Most people wouldn't be psyched about fitting into their
sister’s pregnancy pants. Those people
are not me.
When I was home last weekend, my sister approached me
timidly and said: “I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I have some
dress pants I wore when I was pregnant that don’t fit me anymore." She has shrunk since giving birth and asked
if I wanted to try them on.
I said yes, because her pregnancy pants are a size 8. I haven’t spent much time in size 8 pants
since middle school, and even with my recent weight loss I’m still hovering on
average around a size 10. My size 12
dress pants have gotten a little baggy and saggy, so I didn't want to pass up
the chance for free pants and the opportunity to skip the entire “shopping for
dress pants” process, which is almost as bad as the “shopping for bathing suits”
nightmare thanks to fluorescent lighting in three-way mirrors.
I tried them on — THEY FIT!
All four pairs fit like a glove, OK maybe a glove that’s a little tight,
but I saw it as something to work towards. A slight muffin top reminds me to
eat a salad instead of pasta or French fries for lunch, whereas the extra room
in baggy pants seems to grant permission for me to eat with a little leeway.
The funny thing is that one of the pairs of pants my sister gave
me was the exact same pair I already own, but two sizes smaller than the ones
hanging in my closet. When I got back to
my apartment and unpacked from my trip, the first thing I did was throw the
older, larger pants in the Goodwill pile. It was a great feeling.
Even better (for my waistline) -- my bags were so packed with new pants that I couldn't fit my cannoli in my carry on! Maybe I'll start aiming for my sister's pre-pregnancy pants next.
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