Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

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Well said@@Beni

@Beni---I was shocked at how well I liked the push up bra! The gal at the store asked if I wanted to just try one on...I was never able to wear them before because I had way too much boob to be having them all up in my face, LOL!

I love that you have to return your PJ's! That's awesome!! I was ordering some new yoga pants on line yesterday and by the reviews/comments on one style--I would for sure need to go down to regular sizes. Everyone said the smallest plus size ones ran big. I decided to just wait and go shopping in the store and see if I could fit into regular ones instead of ordering on line and then having to return them. I really need to do a little shopping! I went to yoga last night (yay! Finally!!) and when I bent over, my shirt was too big and slid right up. Ooops! Guess I need a more form fitting one for yoga!

One other "non-scale" victory I had was my honey and I were out shopping and he suggested we stop by the jewelry store to see what size ring I'm at now. (We've been dating for 4 1/2 years/ living together for 2 1/2---and I WANT TO BE MARRIED!) So we stopped in the store and I went from a 8-9 to a 6 3/4! Which is the stock size, so I could actually try on rings and see what they're really look like on---not just to my knuckle like before.

Whoohoo! Now if he would just buy me one!!

I'm glad you brought the ring size up. I've been at a size 8 forever it seems - I only had a band since my original engagement ring was lost a long time ago. My hubs decided to size my finger and I'm exactly a 7. It was so cool to try rings on and have them actually fit. well ladies your time is coming and it'll be a forever ring bc you are never going back ???? I have to gush over my hubby of 10 years - our trip turned into an early gift to Celebrate my loss....I love these little perks of getting smaller ????

@@dc0520

That ring is gorgeous, lucky girl. You deserve it, oh so much! Now you sparkle even more.

I am so glad you are all behind me on the not looking frumpy. Hello, we put our lives on the line to get healthy, we can't go around looking like potato bags. Looking great will be the boost we need to feel even better. Before we were in a downward spiral caught in a Water funnel of despair. Now let's build our tornado up to the skies and scream it from the mountain tops. Yes, we are all that!

Time to shop, lol!

Edited December 16, 201411 yr by Beni

@atfinallyaloser. Glad you were able to speak to Surgeon & get soup down. Wishing you a resolution on Friday. Feel better!

You guys share such real inspiring stories! I cant wait to see my finger size decrease. I never could put on a ring in the store. Sadly, I creeped into a size. 24/26 @321. Now at 254, size 20. I have clothes in my closet I wouldn't give up, simply for the day id return to to lower sizes. I have no clothes under the size 18. So I asked family if they were going to buy me clothes, it'd be only XL

Im ready to leave the1X, and start shopping in the "normal" size. My goal is to reach 249 by Christmas. Thays my gift to myself! I'm trying to trick "the stall" by exercising more

Continued.. and trying new healthy foods! Ive never been very good a setting goals for myself.. so wish me luck!

@@amylynns, the ring is stunning!I'm going to share this story with my husband, and MAYBE he'll get the hint! Sometimes he's on the short and slow bus!!

@joankrie--That was DC0520's ring! I sure wish it were mine though!! It's gorgeous!!!

I'm still waiting for an engagement ring....

Amylynns - it'll happen and we will be waiting for the picture ???? I love our group!

Amylynns, I was with my husband for 7 years before we got married. It was understandable because we met so young, I was 17. After a while, I told him this is it, we are getting married. He couldn't object at that time. We married when I was 26.

@@Beni, for you, a non potato sack dress I tried on for fun, didnt buy it, it was $100 at TJ Maxx, and could not justify, but I look Fabulous!

I love going to stores and just trying stuff on, even if I can't buy it. It just makes me feel so much better, and it's fun to try things on now, because I can choose from so much more! I used to get so frustrated because whomever does fashion design for plus sizes, for whatever reason, must think fluffy women love glitter and sequence that's going to bring even more attention to our fluffiness!

Who else is still sad over Fashion Bug going out of business??? That was my go to for supportive bras at a reasonable price. Wahh!

So my body must have gotten sick of me whining because I stepped on the scale this afternoon(not my usual time) and am down 2lbs 2oz putting me under 210. This picture is for Beni, this is a men's shirt but it's a size Large! Can't beat a size large no matter which side it comes from right? I bought this shirt over the summer when the TMNT came out, it was tight then it's pretty loose now.

Edited December 17, 201411 yr by AuriP

@smiley922.

Now we are talking. Smoking hot for sure!

How have you been otherwise? Besides power shopping fabulous dressy wear.