You know what I hate about jeans?

[conuly]

They don't stay still. I mean, I buy a pair of jeans, and when I buy them, they barely fit. They're too tight. Then, after I've worn them once, now all of a sudden they're too loose. They want the world to see my undies.

Betrayers.

*sighs*

I'll just have to ask my mom to take these in. This is insane. WHY do they DO this?

Comments

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

Why not get some drawstring pants? I'm wearing a pair right now, as a matter of fact. You can tighten them with the strings.

Oo! Or you could use belts.

Don't know what to do when the jeans get too tight, though. =/

[narfer.livejournal.com]

take them off, obviously

[latenightparty.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you might be having weight fluctuations. I think these are especially common around that time of the month. In my experience, it's not unusual to gain or lose a few pounds in the space of a few days. Even minor fluctuations can make jeans tight or loose. If it's not weight changes, it might be something else... like wearing the jeans or washing them might've made them looser.

Your icon is reminding me of kindergarten, when we made caterpillars and butterflies out of egg cartons. It's also reminding me of a sweatshirt I had in preschool, with a similar-looking caterpillar sewn on it. I perseverated on caterpillars when I was little, too. So this is bringing back memories! Okay, so I totally went off on a tangent. :P

[eofs.livejournal.com]

I had that happen with some new jeans. I couldn't understand what had happened to me in the space of three weeks. I also couldn't understand why I had lost weight for my jeans (which really were falling down annoyingly) yet couldn't even get my belt to close, so had put on weight for my belt.

Then I realised the jeans were quite low cut. I was trying to put a belt around my hips :0P

Me + clothes = entertaining

[pyrokinesis.livejournal.com]

It's from The Very Hungry Caterpiller. Can't remember the author's name to save my life. Eric somethingorother, I think.

[conuly]

That's what I originally thought, but once the jeans stretch out, they stay that way - and my weight has not been going down that much.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

Eric Carle. :-)

[pyrokinesis.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I knew there was an "le" in there, too, but my brain defaulted to Eric Idle and I knew that wasn't right.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

LOL! :-)

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Could it be that you're buying a brand/style that doesn't match your build? Or that you're buying the sort that isn't "pre-relaxed" so you're getting a very different size after they're washed/worn from in the store?

For example, I can only fit properly in Levi jeans, and I can't really wear Lee jeans. Levi makes theirs (at least, the kind I get) for women with relatively long legs that carry weight in the thigh, while Lee makes theirs for women that are short-legged, long-waisted that carry weight in the butt.

Jeans that are "pre-shrunk" won't do the shrink/expand thing you're talking about, I think. I know that the "relaxed fit" style (or is it "relaxed riders"?) is as loose in the store as it will be when you've worn them a hundred times -- but then again, if you don't like having loose/semi-loose/relaxed (not baggy) jeans, it's somewhat of a moot point. *chuckle*

[conuly]

Well, I generally like jeans (so no drawstrings) but I really really hate belts.

[conuly]

Could it be that you're buying a brand/style that doesn't match your build?

Probably. The odds of finding jeans that fit are abysmally small.

Or that you're buying the sort that isn't "pre-relaxed" so you're getting a very different size after they're washed/worn from in the store?

That might be it too, but the real problem is that the only jeans that fit are the "stretchy" ones. Which really sucks, as all that stretchiness also lowers the life of the jeans.

And anyway, usually I don't care. I just have my mom take them in. I mean, for all the time I could spend finding a better fit of jeans, I could *also* be reading a book. And if you don't know which one I'll choose, always, I'm not sure you know me :)

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

"I mean, for all the time I could spend finding a better fit of jeans, I could *also* be reading a book."

That I certainly can relate to... I have, right now, *one* pair of jeans that I can wear in public, which is problematic as that's the only legwear I'm willing to wear outside the house. I know I really should get more of them, especially as these ones are getting pretty worn out, but I heard that Levi changed how they size things *and* changed the cut, and I *really* don't want to go spend time trying on clothes. I hate doing that...bleah!

Also I admit that part of me really wants to just wait for me to lose weight so I can wear my smaller pants. I don't want to get more pairs in this size and possibly reinforce my ability to *stay* this size! (I don't care how I look in that sense, but the tactile sensations I get from being overweight can push me from "stressed" into "meltdown" on a bad day!)

[conuly]

I hate doing that...bleah!

Oh, I hear you. But it's better to do that now than to wait for that one pair to no longer be decent.

(I don't care how I look in that sense, but the tactile sensations I get from being overweight can push me from "stressed" into "meltdown" on a bad day!)

Oy vey. Poor you.

[toastedtuna.livejournal.com]

You need to give your jeans to ME. The jeans around here get too tight.

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

LOLz XD

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

These pants ARE jeans. With drawstrings. XD

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

Why not get some drawstring pants? I'm wearing a pair right now, as a matter of fact. You can tighten them with the strings.

Oo! Or you could use belts.

Don't know what to do when the jeans get too tight, though. =/

[narfer.livejournal.com]

take them off, obviously

[latenightparty.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you might be having weight fluctuations. I think these are especially common around that time of the month. In my experience, it's not unusual to gain or lose a few pounds in the space of a few days. Even minor fluctuations can make jeans tight or loose. If it's not weight changes, it might be something else... like wearing the jeans or washing them might've made them looser.

Your icon is reminding me of kindergarten, when we made caterpillars and butterflies out of egg cartons. It's also reminding me of a sweatshirt I had in preschool, with a similar-looking caterpillar sewn on it. I perseverated on caterpillars when I was little, too. So this is bringing back memories! Okay, so I totally went off on a tangent. :P

[eofs.livejournal.com]

I had that happen with some new jeans. I couldn't understand what had happened to me in the space of three weeks. I also couldn't understand why I had lost weight for my jeans (which really were falling down annoyingly) yet couldn't even get my belt to close, so had put on weight for my belt.

Then I realised the jeans were quite low cut. I was trying to put a belt around my hips :0P

Me + clothes = entertaining

[pyrokinesis.livejournal.com]

It's from The Very Hungry Caterpiller. Can't remember the author's name to save my life. Eric somethingorother, I think.

[conuly]

That's what I originally thought, but once the jeans stretch out, they stay that way - and my weight has not been going down that much.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

Eric Carle. :-)

[pyrokinesis.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I knew there was an "le" in there, too, but my brain defaulted to Eric Idle and I knew that wasn't right.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

LOL! :-)

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Could it be that you're buying a brand/style that doesn't match your build? Or that you're buying the sort that isn't "pre-relaxed" so you're getting a very different size after they're washed/worn from in the store?

For example, I can only fit properly in Levi jeans, and I can't really wear Lee jeans. Levi makes theirs (at least, the kind I get) for women with relatively long legs that carry weight in the thigh, while Lee makes theirs for women that are short-legged, long-waisted that carry weight in the butt.

Jeans that are "pre-shrunk" won't do the shrink/expand thing you're talking about, I think. I know that the "relaxed fit" style (or is it "relaxed riders"?) is as loose in the store as it will be when you've worn them a hundred times -- but then again, if you don't like having loose/semi-loose/relaxed (not baggy) jeans, it's somewhat of a moot point. *chuckle*

[conuly]

Well, I generally like jeans (so no drawstrings) but I really really hate belts.

[conuly]

Could it be that you're buying a brand/style that doesn't match your build?

Probably. The odds of finding jeans that fit are abysmally small.

Or that you're buying the sort that isn't "pre-relaxed" so you're getting a very different size after they're washed/worn from in the store?

That might be it too, but the real problem is that the only jeans that fit are the "stretchy" ones. Which really sucks, as all that stretchiness also lowers the life of the jeans.

And anyway, usually I don't care. I just have my mom take them in. I mean, for all the time I could spend finding a better fit of jeans, I could *also* be reading a book. And if you don't know which one I'll choose, always, I'm not sure you know me :)

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

"I mean, for all the time I could spend finding a better fit of jeans, I could *also* be reading a book."

That I certainly can relate to... I have, right now, *one* pair of jeans that I can wear in public, which is problematic as that's the only legwear I'm willing to wear outside the house. I know I really should get more of them, especially as these ones are getting pretty worn out, but I heard that Levi changed how they size things *and* changed the cut, and I *really* don't want to go spend time trying on clothes. I hate doing that...bleah!

Also I admit that part of me really wants to just wait for me to lose weight so I can wear my smaller pants. I don't want to get more pairs in this size and possibly reinforce my ability to *stay* this size! (I don't care how I look in that sense, but the tactile sensations I get from being overweight can push me from "stressed" into "meltdown" on a bad day!)

[conuly]

I hate doing that...bleah!

Oh, I hear you. But it's better to do that now than to wait for that one pair to no longer be decent.

(I don't care how I look in that sense, but the tactile sensations I get from being overweight can push me from "stressed" into "meltdown" on a bad day!)

Oy vey. Poor you.

[toastedtuna.livejournal.com]

You need to give your jeans to ME. The jeans around here get too tight.

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

LOLz XD

[queengodzilla.livejournal.com]

These pants ARE jeans. With drawstrings. XD