Are you taller, now?

Stitchy · May 8, 2006

For those of you that have lost a lot of weight - are you taller now? Are your shoes smaller?

A couple of years ago, a co-worker had gastric bypass. After she lost a lot of weight, she said she had to get all new shoes (poor baby), and she gained an inch in height.

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pepsiholic · May 8, 2006

I don't know about the extra height, maybe she's standing taller, but I know as I put on the weight my shoe sizes expanded so it makes sense that it would reduce as you loose weight.

Stitchy · May 8, 2006

Yeah, that's what she said. Her weight was flattening out her feet, and compressing her spine and other joints.

Jachut · May 8, 2006

I've shrunk an inch over the past few years. I know because I nearly punched the Weight Watchers lady in the face as 176cm meant I'd have to lose more weight! I'm pretty sure I"m actually 179 though, I measured that in my surgeon's office.

princess_n_thep · May 8, 2006

Stand taller, therefore I am.

Shoe size went from a 9 1/2 to an 8 1/2

waterlily1072 · May 8, 2006

Oh dang what a hardship, not only are we all gonna have to buy a whole new wardrobe but we're gonna need to buy all new shoes too

Mrs Husker · May 13, 2006

Taller?!?! I might get taller!!!!!:becky: YES!!!!! :nanahump: :Banane41:

DonnaB · May 13, 2006

I know I'm an inch shorter now than I was when I was thin. I also know that lots of people lose some height as they get older.

I will continue to hope that I regain my inch when all this weight isn't, through that lovely law of nature, gravity, pulling with all it's might toward the earth!

As to the shoes, all I wear now are ugly, comfortable, brogans! Even if I don't NEED to, I fully intend to throw away all ugly shoes and only wear cute ones from the day I reach my goal weight. Maybe sooner!

SRaeM · May 14, 2006

I don't know about actually getting taller. But my mom just told me today "You know the more you lose, the shorter you look." How depressing. I'm only 5'3 1/2 anyway.