Question:
Has anyone lost a shoe size?
I am just curious to know if anyone has lost a shoe size due to their dramatic weight loss? — Tracy S. (posted on June 27, 2001)
June 27, 2001
I am 5 months post op. -83 lbs. I was a size 10 and now into a 9 but the
width of my foot has also shrunk. Time for new shoes. Goody!
— Vel K.
June 27, 2001
Yes, I'm almost 3 months post and I've lost a size from a 9 to an 8. Also,
I can no longer wear wide with shoes. Hooray, I love shoe shopping!!!
— bek4901
June 27, 2001
I went from a 10WW to a 9M. I LOVE buying new shoes now :-)
— Diana T.
June 27, 2001
i am 7 months post-op, lost 115 lbs., and 1 whole shoe size
— Kimberly Novak
June 27, 2001
I am 9 months post op and I have lost 144 lbs. I started a 10 1/2 W and
now I am 8 1/2 regular. That was one of the first things to start
shrinking. Its just one of those places you didn't realize was also
overweight...
— Sherri M.
June 28, 2001
I am one month post op. I have lost a shoe size from 11W to 10W or M. I
have never had problems with retenting water, however, I guess so. I went
up a shoe size 16 yrs ago with the birth of my daughter.
— Cynthia J.
June 28, 2001
I am back to my regular 8-8.5, following the steady weight gain up to 9-9.5
W... Love shoes, they always fit, and are easy to shop for!
— Karen R.
June 28, 2001
I not only went from a size 8 1/2-9 to 7 1/2, my ear lobes got smaller! I
bought a beautiful pair antique hoop earrings through an online auction
about two years before I had my surgery. I didn't realize that they were
childern's earrings. When I got them, I couldn't close them. There just
too much ear and not enough earring. Well, now I wear them all the time!
— Sharyle L.
June 28, 2001
I've gone from size 81/2 to size 71/2 in 4 months. I think it has alot to
do with retaining less fluid.
— Meredith A.
August 12, 2001
I had surgery on 3/27/01, have lost 83 pounds and 1 shoe size. I was a size
11 W and now I am in 10 regular.
— Christine J.
September 30, 2001
My surgery was 08/31/01. I have lost a total of 75 lbs (40 pre-op and 35
post-op) I went from a size 12 to a size 11. What a great feeling!
— Lori H.
September 30, 2001
Yes, actually, I have. When I had my VBG on June 4th of this year, I was
wearing a 8 1/2 wide width. Now....I'm wearing just a plain 8. No wide
width. It is amazing!! Just wish it was as noticeable everywhere
else!!!Markita
— Markita S.
December 28, 2001
Yes, after losing 150 pounds my shoe size has decreased from a size 10.5W
to a size 8.
— Jackie L.
April 4, 2002
Well I would say definatly yes. I am 6 weeks post op and I have already
gone from a 10W to a 9.5 regular and a 9 wide will fit as well...Keep
Smilin.. Donna
— swtnsxy0219
November 24, 2002
I am 2 months post op. Pre surgery my foot was a 9 wide. I just bought a
new pair of shoes a size 8 reg,my shoe size as a teenager.
— Jackie C.
November 24, 2002
I've only lost about 100 pounds.. and I have about that much more to lose..
I've lost at least 1/2 size in many shoes... and a whole size in others...
I'm walking right out of my old shoes. Good luck!
— Lisa C.
January 2, 2003
I am 2 mos. post-op and I was wearing a 13WW before surgery and now I am
wearing a 12W. I was literally walking out of my shoes!
— Carlyne D.
January 14, 2003
since having my surgery 2 years ago,i went from a size 10 shoe to a size 8
shoe. this change actually occured before i was 1 year post-op. i LOVE
the look of my new, smaller, SKINNY feet!!!!
— Kimberly Novak
January 15, 2003
I thought I was the ONLY one who had!! 1 month out and about 35 pounds
gone, I dropped from a size 11 to a 10. Never knew my feet were so fat!
Now if I can get rid of my chubby cheeks, I'd be one happy girl! Who am I
kidding, I'm already a happy girl!!!! Good Luck to you...
— Siddy I.
January 15, 2003
I was quickly strutting across a busy street in Philadelphia feelin' like I
looked goooooood in my new suit and high heels and I actually walked out of
my shoes! There they were in the middle of the street. I had to turn
around and get them!
— Yolanda J.
January 15, 2003
Oddly, no (I'm the weirdo here!). I thought I'd lose at least half a shoe
size after losing 111 pounds, but my feet are holding steady at size 8.
Rings are another story, though. ;)
— Suzy C.
March 15, 2004
Yes Tracey I have lost a least one shoe size! I have never been able to
wear women's shoes and it was extremely frustrating. but since my surgery I
am now able to find and wear women's shoes, I even found a pair of heels to
wear to my daughters wedding. My feet haven't shrunk in lenght but in
width.
— Barbara S.
March 15, 2004
That was my first clue I'd lost weight!! I was about a month out and for
the life of me could not tell I'd lost an oz. I went out shopping and
walked right out of my shoes. It was so bad I had to buy a new pair right
then. I went from a size 11 to a 10. ~Sidney~ Open RNY 10-23-02 down 140+
— Siddy I.
March 15, 2004
That was the one thing I could never figure out during my weight loss, I
never dropped shoe sizes while dropping clothes sizes. I actually lost all
my weight before I finally dropped shoe sizes, I was a ten and am now
wearing 8's. Good luck!
— Sandy M.
March 15, 2004
Yes...I will be 1 yr out the 31st of this month and I went from wearing a
size 8 (8 1/2 in some sandles) back to a 7. It's weird how that happens.
(smiles)
— Renee B.
June 23, 2004
Yes, I went from an 8 1/2 wide to an 8 medium as I was losing weight. It
did create another expense. New shoes all around.
— Sally B.
June 10, 2005
Yep! And it totally blew me away too. I went from a size 8 in woman's to
a size 6-1/2!
— capodo
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