HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL! I was banded on 6/8/09 and my best friend was banded 3 weeks later. My mother had gastric bypass surgery 3 days before Thanksgiving. Between the 3 of us, we have lost nearly 200lbs. :rolleyes2: At the time of our surgeries, I was a snug size 28W, my best friend was a size 32W, and my mom a 26W.

This past weekend, we all went through our closets and took out anything that currently doesn't fit or will not fit in the upcoming warm weather season. We had a total of twelve 22 gallon totes full of clothes ranging in sizes from 30/32 (4X) to 22/24 (2X). We also had 6 winter coats added to the pile.

We are planning of having a MAJOR yard sale come this May. I'm sure that by that time, we will have even more clothes in totes. I hope we can make a pretty penny on the clothing (Avenue, CJ Banks, Fashion Bug, Romans, Jessica London, Chadwicks, JMS, etc.) because I will not have any clothes that fit me once warmer weather rolls around :thumbup: and will need the funds to purchase a new wardrobe.

Sincere congratulations to all 3 of you. Have fun shopping and wearing all those new clothes - plus enjoy the empty closets and cleaning out all those items that no longer fit. :rolleyes2:

Congrats to all of you!! Looks like you have a tight support network set up to support each other.

Rock on!!! You are all doing awesome! And doesn't it just feel SOOO good to say goodbye to those sizes?!?!

I am having issue with clothing also. My old clothes are way too big, but I dont want to buy any new ones because I wont be in them long enough to justify the expense. So for now, I am using safety pins on my tops and draw strings on my pants.

My son-in-law had gastric bypass and has lost 170 lbs. Not yet at his goal and he has been shopping @ thrift stores until he reaches his size. Has found has real bargains.

Congratulations!!!

Have you considered a consignment shop? I haven't had much luck selling clothes at a yard sale.

I recently cleaned out my closet and was able to take my nicer clothing to an upscale consignment store. By selling my clothing this way I will get more money for my clothes then I would by having a yard sale and also don't have to subject myself to the rude remarks of yard sale people who don't want big size clothing. Just a thought you all may want to consider.

Congratulations on your combined success, that is awesome and I'm so glad you all have the support of one another.

Donna

that is terrific! There ought to be a clothes exchange board here!

Congratulations!!!

I had a sale when my clothing size changed and made over 1000.00 (by myself). The key is advertising. I posted it on craigslist, e-mailed it to all of my friends and asked them to forward it to their friends and spent $34.00 to have it advertised in the newspaper.

It was a great investment. People were calling me prior to the sale wanting to come over.

Good luck!!!!