My Surgery is next Thursday and I'm planning ahead a little bit thinking about how to manage clothing. I wear a 28/30 now and have a few things that are 22/24. Thinking about Savers or thrift shops and drawstring pants. It was surreal to donate all of my winter clothes last week !!!!

Also, has anyone dropped shoe sizes? My feet are 2 different sizes after carrying 3 babies and 375 lbs!

To clarify - looking for ways to get inexpensive clothes as I move through sizes quickly

Don't buy name brand clothes. It's true we will lose weight fast except me my scale is frozen

Beachbum... FINALLY somone who is my size ( I do not mean that disrespectful or mean!).... I read all of these blogs and see where most have started at below 250.... I started at 368...now at 355 planning surgery for mid-August. I am trying to plan too... I have sizes from 18/20 to 28/30 ... I went through and gathered up all my winter clothes and put them aside to donate to Goodwill....but decided I'd hold on to them just a little longer, but my sweet hubby saw the bag and took them before I could change my mind!

I am hoping the feet size shrinks as well, I have big feet and would love to shop at a regular shoe store for some nice work shoes for once! Keep me posted on your progress!!

My highest weight was in October of 2011. The day I gave birth to my youngest I weighed 420. I'm now 375 and kind of stuck there, hence the need for this surgery. I think the hardest thing will be caring for my 3 small children and getting used to my new appearance.

i started at 291...i wear a24/26 ..i just had surgery on 6/7..i see this site has a clothing swap...when i run out of sizes from my sisters hand me downs I'll be on there:-) savers is a good idea also

Beachbum I know what you mean. I too have 3 kids, but mine are 15, 14 and 2 1/2. (14yo and 2 1/2yo are step kids living with us) I am stuck at 355 and for the life of me I have tried everything!!! I so need this surgery...wish it was sooner than Aug! I do hope all goes well for you, keep me posted. Did you have csections with your kids? I am thinking that since I was over 300 when I had my csection with my daughter (15years ago!) that my pain will be no greater than that. I was up the day of my csection walking around, in the shower the next morning and home the 3rd morning.... so hoping this surgery goes as well!

Wishing you all the best, I will be looking for good news from you about your progress!!! Here's hoping we both get to be healthy and thinner by the new year!!

I am just down to a size 30/32 pants now. Although they are way big but of course my car registration and brakes have to be replaced....my pants may not stay up by then haha.

Onyx

I think a good thread would be to exchange clothes! I would love to get rid of my clothes to someone who could really use them once I start really using. My bra size is impossible to find and expensive do I'm hoping in the next few months I can get rid of those as well.

I would buy some on my clothes on eBay!!!