I'm giving up my jeans!

Old thread but I don't care!

I'm finding it more difficult to wear clothes period. Between my pain and my sensitivities I love being in PJ's all the time. I work in a very casual office so almost anything goes. I've even worn PJ's to work for 6 months after a surgery (they knew why I was wearing them.) But I now realize I just don't care any more! I don't wear a bra (costo is just too bad for that kind of "frivolous" clothing,) I wear nice soft long sleeve shirts that I got. And right now I'm wearing cordory pants. The idea of sitting here all day kills me. The idea of doing it in pants that hurt my belly make it even worse.

I'm now on a mission to find nice PJ's that look like dress pants. I have one pair that fit the bill but are getting too worn now. Throw a loose tutleneck with them and they look nice! yoga pants are nice too. The strech pants that were popular in the '80's are coming back, maybe I'll try some of them too!

Now I just need something other then shoes.......

I had to find something that was comfortable but at the same time worked with all the new clothes that I had bought after losing 80 pounds.  And for me they needed to be lightly restrictive so I wouldnt fall back into the sweat pants thing of not realizing that I was gaining weight.  I ended up with bootcut low rise stretch jeans.  The lower cut gets rid of that pressure pain I was getting in my low back and these have just 5% stretch to them and thats just enough for bending or sitting in them without binding.  When I am done running around for the day I do put on my super comfy Victorias Secret mens style pj's.  It's like thats my reward at the end of the day lol.  It's just that I worked so hard to get down to a size 16 and I know even that's not all that small but for me it was a huge accomplishment.  I love finally being able to fit into nicely cut blouses and jeans,it makes me feel good to finally get a few compliments even though I still dont quite know how to take a compliment even now without saying "oh thanks but naaaaaaaaaa" old habits are hard to break. 

 

I had saved a few pairs of my sweats and had started wearing those during a few weeks I was dealing with the flu and a cold but sure enough I gained 5 pounds without that lil bit of tug at my waist to tell me enough is enough lol.  But really I am pretty comfy in the low rise stretch jeans.  I was wondering if they make them for men?  my brother came over for his weekly visit and I noticed he was squirming alot in his high waisted reg jeans and he said they were not only digging into his back and hurting him but they were pinching in between his legs were ya dont want them pinching lol so I told him I'd check into if they made stretch jeans for men since he is in the same boat as me with losing weight and getting out of the sweats but still needed something that wouldnt hurt him.  Lol by the way this is a great thread isnt it?  Never realized so many ppl were having the same problem as me with the back pain from jeans.  Everyone take care and have PFD (pain free day).

 

Soft Hug's,

Karen

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I have lots of loose jeans that I like to wear because they're not restricting, but I have to keep pulling them up all the time so it doesn't make that much of a difference in the end. I like to sew and I like going to Renaissance Fairs so I have a few longer, fuller skirts than you can get in stores. By sewing a funky ribbon along the bottom, I keep the skirts still looking modern. I make them with soft, light fabric, and elastic waists that are nice and loose on me (I have proportionally big hips so I don't need the elastic to do much). They are so comfy! I wear them with soft, thick cotton tights that I bought online that are sooo nice I want to wear them all the time. The tights are warm in the winter so I can get away with the skirts. I wear the longest ones when it's really cold. They're really easy to make, I got some cheap patterns and use a sewing machine I got for Christmas a couple of years ago.

As for bras, I have one that I wear practically all the time! I'll name it here and the mods can edit it out if they prefer. I have a Wacoal iBra which is really comfortable (I ordered it online somewhere). I have even fallen asleep in it forgetting that I have it on. Bigger-breasted girls would probably not like the one I have so much, it's a demi cup so there's not as much support.

Karen I understand what your saying. I have been pigging out every since the weather started changing and I can tell it in my jeans. So it's time to cut out some of the carbs and sweets. So I guess my jeans keep me in check with the weight too. I've gotten use to the change from shorts to jeans and I really don't know what else to wear. Yeah, I wear pjs pants around the house and for quick trips to convenient store but jeans is all I have ever worn unless I'm dressing up for something.

 

luv and hugs

Marlee