losing the flab, now to get rid of the sag

[kawaiikiki.livejournal.com]

i have a dilemma. i have been losing weight (yay! 17 lbs so far!) and not only are my pants falling off me but they are beginning to sag in the grossest places...butt especially. my best friend is losing weight too and is having a similar problem (sagging in tummy and butt area). i checked the memories but there doesn't seem to be anything on making pants, jeans especially, smaller. i made the mistake of ripping out the waist band seam on a pair of jeans in an attempt to make them skinnier and to drop the waist . . . but now it is an awful mess. i can't sew over those button like things they put on the pockets. what am i to do? i am holding out on buying new clothes until i lose more weight, but my clothes are making me look quite frumpy! HELP!