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I'm a nurse who works in the OR and we wear hospital scrubs... with colour coded size tags on the back for all to see... ugh :(

Pre-op I've worn size "dark green" or XL for years.

I had my first day back at work this week and... I wore "light blue" tag pants. LARGE! I was so excited. I probably could have worn a large top as well, but there weren't any. lol

Pre-op, I made a list of NSV to look forward to and this was one of the first things I wrote down. Can't wait to scratch more off the list!

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I LOVE this!! Congratulations!!!

The first time I was able to buy clothes at a "regular" store was one of my NSVs (I only just learned what NSV meant. lol!)

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Just now, LittleLizzieLilliput said:

I LOVE this!! Congratulations!!!

The first time I was able to buy clothes at a "regular" store was one of my NSVs (I only just learned what NSV meant. lol!)

Yes! Getting out of plus sizes is awesome!! No more XL for us. (I do find it amusing that I am celebrating being large lol)

You've lost 155lbs!! That is incredible!! Well done!

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Just now, 1poundatatime said:

Yes! Getting out of plus sizes is awesome!! No more XL for us. (I do find it amusing that I am celebrating being large lol)

You've lost 155lbs!! That is incredible!! Well done!

Thank you! That's over 4 years though. I've lost like 65 lbs since the pre-op diet. :)

When I was buying a size 12 jeans I had to take a break and run to the bathroom to have a little teary-eyed, self-hugging moment. lol! Some moments just need to be relished. The other thing is my hockey jersey going to a size L. Having that 4X on the tag that everyone sees was like a neon sign in my mind. I can't wait till I am in a Medium!!

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3 minutes ago, LittleLizzieLilliput said:

The other thing is my hockey jersey going to a size L. Having that 4X on the tag that everyone sees was like a neon sign in my mind. I can't wait till I am in a Medium!!

That is exactly how I feel about the scrubs at work!

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50 minutes ago, LittleLizzieLilliput said:

Thank you! That's over 4 years though. I've lost like 65 lbs since the pre-op diet. :)

When I was buying a size 12 jeans I had to take a break and run to the bathroom to have a little teary-eyed, self-hugging moment. lol! Some moments just need to be relished. The other thing is my hockey jersey going to a size L. Having that 4X on the tag that everyone sees was like a neon sign in my mind. I can't wait till I am in a Medium!!

This is what I have always thought about Levi's jeans for men. Why do you have to put the waist and inseam on the outside?!?

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