Holy mother of pearl!!

[sweetbean70 2]

HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL! I was banded on 6/8/09 and my best friend was banded 3 weeks later. My mother had gastric bypass surgery 3 days before Thanksgiving. Between the 3 of us, we have lost nearly 200lbs. :rolleyes2: At the time of our surgeries, I was a snug size 28W, my best friend was a size 32W, and my mom a 26W.

This past weekend, we all went through our closets and took out anything that currently doesn't fit or will not fit in the upcoming warm weather season. We had a total of twelve 22 gallon totes full of clothes ranging in sizes from 30/32 (4X) to 22/24 (2X). We also had 6 winter coats added to the pile.

We are planning of having a MAJOR yard sale come this May. I'm sure that by that time, we will have even more clothes in totes. I hope we can make a pretty penny on the clothing (Avenue, CJ Banks, Fashion Bug, Romans, Jessica London, Chadwicks, JMS, etc.) because I will not have any clothes that fit me once warmer weather rolls around :thumbup: and will need the funds to purchase a new wardrobe.

[ladykcusa 1]

Sincere congratulations to all 3 of you. Have fun shopping and wearing all those new clothes - plus enjoy the empty closets and cleaning out all those items that no longer fit. :rolleyes2:

[btrieger 21]

Congrats to all of you!! Looks like you have a tight support network set up to support each other.

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Rock on!!! You are all doing awesome! And doesn't it just feel SOOO good to say goodbye to those sizes?!?!

[minimeme 1]

I am having issue with clothing also. My old clothes are way too big, but I dont want to buy any new ones because I wont be in them long enough to justify the expense. So for now, I am using safety pins on my tops and draw strings on my pants.

[ladykcusa 1]

My son-in-law had gastric bypass and has lost 170 lbs. Not yet at his goal and he has been shopping @ thrift stores until he reaches his size. Has found has real bargains.

[ididit35 0]

Congratulations!!!

[arthukd 1]

Have you considered a consignment shop? I haven't had much luck selling clothes at a yard sale.

[happy2lose 0]

I recently cleaned out my closet and was able to take my nicer clothing to an upscale consignment store. By selling my clothing this way I will get more money for my clothes then I would by having a yard sale and also don't have to subject myself to the rude remarks of yard sale people who don't want big size clothing. Just a thought you all may want to consider.

Congratulations on your combined success, that is awesome and I'm so glad you all have the support of one another.

Donna

[Marine mom 3]

that is terrific! There ought to be a clothes exchange board here!

[bigbaby 4]

Congratulations!!!

I had a sale when my clothing size changed and made over 1000.00 (by myself). The key is advertising. I posted it on craigslist, e-mailed it to all of my friends and asked them to forward it to their friends and spent $34.00 to have it advertised in the newspaper.

It was a great investment. People were calling me prior to the sale wanting to come over.

Good luck!!!!