.. for jeans. I have the worst luck, or as some may way, worst sense, in jeans. For some weird reason, I always end up with a pair that either is a tad bit too tight.. or way too loose, so much so that even the after using a belt it doesn’t quite look half decent. It is rare, in fact, I just have one pair that fits like a glove. So, obviously, I’ve been using that pair a lot. But I knew that I’d soon need a new one, before people started noticing I wear the same damn pair everyday :(. So yesterday afternoon, I went out with Mom, to get a pair in black.
We go to the shop where we get my last perfect fit jeans. I have a lot of hopes from this shop. And the kind of person I am, I really like to finish my shopping really fast. I absolutely hate spending, say, more than an hour shopping for a piece of clothing. Most of the times, I like something pretty soon, and I’m done. Otherwise, I don’t like the first couple of garments, I decide I’ve had enough of the shop and walk out. I’ve really low patience with shopping, and I quite hate making the salesman show me a LOT of garments and then deciding I don’t like any of them.
So we get in the shop, and the first question the salesman asks – what size. Now, the waist size for jeans is a big puzzle.. I’ve pairs of size 30 that are just a little tight that would make me feel I should get one in size 32, while at the same time, I’ve pairs in size 36 that fit quite well. One pair which is of size 34, is so huge, that it really makes me wonder, whether all the jeans manufacturers use the same unit of measurement. Anyhow, I tell him to get some in size 32 and 34, just to be on the safer side. I also tell him that I am looking for a pair in black.
He brings out the most ridiculous pairs.. Most of the pairs have glitter(!!) on their back pockets, some with a material that is so weird, I am not even sure it can be called a jeans. Anyway, so he asks me to try out one just to check if we have got the size correct. So I take a pair of 32 and one of 34 to the trial room. I have to confess, if any of you ever need a push to start working out, just try out a couple of jeans. it serves as an amazing reality check ( π ). The fitting of those jeans was so strange that they did not even go up from my knees π¦ .. Both of them! But I am giving myself too much credit. I should rephrase that, the shape of my body was so weird that not even the one of size 34 fit. I felt crushed.
I tell you, the jeans fitting thing, works way better than a weighing machine. My weight has been constant for a long time.. So I don’t feel that push to go to the gym. But when I get out to buy a pair of jeans, and when I realise that even a pair of size 34 doesn’t fit, it hits me hard. After the humiliation at the trial room, weΒ left shop, and I made a resolution. I just have to start working out again.
Previously, I did not considerΒ working out at my office, since they don’t have a shower there, but thanks to DI‘s brilliant suggestion, I am going to work out at my office gym after I finish work, then I can rush home on my bike, for the shower. I’ll start this as soon as I start going to office by bike again, basically, as soon as it stops raining in Mumbai. I promise.
I’ll blog about it too. So, in case you do not get any gym updates from me, you’ll know I’m not gymming and as a friend, please please point me back to this post, and shame me into it, you’ll do it, right?
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p.s.: Happy Independence Day, everyone π
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the same old saga of weighty issues π When will we girls come out of all this ?
Any way today is independence day and I wish you a happy and free life without any jeans fitting problems π Hope you get a pair of jeans pretty soon !
Oh reminder for working out ? Why not ? I’m on the same lines as you;re..so let’s keep reminding each other π
My problem is not so much my weight, but the shape :P.. Oh, I got a nice stretchable pair of size 32 which fits comfortably π
weight thing used to worry me… but m over with it now.. π
but yeah shopping can b a lil frustrating wen u dont get anything… :(((
Hence, I’m glad I finally got one perfect pair at another shop π
seriously jeans shopping is “the” thing to make u feel pathetic about ur body…i hate hate it and totally identify with u…hope u can feel my heartfelt angst at all jeans makers who refuse to acknowledge the existence of hips and thighs in the non zero sized women…Hmmmph
I agree totally! In fact over here I have found a shop that has ‘my’ kind of jeas – fits where I want it to and loose where it should be, and I buy ONLY from there. Going to any other shop might lead to high blood pressure!
Wow, you have “your” shop.. you are so damn lucky girl.. I have to go through this trauma, every time I need to buy a pair π¦
So so true.. you spoke my mind, Nuttie. They should tailor something more suited to the shape of our bodies!
Black jeans are the way to go when you wish to look slim and sleek π π
π at the way you described the pieces the shopkeeper showed you π
Chill girl it’s the very same scenario for everyone of us.
See it this way, no-matter what happens with your jeans fit you’ve successfully managed to stay the same weight over the years, which is a massive achievement π π
Happy Independence day dear π π
I hope, the new pair does all of that that :lol:..
Thanks CB, you make me feel so much better!
Hahha..dont go too hard on ur self.. Picking jean is trouble sometimes..But definitely yes to gym..:)
Who’d think shopping would be depressing, hai na?
@gym – I hope so π
Ayyo! Glitter waale jeans are so damn cheesy! π
I completely agree on that bit. It’s really hard to find a pair of jeans that are actually matching all our criteria!
they are so very chessy.. and I really don’t get why they have such a huge stock of that kind of jeans, am I getting too old, to not consider them fashionable?
I have found that stretchable works best for me.. I’m gonna stick to that :).. But its hard to find a good one.. its like finding a needle in a haystack!
Welcome to the determined work-outer group π
You’re absolutely right, guess what made me decide to work out? Er, an ill fitting pear of jeans which would not go beyond my legs! Ugh!
Anyway, they do not have the same unit of measureent for sure, I have the same issue, my latest pair of jeans is 30, and slides off and looks like I am one of those teenage guys with the baggy jeans, while another 32 just about buttons up!
Oh, and thank you thank you, for the mention, though I think you meant ‘Previously, I did not consider working out at my office, since they donβt have a ‘shower’ there’ . All the best girl, keep us updated!
I really want to be a part of this group.. lesse how long it lasts!
Jeans, I tell you.. they are a work of pure evil.. or maybe a product of conspiracy by gyms and health clubs
Thanks for pointing out the typo π updated it..
Yay am so glad u finally found a pair.
Happy independence day to u too π
Me too .. very happy π π
Happy Independence Day! π
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I have come to believe that Jeans are pure evil. They were made to make us feel aweful. And then I have to look at my pre-preg jeans and dream about getting back in them some day.. π₯
I totally agree..
But atleast you have an excuse.. I have none π¦
Guess I am always in search of good fitting jeans. When I get them I am always ready to spend on them. Even if it means pinch on the pocket. π
Congrats on the promotion. π
Haw you too joining Gym. Sigh. Why don’t I get motivated π¦
Thanks a lot Misty π
I haven’t joined one yet.. just made up my mind to join as soon as the rains are over.
the worst thing is that they make 99 per cent jeans with lycra now. So after you wash it a few times in the machine, they end up looking baggy. Even worse, the waistband becomes loose. That’s a death knell if you’re thin like me. I make regular 2-monthly trips to the tailor to gte my jeans tightened. And why don’t they make jeans for people whose waists are in odd sizes? Hmph.
Ouch! That’s bad :(. I like lycra, and stretchable jeans have worked really well for me π
Oh, I so so agree trial rooms serve the purpose better than weighing machines!!! π
I have the same issues when it comes to jeans… My problem is most of them are lose at the tummy and fit well on the bums. But the ones that fit well on the tummy, find it hard to get past the bums.. What a predicament!! π
I meant loose* π
Yes yes, same problem here, the worse case is when they can’t even go up the thigs, and the shameless brands mark all of these jeans of the same size π π