DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT SIZE?

welcome back, kerri! don't stay away for too long, we all need each other around here! it is nice to know i am not alone. i also get discouraged when i try something on and it doesn't fit. and its weird, but i feel embarrassed too. like everyone knows i am trying something on and it doesn't fit! sometimes i think i am absolutely crazy! thank you and congrats to you, too! you are doing awesome and even if it takes a little time, we will all be here to celebrate with ya when you hit ONEderland! hugssss

Well I HATED wearing jeans last year because they were a size 28/30 and let me tell you that size on someone who is only 5'4 looked terrible and the legs were always too big so it made everything worse blaaaaaaaa. I'm proud to say that I bought a Size 22 and a Size 20 because they both fit perfect. So I figure I'm some where in between sizes. I weighed 325 when I started and now I'm at 254 so I have about 100 pounds to go. I hope to be a Size 10 when all is said and done. I'm one of those people who look better with a fuller figure (big bones, big boobs and Latin). Good luck everyone on whatever goal you set for yourself.

oh wow, i hear ya about the pants being too big in the legs and making everything look worse! even now, my tummy is the worst part of me, maybe due to having 3 kids (or maybe it could be lack of exercise). so, even my size 12's that still fit ok in the waist are real loose in the legs and butt. the things i find to complain about! you are doing just great! you have already come a long way, be proud and keep up the good work! hugssss

Hi! My gosh you are going to be at goal in no time. That is sooo wonderful. I am really hoping to get into a 10. Don't know if I will make it but I am going to hope anyway. I am into a 14 now but they are getting loose and a 12 is snug but it really depends on the brand and store I get it from. I would love to fit into my wedding dress which is 34 years old. If I get that small (a 10 back then) I will celebrate!!!!!! Then pray I am not losing to much. Ha like that would ever happen. My doctor wants me at 135 but I think we will just have to wait and see if I can even get that low. You look wonderful and I think obsessing is a way of life for us at the moment. If not about size about weight or food. We will get over it in time. Keep up the awesome job!!! Deloris 309/288/190/135

thanks deloris for your kind words, as always! i love you guys! wow, you are doing soooo good. no doubt, i think you will make your doc's goal. that would be so awesome to put that 34 year old dress on...what a wow moment that will be! hugssssss

OH MY!!! MARY jo...your word**** me hard in this thread...even though you lost weight it has helped you feel better about you...well i will be the first to jump in here and say i am battling the same problem big time. I mean i lost 112 lbs why arent i happy. I guess i am learning that weight effected somethings but wasnt the cause of all my problems. MY problems are still here as i thin down. ITS hard. AND i keep hearing its gonna take a bit for our eyes to catch up to our bodies.....its weird. NEXT week my surgeon has a special session with a pscy. person for $15 co pay and im signed up. I think its its not the cure to everything troubling us! HANG IN THERE! lOVE YA lisa

i was glad to read your reply! i wondered if i was the only one feeling this way. i didn't want to ask anyone though! you know, since the very beginning, i have wondered if i am going to never be satisfied. i wonder if i do reach goal, am i going to say "5 more lbs". i know i don't see ME the way other people see me. it happens at work everyday, comments that people make...and i just don't see it. hopefully our eyes will catch up eventually, but i too am going to talk to my doctor about my feelings and thoughts. we will see what he thinks. thanks for stepping up and letting me know i am not alone! love ya!

I also care about size. How tall are you? I am 5 5" and I am currently at 173-171. It goes up and down. I am now wearing a size 12. My goal weight is 138. I am about 35 pounds away from goal. My boyfriend tells me that I look like I weigh less. I am wondering if this is because prior to surgery I worked out like crazy. I would ride my bike 80-100 miles a week. I also hired a personal trainer to work with me for 3 months. I think this helped me to form muscles and shape that I never really lost. To be honest, I went through a lot of complications after surgery and I really stopped working out. It wasn't until recently that I started to become more active again. If you can afford it, hire a personal trainer for at least 3 months. I think it was worth the expense. I will probably do this early in the Spring. I can't afford the expense right now with the holidays near.

hey diana! i am 5'2''. i figure height and how people carry their weight makes a big difference in the size of our clothes. people never thought i was "big enough" to have surgery and when i told them my wieght, they never thought i weighed as much as i did. even now, people have told me they think i weigh around 120 now. i wish! i also need to be more active. i definitely cannot afford to hire a personal trainer. i am a single mom of 3 and can barely afford my bills! all i can do is stuff at home, but i am not even faithful with that. i need to get on the ball! hugsssss

Girl, you are a size 10 How awesome is that. I cannot remember being under a size 16, so just to get to single digits will tickle me pink!