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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, thank you guys so much.  I have a pretty thick skin and figured I was setting myself up for some insults, at the very least of the "Troll!" or "Attention Whore!" variety, but everyone's being so nice.  Really, thank you.  *warm fuzzies*

[quote=Anonymous]Yeah, there's something we're missing. The BMI for 5'10" and 188 lbs is 27, which is definitely in the overweight range. What is your weight first thing in the morning, naked? [/quote]
This morning, 187.2.  My weight fluctuates within a 15-pound range, and I'm at the high end of that right now.  I feel much more comfortable around 175.

The comments are making me think that body proportion and how your clothes fit has a lot to do with whether a person looks heavy.  When I stand next to my petite friends, I look enormous and you wouldn't have any trouble believing I'm overweight.  But out of context, by myself, I guess I look fine.  For instance, the boots are wide-calf, so I don't look crammed into them.

[quote=Anonymous]I am also a size [14] but was once a size 24. I won't wear leggings at all now because I had to wear them when I was obese with longer tops and tunics. In fact,if you look at the fat lady clothing store catalogs and websites, this is a standard look. So for me if you can't tuck the shirt into the leggings or you need a shirt that flairs over your hips/butt it's a fat lady look.[/quote]
I also used to be a 22/24 (I had gastric bypass surgery), and I sometimes wonder if I'm more confident about my current size than a lot of my non-plus-size peers because I've been to the other side and know how far I've come.  I hope you're proud of how much weight you've lost!  (But I have jiggly loose skin on my thighs so I avoid thin pants, as well.  The thickness of jeans is like a built-in girdle.)

[quote=Anonymous]I am a size 10, down from a 14, but still can't find boots that fit over my calves and especially not over calves plus jeans. You are lucky. [/quote]
Look for wide-calf boots!  Yeah, it's kind of a blow to the self-esteem, but whatever, everything just looks better if it fits properly.

[quote=Anonymous]For all of us in your size range OP - can you list brand of boots and pants? [/quote]
Boots:  Alfani Jessa wide-calf boots from Macy's -- http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/alfani-womens-shoes-jessa-wide-calf-tall-riding-boots?ID=716015&CategoryID=31917#fn=BRAND%3DAlfani%26sp%3D1%26spc%3D1%26ruleId%3D22%26slotId%3D1

The jeans are from Metrostyle, 14 Tall.  I got them a couple years ago, but I think these are the same ones, just not in black -- http://www.metrostyle.com/item/40392/500622/modern-fit-skinny-jean-misses

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