Grrrr Stupid Jeans

[Linds324 32]

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.

[sexyme 24]

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

[hm734 228]

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

[Linds324 32]

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

[keldolbeth 262]

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!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

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

[kmbrlycool 214]

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

[Piplula 709]

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!

[thesmilos 144]

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!

[prettysleeved1 173]

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.

[Linds324 32]

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!

[Cookeeeeez 269]

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))))

[LindaS 316]

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.

[dar1983 750]

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~

[Izuri 428]

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 =)