Happy New Year!!
Quick apology to Marshalls. Never send your husband shopping for anything. Marshalls does in fact have a Big and Tall section for men with sizes up to 5x. I knew this, because this week I tried Marshalls for that mythical pair of sweats. (Successful but not a good selection to choose from). I saw Big and Tall and realized my husband, being a guy, missed the section entirely. I had to explained to him when looking for fat clothes it will always been segregated. (As you know stores have clothes separated for Men, women, kids, juniors and fat). While I like Marshalls solely because I've actually been successful buying clothes there, because they are a buy-out place, selection depends on the shipment.
Next week I'm hoping to finally get to Re/Dress a plus size vintage clothing store, which if you are in the NYC metro area should be visiting.
It's a new year and I hope that means we are not joining Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig or a gym. All programs that promote consuming calories less than your body needs is a diet, no ad campaign can tell me otherwise. If you want to join a gym because you like to exercise, go right ahead, but never do it for weight loss. I doubt you'll less longer than 6 months if you do. I, however, will save my money by continuing to walk and ride my bike on the generator when it is too cold out. I just find it incredibly wasteful to drive to a place to use a stairmaster.
Speaking of diets, here's the worst of 2008
I was surprised that he couldn't find larger sizes, but I thought it might just have been a quirk of that particular store.
I know that the Marshalls, TJMaxx, A.J. Wright, and Burlington Coat Factory stores around here (Cambridge, MA) have a good selection of men's clothes up through 5X.
Posted by: JupiterPluvius | January 05, 2009 at 01:54 PM
Just lose that excess weigh. Nothing else matters. You are obese. Don't do ANYTHING until you remedy that. No food at all in your big belly. Amputate that belly, obese.
Posted by: Dick | January 05, 2009 at 08:28 PM
Holy toledo! My husband bought that Kevin Trudeau book!
Hey, looks like your previous poster named himself quite well, wouldn't you say?
Posted by: Sarah R | January 06, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Misnamed tho, dicks are useful, this troll isn't.
Posted by: JeanC | January 07, 2009 at 03:22 PM
Hi all,
Jupiter, The Marshalls does have a big and tall section. My husband missed it completely. He's a guy.
For Dick, Obese is an *adjective* not a noun. I am very tired of correcting the grammar of people who insult me.
For Sarah, check out Dave Barry's Guidebook to Guys. That's my husband in a nutshell. :-)
For JeanC, dicks are useful, trolls should be grounded into fine paste.
Posted by: fatchicksrule | January 08, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Thanks for the Re/Dress info. I really want to check it out!!! And i love your writing style. you have officially been added to my favs.
rock on!
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-sidney-
Posted by: new era | February 24, 2009 at 12:18 AM