Shoe size dreams
I've seen several posts where people said their feet change sizes after surgery. It has me dreaming of a shoe size where I can go into a store and buy shoes. I don't know if it is in the cards for me, I wore a size 11 in high school and at a normal weight, but now I wear a 12/13 wide, and would sure love to be back at a size 11.
I'd love to hear your stories of shrinking feet to fuel my motivation. :)
Thanks in advance for sharing.
Vsg April 25th 2016 with Benjamin Shadle.
Starting weight 351, surgery weight 331
M1 -22.2 M2 - 14.2 M3 -8.9 M4 - 12.1 M5 - 4.7
8/22/2016 Lost 60.1 since surgery. Lost 78.2 overall.
Goals: 1)Get under 300 - done! Yeah! 2) Get under 280 (Yeah met this on 8/10/16) 3)Get under 268 (stay tuned!)
on 12/22/15 4:01 pm
Not sure how much you have to lose but after only losing 50 lbs my shoes are too big. Sneakers have to be pulled really tight to make them narrow enough and they are still a tad too long. I will need to go shoe shopping after the holidays. Not sure yet if we are talking a whole size down or just a half a size and narrower. But yes your shoe size will change.
I wore a size 10 pre-RNY and after losing 200 pounds I still wear a 10 
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Shoe sizes do change fairly often, but I wouldn't bet on it. I was a 14 4E before, and still am. I wouldn't spend a lot on shoes until you find out for sure.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
on 12/22/15 5:08 pm, edited 12/22/15 11:35 am - WI
I went from an 8 1/2 to a 7 1/2. I don't know how or why they got smaller, but they did. My shoes were falling off my feet as I got closer to goal.
HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)
VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010
Definitely wait n see as far as the shoe size thing goes. For me I did go down in width which was a wide but now it's regular. Normally I'm still a size 10, but I might get away with a 9 & 1/2. I think it really depends on the manufacturer. Some run small, others big, etc etc. It'll be fun to try out new sizes in the meantime though.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
Mine changed.. From 10 to 9.5 .... Then a few years later I am back to 10 - 10.5... With only 20lbs bounce back regain..
So don't give away some shoes even if your feel shrink. Just in cases.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
