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Ok so you know how you put on your clothes and they don't quiet fit. Somehow they didn't grow and you did. Well it looks like my clothes and I are both the same size now!!! Prior to having the surgery I was surely supposed to wear an 18, but my vanity would not let me buy anything larger than a 16. So needless to say I would be in pain for most of the day because my pants would be attempting to fit around my midsection that was clearly too large. I would rub that pink/red line around my waist when I took my clothes off or wear those girtles to try to create a barrier between the too tight pants and my belly. Well NOT ANYMORE!! My pants now require a belt to keep them up as I tug on them through most of the day without the belt.

Please share, I know I'm not the only one who's clothes didn't continue to grow as we grew and certainly not the only one who can finally fit the once extra tight stuff.

It is actually happening!!

Oh yeah and since my first fill 4.5ccs in a 10cc band, my appetite has really decreased and I dont really ever think about food.

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Ok so you know how you put on your clothes and they don't quiet fit. Somehow they didn't grow and you did. Well it looks like my clothes and I are both the same size now!!! Prior to having the surgery I was surely supposed to wear an 18, but my vanity would not let me buy anything larger than a 16. So needless to say I would be in pain for most of the day because my pants would be attempting to fit around my midsection that was clearly too large. I would rub that pink/red line around my waist when I took my clothes off or wear those girtles to try to create a barrier between the too tight pants and my belly. Well NOT ANYMORE!! My pants now require a belt to keep them up as I tug on them through most of the day without the belt.

Please share, I know I'm not the only one who's clothes didn't continue to grow as we grew and certainly not the only one who can finally fit the once extra tight stuff.

It is actually happening!!

Oh yeah and since my first fill 4.5ccs in a 10cc band, my appetite has really decreased and I dont really ever think about food.

Yay Mikki!!! Congratulations! Wooooo whooooo!

Yeah, I bought a pair of 14/16 jeggings about 2 weeks ago ... they are no longer "hugging" like they are meant to (I have increased my exercise like crazy lately). And the new slacks that I bought that were snug are now fitting a little loose. YAY! This is the best Christmas ever!!! Yes Virginia, there IS a Santa Clause! LOL!:lol:

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I am right there with you too. I just went through my closet and tried on all my clothes and realized that everything that is in there now fits or is even too big. I no longer have clothes that are tight and don't fit right. It is amazing because I used to have so many of those too small to even imagine to wear again clothes. I absolutely love my band. I went to dinner tonight and could only eat 1/4 of a turkey and wheat sandwich and 3 spoonfuls of chicken noodle Soup. Before I would have eaten the whole thing, all the chips and the whole bowl of soup. No wonder my clothes fit now. Lol!

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I noticed after I started losing weight how uncomfortable just sitting used to be. I'd been overweight for so long I guess I didn't realize that sitting down was very uncomfortable and you could forget crossing the legs.

At about 50 pounds gone I was sitting on the couch one evening just totally relaxed, legs crossed and on the floor and I realized, "Hey, I havn't sat down comfortably without putting my feet up on the coffee table for 10 years!" It was the weight loss!

So now, when I'm out having coffee at Starbucks, sitting at the playground after I pick my daughter up from school, or just relaxing on the couch I think of how comfy it is to just sit and I take pleasure in it.

It's the little things about weight loss that make it all worth it.

And yes...I've had jeans that were so tight I'd get a stomach ache or gas from wearing them. And the first thing I'd do when I walked in the door was put on my 'fat pants' and get comfy.

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Last year my winter coat was tight to zip up. This year, I put on the same coat, and was amazed at how big it was. I bought it new last year, so I didn't want to buy another one this year. I feel a little guilty wearing it, but it's something you can weat that's a little too big that won't fall off! I'm sure next year I will definately have to buy a new one!

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like you, once i reached a size 16 i refused to buy anything larger so i suffered thru the cinched in pants and baggy shirts to cover the roll hanging over.

just recently i tried on a size 8 skinny jeans and they FIT! i took them in as a joke to myself because i never thought i'd ever be the type of person to wear skinny anything but was so happy that i cried in the dressing room when they fit!

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like you, once i reached a size 16 i refused to buy anything larger so i suffered thru the cinched in pants and baggy shirts to cover the roll hanging over.

just recently i tried on a size 8 skinny jeans and they FIT! i took them in as a joke to myself because i never thought i'd ever be the type of person to wear skinny anything but was so happy that i cried in the dressing room when they fit!

YOU GO GIRL!!!

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Yay! I was a 22w, and finding them tight. I just a Lee jean, and it was size 8. I haven't worn this size in 36 years. Thanks for the uplifting post. And, I had bought myself a coat from Goodwill, in the spring, to go to Grand Canyon. It was a 14, I took it back to Goodwill, because it was way big! Karen(kll724)!:D

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I thought my pants were starting to feel too big. I washed them all and dried them for a long time. They are still too big. I went from a jean size of 28 or 30 to a 26. This is the first sign of progress I have seen. I did the happy dance.

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I thought my pants were starting to feel too big. I washed them all and dried them for a long time. They are still too big. I went from a jean size of 28 or 30 to a 26. This is the first sign of progress I have seen. I did the happy dance.

Hurrah! A race starts with the 1st stride! Good for you, and all of us!

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Ok so you know how you put on your clothes and they don't quiet fit. Somehow they didn't grow and you did. Well it looks like my clothes and I are both the same size now!!! Prior to having the surgery I was surely supposed to wear an 18, but my vanity would not let me buy anything larger than a 16. So needless to say I would be in pain for most of the day because my pants would be attempting to fit around my midsection that was clearly too large. I would rub that pink/red line around my waist when I took my clothes off or wear those girtles to try to create a barrier between the too tight pants and my belly. Well NOT ANYMORE!! My pants now require a belt to keep them up as I tug on them through most of the day without the belt.

Please share, I know I'm not the only one who's clothes didn't continue to grow as we grew and certainly not the only one who can finally fit the once extra tight stuff.

It is actually happening!!

Oh yeah and since my first fill 4.5ccs in a 10cc band, my appetite has really decreased and I dont really ever think about food.

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I have also noticed that my clothes are no longer uncomfortable. It's a great feeling! Also I am not squishing my insides when I sit down and bend over to put on sneakers.

Yesterday, I put on a pair of jeans that I couldn't wear last year. They fit (and didn't hurt either)!!!!

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