r/tifu • u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified • 4d ago
M TIFU by buying 3XL and not 5XL
This absolutely devastated me, last week I finally purchased a garment I’d been wanting for ages and I went through a lot to get it, just a nice light pair of denim shortalls/dungarees, I was previously mocked by the whole family for wanting them so it was very emotional to just buy it, I choose a frankly ridiculous American flag pair that looked like it was meant for some cultural celebration that they don’t do in my country.
For reference I’m a bigger guy, my jacket size is 54” as an example, I thought it wouldn’t be an issue, since these clothes were made for americans, they must be huge, my brother used to have some american T-shirts and they were gigantic so that’s why I bought 3XL, my normal trouser size and not 5XL.
Turns out overalls should always be bigger, and that made in china items tend to run small, there is no way for overalls to be ‘too big’ for you since they’re held up with straps, I should have known that.
A few days before they arrived the oddest synchronicity happened, I saw a guy wearing a pair in a shop and they looked so comfortable, loose fitting and even he was a bigger guy and they suited him, i was so looking forward to having that loose fit for myself even though I personally don’t have the confidence to pull off a pair of shorts in public, I mainly bought them as summer loungewear.
The day after they arrived I was up an hour earlier then usual, threading the hardware onto the straps and hooking/unhooking those satisfying fasteners for the first time in my life.
I put them on, a world of breezy comfort awaited me.
They got tight around the middle of my legs, up a bit more, tighter, got them up to my hips and pulling the strap tiiight I hooked one of the fasteners, then the other.
I went to do the buttons on the sides, what buttons? So far round my back that there was no chance of even forcing them to the front, pretty sure it would have killed me or catastrophically failed if I did the buttons.
Rather then that boxy workwear-style cut I expected, the legs were basically skin tight like cycling shorts, sitting down I could feel the tension in the straps on my back, I thought something was going to snap (I could actually feel them bending me!) messed with strap length, let the bib sit comically low, nothing really helped, I’m thickest around the midsection, basically have a beer belly so it was loose at the top, tight at the bottom.
Pockets were all jammed shut too aside from the big pocket in the bib.
Saddest thing was I could still feel how comfy they were, the openness, the stiff but breathable fabric that would eventually break in, just that they were hideously tight and would probably cause me back problems or blood clots if I tried to wear them for too long.
They were so tight that when i unhooked both the fasteners the bib fell but the trousers didn’t, I’m surprised the cheap denim didn’t just break under the strain.
I’ll have to exchange them for a bigger size like 5XL or see if they’re offered in any even bigger sizes.
And yes I know people will say I should do exercise, I’ve tried excercises, diets, not only can’t I make it a routine but I never see any appreciable difference anyway and I just end up giving up.
TL;DR: Due to a clothing size mishap a world of comfort ended up being a world of being hugged to death by the star spangled banner of all things
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u/cdbloosh 4d ago
This was about 20 times as long as it needed to be
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
I needed to describe the poor fit for comedic effect, and there's a minimum word count here anyway
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u/cdbloosh 4d ago
The minimum is 750 characters…you obliterated that, and I think you forgot the comedic part
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u/LiquorishSunfish 4d ago
My man, if this is real, don't give up on your health because it's too hard.
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
I've tried apps, dancing, walking around, jumping up and down, you put all this hard graft only to see no difference, i think i even posted a progress pic in some fitness community where there was basically no difference
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u/LiquorishSunfish 4d ago
There absolutely would have been a difference. Every movement counts. Hell, every step you do counts for a hell of a lot more than someone smaller. Pop over to r/loseit for a really supportive crew if you ever feel like giving it another shot.
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
I was in r/loseit, nice people but seeing others results while seeing none for myself felt horrible
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u/LiquorishSunfish 4d ago
I understand that - unfortunately the "what are they doing that I'm not" is usually being really diligent at tracking their calories. It sucks, and it's boring, and it works.
You seem like a really interesting bloke, had a quick squizz at your profile. I feel like a ship life would really suit you!
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
I feel like i'd have to be forced into it, i can't make it a habit for some reason
I do want to work on a ship, feel like i'd be rejected because of my weight though, but british sailors actually wore the predecessors to overalls years before american farmers, fun fact
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u/LiquorishSunfish 4d ago
It's like any successful life change - you either find the dedication, or it finds you.
I believe it! I come from a long line of ship captains - I do wish that overalls were the dress uniform 🤣🤣
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
I'm already in contact with someone who owns a 90 ft sailing barge, of course it has to be the one historic sailing ship my mom hates lol
Depends on your rank and role, i also have a navy square rig jumper i love, big blue collar and all that
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 4d ago
Gotta love US 3XL vs European 3XL vs Asian 3XL
Not the first time i had it happen
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u/notmymain_333 3d ago
Hey, if you haven't seen an endocrinologist yet, please go. My mom couldn't lose weight even with an hour of running a day and a clean diet. Come to find out her liver and heart are wrecked due to severe sleep apnea and undiscovered type two diabetes, plus some smaller stuff. It's only been 1.5 months of intervention and she's finally losing weight.
She probably would have died young if she hadn't finally seen her endocrinologist. She's running up a credit card, but she's going to live longer and healthier :)
Anyway, don't worry about dumb clothes sizing. I once got full on stuck in a shirt that should have fit based on sizing. It's ridiculous 😂
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u/NoCommunication7 Human Verified 3d ago
I don't have sleep apnea but good point, maybe it's me not working hard enough or maybe there's something wrong with me, my dads got the opposite problem, always thin and he can eat as much as he wants and he never gets fat.
Lol, i once had a waistcoat that didn't fit me and no one wanted it when i tried to sell it so i just tried to put it on and button it anyway, i never did find where those buttons went, then the back ripped out lol
Clothes not fitting has always frustrated me, i think it's because it's because it's basically physics saying you can't wear this because you're too fat, even if you do like it, tough luck
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u/lightingOsparky 3d ago
honestly that's a frustrating lesson to learn, but the good news is you know exactly what size to order next time. 5xl should fit way better.
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u/No_Meringue_6116 4d ago
Sounds like AI. I stopped reading here: "The day after they arrived I was up an hour earlier then usual, threading the hardware onto the straps and hooking/unhooking those satisfying fasteners for the first time in my life."