My changing wardrobe

I've started building up a pile of clothes that no longer fit because they're too big. The pile isn't very high at the moment but gradually being added to. The first on the heap was a pair of men's trousers with elasticated waist that now seem ridiculously large and tent-like! I had to get my husband (who does all the sewing in our house) to put some stitches into another pair of trousers that I like so they would 'last' longer before needing to be added to the heap. I've also started wearing a few pairs of trousers that had previously eluded my body. One pair I bought about three or fours years ago and never actually wore them because I put on weight immediately afterwards! I wore these for the first time just before Christmas when they were still a little 'snug'. Now I'm wearing them as much as I can because they are already starting to get a little loose. I will get hubby to sew them a little tighter so I can get some more wear out of them before they too, are destined for the 'heap'.

Most of the changes I have seen so far in my clothes-wearing has been in relation to trousers. In recent years I have had to resort to buying men's trousers (how come men's clothes get made so much bigger than women's - and get sold in 'normal' shops rather than forcing men to go to specialist 'overweight persons' shops like Evans?). Men's trousers are OK but they are always floppy at the back of the waist - because they are not designed to fit people with hips! Perhaps this is why my trousers are getting added to the heap most quickly - because many of them never fit me that well in the first place?! My pyjama bottoms and jogging bottoms appear to have become longer in the leg. I don't think I've got taller (!), I guess it's just that there is a smaller volume of fat filling the buttock area and upper legs and thighs!

So far, I've not assigned any tops to the heap. However, I have noticed some of my T-shirts starting to 'hang' on me a bit, rather like short dresses! The sweatshirt I am wearing right now doesn't so much 'fit' any more as hang off my shoulders! Although I haven't put any tops on the heap yet, I have found one or two items that now fit that didn't before, including a really nice blue jumper that somebody bought me years ago and I've never previously been able to wear.

But, the one thing I really want to fit, my skiing salopettes, still don't. Well, I can get them on, zip and button them up, but not comfortably enough that I could fit fleece leggings on underneath and move about sufficiently to be able to actually ski! Still, I have another two weeks before going so hopefully another 6-7 pounds lost might make all the difference........