advice needed: getting rings resized

[aviva1979 375]

Hey everyone-

i'm a few months into my banded life, and all sorts of things are going great in terms of being waaaaay more active (i've become a gym rat), and while I'm not in the Green Zone yet, I'm getting closer. I started at 315, and just recently crossed the 50lbs lost marker, and am 263 - with a goal weight of 185.

Here's my question: when should i get my wedding rings resized? i have an engagement ring and 2 bands. They are already pretty much falling off - so much so I don't wear my engagement ring for fear of losing it. I kinda hate to resize them now only to do it again in the future as I continue getting healthier, but I don't want them to slip off/stop wearing them.

Have any of you gone through this? What did you decide? is there a middle-ground to make them more snug (imagining the way girls at my HS used to wrap thread around their boyfriend's class rings to make them fit) that looks decent?

thanks!!

[Chandra12 9]

I would wait to have them re-sized until you are at your goal weight. I've lost 118 pounds with 27 to go. Currently wearing my wedding ring on middle finger till I have it re-sized.

[B-52 7,113]

I have had mine resized 3 times....and I do not expect to have them made larger in the future....

If you prefer, the jeweler does have a little sleeve he clamps inside to reduce the size, that can hold you over for a little while...the clamp / crimp part is on your palm side so it is not noticeable....

[lisacaron 5,075]

Go for it girl! Get it re sized and then do it again when your at goal! Or even again if you need to.

My husband and I had the same problem, and have both had our rings re sized once already and we haven't hit the 50 pound mark just yet.

I love my jewelry and paid lots of $ to enjoy them, usually sizing down is not as much money has having to add and size up. So go for it girl and sell the hunk of gold back to the jeweler for the cost of the sizing and resetting of the diamond. Or save it and make a pinky ring from it later!!

[jsws91 153]

there are some small clear plastic things to put on the back of your ring. I tried them years back.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Personally, I would wait until you're sure your fingers aren't going to shrink anymore. Every time you get it sized, it weakens the integrity of the band itself because they have to cut and weld it to do it. It's best to have to size rings sparingly.

My ring size has dropped from an 8 to a 5 1/2. I can't even wear my size 8 rings on middle finger because even my middle finger is a size 7.

[mrsto 2,925]

I would wait.... I'm in the same boat right now. I'm down 54 pounds, and yesterday, practically shook my wedding rings off my hand. Somedays they're looser than others, but I'm going to wait.......for the exact reason Missy stated.

On another "happy" note..... My bras are too big, too! But the ones I wear are expensive, so I'm waiting to drop my last 21 pounds. I may buy them a bit sooner than that, but I want to be close enough so I don't have to buy them two more times

Good problems to have, huh??

[aviva1979 375]

On another "happy" note..... My bras are too big, too! But the ones I wear are expensive, so I'm waiting to drop my last 21 pounds. I may buy them a bit sooner than that, but I want to be close enough so I don't have to buy them two more times

Good problems to have, huh??

these are great problems to have! i went for a bra fitting a few weeks ago thinking i must have shifted, but for better or worse, i'm still clockin in at a H cup. the band size is slowly going down tho, but for now I can be content with the tightest hook setting - and i can wear it all day long - which did not used to be true

[aviva1979 375]

i so appreciate all the advice! i'm gonna look into one of these temporary suggestions. my rings are all family rings (that's what we do - you get a family ring at engagement/wedding, and then 40 years later when you can afford it, you buy your own new rings and give the family ones to the next person getting married) so i'm loathe to do anything that would hurt 'em!

[Leena 108]

I just kept on moving mine over a finger. I went from a size 10 to a 5 in rings. And in spite of gaining some weight back my fingers stayed small. I didn't want to resize them constantly and risk ruining them. Also one of the rings I had couldn't be sized down to a 5 due to the way it was designed.

FYI: Always ask for the chunk of gold/platinum/silver/etc cut out of your ring when it's resized as it does rightfully belong to you.

[lisacaron 5,075]

i so appreciate all the advice! i'm gonna look into one of these temporary suggestions. my rings are all family rings (that's what we do - you get a family ring at engagement/wedding, and then 40 years later when you can afford it, you buy your own new rings and give the family ones to the next person getting married) so i'm loathe to do anything that would hurt 'em!

I love that idea!!! Don't do anything to hurt them Your a gem and deserve one for all your hard work and love of your family!

[ZinniaMT 182]

I bought costume jewelry rings to wear temporarily because I didn't want to risk losing my wedding set. I actually get lots of compliments on the "fake rings"... No one knows the difference;)

[PuraVida37 715]

So funny! I was actually going to write a similar post just now! I just tonight moved my wedding set to my right hand because on the left the ring keeps spinning around between the 2 outside bands, and it's annoying!!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

i actually lost my wedding band down the toilet at work. (i was devastated)..i knew they were loose but i was being careful or so i thought.....at least the diamond stayed put, thank heavens......just recently hub got me another gold band...resized my diamond also).....said his ole lady is too hot not to be wearing a ring.........BOOM

i like the ring guard idea also someone mentioned..i went from size 9 to a 6....

and i like the getting nre rings part too.....isnt having a lap band and losing weight great :wub: