I should be getting the band soon. I weight 340 lbs and wear a size 10 EE (Extra extra wide), and then only some of this size will fit.

Those of you that lost a lot of weight, did your shoe size change and how much did you lose before you noticed?

I'm curious about this too. I wear an 11. My dh says I have skis and not feet:(

I went from a 11W to a 10 M. Some 10s are too small, but the 11s are too big. Would someone please start making 10 1/2 shoes?

Cindy

I had surgery on July 13, 2010 and I went from a size 10 to a size 8 1/2

Edited August 24, 201016 yr by BellaNena

I lost a shoe size as well so far. But my biggest problem right now is I am in between on bra sizes 40 is too big and 38 is too tight and there is no in-between. Thankfully so far the cup size has stayed the same.

I lost a shoe size as well so far. But my biggest problem right now is I am in between on bra sizes 40 is too big and 38 is too tight and there is no in-between. Thankfully so far the cup size has stayed the same.

What you need is called a bra extender. Look at Walmart in the sewing section. Be sure to check you bra first to see how many hooks (i.e. 3,4) The extenders are under $2.00 and work wonders.

I went from a 10W to a straight up 9. I'm not quite halfway so I am expecting more and buying less in the area of shoes as a result!

Funny, because I figured I'd be safe buying shoes, but I wasn't!

I have not had my surgery yet but many women in my office have. They have all done down in shoe sizes. It was like Christmas for me when they would bring me their nice expensive worn once shoes cause they couldn't wear them anymore.. =)

I always wore a EE. At my highest weight of 298 lbs I couldn't find anything to fit and developed plantar facsiitis due to wearing flip flops with no support. My ankles swelled too. During my pre-op Optifast diet I lost all the ankle swelling and can now wear my normal 9EE shoes and tie them! I'm back into my orthotics though trying to heal the facsiitis.

Yes! And it felt great! I went from an 11 to a 10 and it's starting to flop. My feet was ALWAYS swollen, not any more (happy face).

I went from a shoe size 8 to a 6.5! I was banded 7/15/10!

I was banded July 27, 2010 and I can tell that my shoes are getting to big.

As my weight crept up I was wearing a 9 or 9 1/2. I had been an 8 1/2 most of my adult life. I am back in the 8 1/2 pretty firmly. I had no ankle swelling this summer and we had awful heat and humidity this year.

I'd gone up to a 9 from an 8 1/2 when I got to my biggest weight. Now I'm back to 8 1/2 -- and all my shoes from 2 years ago are too big! Oh well!

I think it's pretty common. :tongue2: Your width is likely to change a bunch too -- it will probably go to standard width by the time you get near your goal. Freaky, huh?!

Catherine