Sizes??

Okay, I had surgery Nov. 10th and am down 116lbs. now, my question is this I weight 195lbs. now, what size should I try on? This sounds silly I know but I was in a 30 something before surgery and I go to the thrift store to buy usually, and they don't have a fitting room. Also has anyone looked into plastics yet? Thanks so much for the info.

It will depend on how tall you are, and where you carry the bulk of the remaining weight. For me I am 5'7 and as of today 188 lbs. I wear XL tops, could prolly wear a L but I like my shirts to cover my hips and not cling to my stomach skin rolls. I wear Large stretch pants, or between 14-16 depending on make. If you are thifting, find a few and experiment, say a 20, 18, 16....if the 20 fits, use the other 2 as "goal" clothes. I do that, buy something I knew is one or two sizes too small, and keep it on my dresser, try it on every once in awhile till the day it fits, then I buy a few more in that size. Good Luck and have fun! Michelle 324/188/ 150-160ish

Hiya Connie, Even if you dont actually buy there, go into a retail store and try on various sizes and see what works best. There is no purchase requried As far as plastics go, I spoke to my surgeon about it when I saw him the end of June and he said it is still too early to talk about it even though I am very close to goal. As of today I have 4 lbs to my goal. I already past his goal 3 lbs ago, lol. I am thinking that on my next visit with him, at the end of September that I am going to really start pushing it because even though I will still be less than a year out I cant see me losing much more by that time and I am sure the process takes quite a while what with insurance approvals and stuff. Congrats on 116 lbs gone for good!! Keep up the good work!! God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea 223/127/123

I had surgery 11/22 and I still weight 207 at 5'6" I wear a 16 jeans, 6-8 stretch pants, but bought a size 12 zip up pants yesterday! i like my shirts a little longer also (stupid belly) So I buy 16-18 button down and an XL shirt. I mentioned plastics to my PCP and he laughed and said not yet. I have more wt to loose yet anyways.. but my goodness the girls are bad. hugs,