For those of you that have lost most of your weight, when do your hands stop getting smaller?

I'm just wondering when will be a good time to get my wedding ring sized?

I've lost 50 kg so far (in 8 months) and my wedding ring keeps on sliding off my finger when my hands get wet. Planning to get it replaced in December.

I've lost 50 kg so far (in 8 months) and my wedding ring keeps on sliding off my finger when my hands get wet. Planning to get it replaced in December.

Wow! Congratulations!

38 minutes ago, HealthyVibes said:

Wow! Congratulations!

Thank you!

Once your weight stabilises you should be ok to get your rings resized.

I had one resized but it turned out to be too early as I continued to loose. Can’t get it any smaller though because of its design (I got it down to a H but it needs to be a F.5 now). I use those clear spiral resizers (got mine from Amazon) as I still have rings, which had been small, I haven’t resized - can get expensive if you have a few to do. Good interim solution to loose rings.

As a side note, I recently had a monogram ring made & sent my mum a pxt. She said she liked the ring but went on & on about the loose skin on my hands - as if I didn’t know! Sigh!!

1 hour ago, Arabesque said:

Once your weight stabilises you should be ok to get your rings resized.

I had one resized but it turned out to be too early as I continued to loose. Can’t get it any smaller though because of its design (I got it down to a H but it needs to be a F.5 now). I use those clear spiral resizers (got mine from Amazon) as I still have rings, which had been small, I haven’t resized - can get expensive if you have a few to do. Good interim solution to loose rings.

As a side note, I recently had a monogram ring made & sent my mum a pxt. She said she liked the ring but went on & on about the loose skin on my hands - as if I didn’t know! Sigh!!

It makes sense to wait until the weight stabilizes. I'm struggling with clothes now as I have to buy new ones almost every other month. I can't do the same with my wedding ring tho. I will keep the old one and just get another fitting one. Maybe do it next year for our 10th wedding anniversary ?

I never had an original wedding ring. 47 years ago, when I ordered my original wedding ring it never arrived in time for our wedding. The jeweller lost my request. I was heartbroken. I got married in my sister's wedding ring and chose a new ring from a different jeweller when I returned from honeymoon. Years later that ring was stolen. Then I began wearing a deceased parents ring that got too small when I started gaining weight. I bought a second-hand ring that I wear now but like @omrhsn Its slipping off my finger when my hands are cold and wet. I will go back to the parents' ring but TBH, no ring feels like a true wedding ring as I didn't wear any of mine at the ceremony

Maybe when we have been married 50 years we can renew our vows and I could get a new ring !

I'm just over a year out and have maybe 15 more pounds I'd like to lose. My rings are dangerously loose, so my husband bought me some ring sizers and they help. I went in and had my finger sized just out of curiosity, and I've gone from an 8 to a 6.5! That just seems crazy to me.

Anyway, I won't get them sized until I stop losing weight as I don't want to have to do it again later.

I never had an original wedding ring. 47 years ago, when I ordered my original wedding ring it never arrived in time for our wedding. The jeweller lost my request. I was heartbroken. I got married in my sister's wedding ring and chose a new ring from a different jeweller when I returned from honeymoon. Years later that ring was stolen. Then I began wearing a deceased parents ring that got too small when I started gaining weight. I bought a second-hand ring that I wear now but like [mention=415071]omrhsn[/mention] Its slipping off my finger when my hands are cold and wet. I will go back to the parents' ring but TBH, no ring feels like a true wedding ring as I didn't wear any of mine at the ceremony
Maybe when we have been married 50 years we can renew our vows and I could get a new ring !

I hope you get the ring of your dreams!

On 10/2/2022 at 7:21 AM, summerseeker said:

I never had an original wedding ring. 47 years ago, when I ordered my original wedding ring it never arrived in time for our wedding. The jeweller lost my request. I was heartbroken. I got married in my sister's wedding ring and chose a new ring from a different jeweller when I returned from honeymoon. Years later that ring was stolen. Then I began wearing a deceased parents ring that got too small when I started gaining weight. I bought a second-hand ring that I wear now but like @omrhsn Its slipping off my finger when my hands are cold and wet. I will go back to the parents' ring but TBH, no ring feels like a true wedding ring as I didn't wear any of mine at the ceremony

Maybe when we have been married 50 years we can renew our vows and I could get a new ring !

I say why wait until 50 years. Renew your vows now and get the wedding band at least. You can still do a fancy new engagement type or anniversary ring for your 50th to complement it.

My engagement ring (a year pre-op) was a 9; my wedding ring (a year POST op) is a 5. I got married at the end of September and it's already too big...ugh! I'd like to know when they're gonna start shrinking too!

My engagement ring (a year pre-op) was a 9; my wedding ring (a year POST op) is a 5. I got married at the end of September and it's already too big...ugh! I'd like to know when they're gonna start shrinking too!

Congratulations!

My rings went from an 8 to a 6.5. I held off as long as I could, using plastic ring sizers until even that got a little lose. I didn't want to go without wearing them, and I was nearly at goal anyway, so I went ahead and got them sized last month (I was 14 months post-op and only a few lbs from "goal"). I don't think I lose enough to justify sizing them again, but I wouldn't be upset even if I did.

Yeah I went to a Holiday gathering last weekend and wore some size 9 rings well I lost them all. They feel off I didn't realize and I guess now I should buy some new rings. Luckily it wasn't anything sentimental [emoji3061]

I finally got my wedding band replaced. I went down from size 12 to 9 and still it is a bit loose. I got a temporary tungsten ring for now and planning to get a silver or platinum one for our 10th wedding anniversary next year.