Almost 150 pounds gone and STILL in the same size?
I know that I have been griping a lot about my slow loss or gaining water weight in the last few days, but this is just a downer for me. I have lost almost 150 pounds and am still in a size 26/28 pant. I hear others talk about how they drop dress sizes in a matter of weeks. I am just wondering when this will happen for me? 
I know I have gone far and am doing great, but still fitting in the same size clothes is frustrating in my mental image of what I look like Is it any wonder that I still think I am 448 pounds? 
Thanks for letting me vent.
Susan }i{
I know I have gone far and am doing great, but still fitting in the same size clothes is frustrating in my mental image of what I look like Is it any wonder that I still think I am 448 pounds?
Thanks for letting me vent.
Susan }i{ 
Huggs,
Ruth 
OMG, susan. I could have written that exact same post. you're saying what i've been feeling and not been able to put into words too well.
i think that the sizes 26/28 and 30/32 are SO elasticized they allow for a whole lot of weight ranges. i also think that once you start hitting the size 26, 24... the sizes go down more quickly. (at least that's what i'm hoping for).
but, you know, i'm still thankful every day for the amount of BETTER that i feel. i tried on a shirt i had worn as an overshirt b4wls. it overlapped my body by about 8 inches. i never ever measured myself before surgery. i wasn't concerned about the scale or the sizes i just wanted to live.
that's what i take with me out the door every single day - now.
i'm alive. what will i do with this day of life i've been given?
hugs to you susan. please remember how far you've come. and enjoy.
hugs again
dorthe
Havent crossed over that bridge yet but sure wobblin that way soon I hope 
Hang in there. You'll get up one day and Poof smaller sizes. Just think about the 150 lbs you no longer sweat to tote anymore.....Hugs Margaret
You won't see it.... my advice... take someone with you... you may be in a smaller size and just not see it or realize it... I tried something on in a store and had a girlfriend there with me who told me that what I had picked out was too big.... I was shocked when the next size down fit!!!! I would have never tried it had I been alone... it seemed just fine to me.
Also buy some smaller sizes for inspiration... go to the local thrift store... buy something in smaller sizes.... a 22, a 20 ... an 18 and a 16... and then hang in the closet... try them on every once in a while... you won't think you fit them... but one day you will try them on and realize they do!!!!
This is so much of a mental journey as well... a lot of times our bodies make the leap long before our minds catch up.... Have fun
B
susan,
I am pre-op here. but I told myself a while ago. when i start to feel down because i have so much more to lose.......I'm going to go to the grocery store and put 150 pounds of dog food in my cart. then I'm going to pu**** around the store a while ..........telling myself" this used to be ON your body"!! (the fat not the dog food(lol)
congratulations on how far you have come!!!!!!!!
willby
Susan:
I find I am changing sizes fairly quickly now, BUT didn't see it until a few months ago. I am down 208 so far and now the stuff is changing.
Someone mentioned the elastic and stretch and I believe that too. I can wear zipper jeans now and could not before. Check your sizing in clothing that does not 'give'.
Bras. Geez. I tried on some a few days ago and I can wear a 44 or 46 B and C but the excess skin under my arms rolls and pokes out and does wierd stuff. I used to wear a 56 DD/DDD.
I swear I am so tickled at the loss of pounds and the excess doesn't bother me appearance wise, it's getting the clothes to fit properly.
~Tina~
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