OK CC!!!! chunky chics,
I'll soon be 42 years old and I thank God for my health and the fact i was able to find a man that loves eveery inch of me. Damn is he in love!!!!
I stopped stressing about my weight about ten years ago, figured I really could be happy with myself if I really tried. I am about 14 now I have lost weight over the last year with a career change. I left my desk Job as a youth crisis worker to start my own cleaning business. A lot more physical work.
In regards to finding clothing:
I make 2 trips every year to the states one to Buffalo and one to Michican.
My stores are as follows
Dots - Playwear everyday jeans and it's cheap and throw away end of season "order online as well"
Fashion Bugs - Casual better made and still very funky and reasonable price. Gave my 5 year old jean capris to a gfriend this year because they were too big. broke my heart. "order online"
The Deb Shop - Dresses great prices Order online and I have called and have a clerk in Buffalo my size try on the dress and tell me the fit of the dress I have seen online. Yes I do shop there a lot, twice a year for 5 years.
Old navy love their Jeans
Buffalo has an "Ashley Stewart" and Oh the career clothes and more formal stuff to die for. Not too expensive.
I find for bras I am ok I am a 38/D so still in the regular store size.
I know the pain of having to shop in town for the same "chunky Chic clothing" as every other CC in town. Nothing worst than buying a great top and excited as hell to wear to go out and see ten other ladies with the same top.
Good Luck on your wedding days girlies
PS for my wedding dress I took all the bits and pieces of dresses found online and took it to a seamstress and she is making " MY DRESS" extremely reasonable $210.00 material included. I may look like a clown from the circus once it made lol. Take care Sue aka "just another chunky chic"