Hi everyone,

Did any of you prep by grabbing a few things for the next size down so you had them on hand? I've been thinking of buying a few pairs of pants in the next 3 lower sizes just to have them on hand while I go through the rapid loss. There are not a ton of plus size stores around me, so I always have to order from Lane Bryant online. Did any of you prep a bit with a few outfits?

I ask mainly because I work in a professional setting and worry about looking all schlumpy during post-op... lol! Thoughts and advice?

6 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I didn't "gain" any girls until I was well over 200#, and they're already departing! :-( I'll be back to an A+, B- in no time!

It's a blessing and a curse! I was in 6th grade with a small c (and not overweight in the slightest). Even at my thinnest and healthiest, I was a 34C/D. It kills my back. And I couldn't wear any of the cute shirts without looking like it was a club night. Even Turtlenecks had a habit of looking obscene LOL.

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10 minutes ago, Kay07 said:

It's a blessing and a curse! I was in 6th grade with a small c (and not overweight in the slightest). Even at my thinnest and healthiest, I was a 34C/D. It kills my back. And I couldn't wear any of the cute shirts without looking like it was a club night. Even Turtlenecks had a habit of looking obscene LOL.

That is a struggle. My sister and her daughter are like that, DDs or bigger, even when they're not heavy. Clearly, I take after my father! :-) I'm a not quite C now at this weight, but when I was smaller (not small), I only got up to a "B without wrinkles" nursing twins!

Edited April 9, 20188 yr by Orchids&Dragons

I bought a few things as I went down in size so I could feel good about how I looked. Once things get baggy looking, you start to feel frumpy. I just went to places like Ross so I didn't spend a lot while losing rapidly.

Know where you are coming from, for my weight I'm smallish only a C at 323. What I am is an extremely oversized Junior, unfortunately Juniors don't go to a 27 or 29 which is where I'd be. I in all probability will end up after weight loss a 15 and that will,be perfectly cool. Don't plan on being a clothing or swimsuit model at 72, I want to be trimmer fitter and healthier. I could rock Dina Merrill or even Grace Kelly easier than Pink or Lady Gaga when all's said and done. Even Cybill Shepherd or Candice Bergen.

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11 hours ago, frust8 said:

Know where you are coming from, for my weight I'm smallish only a C at 323. What I am is an extremely oversized Junior, unfortunately Juniors don't go to a 27 or 29 which is where I'd be. I in all probability will end up after weight loss a 15 and that will,be perfectly cool. Don't plan on being a clothing or swimsuit model at 72, I want to be trimmer fitter and healthier. I could rock Dina Merrill or even Grace Kelly easier than Pink or Lady Gaga when all's said and done. Even Cybill Shepherd or Candice Bergen.

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Where on Earth do you find bras? I am constantly challenged. All the bra manufacturers assume that if you're this heavy, a significant part of the weight must have gone to your boobs! Anything smaller than a D is so hard to find. What can I say, Never got a visit from the T!tty Fairy!

I have a few worn out Playtex, haven't replaced them because I hope my band size might go down to a 40 or so where there's more hope of finding C cups. Last person I exhibited them to said Well you are a big girl but not exceptional large there! Should have kicked him in his stethoscope, the gynecological twit![emoji15]

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I purchased dresses for work. I also dress professionally for work. I think dresses will get me by longer than pants. I bought some that I could dress up and down for weekend wear.

I purchased dresses for work. I also dress professionally for work. I think dresses will get me by longer than pants. I bought some that I could dress up and down for weekend wear.

Nice Ash! I'll bet it was much more enjoyable to shop this time around.

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1 minute ago, Mattymatt said:

Nice Ash! I'll bet it was much more enjoyable to shop this time around.

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I was a tad of a chicken sh** and didn't go into a store to try on. I ordered everything online and guessed at sizing. If the weather EVER warms up here in good ole' central IL I'll get to enjoy my purchases.

Just now, AshAsh1 said:

I was a tad of a chicken sh** and didn't go into a store to try on. I ordered everything online and guessed at sizing. If the weather EVER warms up here in good ole' central IL I'll get to enjoy my purchases.

I'm a big fan of online shopping. No cowardice there at all.

1 minute ago, Mattymatt said:

I'm a big fan of online shopping. No cowardice there at all.

Me too, unless I have to return online! The good thing is if it's too small.... I know it will fit eventually!

Re the bra issue.

Many of you might be wearing the wrong size band. Most American women are.

Check out these guidelines—

https://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/beginners_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/manual_sizing_guide

I finally got my mother in law to get sized at a GOOD bra store (not Victoria secret who will put you in what they have not what you need or a department store where teen girls aren’t well trained) and she switched from a 40B to a 34D. The cup size is just in relation to the band size so our popular culture notion of D’s being “big” is quite flawed. I wear a DDD or E and everyone says to me “you aren’t that big” well yeah cuz I’m a 32!

Give it a shot, take your measurements with the instructions above. You might shock yourself!

If your band rides up in the back and won’t stay down below your shoulder blades your band is too big.

I have surgery soon and am at my high weight. My current clothes should be fine for a moment, then I have a few things in the hopeful/someday corner of my closet. I don't have much bc I never bought myself much thinking "I'll only be this size for a little bit" Well a little bit turned into a few years. But . . . . . SOMEDAY is almost here!

And won't it be fine when that will happen! I'm dreaming of it myself, yeah the weather is finally getting nicer so I'll put legs on my wishes and start walking more. Just saw my

orthopaedic surgeon, he ordered me PT, that's going to help my sciatica which is why i saw him, extra benefit the exercise will help,with the weight loss and believe you me, it can only help. I am stuck at 323, my body is perfectly satisfied with that, it enjoys me FAT I on the other hand do not. As I have told others I have had arthritis since I was 25, constant low pain,level body-wide, I have had 2 knee replacements, the combination of arthritis and obesity wore them down to bone on bone. And honestly it is wearing me down in so many ways to drag this body around. I have to get this surgery, many of my high school classmates are dying and I don't want to join them yet. Our class reunion will be in August, won't it be wonderful,if no one recognizes me cause I look so good? Ready for this? We graduated 55 years ago May 28th. Yeah I'm old as dirt, but inside I'm younger than Springtime and I want to release her into the sunlight . With my RnY I'll have the tool to do it and I want to hammer it down, wrench it off , plier the real me out from its caccoon of flesh, and nail this weight loss to the wall. How do you like all those tools? I want a whole new wardrobe, bright shades, prints even polka dots. I will bloom[emoji254][emoji259] like nobody's business! WATCH OUT WORLD![emoji290][emoji289][emoji288][emoji274]

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I wasn't going to buy anything new but my work pants (black slacks) were hanging on me and I have to constantly pull them up as I walk around my classroom. And some of my tops were looking more like dresses, so I went out today and purchased a few basics. And I do have some things I've saved in the next sizes down.

My weight loss is going so slow it may take me 6 more months to lose the next 10 pounds and I don't wanna feel frumpy for that long!