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03-18-2008, 06:15 PM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arkansas
Posts: 20
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics December 7, 2007 Start Date:
December 7, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 250 lb Start Weight:
162 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.2 % % Lost:
December 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.9077148438 BMI Start:
27.8041992188 BMI Current:
26.6027832031 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Fashion anyone?? I thought about putting this in stupid questions but it didn't seem to fit. I'm losing weight. The tool is working. I've had plateaus and gotten through them. I will have them again. My doctor gave me great praise at my last visit, I'm following the program and doing well. I'm VERY happy about all of this! But my day started off with a terrible headache. I figured out later that it was because I was dehydrated. I had worked an event the evening before and had not had anything to drink the entire evening and then went to bed. So I woke up with that headache, then I went to my closet and found NOTHING I could wear. I say this here because I hope someone will understand. I'm happy that I'm losing, but when I say to someone, I'm having trouble finding clothes to wear, their answer is always, "It's a nice problem to have!!" Well, yes it is. BUT I STILL HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO WEAR TO WORK! How did you handle the clothing needs? I live in a small town. The local Goodwill offers next to nothing suitable. I hate to spend a lot of money on new clothes that I'm going to be sized right out of in less than a month. I have looked at Ebay, but it offers its own problems. I had grown so accustomed to the fact that I would go up and down in sizes from 16W to 22W. I never got rid of clothes, I was going up and down too much. I'm shrinking out of my only two pair of size 14 pants and all my shirts look like maternity tops. I wondered if anyone had any fashion tips that could help. How did you adjust with clothes without spending a fortune on the sizes going down. I have an executive position and can't afford to buy suits for each size. I have to look somewhat decent at work. Any fashionistas out there with advice? Last edited by Penlight : 03-18-2008 at 06:18 PM. Reason: I wasn't finished. |
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03-18-2008, 06:21 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 4,232
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
179 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
160 lb Weight Loss:
19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.197640118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.8882001837 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | hello, i find it is always a good thing when u need new clothes, it means you are doing things right!! and i love to have an excuse to go shopping, i also live in a small town, but i go to a larger town when i need clothes and my new favorite store is platos closet or even savers, i get lots of great stuff for cheep, do you have any of these in ur area?
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03-18-2008, 06:26 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,520
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | hand me downs and walmart. walmart saved my life lol.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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03-18-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,520
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | OMG i almost forgot, i found this store called steve and barry's. everything in the store is 8.99. they have clothes that you can wear to work as well as casual stuff.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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03-18-2008, 07:16 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 2,291
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
174 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1608391608 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
30.8193499622 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I don't know... I'm in the same boat, so this post definitely intrests me!
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03-18-2008, 07:30 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,241
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics On and off my whole life... Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
212 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
75 lb Weight Loss:
62 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.1324041812 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3778617937 BMI Start:
31.3035076665 BMI Current:
22.1487082546 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I haven't gotten there to much yet I had a friend who had the lap band done and she gave me like 5 pairs of pants and these are still fitting ok, but when they get to big I don't know what I will do, I don't like to spend alot of money on things that wont last so I am intrested in what others will say as well. I do have a Walmart and goodwill close haven't checked out the goodwill yet probably will.
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03-18-2008, 08:03 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Do you go to a local support group? You could start a clothing exchange there. Also, if you can sew, take in at the seams for an inch or so on both sides, that should work without the clothes looking out of proportion. More than an inch on both sides (so the total taken in is about 4 inches) can make some clothes look awry. Then again, it's going to be warmer weather. It might be time to invest in a few low cost key items that you could donate or sell on eBay or whatever later. Keep in mind, the fact that you (and others) have that problem in common, means that there are plenty of others in the same boat, actually. And with last year's weight loss surgery totalling over 200,000, you know there has to be a surplus somewhere of clothes getting to large, but still not small enough for a permanent investment. ((((((HUGS)))))
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03-18-2008, 08:39 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arkansas
Posts: 20
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics December 7, 2007 Start Date:
December 7, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 250 lb Start Weight:
162 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.2 % % Lost:
December 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.9077148438 BMI Start:
27.8041992188 BMI Current:
26.6027832031 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thank you. The Steve & Barry's idea is great, because I think there is one of those in the closest big city. I don't sew, but I could probably take in some seams! Thanks for that idea, I don't know why I didn't think of it. The closest support group is over an hour away, so I don't get there as often as I would like. Someone else sent me a private message about the wide belts that are in right now and wearing the bigger shirts with the belt. I never wore belts before so I like that idea now. Someone else told me about layering being the in thing right now and how to layer the cheap tank tops with the bigger shirts open and the appropriate jewelry to tie it together. I'm grateful for people who have the fashion sense to help with this. When I was bigger, I just wore what I could find that fit. Not a lot of fashion stuff out there for really fat people. Now that I'm getting smaller, I don't even know what my style is. Yes, shopping is fun, but knowing what to shop for and how to wisely spend my money is where I need the most help. Thanks everyone. |
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03-19-2008, 02:43 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,792
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.7564575646 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
23.7238292011 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I was blessed with having a circle of friends doing various weightloss methods and they have kept me going thru to my current size 14's. For work I have purchased basic, reasonable inexpensive items (black pants, for example) so that I have a few things that fit well and just sort of fake the accesorizing. I have also bought inexpensive jeans along the way as they are a mainstay for me.
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03-19-2008, 06:47 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,609
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Steve and Barrys along with Walmart yes! |
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