Hi All,

6 more sleeps. Getting a bit nervous. But I feel prepared and, thanks to you all, informed. Smelly gas, breath, pain, fatigue, etc.

And I know there is no rush, but...

Go on, cheer a girl up - how long until I drop a trouser size?? I am a 20 now. Will I still be a 20 in six weeks when I go back to work??

It's hard to say, and depends on where you carry your weight. I was wearing tight 14s and have lost 47 lbs in 4 months. I'm wearing 12s now, and 1 pair of 10s. I went from an XL shirt to a medium. If I didn't have the belly flap, I'd probably be wearing smaller pants. But it's always been my problem area.

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Even though it's basically 1 size down, they look good now. I can't explain it but I look pretty darn good in these 12s (or so hubby says). My brain says it's only one size, but it's like my shape is different now.

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Hi All,
6 more sleeps. Getting a bit nervous. But I feel prepared and, thanks to you all, informed. Smelly gas, breath, pain, fatigue, etc.
And I know there is no rush, but...
Go on, cheer a girl up - how long until I drop a trouser size?? I am a 20 now. Will I still be a 20 in six weeks when I go back to work??

I have no idea. As I didn't buy new clothes at the start. But don't worry about clothes size as you can lose alot of weight and still be in the same size or not lose much but proportion wise you change size.
I went from a 20/22 to a 14 in top and dresses 16 jeans in 4months. Now 5th month I can wear a 12 dress but prefer lose fitted clothes. 60lbs down.

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Wow! Amazing!

I have two pair of size 20 pants that are looking worn - I have resisted replacing them as. I go in to hospital tomorrow and then it is 5 weeks till I am crack at work - trying to work out if I will have dropped a size!

Seems like “it varies” is the answer - like so much here!!

I wouldn't replace them now.

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THAT is what I wanted to hear!

Whoop whoop.

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I am wearing baggie pants because I'm not ready to spend money on new clothes knowing I'll be losing more weight. I had to buy a new blouse yesterday for a special occasion. Seven weeks ago it would have been a 3X, but yesterday it was a 1X!

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Nice! What an amazing journey we are on.

Hi All,
6 more sleeps. Getting a bit nervous. But I feel prepared and, thanks to you all, informed. Smelly gas, breath, pain, fatigue, etc.
And I know there is no rush, but...
Go on, cheer a girl up - how long until I drop a trouser size?? I am a 20 now. Will I still be a 20 in six weeks when I go back to work??

I started at a 18/20 now I am a 16 bottom and I can comfortably fit into most size 14 or L/XL tops (depending on the boob room)
I noticed my pants getting bigger about 3 weeks out 4 weeks was that weird time where I was falling out of my 18’s but squeezing into a 16. I am 8 weeks out and comfortably in a 16. Hopefully in another 6/8 weeks I’ll be comfortably in a 14, maybe even a 12 since I can work out now.

I don't know what size you will be but I recommend getting one or two dress/sweater combos that you can wear with leggings. They'll travel down in size with you. But don't throw anything out yet! I'm 4 months out and yesterday broke down and got new jeans--size 20, down from 26 pre-op, but today I was wearing some that are literally falling off me. So hard to balance not wanting to spend money with not wanting to look like I'm swimming in clothes. One exciting thing: I ordered something on line and it was a little small when it arrived, but I knew it would fit eventually, and it did!!

The good thing is that it’s winter. I have been living in Leggings and now all my sweaters that used to be snug are “oversized” so I can still wear them and look decent.

I had my surgery in August and pretty much lived in flowey shapeless dresses for as long as I could!

On 12/13/2017 at 1:44 AM, GlowingGal said:

I am wearing baggie pants because I'm not ready to spend money on new clothes knowing I'll be losing more weight. I had to buy a new blouse yesterday for a special occasion. Seven weeks ago it would have been a 3X, but yesterday it was a 1X!

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Hi,

I haven’t had my surgery yet but has been working on the weight in the meantime... I have about 12 boxes of clothes I used to fit in and are like new and excite to now only get back into them but into smaller sizes than those.. I’m also in between sizes and don’t want to buy any clothes which is hard because of my job (need to be wearing nice clothes)... I started wearing stretchy pants for those “in between” sizes. Luckily I had several pairs of those too from before.... my boss gave everyone a gift certificate for each of us at a very expensive mall and decided to get a nice blouse in a much smaller size for when I get closer to my goal weight.. (our Christmas dinner will actually be close to my birthday so thinking of it as an early birthday present for my future!! ?

Answering my own question - 2 weeks post surgery, my snug Levi jeans now can be pulled down without undoing them.

Am comfortable I will be happily (as opposed to uncomfortably) in the size down next week, at this rate!

Yay! Good for you!! Next challenge: figuring out changing bra sizes