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I just wanted to take a brief survey of how your weight loss has affected your clothes sizes. I went from a 3x in shirt to a xl and from a 46 in pants down to a 40 in pants. I am down 46.5 pounds.

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I have finished weight loss during the first 7 months (180 lb goodbye) and the following occurred:

1. Shirt size dropped from 3x/4x to medium or large ( in between). Casual button shirts feel best in large on me. Fitness shirts for running or cross fit feel best in medium on me. Tshirts are good in medium or large, depending on brand.

2. Pant size dropped from 48 to 32. A good fitting Levi feels great! Perfect fit!

3. Shoe size dropped from 11 w to 10. Not a big win for me, but I do like to wear normal size Nike now, especially for running and workouts.

Be prepared to go through several sets of clothes as you drop weight. We ended up buying from Value Village or good will and, in turn, donated huge amounts of clothes there. Now I shop at places like Macy's, old Navy, kohls and the likes.i have not really felt the need to step into the really trendy mall clothing stores yet, but that is just me. Too expensive and I am approaching middle age so don't need to fit in that way.

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if i remember correctly i was a sz 22/24 plus size before i got sleeved now i am somewhere between a 12/14 misses in most brands although i do have some size 16 pants because i have a huge stomach flap. for folks that don't understand women's sizing plus size is cut wider than misses sizes

as for actual measurements i think i was in the early to mid 50s but am now in the high 30s to mid 40s depending what we are measuring.

no change with the shoes. was born with wide feet like my parents. lol

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Be prepared to go through several sets of clothes as you drop weight. We ended up buying from Value Village or good will and, in turn, donated huge amounts of clothes there. Now I shop at places like Macy's, old Navy, kohls and the likes.i have not really felt the need to step into the really trendy mall clothing stores yet, but that is just me. Too expensive and I am approaching middle age so don't need to fit in that way.

you ain't lying. i still buy stuff on clearance but i did splurge and spend $100 on a fashionable trench coat last fall. i wore it a few times but it didn't fit properly in the arms and bust. fast forward 1yr later it fits like a dream but has me worried because if i am not sure i want to work to lose the extra 15lbs because the coat might not fit at all and i didn't get my money's worth from it yet...LOL.

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you ain't lying. i still buy stuff on clearance but i did splurge and spend 100 on a fashionable trench coat last fall. i wore it a few times but it didn't fit properly in the arms and bust. fast forward 1yr later it fits like a dream but has me worried because if i am not sure i want to work to lose the extra 15lbs because the coat might not fit at all and i didn't get my money's worth from it yet...LOL.

I think reaching goal is worth way more then 100 dollars, but that is just my opinion. I would go for it and try to drop the 15 lb.

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I have finished weight loss during the first 7 months (180 lb goodbye) and the following occurred:

1. Shirt size dropped from 3x/4x to medium or large ( in between). Casual button shirts feel best in large on me. Fitness shirts for running or cross fit feel best in medium on me. Tshirts are good in medium or large' date=' depending on brand.

2. Pant size dropped from 48 to 32. A good fitting Levi feels great! Perfect fit!

3. Shoe size dropped from 11 w to 10. Not a big win for me, but I do like to wear normal size Nike now, especially for running and workouts.

Be prepared to go through several sets of clothes as you drop weight. We ended up buying from Value Village or good will and, in turn, donated huge amounts of clothes there. Now I shop at places like Macy's, old Navy, kohls and the likes.i have not really felt the need to step into the really trendy mall clothing stores yet, but that is just me. Too expensive and I am approaching middle age so don't need to fit in that way.[/quote']

I have also been shopping at second hand clothing stores, but one of my favorites lately has been Target. It is nice to be able to find clothes in the regular section not the big and tall section.

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I have also been shopping at second hand clothing stores' date=' but one of my favorites lately has been Target. It is nice to be able to finds clothes in the regular section not the big and tall section.[/quote']

Yes, agree target is a good place to shop. That should have been in my list also. Prices are pretty good too. Great job at your success!

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I think reaching goal is worth way more then 100 dollars, but that is just my opinion. I would go for it and try to drop the 15 lb.

and unfortunately you quoted me before i could edit since i made a mistake and didn't articulate my point correctly. what i wanted to say was:

i am not sure i want to work to lose the extra 15lbs IMMEDIATELY because the coat might not fit at all and i didn't get my money's worth from it yet...

i didn't mean to imply that i am putting $100 over my goals. but it would be nice to get use out of an item i really wanted. since the scale has been stuck for sometime its not a biggie. the weight will come off when its ready. all i can do is keep eating right and exercising

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I started at a size 54 pants( and they were tight probably needed to go up but refused to do it) and a size 4x shirt. 7 months and 135 pounds later i'm wearing size 40 pants, which would be lower if it wasn't for the skin apron. and size Large or XL shirts. And now I love to go to the mall and walk through the normal people stores and know that I could find my size in anything I like. Of course I don't like to spend the money at those stores so I only buy stuff when it's on clearance at those stores, but just knowing I could if I wanted to is a big win.

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I started at a size 54 pants( and they were tight probably needed to go up but refused to do it) and a size 4x shirt. 7 months and 135 pounds later i'm wearing size 40 pants' date=' which would be lower if it wasn't for the skin apron. and size Large or XL shirts. And now I love to go to the mall and walk through the normal people stores and know that I could find my size in anything I like. Of course I don't like to spend the money at those stores so I only buy stuff when it's on clearance at those stores, but just knowing I could if I wanted to is a big win.[/quote']

Congrats.

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I'm about 2.5 months in. Down from 240 to 206.

From a size 16/18 and an XL top to a size 12/14 and a M/L top. Feels great! My goal is a size 6 or 8, hopefully by the Fall!

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I'm about 2.5 months in. Down from 240 to 206.

From a size 16/18 and an XL top to a size 12/14 and a M/L top. Feels great! My goal is a size 6 or 8' date=' hopefully by the Fall![/quote']

That's awesome!!

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I said I was wearing size 40 jeans I just tried on size 38 jeans I had in my closet and they fit!! Woo hoo!!! It has been a long time since I have been in 30's!!

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I started out size 14/16 in March 2012. At my lowest, I dropped down to a size 4. I am now in a size 6. My goal was a size 8.

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I'm about 2.5 months in. Down from 240 to 206.

From a size 16/18 and an XL top to a size 12/14 and a M/L top. Feels great! My goal is a size 6 or 8' date=' hopefully by the Fall![/quote']

How tall are you? I finally just got down to an 18 this week after my stall and loosing 40lbs from my highest. So now I'm at 240

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