Tonight I went to Target and bought a couple shirts. One was in the women's department but i went from a 20/22 to a 16/18. Secondly, I bought my first shirt in the "normal" girls department... granted it is a XXL but that doesn't matter. I have not been able to buy anything in that dept. for years and years..... I am sooooooooooo happy!:clap2:

saintluver.....congrats on your nsv....i can't wait to be out of plus size land....never to visit it again.....we started out about the same, but you're a little further ahead than me.....i can't wait to buy anything out of the regular women's department .... keep up the good work...i'm right behind you !!!!!

eileen:D

Congrats. I can't wait to say "See ya Lane Bryant"!

today i was able to put on my tennis shoes for the first time in 1 1/2 yrs. my feet were swollen and instead of wearing 10 1/2 WW i had to get 12 EEEEEE dress shoes for work....Bye Bye big shoes!!

Oh, it feels so fantastic to walk past the plus sized shops. Never ever ever will I go into one again.

Congrats on buying a normal size. It is so fantastic to be able to buy fashionable clothes, buy what you need without paying double the price for it, and just race out and pick something up for that dinner or whatever.

Well done Saintluver, great effort! I can't wait to be able to buy clothes because I like them and not because I can get into them! I'm in the middle of a big clean out ... lot's of stuff doesn't fit anymore so it's going, and I'm moving down through the size rack that my wardrobe had become!

My NSV this week was on the weekend I took part in a women's triathlon event. I did the swim leg for the team and despite not breaking any speed records I was so excited to actually be there taking part. Several months ago I wouldn't have dreamed of being seen in public in a swimsuit, let alone running from the pool to transition area in one :faint:

I am so excited about the new life I am creating, sure the weight loss is great, but even better is the feeling that I can be a part of the 'normal' world. I left with a goal that next year I would enter the small event as an individual ... better get training for that bike and run leg! :whoo:

today i was able to put on my tennis shoes for the first time in 1 1/2 yrs. my feet were swollen and instead of wearing 10 1/2 WW i had to get 12 EEEEEE dress shoes for work....Bye Bye big shoes!!

Your feet are shrinking? This is horrifying news people!

I have a small fortune in shoes my feet can not re-size!!!!!!! My food issue is nothing compared to my love of shoes. I couldn't buy nice clothes so I bought shoes!!!!!!

Do you really think my feet will shrink. Your freaking me out Mr. N. I only wear an 8.5 now.

my feet had swollen to the point i couldn't wear shoe, so don't freak out! luckily they are back to their normal size. also, i can get my wedding finger off when i put lotion on my hands. haven't been able to do that for awhile either.