Hi,

I noticed there was a thread for shorter bandsters, but I couldn't find one specifically for taller bandsters.

I'm 5'11" and right now at 282 I am a size 24. I wear a size 11 wide shoe.

I have some questions for people who have already started this journey...do you go down in shoe size too? I would really love that.

I would love to find out from people closer to goal - what size are you? Is it realistic for me to think I could be a size 12, 10, 8?

Thanks in advance! :ranger:

I'm between 5'10 and 5'11, and wear anywhere between a 10w and a 12, depending on manufacturer. I'm averaging on the low end of sz 20 pants but can't yet reliably get into any old size 18. Shirts I'm in a loose 1x, most 14/16s, some 18/20s. I'm hippy and have always been (even before getting fat) a larger size on bottom than top.

Wheetsin It sounds like we might the same body type. I'm very hippy but I have a little waist. I wear a size 10 shoe. I hate buying jeans because of my hips and thighs

Jeans & pants in general are hard to find. If they fit my hips, they gape in the waist and I have to belt them.

I thought I liked the fit of the new LB jeans - the ones designed for different body types, but I'm not so sure. (I bought the blue ones which I think are for hourglass figures). I've worn them 3 times now, and the do fit nicely in the hips and waist, but the butt sags, the crotch has those stupid folds of excess fabric, and the legs are really big.

*sigh*

So far I've had the best luck with buying tight jeans and just waiting for them to "break into" my body.

Oh - my waist is fairly high, too, and I hate jeans with a low rise. I tried the Daisy Fuentes jeans at Kohl's but they had a really low rise.

My last round of progress pics shows my current figure. You can easily see - hippies everywhere, high waist. Makes for a VERY hard fit.

I'm 5ft 10, 160lb and a US size 8 to 10 - which is 12 to 14 in Australia. That is, always a 10 on the bottom, sometimes an 8 on the top.

I was 245 when banded, and a US size 16 to 18 - Australian 20ish.

On the pregnancy score I found being tall meant I didnt pop out a lot - I had average 7 to 8lb babies, so even after 3 pregnancies my stomach is not wrecked. I also didnt gain a lot of weight when pregnant.

I was always 5'11 until last year when I was measured at 5'10. I know people may shrink a little as they age, and I have acquired scoliosis (curvature of the spine) which may have made me slightly shorter.

I'm really hoping that my shoe size goes down. I take a 12M and so many styles stop at 11. I am very short in the rise and most tall pants have a crotch that hangs about 5-6" below mine. I hate it when my thighs touch........

I was surprised at the number of bandsters that are 5'10 and taller. I feel like I rarely see women who are like me--both tall and wide.

I always hated it. I like my height but to be heavy as well, I always felt so masculine and ungainly even though I'm not at all masculine to look at. But although I was only 245 (Bmi 35) when banded, I felt absolutely ENORMOUS.

Many people can be fat but still feminine and cute, because they're little and petite. It may not feel that way to them of course, but I always envied people like that, I just felt like a big huge slob.

Now of course, I feel so willowy, I love being tall! And I've only got size 10 feet (40) which isnt so bad, there's tons of shoes available.

My sisters!

Just shy of 6 ft here, shoe size 11 1/2 M. My feet have shrunk in width, but not length. I am still wearing an 11 - 11 1/2.

I too started out just shy of 280, I was wearing a tall sizes 18-20. I am now 185 pounds and wearing a size 12 comfortably. Size 12 was my goal, but they are now loose. When the last 10 pounds come off, I will probably be a size 10.

I shop at The Tall Girl and Tallcrest shoes in Vancouver and online.

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PS, last time I was in the Tall Girl, I felt SHORT. Everyone in there that day was taller than me. I could swear I saw Serena Williams. Must google to see if she was in Vancouver at the time.

PS, I love my height too Jachut.

Wouldn't give up an inch...........height wise anyway.

I AM however willing to give up a few in width?:heh:

I'm six foot one, and I plan on being in a size 12 by the end of my journey, and I think that's totally attainable. I have noticed that some shoes that used to be too tight are now perfectly comfortable to wear!!!

Brandy you may be surprised that you may go past your goal size. I have now and I got some fill out, but to my surprise I have actually made a lifestyle change and keep loosing!