into Rickies and buy some clothes.  It was like a lightbulb turned on.  So off we go to the other mall.  walk up to Rickie's and I freeze in the doorway.  Same thing as you....they are going to tell me to leave..people will laugh at me in this type of store....this is a waste of time.  So with her help I get past it and in I go.  Well I ended up spending over $400.00 on clothes. and Yeah I kind of had a melt down over that as well. 

I think that may have been my most emotional day I had since my surgery..maybe even in my life because I had to adjust what I thought I was. I don't mean to diminish the joy I had with my babies or getting married, but this was all about me and no one else. That day I turned into a different person. To me anyways.

I can not wait , I know how you feel I once went to Sears where they have a plus size section looking for a bra teh skinny lady looked at me when I asked about a size and said you're not shopping foryourself here are you? We do not carry sizes that large. I was mortified however in recent years I have gone to La Senza and Bluenotes for my daughter and the young sales people always asked if I wanted to try something on I always laughed and told them they had just made a huge sale LOL. Last week when i went shopping at Maceys I kept telling my sister I was to big and the clothes would not fit  but she inisted and of course made me take the biggest dressing room so she and my daughter could be front row and  centerLOL