I was banded about 6 weeks ago. Since then I've lost 24 pounds (35 total), gone back to the gym, and totally changed my diet. My husband and I are leaving on a week long cruise this Friday and I had NO summer clothes to wear that didn't look like stuff I'd owned for 10 years (because well... most of my stuff... it's old!) so I went shopping yesterday.

My pant size has been pretty much the same forever because even if my hips are smaller, my thighs are still huge. Anyway. I usually buy 24s for pants, but yesterday I comfortably fit into 20s! That's almost an 18, and NORMAL stores carry 18s! My shirt size went down too, from a 22-24 to an 18-20 and I even got one 14-16 that looked cute on me.

WOO HOO!

Congrats! It only gets better! I couldn't believe when I got to a size 12 and now I'm a 10 - that's almost an 8 - which was my high school size! Not planning on going that far! Keep up the good work!

Happy to be a 10,

Terri

Congrats, Rachel! It's great, isn't it?

I bought some clothes about two months ago during one of my "update my closet to clothes that fit me" phases. (There have been two of those so far, and a third is looming on the horizon.) I'd bought some stuff mail-order, because it was just easier. One of the things I got was a pair of corduroy pants, which was a personal favorite from my slimmer youth. Lately I could never find them in my size. So I ordered these, but when they came in, they were just a shade too tight to wear. (Ok, truth be told, I was several inches away from fastening the waistband button. No way I'd ever be able to zip them up.) But I saved them, figuring they'd fit me soon enough.

A few nights ago as I was packing for an upcoming vacation I pulled on those pants, just to see if I could wear them yet. Imagine my OMG moment when I realized they were now too big! I not only fastened them with ease, but they were trying to slide down my ever-decreasing butt. So I missed out on the chance to wear them. Dang! Of course, that only means I needed to order more that DO fit...

Enjoy your cruise!

Dave

Congrats. I hope you have a great time

Congrats, Rachel! It's great, isn't it?

I bought some clothes about two months ago during one of my "update my closet to clothes that fit me" phases. (There have been two of those so far, and a third is looming on the horizon.) I'd bought some stuff mail-order, because it was just easier. One of the things I got was a pair of corduroy pants, which was a personal favorite from my slimmer youth. Lately I could never find them in my size. So I ordered these, but when they came in, they were just a shade too tight to wear. (Ok, truth be told, I was several inches away from fastening the waistband button. No way I'd ever be able to zip them up.) But I saved them, figuring they'd fit me soon enough.

A few nights ago as I was packing for an upcoming vacation I pulled on those pants, just to see if I could wear them yet. Imagine my OMG moment when I realized they were now too big! I not only fastened them with ease, but they were trying to slide down my ever-decreasing butt. So I missed out on the chance to wear them. Dang! Of course, that only means I needed to order more that DO fit...

Enjoy your cruise!

Dave

Oh no! Well, I guess if you're going to have a problem, that's a good one to have