Vintage Clothes are tiny..but I'm not!

Does anyone else have this issue? You find an amazing vintage dress, it's in great condition, even the price is reasonable..and then you pull out the ol' tape measure and lo and behold, the waist on the dress is 26 inches.

I hate that! It happens to me all the time, and to make matters worse the shop owner of the shop I like to frequent will pick out things for me and set them aside, and when I go in he says, "oh, I know this will fit you, it'll look great!" and guess what- it's waaaaay too small. I guess it's nice that he thinks I'm that much smaller than I am, but dang! (Ok, truth be told, sometime I buy dresses that are too small with the intention of losing weight..hehe.)

How's that for some tiny waists?

That was part of the reason I started making vintage repro- I was just too big to fit in those teeny waist sizes. After I lost weight ( I used to be well over 200 lbs!) it was easier to find sizes, but I still loved doing it.

Since the holidays, I have gotten a bit..plump, shall we say? So I've decided to start the South Beach Diet ( I lost an insane amount of weight when I used to eat that way) and working out regularly. It's day 4, and so far I've lost 4 pounds! The hard part for me I think is the no drinking. I'm not a lush by any means but I do love a good dirty martini while lounging around in the evening.

Have any of you lost weight for vintage? How did you do it? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people should be any certain size, but for me I feel yucky in my current shape.

I'd love to hear any tips or tricks you ladies have- or maybe you're one of those lucky ones that eat what they want and never gain weight, haha!

And don't forget- Rockabillybettie's makes things according to your measurements!;-)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rockabillybetties?ref=shop_sugg