This may seem odd...

Things are starting to get too big for me now.  Some lounge pants that used to *just* fit I threw on this morning and they are baggy.  A sweat jacket that was tight now seems too big.  The thing is...it is kind of freaking me out.  I don't know why.  My sister ( 20 months out) tells me I should be estatic.  I am happy---but a little freaked out at the same time.  I *think* what I may be is scared...that the loss will stop.  I have lost before then it just stops and I am done.  I am terrified that is going to happen.  I have so much anxiety over so much it's sad.  LOL...I am a worrier so that does not help! 

Okay stop and take a deep breath. You had you insides re-routed this is not like you are on a diet and then when you are off the diet you will regain all your weight back and then some. Your stomach was the size of a cantaloupe and is now the size of an egg. Please respect the tool your surgeon has given you and you'll do great. Some simple rules to follow ie, protein, veggies, fruits and then carbs if there is still room in you new pouch will keep your weight loss on track. I am not saying you will not hit a plateau and the scale will not move sometimes for weeks. I see you just had surgery and you are going to be losing tons of weight in the beginning. Enjoy those moments because the further out you get it does get harder to lose those last few pounds. Please post often and ask any questions you may have. Sounds like you are doing fantastic. Keep up the good work and enjoy these WOW moments!!!

Hi there - I can totally relate!  I am just about three months out and am down about 54 pounds.  I bought just a few things about three weeks ago and they were tight - deliberatly - well, already they are too big.  Everyone is telling me how wonderful it is and intellectually I know they are right, however, I am a bit frustrated.  For so long my clothes did not fit, becuase of how heavy I was, and now they don't fit because of how fast I am losing the weight.

Don't get me wrong - WOW on the rate of weight loss and I am defitintely starting to see some small changes, however, I don't have the time to keep shopping and spending money that I do not have - it seems totally irrational, however, it is still how it feels.  I remember one of the support group meetings they were talking about the physical transition going much faster than the mental transition, I guess that makes all of this normal!

I am told to keep, "working the tool" and it will all fall into place and I do believe that!  I love that others feel the EXACT same things that I do.  That is why this works so well - we all GET IT!  Thanks for posting this and allowing me to vent my frustrations as well!

We were advised to consignment store shop due to the rapid changes and need for new clothing.  Take some in for some cash and pick up some new ones.  Someone just told me about a shop close to here so I am going to do that...hoping they have plus size when I still need them! 

Thanks for making me feel a little less of an oddball.

I just tried on a boatload of too big clothes!  And then some that were out of the "outgrew" bin and back in the closet! 

Hey save some of those for me for after the baby...

I had the opposite reaction... I was in the same sizes forever!!!  Drove me nuts!  Drove Jeremy nuts... I think I drove everyone nuts lol... but there is an consignment store by me... up by the Hess station...  They went up to a 2x... they had some nice stuff... but I forget their prices... and I know some girls were talking about a really nice place in Allentown... I think Lisa went there...

The store I go to is not a consignment store, so you cannot sell your stuff.  But, you can buy nice stuff cheap.  It's the Goodwill on Tilghtman Street all the way out on the west end.  I have heard that there is a good one in Trexlertown, too.  So either of them shouldn't be too far for you if you are in Fleetwood.  Send me a message and we'll go together.. Oh the places we'll go... 

It is scary...and can get expensive QUICKLY  I am still getting new clothes...last year I was about 20 pounds from goal during the summer..and I thought things would still fit...WRONG

It's weird to have your clothes falling off of you...and hard to let go of some of those "comfort" clothes...those things that always fit you...not to mention your favorites....

Definately do the consignment thing...and also buy clothes that are snug - they last longer that way.  It's very hard to wrap your head around the buying things snug....because whenever we bought things that we would *hope* we would fit into one day - let's face it - rarely did we ever!  They tended to be lost in the back of the closet never to be seen again.

Don't worry - it WILL be exciting!