As I’m approaching my half way weight loss goal I was wondering if anyone has come across surprise expenses that they really didn’t factor in. I knew clothing, all the undergarments and potentially shoe replacement were going to add up. Let alone potential surgery to fix some sagging skin.

But what’s caught me off guard is the fact my skin is way dryer (or maybe it’s I’m 40+) so I needed to change/up my moisturizer game for not only my face but body.

The other one is I’m going to have to get my wedding ring resized. It’s starting to slip off easily so I’ve moved it to my middle finger (which feels weird) but eventually as I get closer to my “goal” it and a few other rings are visiting a jeweler.

I also bought a few more small plates and smaller size Rubbermaid containers to make bringing appropriately sized meals to work.


What’s your caught you off guard expense(s)?

Just a suggestion for rings that are now loose or too big, rather than have them resized you can purchase ring guards. I bought some at Walmart. I'm going to use a ring guard until I feel my ring size is not going to change.

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2 hours ago, RHCD said:

As I’m approaching my half way weight loss goal I was wondering if anyone has come across surprise expenses that they really didn’t factor in. I knew clothing, all the undergarments and potentially shoe replacement were going to add up. Let alone potential surgery to fix some sagging skin.

But what’s caught me off guard is the fact my skin is way dryer (or maybe it’s I’m 40+) so I needed to change/up my moisturizer game for not only my face but body.

The other one is I’m going to have to get my wedding ring resized. It’s starting to slip off easily so I’ve moved it to my middle finger (which feels weird) but eventually as I get closer to my “goal” it and a few other rings are visiting a jeweler.

I also bought a few more small plates and smaller size Rubbermaid containers to make bringing appropriately sized meals to work.


What’s your caught you off guard expense(s)?

If your skin is dry, it's possible you need to up your water intake.

I'm using my original wedding band to hold my newer band in place now LOL.

On 07/12/2018 at 11:30, RHCD said:

As I’m approaching my half way weight loss goal I was wondering if anyone has come across surprise expenses that they really didn’t factor in. I knew clothing, all the undergarments and potentially shoe replacement were going to add up. Let alone potential surgery to fix some sagging skin.



But what’s caught me off guard is the fact my skin is way dryer (or maybe it’s I’m 40+) so I needed to change/up my moisturizer game for not only my face but body.



The other one is I’m going to have to get my wedding ring resized. It’s starting to slip off easily so I’ve moved it to my middle finger (which feels weird) but eventually as I get closer to my “goal” it and a few other rings are visiting a jeweler.



I also bought a few more small plates and smaller size Rubbermaid containers to make bringing appropriately sized meals to work.





What’s your caught you off guard expense(s)?

The expense is real. I’ve replaced 100% of everything at this point. I sold all my clothes and made close to $600 which helped a lot. But I had to get new shoes, clothes, and had to invest in shape wear to hold me together. And I’m not done yet! I got to the point where I had to though! I was wearing a 4X and I was a 1X when I started replacing items. Now, I’m getting in the boat where I’ll need to start getting even smaller stuff, but I’m holding off until I have to. Try and be thrifty and don’t buy a lot.
I haven’t resized my rings yet, and I won’t until I get to goal.
Also, try Bio Oil for your skin. It works wonders! It’s also very inexpensive for a skin care product. I swear by it.

On 07/12/2018 at 15:41, AshAsh1 said:

The expense is real. I’ve replaced 100% of everything at this point. I sold all my clothes and made close to $600 which helped a lot. But I had to get new shoes, clothes, and had to invest in shape wear to hold me together. And I’m not done yet! I got to the point where I had to though! I was wearing a 4X and I was a 1X when I started replacing items. Now, I’m getting in the boat where I’ll need to start getting even smaller stuff, but I’m holding off until I have to. Try and be thrifty and don’t buy a lot.

I haven’t resized my rings yet, and I won’t until I get to goal.

Also, try Bio Oil for your skin. It works wonders! It’s also very inexpensive for a skin care product. I swear by it.

where did you sell your clothes? i’m not at that point yet, but i have a lot of nice and expensive clothes that are only lightly worn. lots of torrid, michael kors, etc. that even still have the tag on. don’t mind selling for cheaper but it would kill me to just give the clothes to goodwill and have to be buying new stuff on top of that

On 07/12/2018 at 14:41, AshAsh1 said:

The expense is real. I’ve replaced 100% of everything at this point. I sold all my clothes and made close to $600 which helped a lot. But I had to get new shoes, clothes, and had to invest in shape wear to hold me together. And I’m not done yet! I got to the point where I had to though! I was wearing a 4X and I was a 1X when I started replacing items. Now, I’m getting in the boat where I’ll need to start getting even smaller stuff, but I’m holding off until I have to. Try and be thrifty and don’t buy a lot.

I haven’t resized my rings yet, and I won’t until I get to goal.

Also, try Bio Oil for your skin. It works wonders! It’s also very inexpensive for a skin care product. I swear by it.

I did sales out of my house. I hung and tagged everything and advertised for 2 months on FB and got an outpouring of people interested. I literally, had 3 sale dates (open house style) and sold 90% of everything. I had 200 items easy.

@ashash1 awesome! i’ll have to remember that! have you found that you’ve changed shoe sizes as well (or anyone else on this thread!) that’s one thing i’m curious about. i loooove shoes (prob because they’re easier to buy / fit into than clothes) and if my feet shrink we’re gonna have a big problem on our hands ??

On 07/12/2018 at 14:48, saygrace said:

@ashash1 awesome! i’ll have to remember that! have you found that you’ve changed shoe sizes as well (or anyone else on this thread!) that’s one thing i’m curious about. i loooove shoes (prob because they’re easier to buy / fit into than clothes) and if my feet shrink we’re gonna have a big problem on our hands ??

Yes my feet shrunk. I went down almost a full size. Some shoes I could still wear, but others were too big. Mostly had to do with my old shoes being stretched out from my previously fat feet.

On 07/12/2018 at 15:50, AshAsh1 said:

Yes my feet shrunk. I went down almost a full size. Some shoes I could still wear, but others were too big. Mostly had to do with my old shoes being stretched out from my previously fat feet.

?? RIP to all my shoes..... that are 100% stretched out to fit my wide feet. though maybe i just have wide feet.... i can hope? for my shoes sake of course

24 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

did sales out of my house. I hung and tagged everything and advertised for 2 months on FB and got an outpouring of people interested. I literally, had 3 sale dates (open house style) and sold 90% of everything. I had 200 items easy.

I go to weekly yard and garage sales in my area. A Lot of people sell their used clothes for a fraction of the original price. I also went online to stores like Kohls. They have a clearance section with clothes deeply discounted. By using my store credit card I was able to get additional discounts. Last Winter I bough all of my Summer clothes in the clearance sections. You can start looking at Winter clothes now.

I have 2pr new tennies that I will not wear until a few months after surgery. Most rings I can wear on other fingers. I only got 4 tops in smaller sizes and plan to just be a baggy pants gal for a while (I'm retired - no fashion plate here). I plan to wear stretchy sports bras for a while during the transition.