Yes!!! I do the exact same thing. I always look at the cute clothes, and then I am like, why bother, these are way too small to fit someone like me, and then maybe as a lark, I will try them on, and lo and behold they do fit!! I went from a size 22 to a 10 or now...just this weekend, I was taking off my jeans, and they are a size 10, I pulled them off without a struggle, and without unfastening them!!! I actually thought, hey, these feel kinda loose, and I just pushed them off!! Now that should have been a Kodak moment!!