Comments on: The pants factor http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/ You'll laugh you ass off. (I did.) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bobbie http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14877 bobbie Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14877 Who would have thunk it? No new pants of a larger size? I love it! So simple!! Why couldn't I have thought of that? Oh yeh, I did, but I overruled it when I outgrew ALL my pants. Now that I've hit maintenance for the past 8 years, all is good, but before that, oy vey!! So, I'd like to know if you have stuck to this great rule? I am so going to write this on a sticky and attach it to my computer screen... just as a reminder...cause my size 6 blue jeans are pulling just a little too much around the hips as I'm sitting here writing to you. Who would have thunk it? No new pants of a larger size? I love it! So simple!! Why couldn’t I have thought of that? Oh yeh, I did, but I overruled it when I outgrew ALL my pants. Now that I’ve hit maintenance for the past 8 years, all is good, but before that, oy vey!! So, I’d like to know if you have stuck to this great rule? I am so going to write this on a sticky and attach it to my computer screen… just as a reminder…cause my size 6 blue jeans are pulling just a little too much around the hips as I’m sitting here writing to you.

]]> By: Dee http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14876 Dee Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:09:47 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14876 Wikipedia has interesting articles regarding Vanity sizing and the Size 0 or 00 (depending). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_zero" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_zero" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_zero</a></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_sizing" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_sizing" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_sizing</a></a> It would be nice if a 22 was a 22, but that will never happen. Each designer and manufaturer have their own measurements. In one of the articles, it states that the higher the price of the clothing, the roomier the size. Its the belief that if the size is smaller, you will feel good and want to buy more. Wikipedia has interesting articles regarding Vanity sizing and the Size 0 or 00 (depending).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_zero

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_sizing

It would be nice if a 22 was a 22, but that will never happen. Each designer and manufaturer have their own measurements. In one of the articles, it states that the higher the price of the clothing, the roomier the size. Its the belief that if the size is smaller, you will feel good and want to buy more.

]]> By: Quix http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14875 Quix Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:06:22 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14875 That's how I was in high school/college - as long as I could still go to the mall and buy clothes in the juniors section, I was ok with myself. Then after a while, I was ok as long as I could buy something that was 13/14 or XL. Then - I just started wearing XL skirts with elastic waists because I told myself they looked nice (ie - I didn't have to face buying a plus size). Then when I bought my first pair of jeans in many years for a trip to San Fransisco, they were 24's. So I guess the warning is - it's easy to bury your head in the sand for a long time without the scale if you try hard enough. But it sounds like you have your head on straight - so NO NEW PANTS it is! That’s how I was in high school/college – as long as I could still go to the mall and buy clothes in the juniors section, I was ok with myself. Then after a while, I was ok as long as I could buy something that was 13/14 or XL. Then – I just started wearing XL skirts with elastic waists because I told myself they looked nice (ie – I didn’t have to face buying a plus size). Then when I bought my first pair of jeans in many years for a trip to San Fransisco, they were 24′s. So I guess the warning is – it’s easy to bury your head in the sand for a long time without the scale if you try hard enough. But it sounds like you have your head on straight – so NO NEW PANTS it is!

]]> By: Ana http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14874 Ana Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:50:28 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14874 Ooh good idea. And how about it be necessary not just to wear pants but to wear WET pants. It restricts you more. Plus if you get cold, it'll force you to workout into a sweat. And if you need to 'go potty', no problem--nobody'll notice! lol. Ooh good idea. And how about it be necessary not just to wear pants but to wear WET pants. It restricts you more. Plus if you get cold, it’ll force you to workout into a sweat. And if you need to ‘go potty’, no problem–nobody’ll notice! lol.

]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14873 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:32:38 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14873 If that's true (and I have heard it many times before), then a Size 8 must have been the smallest size they made when a Size 8 was equivalent to a 00. And I doubt, somehow, that sizes started with an 8, so I find this oft-repeated statement hard to believe. If that’s true (and I have heard it many times before), then a Size 8 must have been the smallest size they made when a Size 8 was equivalent to a 00. And I doubt, somehow, that sizes started with an 8, so I find this oft-repeated statement hard to believe.

]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14872 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:20:50 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14872 I used to refrain from buying pants thinking I wouldn't go beyond a certain weight, but instead I ended up with pants that were wayyyy too tight, or I ended up seeking out the largest possible brand of pants in that particular size. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, because it could totally work for you, and God knows you have it within you to choose to cut out or reduce the cookie intake. But I used to utilize all sorts of things I thought would be magical talismans against weight loss, and of course they didn't work. I wonder if your temptation to eat might also have to do with the fact that you're suddenly much more famous---the fact of that has to be a bit overwhelming, and I would imagine the energy it takes to deal with the details of your life right now might be taking a lot out of you, as well. Or that may just be me projecting what it would be like for me if I were in that situation. :D I used to refrain from buying pants thinking I wouldn’t go beyond a certain weight, but instead I ended up with pants that were wayyyy too tight, or I ended up seeking out the largest possible brand of pants in that particular size. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea, because it could totally work for you, and God knows you have it within you to choose to cut out or reduce the cookie intake. But I used to utilize all sorts of things I thought would be magical talismans against weight loss, and of course they didn’t work.

I wonder if your temptation to eat might also have to do with the fact that you’re suddenly much more famous—the fact of that has to be a bit overwhelming, and I would imagine the energy it takes to deal with the details of your life right now might be taking a lot out of you, as well. Or that may just be me projecting what it would be like for me if I were in that situation. :D

]]> By: karen http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14871 karen Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:36:43 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14871 I've been able to judge my weight for years by what pants fit me - and HOW they fit. Right now I need to lose about 25 pounds. :-) I’ve been able to judge my weight for years by what pants fit me – and HOW they fit. Right now I need to lose about 25 pounds. :-)

]]> By: PJ http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14870 PJ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:38:41 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14870 Oh the games we play with ourselves! Read an interview with Jamie Lee Curtis where she described how she gained 20 lbs and never even noticed because of the stretchy guality in many of today's clothes. (she lost the weight) Pants can be a good gauge, depending on the fabric, but I like a loose fit and it's a little too easy to fool myself about any clueless expansion. It's all about finding what works for you . . . Oh the games we play with ourselves!

Read an interview with Jamie Lee Curtis where she described how she gained 20 lbs and never even noticed because of the stretchy guality in many of today’s clothes. (she lost the weight)

Pants can be a good gauge, depending on the fabric, but I like a loose fit and it’s a little too easy to fool myself about any clueless expansion.

It’s all about finding what works for you . . .

]]> By: Krissy http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14869 Krissy Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:58:30 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14869 It's interesting that different things work for different people regarding the scale. People say not to weigh everyday, but when I don't weigh everyday, I tend to forget to do it weekly, and pretty soon I am 20-30 pounds heavier. I did it in a previous marriage, and have just done it again in my first year of marriage to a great man, but this has to stop. I also had a "no new clothes size" rule that I avoided breaking by finding the only brand of shorts at Walmart (or anywhere) that SAY size 10, but in reality have to be more like 14's. I did buy some new jeans finally, and am at war with my underpants because they're not comfortable anymore! I don't know why some of us have to dedicate ourselves to a life of obsessive weight loss, when others seem never to gain. Bad karma, or an addiction to too many delicious things I guess! I put my bodybugg back on my chubby arm this morning, and am going to weigh every day and track my actions again, even if it makes me want to hurl. It’s interesting that different things work for different people regarding the scale. People say not to weigh everyday, but when I don’t weigh everyday, I tend to forget to do it weekly, and pretty soon I am 20-30 pounds heavier. I did it in a previous marriage, and have just done it again in my first year of marriage to a great man, but this has to stop. I also had a “no new clothes size” rule that I avoided breaking by finding the only brand of shorts at Walmart (or anywhere) that SAY size 10, but in reality have to be more like 14′s. I did buy some new jeans finally, and am at war with my underpants because they’re not comfortable anymore! I don’t know why some of us have to dedicate ourselves to a life of obsessive weight loss, when others seem never to gain. Bad karma, or an addiction to too many delicious things I guess!

I put my bodybugg back on my chubby arm this morning, and am going to weigh every day and track my actions again, even if it makes me want to hurl.

]]> By: Colin http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/08/the-pants-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-14868 Colin Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:39:49 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=907#comment-14868 Absolutely, it's all about the pants. It took months to go down a size, and after all that work (and many new pants purchased), it's surprisingly easy to get motivated NOT to go back up. Absolutely unacceptable! Absolutely, it’s all about the pants. It took months to go down a size, and after all that work (and many new pants purchased), it’s surprisingly easy to get motivated NOT to go back up. Absolutely unacceptable!

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