I walked in the store wearing a stretchy size 24, scared to try on anything else...The size 20 was too big and the 18 was too big...I cried! I haven't worn at 18 for 5 years and couldn't believe I had passed it. I decided to try on a size 16 and thought they'd be a little too tight.

The size 16 FIT perfect! No muffin top either. I'm psyched right now I'm 223.7 lbs, 5'7 and size 16! YAY!

Whoo Hooo! I also went shopping today because I cleaned out my closet and I have nothing left. There are some great sales going on now. I have been wearing a 16 and they have been getting a little big as well. I went and tried on a 14 and they fit. They are snug, but I can get them on and buttoned and no muffin top LOL.

I think that after I wear them for the day they will probably fit good by the end of the day. So I can deal with a little snug for the mornings. hehe

I also bought a pair of 12's just cause they were on clearence, so I will have something to shoot for. Thats what I did for the 14's and it worked.

Yahhh for us!

I also gushed to the sales person that I have gone down three sizes in three months and she was like wow, what did you do. I just bursted out that I had lap band. She said wow thats great and said that I need to come back in a few months and show her when I am a 12. Hehe

Nice thread, very motivational.

Mimi

Way to go!!! What a great feeling, isn't it?

I'm also enjoying shopping The three pair of summer capris I bought in the spring are now baggy. I bought a size 14 dress yesterday and although it's a bit snug just under the bust, I'm wearing it out to dinner with hubby on Monday and I am STOKED! Haven't worn a 14 anything in probably a decade! I don't have to shop at plus size stores anymore and that makes this band SO worth it.

I went shopping and the same thing-I actually enjoyed trying on clothes!!

I tried on a size 16 dress-a little snug, but spanx could take care of that! Size 18s are loose-but fit-I can't believe it!

I am 5'6 at 222-I figure another 10 pounds and I'lll be in a comfortable size 16-even jeans!

Who would have thought that trying on clothes could feel so good!

Congrats!!!

congrats on your progress. Keep up the great work.

I started in like size 26 jeans...am wearing size 22 now and have a 20 and 18 in my closet...I am 5'2" and at 251. Keep up the good work.

Great job girls. This shopping thing could get addicting!

I've been addicted to shopping ever since I hit a size 16! It's so wonderful to be able to have my choice of stores! Congrats to all you ladies who have a closet full of clothes you can't wear...because they're TOO BIG!! Who ever thought we'd have that problem? LOL!

That is so great! I am looking foward to it. I think. LOL. Keep it up!

Thanks everybody! I so proud of ALL of us, we're doing wonderful. I'm just hoping I don't become a shopping addict, I've always been a jeans and tshirt kind of girl and I think I see her running away very soon to some cute dressy clothes! A friend of mine that I haven't seen since last October saw me today (from behind) and said she recognized my voice but not my backside and wasn't sure if it was me or not. (Yes, I was wearing my new 16 jeans!)

Anyways, off to the gym for another hour long session!

Thanks again for the congrats and reading my little excitement and congrats to each of you for what you've accomplished also.

I also gushed to the sales person. I was crying and she probably thought I meant I was in the hospital for psychological problems, not WLS. I wish I had taken a friend or my mom with me so I would've had someone to share it with, instead of the poor girl at Lane Bryant. But I have to say by to Lane Bryant now because I don't plan on that being the only store I can shop in (anymore!)

I also gushed to the sales person that I have gone down three sizes in three months and she was like wow, what did you do. I just bursted out that I had lap band. She said wow thats great and said that I need to come back in a few months and show her when I am a 12. Hehe

I was a clothes horse before I gained weight, and now even more so. I was able to get into a size 15....YEP Junior dept, Seven jeans, and I got them for $12 at TJMaxx, so I will not feel bad when I go down to an11...