Yesterday I was in a shopping center with a Catherine's store.
(Catherine's is a chain that carries large size upscale women's
clothing.)

I don't buy clothes at Catherine's a lot because the price of their
clothing doesn't usually fit into my budget, but yesterday they were
having a clearance on summer merchandize, and they had racks of
clothes priced at $7.99/item.

I found a beautiful XL long-sleeved knit cotton jersey, originally
$44, reduced to $7.99. I asked to try it on because in the past I
sometimes found XL's to be a bit snug and I'd have to get a 2X.

I was very pleasantly stunned to find that the XL didn't
fit...because...it was too big!

Since XL is the smallest size Catherine's carries, looks like no more
shopping at Catherine's for me, even when they're selling clothes at
prices I can afford.

Sometimes it seems to me that the scale isn't moving down very much
(I've been in a stall for the last two weeks), but I have noticed that
my current clothes are getting baggy. It's been a long time since my
pants had a saggy seat. :-)

And my "fattest" slacks, size 26, are way too big now. It's nice to
see that kind of confirmation that I am, indeed, getting smaller.

Nat
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SB since 7/19/04