Soooo I'm 5 wks post-op tomorrow and 38lbs down. I'm not complaining at all about that. Heck I even skipped the infamous 3 wk stall! BUT....tonight, feeling good about the loss and myself, I decided to try on a smaller size jean. I was in a 22 the day of surgery so I thought surely I can get into a 20 now, right? Wrong!! I tried on 3 different 20's and can't fit a one! Definitely do not want to come off as vane or whiny, just very frustrated! Almost 40 lbs....am I only losing in my wrists and ankles?? I realize every body type is different, but curious has anyone else been thru this?

Edited June 26, 201412 yr by 2blessed

OMG I would share your frustration...but don't let it derail you...maybe you'll skip 20 altogether and go right to 18...how cool would that be?

did you take your measurements before surgery?

did you take your measurements before surgery?

No, I didn't I need to buy a tape. Surely I've lost inches somewhere, just not where I'd like I guess.

I am one of those who lose from the top down. My face was first, then my boobs and arms, then my waist and belly started to go down slowly. Right now I have lost 10" around my belly, but it did take 40 pounds before I could even think about a smaller jean. Don't get discouraged....at some point the fat has to GO!

This may not apply to you, but for me I was wearing size 14 at the time of surgery, but I really should've been wearing a 16. So now that I've lost 20 pounds, my 14s are fitting me like they should've been, do you see where I'm going here?

This may not apply to you, but for me I was wearing size 14 at the time of surgery, but I really should've been wearing a 16. So now that I've lost 20 pounds, my 14s are fitting me like they should've been, do you see where I'm going here?

Yea, I actually do. My 22's certainly didn't have much growing room! I've just always heard, read, and I guess believed that 7-10 lbs generally contitute a size. Boy, were they wrong!

I am one of those who lose from the top down. My face was first, then my boobs and arms, then my waist and belly started to go down slowly. Right now I have lost 10" around my belly, but it did take 40 pounds before I could even think about a smaller jean. Don't get discouraged....at some point the fat has to GO!

Thank you Miss Mac, that's my fear I think, that it wont GO... That I will be in onederland one day and still have this HUGE midsection requiring a 22!

I was stuck in a size 20 for what seemed like forever...then all of a sudden it was 18 then 16 then 14..you get the drift!

Just keep swimming!

I've noticed I get what I call a "whoosh!" I lose pounds fairly consistently, but my body stays the pretty much the same until one day, Whoosh! ....I suddenly look smaller, go down a size, clothes suddenly baggy, people notice I'm losing weight etc. heck, I might have even gained a couple if ounces, but the Whoosh! Still happens!

I also agree with other posters....I could get the size 14's on thanks to the super stretchy material...but should I have been in a 16 or even 18??? Absolutely! Stretchy jeans can be the devil for those of us losing weight....they will last forever!

Edited June 26, 201412 yr by SparkleCat

I had the same frustrations as you. I didn't really start losing sizes until I'd lost about 60 pounds, then not again until I hit almost 100 pounds gone. Because plus sizes are more amply sized than non-plus, it takes longer to shrink out of them.

Same boat. I have some size 20 jeans and pants and was hoping they would fall off after losing 30 pounds and 14 inches.....wrong. They actually fit comfortably with some wiggle. The waist no longer cuts off my circulation lol :-)

SO sorry you had that experience - Have to say that's pretty close to some of what has happened to me. I've lost a similar amount of weight, and yet pants size isn't moving--in my case I think it's because i'm losing in places that don't help you shift sizes. My hips and rear are smaller, but my waist hasn't changed that much, and pants depend on my waist to get buttoned! And of course now my pants look sorta comical being baggy-bottomed and getting longer (less roundness to hold them up!). Hang in there - you'll shift and realize the waistband itself is sitting low one day and realize you're now a size (or two!) smaller.

Thank you for everyone's input! That actually does give me a new perspective. Lol, I almost feel silly now. YES....they were stretchy. YES...I probably was hitting my maximum capacity in them (._.) But its good to know I'm not alone and that I will indeed put my 22's to rest soon.