Pounds & Inches

[LollyMoe 1]

As of today, I have lost 33.2 pounds and wish I knew how many inches I've lost. I don't measure but I'm buying myself a tape tomorrow and keep up with it from now on.

At quilting on Monday, I was infomred that it was time to retire the capri's I had on. They are too loose according to my friends. Last summer, they were rather tight!:sneaky:

Tonight, at church, I had on a new (never worn) pair of jeans. It has been years since I had any jeans. Anyway, I was again told that I needed to retire these new jeans because they were too big..especially in the butt. They weren't too loose when I purchased them last Friday. The only thing I can figure out is that I must be losing a lot of inches lately.

I am excited that I am losing pounds/inches, so I guess it's important to measure my body after all.:thumbup:

I love my band and am so happy I did it!:frown:

[ThinAli 0]

I have been measuring myself from the beginning. I have always, anytime I tried to lose weight, measured myself. I measure my neck, arms, breasts, chest, lower belly, thighs, hips, waist, midsection and calves. I know it is a little much but I want to track it so when I don't lose weight that week I may have lost inches and that will keep me motivated. I put on a pair of jeans today since it was actually raining here today and they were way too big! And I had to wear them because I haven't pulled my smaller sizes out of storage yet...I guess I'll have to do that soon! I track my inches on a excel spreadsheet and it automatically subtracts as I go.

[Enchanted 2]

Nice going, Lolly. Isn't it such a good feeling when you hear that your clothes are too big for you?

[fatty no more 0]

Thin Ali-

Just wondering what size you were and what you are now. I noticed our starting weight and current weight is the same. Also, how many inches you have lost. I didn't measure myself before, but will start now. I know everybody looses differently. If it is too personal please don't feel the need to reply.

[MrsBerggren 6]

Just want to say Congrats on losing! It feels awesome.. I am finally losing a little but nothing major yet. I have not been taking my measurements either but recently bought a tape and am starting! I know I have gone down in inches too but haven't been keeping track. The hospital did take my measurements about a month before surgery so I can at least compare back to that.

You sound like me.. I haven't wore a pair of jeans in YEARS!! My friends have taken me shopping twice and MADE me buy a pair of jeans and wear them out, but I never wore them again either time. I just never felt comfortable and felt like a fat pig and was miserable. I always wore dorky cotton pants all the time. Now I am wearing jeans and it feels great! It's an awesome feeling to finally be going down in weight.

Keep up the good work!!

[lindas0809 0]

Lolly,

I was the same wishing I had taken some measurements before surgery. Then one day I remembered that they had taken my measurements at my first surgery consult - maybe they did at yours too. It's easy to forget because it took so long to get through the process.

Good luck you'll be surprised when you take them.

[ThinAli 0]

Fatty no more,

I started at a size 20 pants and I am probably a 16 in pants and usually XXL now I am XL in tops sometimes L. It is tough because everything is cut differently as I am sure we are all aware of. Overall I have lost 44 inches as of this morning. Of course that is all the things I measure which is a lot of things. In the hips I am at 7 lost started at 48.5, waist I am at 4.5 lost started at 45, chest I am at 4 lost and started at 42.5. I have lost 31% of the weight that I started out wanting to lose.