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My son stopped by yesterday to see how I was and he started laughing at my baggy clothes ! LOL It was funny because I was still wearing some clothes from when I was 242 . Well ,I'm down to 191 now,so I figured it was about time to go to the Goodwill and buy some more "temporary" clothes. I am so used to shopping in the 2X section, it was hard to go down a size or two. My method of measuring is always to stretch it across my stomach , if that fits, I buy it. I started at the 2x ,hhmmm...WAY too big. I went to the 1X ... well ,what the heck? These are too big ,too ! I hit the XL section and thought "no way" .... but I'll be darned .... they fit !!! The main colors of my pre surgery wardrobe was always Dark blue and black. Not any more 😍 I got me some Bright colors !!!!! LOL Now the happiness I have on the inside shows up on the outside :) Got any stories of your first "downsizing" shopping trip ?

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3 minutes ago, KathyLev said:

My son stopped by yesterday to see how I was and he started laughing at my baggy clothes ! LOL It was funny because I was still wearing some clothes from when I was 242 . Well ,I'm down to 191 now,so I figured it was about time to go to the Goodwill and buy some more "temporary" clothes. I am so used to shopping in the 2X section, it was hard to go down a size or two. My method of measuring is always to stretch it across my stomach , if that fits, I buy it. I started at the 2x ,hhmmm...WAY too big. I went to the 1X ... well ,what the heck? These are too big ,too ! I hit the XL section and thought "no way" .... but I'll be darned .... they fit !!! The main colors of my pre surgery wardrobe was always Dark blue and black. Not any more 😍 I got me some Bright colors !!!!! LOL Now the happiness I have on the inside shows up on the outside :) Got any stories of your first "downsizing" shopping trip ?

Woo hooo!! Congrats!! My husband calls a pair of my jeans "droopy dukes" LOL!!

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I wasn't a black wearer but any blue was my go to. Now I love yellows, reds and orange. I still buy most of my clothes from second hand shops or Ebay because I always have. I still keep a smallish wardrobe because I am still going down in sizes [ much slower now] and I do not really need a vast amount of clothes as I don't go to work anymore or go out too much. There is too much choice for me now if I go to the shops. I get blinded by the choice and buy nothing

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Baggy clothes are like loose skin. It reminds you just how far you've come. LOL

I bought a bright yellow shirt at Goodwill and was wearing it when my husband came home. I wore nothing but black for the past I don't know how many years. He was shocked and all he could say was, "Well hello sunshine." 😏

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