Feeling fit and fabulous! Surgery July 2013. Target 9 months later. Now maintaining

[Yvessa]

my wedding dress will be made to fit

 

[Jenny196]

Oooooo! Just calculated I am one BMI point away from being 'Overweight', rather than Obese! With a starting BMI of over 46 I was very Morbidly Obese. What a victory it would be to be merely clinically overweight. Bring on the dancing girls ...

Well done Lilac, thats a great achievement in itself. I cleared out my wardrobe over Christmas/new year, it was both great and sad! I had to let go of some 'old favourites' and a number of things that were a little small when I first bought them, that I never wore, as too big now. I took 2 bin bags full to a local charity shop.

I wonder how long it takes our head to catch up with our new bodies? When I look in the mirror, honestly!, I can't see a difference, I've gone from a size 20 to a size 12/14, but I don't see it. I took pictures the other day, and in the side by side comparison i could see a difference but still when I look in the mirror i can't see it... Im sure it will be a lightbulb moment, eventually! Lol

 

[Jenny196]

my wedding dress will be made to fit

Aww congrats hun, whens your big day?

 

[Yvessa]

10th August Don't want to hijack a thread tho!

 

[skinimum]

I just threw out all my knickers! They went from a size 18 to a 24. It's a real wow moment for me.

 

[Tra_cey1969]

I just threw out all my knickers! They went from a size 18 to a 24. It's a real wow moment for me.

Hope your replacing them it's a bit chilly lol well done x

 

[skinimum]

Sorry, forgot to mention I have bought all new size 16 knickers.

Need to do my bra drawer next. My 40 Gs are like empty shopping bags!

 

[Tra_cey1969]

Sorry, forgot to mention I have bought all new size 16 knickers. Need to do my bra drawer next. My 40 Gs are like empty shopping bags!

Hahaha

 

[emma-louise]

Honestly Lilac, you're going to leave me with a head too big to fit through my door!

Looks like you got yourself a wee fan club on here yvessa!...lol

 

[Lilacglittergirl]

Yvessa. The great Goddess of WLS ... xx

 

[Lilacglittergirl]

Major NSV today. Probably one of biggest ever ... In an independent boutique in Dulwich ... you know the kind ... Where before my bypass I would not have bothered to even consider looking in the window knowing that the XL will be a 14 ... Well, today not only did I go in and buy something ... BUT I also had to put something back which was blinding value in the sale (it was the only one - damn!) because it was TOO BIG! Just had to share.

Have a great Saturday evening folks xxx

 

[clare-revised]

Whoop

 

[Yvessa]

I haven't dared to go in one of those yet. I still struggle to go into river island. I have a lot of fear around normal size clothes shops, even though I'm starting to get into 14s

 

[Lilacglittergirl]

Yve - I know that feeling. This is my turn to give YOU advice ... I recommend you factor it into your 'plan' for your SS14 wardrobe. I think you could be pleasantly surprised - both with the realistic purchase opportunity, and how empowered you feel.

However, I do understand that feeling of being outside our comfort zone in such an establishment. Now for us, there is something really powerful in knowing the size 8/10 assistants are not now thinking "you are wasting your time lady! No way Jose will you be able to squeeze your walrus of a body into any of our stuff".

 

[Yvessa]

I think maybe I will celebrate this milestone by buying something in one of these stores.

 

[Lilacglittergirl]

Go girl! You can do it ...

The garment I bought was a sweater for £12 with a bit of glitter in it, with a split up the back to the waist. I have spent most of my adult life disguising my a*se and now I'm happy drawing attention to it .. Wooo!

 

[femfrankie]

Whoop whoop *sings* go lilac go lilac

 

[2nd timer]

I'm sooooo jealous of you lovely ladies but SO LOVE hearing you so excited!! It's amazing what you have achieved.....very inspiring and reassuring to think I WILL BE CELEBRATING LIKE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!

Whoop whoop, keep it up!! Xxxx

Yes hun you will )) it's exciting eh? I'm getting excited now too

 

[2nd timer]

I've done something really weird........

I have a fave skirt which is a black maxi skirt....I love it as it is so easy to wear. It is a size 30/32.

Rather than replace it with something different, I've only gone and bought it in a 26/28 AND a 22/24........

The reason at the time;

No-one will realise I'm losing so much weight!!!

Why would I do that???? LOL

Keep them all too n remind yourself when in doubt how clever u r x

 

[2nd timer]

I gave all my clothes away. Then I but the lot back on I've kept my smaller clothes now tho. Won't do that again well done everyone

previous bander, now awaiting by pass or sleeve this year.