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2 hours ago, BigSue said:

Recently found out a family member got engaged, and for the first time in my life, I'm looking forward to attending the wedding wearing something fabulous! I used to dread (and sometimes skip) attending weddings because it was impossible to find something to wear in my size.

I can relate to this. I did that for years. I so wish I could have done this sooner.

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"So I tried to walk with my thighs rubbing against each other and I ended up tripping myself because my shoes kept hitting against each other lol That was definitely crazy. But I love it!!!

😂😂😂 Thank you for the visions laugh!

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On 10/23/2024 at 11:43 AM, BlondePatriotInCDA said:

thighs rubbing against each other

I can't count the number of times I attempted to work out while morbidly obese and ended up with chaffed thighs and numerous work out pants with holes worn into them. I can walk for miles now without all that. In fact, sometimes I will do my daily walk in a pair of jeans. That was unheard of in the past for me.

It's a very good feeling. 😊

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My Skinny Jeans aren't "skinny" anymore! More like baggy jeans now!

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1 hour ago, BabySpoons said:

I can't count the number of times I attempted to work out while morbidly obese and ended up with chaffed thighs and numerous work out pants with holes worn into them. I can walk for miles now without all that. In fact, sometimes I will do my daily walk in a pair of jeans. That was unheard of in the past for me.

It's a very good feeling. 😊

I used to be able to hold my phone between my thighs for whatever reason... tying my hair up. Now I can't, like at all. It's funny to me. I have literally never had a thigh gap in my entire life.

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4 minutes ago, NeonRaven8919 said:

My Skinny Jeans aren't "skinny" anymore! More like baggy jeans now!

Yep. I can usually wash/dry them and they're good to go for a few washes. The one for me is leggings. I cannot find them to fit tightly around my legs like they should and I'm in an extra small. I seriously never, in a million years, thought I'd have that problem...lol. Maybe I should check the juniors section 😳😂

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1 minute ago, LindsayT said:

Yep. I can usually wash/dry them and they're good to go for a few washes. The one for me is leggings. I cannot find them to fit tightly around my legs like they should and I'm in an extra small. I seriously never, in a million years, thought I'd have that problem...lol. Maybe I should check the juniors section 😳😂

I'm about 4 weeks post op so I don't have a lot of smaller clothes. I'm trying to go as long as I can without buy new clothes because I don't know what size I will settle at. But I really like these jeans because they are skinny cargo jeans. I might just buy these in 2 different sizes just in case.

I also find leggings not being tight annoying. My problem has always been that I'm too short for standard leggings so I would need a size 22 leggings but they would be too long. Now they are baggy and too long. But I've always been able to wear legging a size smaller than jeans or trousers because of the stretch.

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4 minutes ago, NeonRaven8919 said:

I'm about 4 weeks post op so I don't have a lot of smaller clothes. I'm trying to go as long as I can without buy new clothes because I don't know what size I will settle at. But I really like these jeans because they are skinny cargo jeans. I might just buy these in 2 different sizes just in case.

I also find leggings not being tight annoying. My problem has always been that I'm too short for standard leggings so I would need a size 22 leggings but they would be too long. Now they are baggy and too long. But I've always been able to wear legging a size smaller than jeans or trousers because of the stretch.

I get that. I just bought for the next size down as I shrunk out of the current size. I went from an US size 18 to a very comfortable zero. Never, never, ever did I think I'd reach a size zero. I found buying used clothes as I was losing was a more affordable way of not looking frumpy in clothing that was too big- buying new is so expensive.

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1 minute ago, LindsayT said:

I get that. I just bought for the next size down as I shrunk out of the current size. I went from an US size 18 to a very comfortable zero. Never, never, ever did I think I'd reach a size zero. I found buying used clothes as I was losing was a more affordable way of not looking frumpy in clothing that was too big- buying new is so expensive.

I'm back in the US for two weeks at the end of this months (I'm a Montana girl no matter how long I've lived in the UK) and I'm hoping I can hit all the thrift stores while I'm there. There's a few thrift stores here, but not so many that have plus sizes. I'm guessing I'm a UK 20 (US 18) now so still a plus size.

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4 hours ago, NeonRaven8919 said:

I'm back in the US for two weeks at the end of this months (I'm a Montana girl no matter how long I've lived in the UK) and I'm hoping I can hit all the thrift stores while I'm there. There's a few thrift stores here, but not so many that have plus sizes. I'm guessing I'm a UK 20 (US 18) now so still a plus size.

Welcome "home" enjoy Montana, beautiful country!

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5 hours ago, NeonRaven8919 said:

There's a few thrift stores here, but not so many that have plus sizes.

I rarely bought brand new clothes while losing post-op. I love thrifting and had a blast as I shopped for smaller and smaller sizes. I sometimes hardly had a chance to wear some of the clothes I bought before I outgrew them. I go through my closet once a month pulling out what I have outgrown and donating. It's slowing down now as I near goal weight. When I was at my largest I could never find anything to fit me locally. I mostly ordered online and even then a lot didn't fit right. 4-5x Funny now that I'm in a smaller size, I'm finding cute plus size stuff. Go figure. But I ain't complaining. ;)

Here's a pic of my latest closet clean out. Yeah I wear a lot of black. I'm trying to change that but boy a few of these items were hard to part with. I did find a loved one who wanted a bunch of it so that made it a bit easier to let go.....

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13 hours ago, LindsayT said:

I used to be able to hold my phone between my thighs for whatever reason... tying my hair up. Now I can't, like at all. It's funny to me. I have literally never had a thigh gap in my entire life.

The first time I realised how much thinner my thighs were was when I sat down to paint my fingernails. Popped the nail polish bottle between my thighs like I always did and down it slipped right onto my rug. Thank gracious I hadn’t opened it yet but I shockingly realised I couldn’t use my thighs as a vice to hold anything any more.

Oh & I can’t balance my phone on my thigh anymore either. Just slides off.

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10 hours ago, Arabesque said:

The first time I realised how much thinner my thighs were was when I sat down to paint my fingernails. Popped the nail polish bottle between my thighs like I always did and down it slipped right onto my rug. Thank gracious I hadn’t opened it yet but I shockingly realised I couldn’t use my thighs as a vice to hold anything any more.

Oh & I can’t balance my phone on my thigh anymore either. Just slides off.

speaking of thighs...while MY thighs look nice while standing up, they dont look the greatest from an aerial view when im laying down cuz my excess butt skin gets flattened and seeps to the sides, which merges into my upper thigh area.

here is me channeling my favourite melted barbie meme.

(i forced mr. to take me pic...he was mortified lololololzzz)

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On 11/3/2024 at 6:38 AM, ms.sss said:

speaking of thighs...while MY thighs look nice while standing up, they dont look the greatest from an aerial view when im laying down cuz my excess butt skin gets flattened and seeps to the sides, which merges into my upper thigh area.

here is me channeling my favourite melted barbie meme.

(i forced mr. to take me pic...he was mortified lololololzzz)

You're braver than I am, kudos!

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On 4/18/2021 at 12:34 PM, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

The first time I noticed mine I actually made an appointment with my doctor because I felt a “lump” that hadn’t been there before. 🤦‍♀️ I hadn’t ever had a protruding collarbone so I had NO clue.

Omg this is so cute!

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