Have you been shopping for new clothes?

[KarenG. 0]

Getting smaller is a great but EXPENSIVE problem to have. I started at a very tight size 20 and now am wearing a regular size 12. Actually I didn't really believe that I am a size 12 but I even went shopping with my mom this weekend (totally picky shopper and tells it like it is) and she said definately a 12 and maybe even try a 10... but the 10 was too tight!

My head definately has not caught up with my size. I feel like I look the same as I did before weight loss and I definately am not feeling good about my body. :drool:

I try to keep a pair of jeans and a pair of black pants that look good on me all of the time.

[valstar 0]

Good Luck Pizzi! I'm sure you will do well. See yourself walking into the place everyday and believe it is for you! My good thoughts go with you!

Val

[Bergdorfblonde 3]

I went from a size 26 in Seven Jeans to a size 18. I even got a pair of size 16 jeans to get on me and close, although they were way way way too tight on me. I cant wait till I am a size 16 for real. I think on top I am already out of the plus size section but it will take me another 15 pounds to get to size 16 jeans. I love trying on clothes because you can really see your progress.

[Candle 11]

Trying on clothes is such a mind f@ck!! I look at my size 16 jeans and think "NO way will I fit into these" and then they slide right on!!!

I just bought a pair of 14's that are just a little too snug - I can't wait to wear them! I think another 5-10lbs will do it. I am going down in sizes so quickly now - I can't even keep up.

Good luck pizza Cat. You'll do great!! I'm so jealous - I want to move and start a new life too! :rolleyes2:

[pizzicato66 1]

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone! I'm really excited.

I did find the suit I bought on Amazon, and they do carry several styles. It's made by "It figures" and it's the "slender thighs" collection - very flattering! Hopefully the link will work, but at least you can google the brand name and see it.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000OP4FTS/sr=1-11/qid=1204654621/ref=dp_image_text/102-9270930-2960151?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&img=MAIN&qid=1204654621&sr=1-11&color%5Fname=x]Image: It Figures! Slender Thighs Collection - Animal Print Floral Swimdress Swimsuit RETAIL VALUE $99[/ame]

Oh - and it's Pizzi cat (pizzicato or "pizzi" was my first kitty). No pizza for me any more! :-)

[Candle 11]

I know - but I still read pizza CAT when I see your name so I'm still calling you that :biggrin:

[pizzicato66 1]

Argh!! I can feel the love...

[Candle 11]

Shopping for a bathing suit is sooo scary to me.

[NanaRenan 0]

Shopping for a bathing suit is sooo scary to me.

Me, too! I bought fabric and am gonna make one!

Evidently I'm long in the torso.

I tried on a one-piece slimmer in the lingerie department the other day and about died laughing! The cups came no where NEAR my breasts, which are, IMHO, quite LOW!!!

Found a slimmer SLIP on a website, but it's sold out!

Grrrrr!!!

I boxed up the last of my big stuff to take to a friend when I go to Dallas this weekend.

2 pair of jammies

3 suits

11 skirts

13 jackets

14 tops, tanks, blouses and shells

It filled up a large moving box!

[Frangipani 1]

Hey Guys,

When you go shopping for bathing suits, just think that nothing can be worse than the experience I had, when (completely unsolicited) all three sales clerks at the swimwear shop would fling my dressing room door open every few minutes to see me in each suit I was trying on. A few times, they even managed to catch me in "mid change."

Worse yet, my dressing room was in direct view of a packed open-air restaurant just a few feet across from the shop!

It's a good thing that I had an (ultimately harmless) incident last year that precipitated a visit to the mayo clinic, where I spent three days baring my breasts to anyone who asked, every hour on the hour -- so I no longer have any modesty whatsoever. Otherwise, I don't think I would have survived my bathing suit shopping expedition!

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[Bergdorfblonde 3]

If I could kiss Lane Bryant and Avenue goodbye, that would be amazing!!!! I am out of plus size tops and actually fit into a junior XL the other day (misses L) but I am still 18 on the bottom and can't wait to get into size 16!

I just bought a few things today at Lane Bryant. I think that will be my last time shopping in a plus size store!!!!!!! I bought two pairs of pants .... a 16 & 14 and two 14/16 tops.

[pizzicato66 1]

OMG Frangi, you brave soul! I would have clobbered the salesladies! Good for you for getting through it.

I feel like my sizing is still weird on the bottom. I have a smaller waist and wider hips and thighs, so the misses size pants look TERRIBLE on me most of the time, gapping off my butt in the back and really tight in the bum and legs. Yuck! I can still wear the lower "w" sizes (I'm about a 16W right now on the bottom), but I'm not sure what will fit well once I get officially into the lower sizes, unless that hip to waist ratio gets more in line.

Has anyone else found any pants in misses' sizes that fits the waist and the hips? It's really bugging me! Thank goodness for long tops that cover the waistline.

[brandottie01 0]

Speaking of clothes... I bought my first Easter Dress that I don't feel like THE BLOB in :wub: I am actually seeing some curves. It is also 2 dress sizes smaller than pre-lapband.

[LadyBugRed 2]

I also dropped a size. What a wonderful feeling. Makes all my walking worthwhile!!

[pizzicato66 1]

Good job, Brandottie and LBR! You're on your way!