I started bawling in Kmart
So I have been cruising thrift stores and cheap clothing stores on my lunch breaks. Today I was in kmart and decided to try on some 3x tops to check length to see if I could wear them in the fall. The first top I tried on fit me! I started bawling. Their stuff used to run so small it never occured to me to try. Of course the others were too small, and I'm just barely too fat for their big man belts. But ihave two new 3x shirts!!!! I'm so... In disbelief.
THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. WHAT A GREAT FEELING THAT HAD TO BE. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THEY WILL ALL FIT YOU AND THE ONES YOU BOUGHT WILL BE TOO BIG. THE THRIFT STORES ARE PROBALBY YOUR BEST BET SINCE YOU WILL OUTSHRINK YOUR CLOTHES SO FAST..
ENJOY THE WOW MOMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. 
Teresa S.
Beginning Weight 303 Surgery weight 236 Amount lost by surgery date 67lbs
Starting BMI 63.3 Surgery BMI 49.3 Goal Weight 125 Goal BMI 26.1
In Order To Change...a Caterpillar must have the faith of a Butterfly
VERY nice. 3X is almost "regular person size" in my book. Pretty soon you'll be in clothes with NO X's!! (OK, this will take a little time, but you are headed in that direction). CONGRATULATIONS. Enjoy.
I think if I ever get to shop in regular clothing stores again, I'll just be overwhelmed with all the CHOICES. I won't know where to start. It will be a good problem to have!!
I think if I ever get to shop in regular clothing stores again, I'll just be overwhelmed with all the CHOICES. I won't know where to start. It will be a good problem to have!!
Food is for sissies. REAL women exist on skim milk, protein powder, broth and air..... 
That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy for you. It's neat to be able to wear something from a "normal" store again.
I don't think I could handle clothes shopping in Kmart again. When I think of my most frustrating clothing moments, they were pretty much all in Kmart. If I went in there now and found something cute that fit, I'd start bawling too.
I remember going school shopping there when I was going into 7th or 8th grade. I'd go into the fitting room and the biggest size they had was too small (can't remember the number), but I'd squeeze myself in and tell myself I'd lose the weight after a couple weeks of P.E. It never worked.
So I'd have this little stack of too-small jeans that got washed once and never worn. And I had one pair of "expensive" jeans that we'd bought at the fat lady store that actually fit. I'd wash them every night and eventually have to fix the inside of the thighs by whatever means necessary: sewing, iron on patches, cloth patches, staples, etc. I think I duct taped them once -- but the tape ended up sticking to my thighs.
Ugh. I'm so glad that now I'm not as poor as I was growing up.
It's neat to be able to wear something from a "normal" store again. I don't think I could handle clothes shopping in Kmart again. When I think of my most frustrating clothing moments, they were pretty much all in Kmart. If I went in there now and found something cute that fit, I'd start bawling too.
I remember going school shopping there when I was going into 7th or 8th grade. I'd go into the fitting room and the biggest size they had was too small (can't remember the number), but I'd squeeze myself in and tell myself I'd lose the weight after a couple weeks of P.E. It never worked.
So I'd have this little stack of too-small jeans that got washed once and never worn. And I had one pair of "expensive" jeans that we'd bought at the fat lady store that actually fit. I'd wash them every night and eventually have to fix the inside of the thighs by whatever means necessary: sewing, iron on patches, cloth patches, staples, etc. I think I duct taped them once -- but the tape ended up sticking to my thighs.
Ugh. I'm so glad that now I'm not as poor as I was growing up.
One food makes you larger, and one food makes you small...
u and i had the same experiences growing up.. ahhh the "fat lady store." memeoriessssss... and getting yelled at cuz they were way to expensive.. an i better not ruin them etc.. u would think they would make the inner thighs of those pants more durable... lol wash n wear 5 days straight wore mine out in less then 3 months.. iron on patchs were great.. strangest feeling ever is... last summer... i couldnt even fit in the biggest fat lady jeans... now im wearing 28's and lose 3x's from walmart 
wait till u can buy pants and panties in packs..!!!
that was my WOW! and not even in the largest size they have... Woot! (i hated buying over priced clothes from a catalog and it never fitting right, can u tell?) ooooo and think of all the summer tops next summer Most Active
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