14

The size that everyone hates and wants to get out of is the size I feel pretty close to solid in now and am happy about. Many 16's are swimming on me, and some 14's are too tight. But I put on a pair of boot cut Levi's in a size 14 last night and they fit. They are snug in the legs, but fit great in the waist. Anyway, everyone was remarking on how good they looked on me and asked if I had lost more weight. Every once in awhile I lose a pound but it's definitely not the 10 lbs a month I was seeing a couple years ago. Wish I could relive those days for a few months. One of these days I'll get a full body shot taken and you can see. People keep telling me I look smaller and sometimes I feel the same way, but other days I feel like a big ol' cow. Hey - guess what? That means I'm normal! Dina

It's funny....when I was a 26, I would have KILLED to be a 14. Now, I'm not happy with my 14s. I guess it's all about perspective. There's no question....you're a beautiful girl!

Well thank you - and right back atcha! You know what's funny? I thought the picture on the boards was your after but looking at your profile you got even prettier (and you were before as well) and younger! How the hell did you do that? You need to change that thumbnail when you get a chance!!! Dina

I know, I keep forgetting to forward a better picture, lol....and thanks for the compliment, too!!! I hope, when I'm 40 I still look younger, that'd be soooooo nice!

Actually you can change your own picture now. Just go to the main message board (http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/) and choose the User Settings. You can upload a new pic right there on your own. Just make sure you have the picture cropped and sized to 100x100 pixels and you are good to go! Dina

I know what you mean! I Was also a 26 at surgery, and thought I will be so happy to get to a 14. I can where some 12's even some 10's, but I know I can fit into any 14 in the store, but still not happy. I quit weighing myself and only go by how my clothes fit. My best friend had the surgery almost a year after I did, starting in the same size I did, and she is like a 5 or 6 now. It is just your body type, where you stop I think. You look great and give yourself a pat on the back! Who would have thought we would find a way to shed those pounds! Anne

Thanks Anne! I do try to remind myself often of how grateful I am to be where I am today as opposed to 2-3 years ago. To be honest, anything beyond my weight loss now are just vanity pounds. But hey - I still want them to get lost! Dina

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Dina!!!!! You're normal. You are the size of the average American woman. I think it's wonderful and I'm especially proud of you because I know what a struggle you've had. You've hung in there and slowly, but surely, you're getting there. Hugs, Connie

i like everyone else here was so unhappy with the size 26/28 and prayed to be just a 16. I swore to god that I'd be so happy for the rest of mylife if I only wore a size 16! he blessed me I made it to that size 16 then lost more and then some more and then ended up in a size 10/8!!!!! what did i do to deserve going way past what my dream size was??? for over a year i was thrilled at my size. estatic of my weight. unbeileveably happy at my look. then the 2nd year hit. why was i only a size 10/8? why was i not losing weight? why did i look so fat? WAS I NUTS?????? i needed to go back and read my scrap book to connect with what i was before and what i was now. i still think i'm fat. i'd still like to wear a size 6 on a permanet basis but i should complain? i'm going to live a whole lot longer now! I guess we truely are "skinny" now in how we look and how we think. My skinny daughter size 1/2 watches what she eats, excersizes daily, to maintain her figure. she is healthy at her height and weight. but she worries too just like i do. we do the same things. i do believe i worry more about gaining becasue of my past history. one of the things i love to do on this site is look at the before/after pictures. isn't it amazing? the changes all for the positive that so many of us have done. I'm in awe. we are a fantastic group of people. that 14 will soon be a single digit! good luck and god bless, pam