Clothes

Submitted by Desert Rose on March 27, 2015 - 10:39pm
Body: 

For years I've worn the same "uniform", and I've loved it. Levi jeans, belted, with tuck in button-up shirts (Aloha shirts in the summer, long sleeves in the winter).

My PT (back issues related to rear-end car wrecks) doesn't agree with Whole Woman Posture. I just shared this with her this week. She typically puts me in front of a full length mirror and uses my belt line as an indicator of posture. Well, we all know a completely horizontal belt line won't work any more. That requires the sucked in tummy and pulled under buttocks. With Whole Woman Posture my belt line drops in the front as I allow my belly to soften and my pelvis to assume the appropriate position.

So, guess what? My clothes no longer fit comfortably. My shirts are fine, but the belt and jeans aren't working so well.

It's overwhelming enough to have to deal with the body issues, but to have to think about revamping my entire wardrobe, oh, oh, oh. That's a lot to take in. Clothes and clothing style can really become part of one's identity.

Dresses aren't practical in Alaska. Some women wear them, but I just find them terribly impractical. I wear studded boots nearly nine months out of the year to prevent falls on ice, and dresses would be ridiculous with that (not to mention the issues that come with extreme cold, ice, snow and episodic mud). I'm very active - I take care of rescue animals and clean cages all year, I do pretty heavy gardening four months out of the year.

What kinds of things do y'all wear for comfort and function and to preserve posture?

I'm so new at thinking about all of these things . . . .

Forum:

sevilla555

March 28, 2015 - 12:15am

Actually, my regular day-to-day wardrobe hasn't changed that drastically.

I can still wear jeans (even the narrow-leg kind) if they're made from a ''stretchy'' fabric which doesn't clinch or press over my abdomen. No need for a belt.

Living in southern California where we now are experiencing unusually warm weather, I wear khaki style pants or knee-length shorts made from cotton or other fabrics which ''breathe''.

I don't usually tuck my tops into my pants but wear them over the waistline.

I usually wear hiking-sneakers with all the above as I walk a lot (in WW posture)!

ActiveandLapsed

March 28, 2015 - 2:26pm

I used to wear jeans a lot too and have gone to leggings with tunic tops over them. I realise the tunics may get in the way doing your work. At home when it's cold I like loose track suit pants. I find jeans that are stretchy ok but I get irritated below with the synthetic nature of them. It's the same for synthetic tights. I get a bladder infection if I wear them much and always have done, otherwise I am fine.

I had to overhaul my wardrobe and I did find it quite a chore but I have since come to enjoy clothes more as I have got into more feminine stuff. I appreciate that may be more challenging in Alaska.

I have some maternity jeans I am gong to get adjusted and try and that may work but then I realise you probably won't want to tuck in your top.

Surviving60

March 28, 2015 - 2:40pm

Didn't have to make many changes. The only thing I gave up for the office were any type of tops or shirts that needed to be tucked in at the waist, or were fitted at the waist. If my top comes well over the waistband of my pants, I can leave the pants open at the top if necessary. Apart from that, most of what I wear has plenty of stretch and give, or is low enough not to restrict my belly (like my jeans). - Surviving

everhopeful

March 28, 2015 - 3:37pm

I so agree with you! It is a pain but eventually I guess we will all find a way to adapt our wardrobes. I too lived in jeans and lead a very active outdoor life. Just before I discovered my prolapse I had lost the last bit of weight by following a Paleo diet and I was so pleased . I went and bought several pairs of jeans ,smaller than before but a few weeks later they were useless,so upsetting on top of everything else. Now it is a year later and I have altered some clothes and have some very low cut jeans which have not fallen off yet,lol! I am surprised at how many pretty tops there r which look
normal but have length and looseness,cannot be tucked in though .I am also trying out maternity jeans which look to be quite comfortable and adaptable. I still wear my old tighter jeans just for special occasions but they do not really allow proper WW posture. I make it up with extra exercises afterwards. I just count myself lucky to be fit and healthy ,enjoy a Paleo lifestyle and WW posture and the lifeline of this web site. There could be a fashion revolution here!

Snapcracklepop

March 28, 2015 - 3:43pm

I'm going through an adjustment too Desert Rose. I particularly resonated with the following of what you wrote:

"It's overwhelming enough to have to deal with the body issues, but to have to think about revamping my entire wardrobe, oh, oh, oh. That's a lot to take in. Clothes and clothing style can really become part of one's identity."

Although I've got my pants working for me for the most part, I just don't feel as "at home" in them since I've adopted WW posture. I've never been one to wear skirts or dresses except on very special occasions, but I just might experiment. I'm perimenopausal and now might be a good time to reinvent myself, so to speak :-)

Snapcracklepop

everhopeful

March 28, 2015 - 3:50pm

I will never give up my jeans lol! I think they r part of my character and I am always busy outdoors so they r ideal. I have altered some tops of jeans with elastic at the sides and as suggested above I do not necessarily do the zip up,it is well covered by my tops anyway. I have found one particular type of belt very useful ,especially on low jeans. The belt has a pattern of holes across the entire width and down the whole length so adjustment is very easy and I vary it according to what I am doing.I have several of these belts which were very cheap as not leather. I hope that idea might help someone else!