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I bought a pair of jeans online from a place called Romans because they have

tall jeans. They have a 2 inch waistband made from a knit material and I have

them on now. They even have a button and zipper too! They are comfortable. I

went shopping in walmart last week and saw these same jeans (minus the length)

and they were in the materinty department. LOL!!

I normally wear a size 14 but with this bloating and all I am wearing a 18! So

the waistband in bigger jeans fits well, but as you can imagine, the rest of the

jeans looks like ...well.....WAY too big. It's not attractive. I hadn't been

wearing tshirts in the last few years. Only blouses. But I am finding that

tshirts feel good and wear well to hide this knit band and they are long enough.

Another problem I have. Only tshirts in the mens department are long enough. The

ladies shirts and tshirts are so short these days. I don't have a hard body and

don't wish to share my " rolls " with anymone else. LOL!!

I think our founder Karyn once said she has several sizes in her wardrobe for

those days when she is bloated and when she isn't. Sorry if I got that wrong

but I know someone on this board once told me that. And the other thing I have

problem with is losing weight. Even with not eating alot anymore, I am not

losing weight. I am one of the " lucky ones " to keep this weight on. So I get

those funny looks from doctors and family like " you can't possibly be sick if

you're overweight " .

As far as clothing goes, I have always said I would be more than willing to pay

an extra 2 or 3 dollars for more material in jeans and shirts and bouses. I am

not 20 anymore and don't want to dress that way with the short shorts, shorter

shirts and ankle length or pegged jeans. Where did those " 70's go with the great

clothes I grew up in and remember so fondly??!!!

Thanks for the tip,

Snady in Ca

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Sandy, if you tend to wear tshirts and shirts over the top of your

pants/jeans, is it worth wearing maternity ones? that would give you

so much comfort. That's what I have to do after my surgeries. Even now

I can't wear anything tight around my waist/abdomen..

Ward