New Clothes

[Shrinking Sleever 17]

I am 8.5 weeks post op and have lost 31lbs so far. I went shopping for the first time yesterday for some clothes and I tried a size down because my clothes from home seem bigger but everything I tried on was too small. So I went back to trying on the size that I'm used to and everything fit, so I'm feeling a little discouraged and wondering why I'm seeing the difference in the mirror and on the scale but not in my clothes? Has anyone else experienced this?

[strengthin#ers 195]

That's one on the reasons I haven't gone. I just think it maybe the skin. That's just a guess, I'm right at 7 weeks out. Way to go on the lost...WOOOHOOO!!!!

[Shrinking Sleever 17]

Ya that could maybe be it! Thank you! [emoji4] hopefully it continues!

[dhrguru 1,238]

I didn't need new sizes for the first two months- reality was that what I was wearing was tight.

[Brandeis 401]

I would bet money that all the clothing you own was actually too small for you -- but you didn't realize / didn't want to go up a size. That definitely was true of me. Now, roughly 85 pounds down, I have some clothes that fit me perfectly, but that I was still wearing while I was bigger...

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

If you are in plus sizes it takes forever to lose a size, because of how they are designed also what @Brandeis said.

When you get smaller, every 5-10 pounds is a size

[Ldyvenus 317]

I have been avoiding it as well. I have many xl and size 18 in the closet. I went out today to find an interview outfit, and tried on a 16 pants and a large top. They fit! Just go back in a month and try again, you don't want to waste too much money on clothes now anyways, you still have many more pounds to lose. 😎