Smallest possible clothing size with excess skin?

[AtlantaRed 651]

Hi everyone,

I am pre-sleeve and I'm having a hard time imagining size possibilities. I do not have a goal clothing size in my head as I've always been heavy. I was not an extremely obese child but I was heavier than my friends. I wore a size 10 when I was 14. Sounds great right now but I know at the time, my friends were smaller. I gradually got bigger as the years went by so my history is not that I was once thin and then gained weight.

I will definitely have excess skin, no doubts. The telling signs to me are "tight" fat versus "soft" fat! Seems like if you have tight fat, it's newer fat and you'll definitely lose that without as much sagging but when your fat is already sagging before surgery, it's a sure bet it will be sagging after surgery!

I have decent hopes in my ability to lose significant weight. I'm very competitive with myself and I happen to like eating low carb. I'm not a snacker. I'm not an emotional eater. I've never binged. I was raised, however, to clean my plate...whether it was healthy or not. So, when I eat, I definitely over eat. I also do like sodas but can easily give them up.

Maybe if others with similar stats can chime in please. I'm so curious as to what possible clothing size I could get into if I lost all or most of my excess weight. What might be the smallest size I can get into that will accommodate my excess skin on my thighs, stomach, butt...etc. Also, I know they will deflate but I'm pretty certain my boobs will remain relatively big. I was a C cup in the 7th grade. I'm a 44DDD now. My mom was heavier and lost all of her weight and still is a 38D. So, I'm not even sure what size shirt I might be able to get down to with probably a D cup and a soft belly!

So, my stats are: I'm 40, about 308 and 5'4". I currently wear a 26/28 both tops and pants.

If you started out around that size and already had sagging fat, assuming you have decently saggy excess skin now, what's the smallest size pants and shirt that you've gotten into?

Thanks for any help!

[suejersey 263]

Not sure how helpful I am I am 5'4" started at 278 (over 200 for about 15 years). I am now wearing a comfortable 10 pants and mostly medium tops. I could see myself possibly getting into a size 8 pants in the next 5 - 7 pounds. I would also think bone structure will play a part in size. I always had large breasts (C cup in 5th grade) and would say I am now a C again (although a "long" C - not a perky C)

[AtlantaRed 651]

Not sure how helpful I am I am 5'4" started at 278 (over 200 for about 15 years). I am now wearing a comfortable 10 pants and mostly medium tops. I could see myself possibly getting into a size 8 pants in the next 5 - 7 pounds. I would also think bone structure will play a part in size. I always had large breasts (C cup in 5th grade) and would say I am now a C again (although a "long" C - not a perky C)

Thanks so much! That is very helpful! It's just so bizarre to me to think about even getting into a large shirt! I wanted to buy a "goal" shirt but when I looked at the XL, it still looked way too small!

I think I have average bone structure.

[T'snewstart 251]

Thanks so much! That is very helpful! It's just so bizarre to me to think about even getting into a large shirt! I wanted to buy a "goal" shirt but when I looked at the XL, it still looked way too small!

I think I have average bone structure.

When I started this journey I was wearing a 3X top and it was tight. I wondered the same thing as you. Now I am wearing a women's XL and sometimes L depending on the cut. I still have about 39 lbs to lose. Hope that helps... Best Wishes!

[AtlantaRed 651]

When I started this journey I was wearing a 3X top and it was tight. I wondered the same thing as you. Now I am wearing a women's XL and sometimes L depending on the cut. I still have about 39 lbs to lose. Hope that helps... Best Wishes!

Thank you so much!!

[WorkItOutWoman 185]

I still have a good 40 lbs to lose but I am wearing large shirts depending on the cut. I was in Forever 21 plus size section and the sales girl asked if she could help and I said I was looking for a peplum top. She looked at me and informed me that I was in the plus size section and I should go to the other side of the store. WTF for a minute I thought she was being rude but then I realized she didn't think I belonged in plus section.

[pgarey 6]

I still have a good 40 lbs to lose but I am wearing large shirts depending on the cut. I was in Forever 21 plus size section and the sales girl asked if she could help and I said I was looking for a peplum top. She looked at me and informed me that I was in the plus size section and I should go to the other side of the store. WTF for a minute I thought she was being rude but then I realized she didn't think I belonged in plus section.

You go GIRL!!!!!!

[VSG AJH 499]

I still have a good 40 lbs to lose but I am wearing large shirts depending on the cut. I was in Forever 21 plus size section and the sales girl asked if she could help and I said I was looking for a peplum top. She looked at me and informed me that I was in the plus size section and I should go to the other side of the store. WTF for a minute I thought she was being rude but then I realized she didn't think I belonged in plus section.

WorkItOutWoman -- I cannot WAIT for a day like the one you just described. Seriously, I don't think I can even wrap my head around walking into Forever 21 and just picking something off the regular ol' rack.

[gettingAllieback 15]

I'm 40 and 5'4" and pre-op. I have two kids and some saggy fat and I'm 235. Been over 200 for about 8 years (kids...), but before that I was a solid medium tops and 10 (maybe 12) pants but I'm a pear shape: bigger on bottom. My current bra size is 38C (barely), but my goal weight bra size (about 150 lbs.) was a 32B...those puppies are gonna be a deflated mess! I've only qualified as a 40 BMI for about a year +, but it's time!!!