I haven't worn this since I bought it, and pretty much a couple of years later, I finally feel confident enough to wear it!

Please ignore the dirty mirror & white socks ??

Edited October 16, 20241 yr by Bypass2Freedom

You look great. Isn’t it awesome. I called it shopping my closet. I am lazy so I’ve got all different sizes in there still from when I lost with my sleeve. They are all disorganized so I really need to take a couple of days and organize them but I have pulled out a few things that I haven’t been able to wear in a while and it felt really good.

You look great. Isn’t it awesome. I called it shopping my closet. I am lazy so I’ve got all different sizes in there still from when I lost with my sleeve. They are all disorganized so I really need to take a couple of days and organize them but I have pulled out a few things that I haven’t been able to wear in a while and it felt really good.

gorgeous!

I couldn’t see anything on your mirror but your mentioning it reminded me. I did a very similar pic in my mirror to show a friend some shorts to ask if she thought they were too short and I couldn’t figure it out because the shorts and my top were black and looked like they had lint on them (a lot of lint). I kept looking down and there was nothing but when I looked into the mirror I would see it again. Well I finally figured out that it was my mirror that hadn’t been cleaned since the day before my surgery because I was a model patient and didn’t do anything like that requiring bending for. 6 whole weeks. I was like OMG that’s my mirror!! Now i’m not Suzy sparkle by any means but it’s never been so bad I thought I was covered in lint. ?

13 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

You look great. Isn’t it awesome. I called it shopping my closet. I am lazy so I’ve got all different sizes in there still from when I lost with my sleeve. They are all disorganized so I really need to take a couple of days and organize them but I have pulled out a few things that I haven’t been able to wear in a while and it felt really good.

Thank you!

I honestly feel like I have bagged up so many clothes! I am surprised I am left with anything ? In all honesty, this dress is probably a bit too big, but I don't want to part with it just yet!

It is so lovely to hear you have been able to wear some of the things you didn't feel able to previously, and that you feel good about it! As you should!

12 hours ago, AmberFL said:

gorgeous!

Thank you so much ❤️

10 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

I couldn’t see anything on your mirror but your mentioning it reminded me. I did a very similar pic in my mirror to show a friend some shorts to ask if she thought they were too short and I couldn’t figure it out because the shorts and my top were black and looked like they had lint on them (a lot of lint). I kept looking down and there was nothing but when I looked into the mirror I would see it again. Well I finally figured out that it was my mirror that hadn’t been cleaned since the day before my surgery because I was a model patient and didn’t do anything like that requiring bending for. 6 whole weeks. I was like OMG that’s my mirror!! Now i’m not Suzy sparkle by any means but it’s never been so bad I thought I was covered in lint. ?

Yeah...I really need to clean it ? Thing is, I just end up getting distracted by cleaning other things and then it is out of my mind until I look at pictures like this one haha!

Time to get the lint roller out ?

Oh I love your post. Fab photos too. Enjoy wearing that dress - you totally own it.

Looking good @Bypass2Freedom. You’re lucky to be able to shop your wardrobe. I had high hopes but kept missing my window: wrong season or dropped another size before getting the chance. Even had a couple of things that just didn’t fit the same because of how I was losing (lost faster in some areas) so my body shape was different.

Oh, dirty mirrors. Was putting makeup on in a mirror at my mother’s yesterday. Everything was blurry so I thought something was wrong with my contact lens. Put some drops in, moved them about. Still blurry. Then I realised my mum’s cleaner must not have used a clean cloth to wipe/polish over the mirror after cleaning it & so it was scummy. Wiped it down & my vision was crystal clear. ?

Very nice dress ?

On 10/18/2024 at 12:01 AM, Spinoza said:

Oh I love your post. Fab photos too. Enjoy wearing that dress - you totally own it.

Thank you so much! ❤️ I think I am going to wear it for an event in November (providing it isn't too baggy by then ?) x

On 10/18/2024 at 4:41 AM, Arabesque said:

Looking good @Bypass2Freedom. You’re lucky to be able to shop your wardrobe. I had high hopes but kept missing my window: wrong season or dropped another size before getting the chance. Even had a couple of things that just didn’t fit the same because of how I was losing (lost faster in some areas) so my body shape was different.

Oh, dirty mirrors. Was putting makeup on in a mirror at my mother’s yesterday. Everything was blurry so I thought something was wrong with my contact lens. Put some drops in, moved them about. Still blurry. Then I realised my mum’s cleaner must not have used a clean cloth to wipe/polish over the mirror after cleaning it & so it was scummy. Wiped it down & my vision was crystal clear. ?

Thanks lovely! Genuinely I don't think there is much of my wardrobe left to wear! I had to get some work clothes yesterday because I only had 1 skirt and 1 set of trousers to wear and they were just falling off me - but UK sizing is awful! I have a skirt in UK 14, a pair of jeans in UK 16 & some smart work trousers in UK 18 - make it make sense ?

I completely get what you are saying about the body shape being different - it really gets in the way of actually knowing what will fit and when!!

That is so funny ?? I am glad to hear your vision problems were solved by a good wipe down haha. I still haven't cleaned my mirror!

15 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Very nice dress ?

Thank you! I feel blessed that I can actually wear it now. Not that I couldn't before, but I just didn't feel like it was 'me' ?