# Those pants are WHAT SIZE?!?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186 "2003-02-15T00:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/1 "2003-02-15T00:44:46Z")
Before surgery, I wore a 22W or so, or a 2X. My surgery was 10 weeks ago. I went to Ross today to find something to wear for tomorrow. Nothing fancy, but I didn’t want to wear sweats. So I go in and try on a size 18 skirt/blouse set. I swam in it. I tried on a size 16 dress, and it fit loosely. I tried on a size 14 pants, and they fit and weren’t tight. HOLY COW!!! I ended up just buying a shirt, though. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/2 "2003-02-15T00:58:47Z")
Woooo! I can’t believe you didn’t buy them just because. I would have seriously considered it! ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/3 "2003-02-15T01:01:07Z")
It’s a great feeling isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/4 "2003-02-15T01:07:07Z")
wow, i’m glad to hear things are going well. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/5 "2003-02-15T01:07:56Z")
WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/6 "2003-02-15T01:39:05Z")
they fit, but they didn’t look good. I don’t have the money to buy things “just because” at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/7 "2003-02-15T02:15:03Z")
Kick ass! Post-weight loss shopping is always _the best_ feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Edlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Edlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edlyn)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/8 "2003-02-15T02:21:58Z")
WOW - that’s fantastic! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/9 "2003-02-15T02:39:40Z")
All right! Way to go **Opal**! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/10 "2003-02-15T02:45:02Z")
Glad to hear you’re doing well! ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/11 "2003-02-15T05:23:33Z")
WOW! that’s really cool! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/12 "2003-02-15T19:13:51Z")
Opal, hon, I got some of those _swishy_ kind, ya know, with the elastic waist, that fall away from the waistband, kinda like a skirt. I did that when I was _upsizing_, actually, but they look pretty and are not so _fitting_ that they show everything. 😉 P.S. Come borrow some of my stuff, now that we are the same size !!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![coosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/13 "2003-02-16T21:13:20Z")
That’s wonderful, **Opalcat**! Congratulations! In your shoes, I think I’d go ‘shopping’ just to try things on and enjoy the thrill. 🙂 Doesn’t cost anything to try stuff on! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/14 "2003-02-16T21:16:49Z")
Great news, Opal. Shopping is hell when you loathe your body size. Nothing like having to go back for a _smaller_ size, huh? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/15 "2003-02-16T21:50:09Z")
oh yeah! way to go Opal! ---
**Author:** ![1ofthegulls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bcef8e/32.png) [@1ofthegulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1ofthegulls)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/16 "2003-02-16T21:54:33Z")
Congrats! I hope to be doing the same in a couple more months!! ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/17 "2003-02-16T21:56:16Z")
That’s awesome. Congrats. How much have you lost? ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/18 "2003-02-17T02:37:49Z")
I applaud you. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/19 "2003-02-17T02:43:22Z")
I saw Opal on Saturday. She looks like she’s half gone! She looks like a million bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186/20 "2003-02-17T02:56:31Z")
W00t! Congratulations **Opal**! Not too shabby, lady! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-pants-are-what-size/155186.md?page=2)