Since I have started to lose weight, my wedding band and engagement Ring are getting very loose. I friend is superstitious and said that it is bad luck to have your wedding band resized. I don’t want to stop wearing them but, they have already come off my finger a couple of times. At present I am wearing then on my middle finger. Should I wait until I am down near goal weight to have them resized, do it now, or not have the wedding band resized at all. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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Hi Fred,

Go to your nearest TRU-VALUE hardware store and get some soft vinyl tubing (Ask for assistance from the clerks).

Because my wedding band is very big (Who would have thought it?) I used 1/4 inch interior diameter tubing. Cut off about an inch of the tubing, it's soft, so you will need an EXACTO-KNIFE or a razor blade (Be CAREFUL!) to cut the tubing. Then make a lengthwise cut down the tubing so the tubing wraps around your wedding band.

With the amount of vinyl tubing that comes in the smallest roll, you will be able to make hundreds of ring-sizers.

Another alternative is WAL*Mart, they sell ring sizers in their jewelry department.

What you are looking for is called a ring guard. Any jewelry store that does repairs shoudl have them .

If you get one in what is called "base metal" they are about $5. You can also get them in gold if you have skin problems for about $20.

I have been wearing one and they are perfect. They are soft enough that you can bend them inward as your fingers shrink.

This is what they look like. Note the little peice of metal at the bottom of the ring. They come in many different sizes based on what you need for your rings.

Andrew

See ringlock.com to modify your ring to fit perfectly over the knuckle where you want it to sit. With a ringlock you can remove your ring anytime in total comfort.

What you are looking for is called a ring guard. Any jewelry store that does repairs shoudl have them .

If you get one in what is called "base metal" they are about $5. You can also get them in gold if you have skin problems for about $20.

I have been wearing one and they are perfect. They are soft enough that you can bend them inward as your fingers shrink.

This is what they look like. Note the little peice of metal at the bottom of the ring. They come in many different sizes based on what you need for your rings.

Andrew

Be careful with the ring guards like shown above. I had one on my anniversary band and it scratched the hell out of it ! I like the vinyl tubing idea myself. When i had the ring guard on mine it really bothered me as well, scratched me , maybe i did not have a good one or something ?

HTH

Mindy

Hi Fred, I think it would be worse luck to actually loose your rings when you have lost the weight than to not get them resized because of some superstition. If your marriage is good changing ring sizes isn't going to ruin that. Good luck. Don't stop loosing weight just to make the rings fit again lol.

Saleel22

My rings were getting loose also. One way to take care of that is go to Wal-Mart and they have plastic little things that can be put on the band of your ring to make it smaller. Ask the jewelry department. Next, I went to a jewelry store because I was going to go ahead and have it taken down in size. She told me they could put a metal piece inside the band for the cost of six dollars. Both worked great but I prefer the metal band.