Exercise Clothes for Skinny People?

Gwen M.
on 7/6/17 6:25 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I'm a skinny person?! Or on my way to that? Weirdness.

I'm not currently wearing exercise clothes because I'm not exercising, but yesterday I wore one of my Under Armour shirts and it's a XS (their smallest size) and it was baggy. And this is before I've even had my UBL/BL..

I know I'll want/need well fitting, and preferably compression, exercise clothing once I'm able to exercise again and it seems like I'll have un-sized UA. So where the heck do smaller people even get exercise clothing?!

I realize I'll have this issue with my every day clothing as well, but I'm not as picky about that stuff.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Gwen M.
on 7/6/17 10:54 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I'm actually hoping for some non-UA suggestions. I'm wearing their smallest size now and they're loose. But thanks!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

LettingLayneyLoose
on 7/8/17 4:36 am

My sister-in-law is tiny and has trouble finding clothes small enough. She wears a lot of Lululemon workout clothes. Have you tried there?

I really like Gap fit workout wear too, but I'm not sure on sizing at the small end since I'm not there yet. It may be worth taking a look at the size chart online - I found it very accurate for me. I think it fits smaller than UA because my XL UA running tights were a full size bigger than my XL gap running tights.

HW: 299 CW: 165 GW: 150

Started Optifast on April 21, 2017 at 248lbs through the Ontario Bariatric Network medical program.

NANNY13
on 7/10/17 2:34 pm
WLS on 12/21/15

I wear children's sizes a lot and boys work better for me than girl's. They are a whole lot less expensive, too! I bought 10-12 in girl's bathing suit bottoms, though and they worked great for me this year.

Laura in Texas
on 7/13/17 12:04 pm

Are those women's XS's? My 12 year old daughter who is 93 pounds and very lean wears XS in women's sizes and they fit her. She can even wear small in some things. We usually get our exercise clothing from Academy or Wal-Mart. My daughter always finds things to fit her. Junior sizes run a lot smaller than women's so that may be a good option for you.

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."

Gwen M.
on 7/13/17 12:06 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

Yes, those are women's XSs. My upper body is pretty tiny which is weird. Checking out the junior section is a GREAT idea. Thank you!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

MissNexxie
on 7/23/17 7:54 am
VSG on 04/30/14

I like the Old Navy compression leggings a lot - they seem durable with good tightness and are often on sale. For upper I really like Calvin Klein's sports bras. Great compression. Usually get them on sale at Macy's.

I mean bras like this one, not the strappy frou frou kind:

https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-Klein-Performance-Womens-Jamaica/dp/B06XF7PDDH/ref=sr_1_12/135-6632651-1802056?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1500821487&sr=1-12&nodeID=1044990&psd=1&refinements=p_89%3ACalvin+Klein

Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!

jess9395
on 7/23/17 8:06 am - Pismo Beach, CA

I've developed a huge Lululemon addiction! They go quite small--their sizing is odd its 2=xxs, 4=xs, 6=s, 8=m, 10=L, 12=xl.

And if they are still too big they have a kids line Ivivia.

For compression try their tight stuff tights or their all the right places crops.

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