So I had surgery on June 6th of this year and I have lost 70 pounds so far. 70 pounds, yay!

No.

NOT yay.

When I think of 70 pounds lost, I think of total body transformation. Even though I havn't seen much of a difference, my family (including my mom who had the same surgery a month later) says they can definitely see some change. With the exception of a FEW loose fitting sweats, my clothes have all been fitting pretty much the same as before surgery. I've been chalking it up to the fact that I really only wear yoga pants/leggings/sweats etc, so those stretch or shrink to your body even if your weight fluctuates.

Tonight I found the jeans that I wore a lot before surgery. I got so excited because I just KNEW that there was no way those babies were gonna stay up when I tried them on. THEY STAYED UP JUST FINE. They fit like a normal pair of pants. NOOOO! I was so pissed all day because of it.

Because Im such a high weight (was 383, now 313), I know 70 pounds lost wont look as drastic as 70 pounds off of someone who was starting at 200 pounds, but come on. This is nuts.

Don't worry ur clothes will start falling off before u know it

You are doing GREAT! You WILL get to 155 and will laugh about this. I can feel it! Keep going girl!

thanks so much for the encouragement! I can't wait until I can toss those things in the giveaway pile.

Well I don't wear yoga pants all the time and at the end of the summer, when I was down 95 lbs, I tried on all of my work clothes that I hadn't worn for 2 1/2 months. (I'm a teacher.) Well, almost all of my clothes still fit. There were a few that were a size larger than I admitted I was. (lol) I could get rid of those but most of my dress pants are still in my closet. I'm down 105 now and while things definitely fit differently and hang a bit, I'm only down maybe 2 sizes. It takes a while... no matter what the clothes say, the scale says you're down 70 freaking pounds FOREVER!

linda

congrats on dropping 70 lbs - that is a great amount

keep up the great work - you'll see the results with clothes your wearing as more weight comes off, - your measurements also will improve, changing how your clothes will fit

keep up the good work

I agree. It took me to about 100 pound loss before I started to really notice. I had a 5x and feel I can still wear it and look fine but I also can wear some 2xs

Hang in there..I have just now started to buy new clothing..& I have lost 93.4#..it will come! I am just a cheap ass!

I'm still able to wear some pants that I wore before surgery and while they are a bit loose now, I have to admit that they were pretty tight before...as in I was probably wearing pants that were 1 to 2 sizes too small. So looking at the whole picture, I'm actually down about three sizes. And that's definitely a celebration! Any correlation to your jeans? Congratulations on 70 lbs lost!

You have to remember that clothing is made based on measurements, not weight. I'm sure you have friends that visually look a certain size and then when you find out what size they wear, you're surprised.

Those are actually all really good points that I didn't think of before, especially the one about my jeans probably being tight before surgery. The majority of my clothes, pants especially, were too snug, so I got used to that being my "normal" fit for clothes. At least I get to put off spending more money on new clothes for a while! Thanks so much again for the words of wisdom and positive thoughts!

Lol! Have you ever seen the 30 Rock episode where to get Lutz a date they change the size stickers at clothing stores?! Sometimes I think someone is doing that with my wardrobe

Lol, hay congratulations! It will take time but you have your whole life ahead of you to tell those jeans to F-off!!! Lol ((((hugs))))

I experienced, and I've read on here before as well, that I drop sizes quicker as I get smaller. I could wear a size 20 jeans even after a 40 pound loss. I can't do that with smaller sizes. I have heard there is only 10 pounds between sizes smaller than 10. I'm not there yet.

I have been wearing size 12 since I was 190, but I couldn't wear all 12s and some were tight. Now my 12s are loose, and I can wear all 12s. I'm at 180.

Interesting.

I am losing weight (as per the scale) very slowly, BUT have lost lots of inches, and clothes...especially pants, are hanging off me. WTH?! So it seems like a case of "six of one, half dozen of the other"!

~mom~

So I know some of this has already been said - but I feel similarly. I'm not down nearly as much as you are, but as far as what I have been able to figure out/decided about it:

- The larger you are, the less difference you will be able to see/feel with losses until you are at a much lower weight.

- Larger sizes have more room between sizes.

- You may have been squeezing into the size you're wearing pre-surgery. So maybe they're fitting much better and you never noticed

- You live with yourself every day - it's hard to see a difference when yous ee yourself every day

- You may still be losing inches - measure?

- Do you take pictures for progress? Maybe side by side you will see it

- Have you lost from weird places? I always seem to lose weight from my bust first...I think all my 40 pounds have come from them lol

It's frustrating, but there is a difference - and maybe some of it came from around your organs, which is actually even better for your health. Hang in there =)

Have you ever seen the 30 Rock episode where to get Lutz a date they change the size stickers at clothing stores?!

Size doesn't matter

it really is true in this case

i am visiting my mom next month, she hasn't seen me since WLS - she knows my weight loss - she'll see me, be happy,

my mom sees me she'll ask my size, its medium, she'll be very happy - but if i told her it was a large, she wouldn't be that happy - go figure

its the psychological thing about a number - whether it be clothes or the scale

Linds324 - you will see the effects of your hard work - others see it - but your reflection in the mirror - looks the same to you - you see it every day-you'll eventually notice the difference

continued good luck - you are doing great my friend