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Obviously for most of us, when we loose weight we change the way we dress. Different sizes and different cuts, not to mention different choices all have an impact. But what I'm curious about - is how has losing weight impacted your sense of style and fashion? When I was 335 and a size 24, I gravitated towards wide leg pants, fit and flare dresses (always in winter with opaque tights) because it was a favorable profile for my waist-to-hip ratio. I always wore long sleeve tops or dresses (never sleeveless, hated my arms) and also chose a lot of V-neck tops and sweaters. Finding a blazer that wasn't like a box over my top was challenging, so I rarely wore them even though I love the look of a tailored blazer. I never wore heels, they were just too tough on my feet with 14 hour work days and living and commuting in NYC. I never wore any skirts shorter than a midi (if at all) because I didn't like the way my legs looked and I hadn't owned a pair of shorts in 15 years. I didn't mind wearing more form fitting dresses and tops, but it would always be a measured choice with the shapewear that invariably went under it. I tended to lean towards classic, tailored cuts and shopped a lot at Eloquii (avoiding things that were too trendy), Talbots and Nordstrom. Now that I am a size 10/12 and have lots of options, I find myself really enjoying fashion and style. I like the way pencil skirts look on me and I am now comfortable with knee length dresses and skirts. I don't wear shapewear (but I do wear tight shaping panties if I am wearing a clingy skirt). I am starting to develop a kind of sexy professional style that is fun and funky - mixing up prints and pastels, wearing shorter length pants and different shape pants and lots of skirts! I am getting transition pieces at Asos (good bang for the buck, but beware their clothes are sized huge, so order down in sizes). I am still loosing so not buying a lot of clothes - but today I subscribed to Rent the Runway to rent different designer pieces and can't wait to mix it up and create a new sense of chic style with a new me. So how is your new body influencing your sense of fashion? What are you wearing that you never thought you would wear? And oh! don't be afraid to post pics of your new found fashionable selves!

Yes! I know. I keep thinking about months from now - how I will feel. Trying to keep focused on that when my emotions get the best of me. I start my clear liquids tomorrow. Thanks for the response!

Hi there! September will be here before you know it! Are you nervous at all? I was so anxious and nervous this am I was thinking of backing out but I’m confident now after speaking with people on these boards that all will be ok.

My husband went to WLS 20 years. Overweight his entire life. I supported him fully as the calls to Rescue we’re becoming more frequent with his diabetes, heart, BP and sleep apnea. In fact, I qualified for the sleeve with my diabetes, asthma and HBP. He was scared. I went first. It was a piece of cake, a few hours in the hospital, no pain pills, and walking a mall a few days later. My husband knows this surgery saved his life. He is down 100 lbs, He loves living, , traveling, and buying clothes. I was only SCARED he would NOT have the surgery!

If you take the medicine and that doesn’t work, try prune juice.

I had rotor cuff surgery and it took me quite awhile to wake up from the anesthesia. Fast forward eight years,when I told my wife that I was getting WLS she wasn't supportive at all. She worried that I would not wake up this time. I told her that I was going ahead with the surgery (Doctors had no problem with the effects of anesthesia) and that if she wasn't supportive she couldn't be a part of the journey. I would find another family member to be by my side. After careful thought she changed her position. I'm so glad she did, I really needed her to be with me and to be a part of this. Sometimes it isn't lack of support but fear of the unknown that stops others from supporting us.

BTW, my wife has been amazingly supportive since my operation and during recovery. I think it she was experiencing the same doubts that we all experience before surgery, but she has been nothing but supportive since then.

i can’t even picture a day where heels won’t hurt my feet 🤣

Sillykitty you’re a woman after my own heart!