Had a great time! I'm comfortably in a 16 in most shops. I bought a lovely coat but got a 14 in that. It is a tiny bit tighter than I would like but it will last me longer. It was quite expensive and I didn't want it to only last me a few weeks.
I don't like the same style of clothes I used to wear and I'm not sure what I should be wearing now. I'll just have to keep trying different things that I normally wouldn't even consider.
I don't know about you but I have noticed that my shape has also changed with years. I mean I am still pear-shaped, but somehow the last time I was this weight I looked much fatter. I know that from my pictures and smaller sized clothes that still fit me. And you're right, better to get tighter clothes because they're going to get loose sooner that later.