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My wife just called me at work to tell me she found a couple pair of my old jeans in the bottom of a drawer. She left them out for me to try on when I get home. I'm excited and nervous, all my pants now are falling off and I dont want to buy anything new yet.

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I know how you feel! I put off trying on my smaller jeans b/c I was afraid they would be too tight and then I would get down! Even though the jeans I was wearing were falling off. However, I am glad I tried them on when I did b/c they were a little loose. I am still wearing them but they are getting bigger and bigger. I am trying to make them last as long as possible b/c they are the smallest ones I have and I hate to buy new ones. Congratulations on the weight loss!

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I know how you feel! I put off trying on my smaller jeans b/c I was afraid they would be too tight and then I would get down! Even though the jeans I was wearing were falling off. However, I am glad I tried them on when I did b/c they were a little loose. I am still wearing them but they are getting bigger and bigger. I am trying to make them last as long as possible b/c they are the smallest ones I have and I hate to buy new ones. Congratulations on the weight loss!
Thank you very much. Yea I'm really hoping I can stretch out some older clothes that I haven't fit into in awhile rather then run out and buy new stuff everytime things start getting too loose.

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Good luck. Let us know how it goes. If they don't fit yet, they will soon!!!

Luckily, I still had plenty of clothes from the last time (about 2 years ago) when I was "skinny". AND every size in between.... lol

Hopefully, the band will help me keep the weight off this time!!!

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I am down 42.5 pounds and did my first closet clean out. Found a couple pairs of pants that fit pretty good. I too, have quite a few sizes in my closet. Trying to buy as little as possible until I reach my goal.

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I am not down a jean size yet...but they are baggy. However I was at work yesterday (thank God I had pants on and not a skirt or anything) and my underweat kept falling down :crying:!! Obviously not the whole way down cause of the jeans I had on, but had to keep hiding to pull them up :scared2:.

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I had a closet full of different sizes. Somethings even still had tags. What was so funny is....I dropped so fast I never got to wear them! So I took them to a consignment store. Great way to finance my new "skinny" wardrobe!

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Shortly before my PCP suggested I get the band, I cleaned out my closet because I had convinced myself that I would just die a fat old lady. I gave them all away to a needier person than I. THEN I GOT THE BAND! I am changing sizes faster than I thought I would but lucky for me my SIL is on WW and she is losing also. She keeps bringing me her clothes as she comes out of them. The only things I have had to buy is underwear and shoes. I didn't realize that I had changed a whole size of shoes. I thought I had just stretched them out. So, I got two new pairs on Monday and they will have to do for awhile. Thank goodness I'm retired and don't require a lot of shoes or clothing.

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I have been saving my skinny clothes for so long that when I got a pair of black slacks out of my closet to wear them they had a band of dust on the leg where they were bent over the hanger.

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LollyMOe,

I did the same thing, I had a tag sale over the summer and probably made $20 on the skinny clothes I thought I would never wear again pre band.

I buy most of my clothes now at Kohls in the clearance section. I am not buying the "good" clothes until I get to my goal. I have clothes ranging from size 18 to my now size 8-10. I even have a size 6 pair of jeans that fit, but they were cut wrong since they fit like a size 10 pair does.

How do you all decide when it is time to get rid of your old "fat clothes" I have them in boxes with a label that says "Toss on 9/2011. I figure if I haven't gotten back to those sizes by then I will never wear them again. I just want to give myself some time before I toss them all.

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Well I'm proud to say I'm wearing a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in who knows how long, and better yet they are even a little baggy. Good thing I poked another hole in my belt the other night!

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Go Todd!!!!

I just gave away all my large sizes and my current jeans are falling off however i actually love the fact that i have to use a belt to hold them up :scared2: I don't want to my anything new yet. But if i do, bargain shopping at Old Navy or Khols is the best. you can get pants for $5 :crying:

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I am not down a jean size yet...but they are baggy. However I was at work yesterday (thank God I had pants on and not a skirt or anything) and my underweat kept falling down :lol:!! Obviously not the whole way down cause of the jeans I had on, but had to keep hiding to pull them up :thumbdown:.

Now that's funny!:thumbup:

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Well I'm proud to say I'm wearing a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in who knows how long, and better yet they are even a little baggy. Good thing I poked another hole in my belt the other night!

YAY!!!! :lol: So happy for you Todd! Someday if I can stop eating all this crap I have been eating :thumbdown: and get a fill that actually gives me restriction :tt2: I will be there with ya! :thumbup:

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Woohoo!!! Your post prompted me to go dig out the next size down of jeans that I have as the ones I've been wearing are getting loose. And, by golly, they fit! The only thing I am bummed about is the old smaller jeans are not as cute as the ones in the baggy bigger size I've been wearing. I had gone through a faze where I only bought Target jeans because I had gained weight and was gonna lose it fast. Yeah, right! Bummer, I have to wear them again, but maybe it will make me want to race through to the next smaller size faster. LOL

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