I am new here, and I DID a search but this type of question is hard to find in a search, at least with the keywords I used...

I have been banded for 13 months now. I should have reached out for more help over the year, but instead I was noncompliant basically and ate only once a day, NO Protein drinks, no Vitamin, etc....

Good news is, I did lose 43 pounds in a year.

My question to all of you out there, when you lost say, 40 pounds, did you have changes in your clothing sizes?? I have noticed other people in their signatures, for example, someone lost 50 pounds, went from 26 to 18. I have lost 43 pounds and went from a size 26 to.......26. Nothing has changed. I understand everyone loses weight in different places and all that...but wouldn't SOMETHING be different??

People say they can see it in my face, but I can't. I've looked at pictures from the past year and can't see a difference either. I know it's not the NUMBER such as clothing size that matters, but it sure would be nice to go down in sizes. I feel like, 43 pounds, while others have lost that in a couple of MONTHS here, but given the fact I didn't do what I'm supposed to, I am happy that I lost that. 43 is significant when you look at it as 43 cans of food you know? I'm just surprised I don't have any changes in my clothing. But... I haven't bought any new clothes either. Maybe they have shrunk?? LOL..........

Do any of you have similar stories where you have lost 40+ pounds but not changed any clothing sizes??

My clothing sizes have only recently changed. I think it's because of all my abdominal weight. Here is another thread on this subject that may help:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/has-anyone-lost-weight-but-not-pant-sizes-15932/

I have a friend who lost about that much and didn't change clothing sizes. Part of it was that her clothes fit differently however--no longer quite so tight. Personally, even though I am pushing 70 pounds now, I am still wearing some of my old clothes. They don't fit perfectly anymore, but I can't see spending a lot of money on new stuff now when still I want to lose another 60+. I've had to buy some pants for work, but I have enough tops. Hang in there--you will see a big change all of a sudden!

There used to be a thread called "how much can you pack into a pair of pants???"

This woman lost 40 lbs and was wearing the same pants too! I have changed sizes now but there are a couple of pants that I still wear that are stretch material. I think if your pants are made of stretch.....they just do not stretch as much!

I also laugh when I see the diet pill commercials that claim " I lost 20 lbs and went from a size 20 to a size 4!! What a load of crap!

Good Luck!

ive lost 30 so far and still wear the same size. but i knew that would happen, I expect to be in a size 24 pants till i each at least 280. That will be totall of around 60lbs. My XL shirts do fit again where they were tight at 345.

Smaller people move clothes sizes with less numeric weight loss. A 20lb visual difference is more obvious on a 150 person than a 350lb person.

I sure wish my 30lbs moved me to an 18 but alas it hasnt happened.

I've lost 43# -- about 23 of that since the day of the surgery, 3 months ago. My waistbands are only slightly looser. My tops a bit looser still -- but nothing to write home about. However, my wedding ring can go off and on now without greasing my finger and several pairs of my shoes -- the wide-width ones -- are uncomfortably loose. Meaning I'm almost afraid to wear them afraid they'll cause me to trip or something!

A neighbor who's been on the road and hasn't seen me since two-days post op saw me in the yard yesterday and went on and on and on about how much he could tell I'd lost. I still suspect he might've just been being nice! LOL

I am having the opposite issue right now. I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks but my clothing is getting looser and looser - I almost have nothing left to wear.

Karen, I am having the same issue. My scale says I haven;t lost but my clothes are getting way too loose. My pj pants feel right off the other day. I guess I ma loosing inches but where did the pounds go? lol

It is a mystery to me! Are you exercising a lot? I am and I guess right now it is muscle gain.

I am not, I wish I was. I have been taking the dog for a walk. How often r u excersing?

I've lost 35# but haven't changed clothing sizes yet. All my life I lose in the top first and then in the bottom but this time its the opposite- which has really thrown me. My pants are loose but all my tops still fit.

Hi:

I've lost 81 pounds so far. I started with size 26/28 for pants and yesterday I put on a pair of 20's. I heard someone once say 20 pounds per size.

Good luck.

Sue

My clothing sizes have only recently changed. I think it's because of all my abdominal weight. Here is another thread on this subject that may help:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/has-anyone-lost-weight-but-not-pant-sizes-15932/

Ahhh perfect, thank you so much for finding that thread!! Sorry for a repost It does help, thank you!

I have a friend who lost about that much and didn't change clothing sizes. Part of it was that her clothes fit differently however--no longer quite so tight. Personally, even though I am pushing 70 pounds now, I am still wearing some of my old clothes. They don't fit perfectly anymore, but I can't see spending a lot of money on new stuff now when still I want to lose another 60+. I've had to buy some pants for work, but I have enough tops. Hang in there--you will see a big change all of a sudden!

Wow, congrats on your weight loss! That's wonderful.

That's true, too, no sense in buying a whole new wardrobe when you will have lost even more. Makes sense!

Thanks for the response!

There used to be a thread called "how much can you pack into a pair of pants???"

This woman lost 40 lbs and was wearing the same pants too! I have changed sizes now but there are a couple of pants that I still wear that are stretch material. I think if your pants are made of stretch.....they just do not stretch as much!

I also laugh when I see the diet pill commercials that claim " I lost 20 lbs and went from a size 20 to a size 4!! What a load of crap!

Good Luck!

You also make a good point...most of mine are stretchy material, that might be why...except for those jeans, ugh! LOL yeah those commercials, so ... what's the word... misleading...or misconception, or whatever it is!!

Thanks to Nana, Nume, and Sue for your responses. I appreciate the feedback, good to know we aren't alone!