I had 2 leather jackets in size XS and one in size S. I can zip the size S but I look ridiculously tight in it so I hope I can sell them all cause they were expensive!

I hope my Arc’teryx coat from last year still fits because I never spent so much on a garment before!

Hopefully it does because I bought it secondhand and I remember having some regrets after buying it because it was looser than I had expected it to be.

Maybe this year it will be the right size...

I dread having to go through my many pairs of pants to see if any look right on me. I already know the legs will be tight because even 20 lbs ago I had big thighs.

I hate cold/winter season. This summer especially I wore only loose shorts and dresses, so feeling tight in pants is going to feel like hell which won't help with my body image and self esteem.

I think about how I look all the time...

Haven't been able to lose any weight because I've been sleeping at my bf most nights which means I'm still waking up and eating at night. Will see an endocrinologist in December, I'm almost hoping something is wrong with my health so this can be medically fixed. I feel so uncomfortable in everything, I dread going out of my home now. But staying in means I'm moving even less and I need to start exercising even if it's just walking more... My bf says I need to jog and walking isn't exercise, but I have bad memories of PE classes from being a fat child/teenager...

Yeah, my bf gave me his virus (flu? COVID19?) and while he lost a lot of weight from not feeling hungry and being so sick, I feel I can't stop eating... I find fat and sugar both help soothe the sore throat somewhat, so I don't foresee losing any weight myself. With this change in my diet and the staying in bed sleeping or not moving much, I'm actually worried I'll gain weight (I'm an FA but not into gaining).

Yeah, my bf gave me his virus (flu? COVID19?) and while he lost a lot of weight from not feeling hungry and being so sick, I feel I can't stop eating... I find fat and sugar both help soothe the sore throat somewhat, so I don't foresee losing any weight myself. With this change in my diet and the staying in bed sleeping or not moving much, I'm actually worried I'll gain weight (I'm an FA but not into gaining).

You say she complains... Is she into gaining or are you encouraging something she ultimately doesn't want for herself?

After going from 180+ lbs to 90 lbs (due to an eating disorder 10 years ago) back up to 140 lbs (I've involuntarily gained 20 lbs since October), I notice a difference in fat distribution.

As expected my limbs (which used to be the fattest parts of my body) is where most of the fat came back, but I noticed a lot of fat accumulated on my lower back, my midsection is thicker with more belly fat (probably due to premenopause) and my boobs are larger (not a positive for me as I don't identify as a woman).

As an autistic person, I struggle with spatial awareness and regularly bump into things as I can't feel where my body ends and the outside world starts.

I was obese until 10 years ago when lost half my body weight due to anorexia.

It took me a long time to mentally adjust to how much smaller my body had gotten.

In restaurants, I'd still push chairs under tables to make way for myself, until a friend of mine pointed out I didn't need to do this anymore because I was so skinny.

Having involuntary gained a significant amount of weight in the last few months, I keep underestimating how much more space my larger body takes up.

I recently moved to a smaller apartment and find it very unsettlingly when parts of my body brush against the countertop or my kitchen chairs (although the space between them is objectively very narrow).

Same with clothes...

I remember that when I was very skinny I'd look at a piece of clothing and think "this is tiny, there's no way it fits me" and often there would be room to spare.

Now, it's the opposite. I'll pick up at a pair of size 29 or 30 jeans in a store (I used to wear size 25), put it in front of me and think "this looks large enough to fit" and then I'm mortified when I can barely zip them up.

Body dysmorphia probably has something to do with this, but I feel huge and disconnected from my body.

It brings back traumatic memories of clothes shopping at my heaviest when the largest size available in regular stores was very tight or didn't fit at all.

My limbs were disproportionately large compared to my midsection, so I'd dread trying on tops (most blouses' armholes were too small so I eventually stopped trying to find one that fit) and pants (unless the fabric seemed very stretchy).

I just couldn't accept the fact that I needed to shop at a plus size clothing store...

This is why I've been procrastinating the process of going through my wardrobe to see what fits and what doesn't. IDK what to do because I need to do it (I have a lot of designer clothes that I might be able to sell to get back some money)...

I wrote one year ago:

"I love MeUndies underwear, they are so comfortable! I wear size XS in clothes but I buy my hipster undies in size S or M because I get self conscious in underwear that are too tight."

I involuntarily gained 20 lbs since then, which is a lot on my 5'1" frame.

Now my M size undies (that I used to wear on my periods because I have a lot of water retention) are getting a bit too tight to my liking even when I'm not bloated so I bought a few size L for during my periods.

At this rate I'm worried I'll have to keep upsizing for a larger size every year...

My size S undies still fit but they feel uncomfortable tight and visibly dig into my new layer of fat.

I'm actually worried to accidentally bump into my ex since I've gained weight.

At the beginning of our relationship 6-7 years ago I was 30 lbs lighter than I am today, and since the breakup I gained close to 20 lbs, which are very noticeable on my 5'1" frame.

There are some clothes I can't let go (3 corduroy overalls especially) and I've been hoping to stretch them by wearing them.

I'm not sure it's working, because even though they are mostly made of cotton they contain like 3-5% of spandex. They seem to go back to their unstretched shape as soon as I take them off. T_T

In the meantime, tight as they are (my thighs look like sausages in casings and the fabric is visibly pulling everywhere but especially around my midsection), I'm painfully aware they are not the most flattering look for me right now so I don't wear them in public.