I started out a size 22. I am now a 14. I’m dropping about a size every 20 pounds, so I hope to end up a 10 … maybe even an 8. (Yes, the holy grail of weight loss … a single digit dress size).
I have 2 kids in college, so I’m broke. I can’t afford a new wardrobe for every size. Here are some suggestions for a weight loss of 1 or 2 sizes:
· Make the seams bigger. Sewing a parallel line ½ inch from the back seam will take it in an inch. A ½ inch on each side seam equals 2 inches. Ease it back out at the armholes and neck.
· Darts. Hey, I took Home Economics in junior high. Add a dart to the back. If you wear a jacket or sweater, no one will even see it.
· Add ribbon or a piece of fabric to the side seams and tie in the back. As you loose, make it tighter.
Straight dresses and sheaths are easiest to alter.
Altering pants is beyond my limited sewing ability. Buy a couple per size in neutral colors. If you are loosing a pound per week, you’ll be in a different size roughly every 5 months. My rear end is a size 12, while my waist is a 16. I have an apple-shaped figure -- or lack of figure. Elastic waists give me a better fit around, but the rise is too long. As long as you don't tuck in, it's not obvious.
In cool weather, I normally wear blazers, but the 18s and 20s will be hanging on me this year. I think I’m going to buy cardigans. They aren’t quite as structured and formal, but they’ll work for 2009-10. Hopefully by the winter of 2010-11, I'll be at goal.
This has turned out to be a 3-year project. Before I get depressed, I need perspective. Three years to undo two decades of fat is not that bad.
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