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As someone who is also overweight, I feel your pain. But you just have to suck it up, grow up, and get out there and try on lots of clothes.

This is where if you have some extra money it can be worth going to higher end stores. Their sales people are usually willing to spend time with you to find the clothes your looking for.

For me, my legs are thick, so I simply cannot wear slim or regular fit jeans. So I have to look for relaxed jeans but without being too baggy. I usually run about a 15:1 try-to-buy ratio, even though I avoid slim/regular fit jeans.

I also have wide shoulders and so I cannot wear untucked button-up shirts. Any casual button-up shirt that I wear untucked, and which fits my shoulders, ends up hanging to my knees. This is true even of shirts that are made short in order to be untucked. I just accept that I cannot wear that style and move on.

You'll just have to find your way by trying on clothes and buying only the ones that fit well.

Let me say that, even if you are not a clothes person, once you find a few nice pieces, it will feel good to wear them.


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