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I know... I was unaware that leggings could ever be to big... Amazing!
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My leggings are to big now they look like slacks!

My leggings are to big now they look like slacks!

It was extremely cold outside this morning so I decided to look for my size 14 pea coat which I wore the first year I had the band now 2 months post op from bypass the coat fits and I've got room in the sleeves that I never had. I haven't been able to wear this coat for the last 5 years! I'm so excited!

My leggings are to big now they look like slacks!

It was extremely cold outside this morning so I decided to look for my size 14 pea coat which I wore the first year I had the band now 2 months post op from bypass the coat fits and I've got room in the sleeves that I never had. I haven't been able to wear this coat for the last 5 years! I'm so excited!

It was extremely cold outside this morning so I decided to look for my size 14 pea coat which I wore the first year I had the band now 2 months post op from bypass the coat fits and I've got room in the sleeves that I never had. I haven't been able to wear this coat for the last 5 years! I'm so excited!

It was extremely cold outside this morning so I decided to look for my size 14 pea coat which I wore the first year I had the band now 2 months post op from bypass the coat fits and I've got room in the sleeves that I never had. I haven't been able to wear this coat for the last 5 years! I'm so excited!

My leggings are to big now they look like slacks!

It was extremely cold outside this morning so I decided to look for my size 14 pea coat which I wore the first year I had the band now 2 months post op from bypass the coat fits and I've got room in the sleeves that I never had. I haven't been able to wear this coat for the last 5 years! I'm so excited!

Welcome!! I'm Terri and I'm 33. I am also pre op. Right now my weight is about 445. But I started at 481. My highest. Weight was 491. I have been over weight my entire life. I adopted a baby girl last year. Due to my weight I never could get pregnant. I chose to go with the rny because of my daughter. I want to be able to do things with her. Right now it's a struggle being a single parent. I also have two foster daughters ages 5 and 10. This surgery is defiantly going to be the start of our new lives! It's going to be a struggle to change old habits but its going to be well worth the struggle! I have also done the yo yo dieting. I lost 40 and gained back 60. It's hard to stick to a diet when you are always busy. We eat out a lot that's my main problem.
So far I was told to loose 34pounds that would put me at 450. So I did that. Then I had to go to a meeting, see the nutritionist and have a psych evaluation done. I have done all of those. I have my second appointment scheduled for November 7th. Hopefully I will get my date that day.
Well good luck with your journey! This is a great place to get advice and support! I have found some really good friends here! Don't worry no question is a stupid question. Feel free to ask anything because there is people here from all stages. We are in this together!!

My leggings are to big now they look like slacks!

I hear you, Mz Shay. WLS community folks I've always thought to be some of the kindest and caring. However, lately I have seen some real self righteous and rude stuff said. Sometimes I wonder if they are actually trolls. But you know what I do when I see a pattern of someone posting like that? I report them to the admin. They can take their attitude somewhere else!

Its a way to talk to people I was taught if you can't say nothing nice don't!!!!!! Say anything at all
Mz Shay

The smallest clothes I own are now too big for me. I went from having only two complete outfits in 2X that fit (barely) back in May, to 1X, to XL, to L (pant sizes going down from 22, 20, 18, 16, 14) - all of which I already owned due to an Optifast weight loss back in '09. I'm edging into unfamiliar territory - MEDIUMS!! And sz12's! From here on in it is all unfamiliar territory.
Now, whenever I buy a sz12, I also pick up a sz10. I'm even eyeing sz8's and smalls on clearance racks - is it possible I could get THAT small? :-)

OMG. I'm starting to spend serious money on clothes... It's so fun to shop! I had no idea how good it would feel to look in the mirror and think "dang that looks good!" with EVERYTHING I try on!
HW: 275 DoS: 230 Feb 2013 CW: 172 GW: 150

I went shopping for clothes this weekend. I came home with a bunch of great stuff, but complained to my fiancé that I couldn't find anything in the size I needed. He then asked me "were you looking in the plus size section or regular section?"... It occurred to me... I was ONLY looking in the plus size section when I'm down in NORMAL sizes again! Holy cow! I haven't gone to the regular womens section since 8th grade! I didn't even think to look there!!

I shopped at a store in the mall called Vanity. I haven't been able to shop at a regular store in years and not only that but I wasn't in the largest size in that store. I'm fitting into "regular" clothes. I came home and weighed myself for the first time in like a month and I am down 20 lbs since the last weigh in and a grand total of 100 lbs today!!! Can't believe it! I'm so excited.

My surgery was the 6th of August also...started at 322...day of surgery 303 and today 258.6....feeling great!!!

Hello everyone how you all doing? As for me stats are : starting weight August 2012 was 332lbs day of surgery was 302 as of today 265lbs I am 10 weeks post op had surgery on August 6 2013. I was in a tight 24 today in a 18-20 yay

I have been noticing that too!
HW 227, DOS 9/3/13, CW 191

Follow up to my post last week about my huge jean. I went shopping today and bought a size 24 :-). My old jeans were 32w! Feeling amazing!

This weekend was great! Went for a walk for an hour--twice! Went shopping at the outlets and bought regular sized clothes at New York and Co and Ann Taylor!!!! My 57th birthday was yesterday and I celebrated wearing normal sized clothes. It was super!!!
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