A size 12 !
I’m in Atlanta now visiting my son and my little grandchildren and I’ve begun shopping for clothes to take back home. I live in a very small town that’s a tourist destination so my options are really cheap stuff or hugely overpriced luxury items. So I try to come to the US during the change of season sales. I missed it this time but there are a few things available that are really cheap. I bought some summer knit shirts for $3 at Wal-Mart yesterday. I was quite impressed!
But.. the big news is in the jeans department. I’m short and the option for petite jeans isn’t available in NZ, so I always shop for jeans and slacks when I come back to the states to visit my family. My first visit to the outlet mall I bought size 16 and just knew that they’d fit. I’d been wearing 18 or 20 before, so I assumed a 16 would fit – maybe a bit tight.
Well, wouldn’t you know, they were too big. I now have 5 pair of size 12’s. I put them on and danced around the room with a huge grin on my face. How good is this??
I’m headed to Australia at the end of November to get my gastric band adjusted so maybe I should buy some size 10’s? Just to have something smaller to wear.
I am so stoked about the weight loss. It’s not a piece of cake but it’s the best tool I’ve ever had that doesn’t hurt. No hunger pains, no constant ache for food. I know what I can eat and eating more makes me throw up. Can’t get better than that. (nobody wants to throw up so I don’t push it.)
October 21st, 2008 at 2:36 am
Hi there, I just want you to know that you are one of my inspiration. I also saw some of your previous photos before you had the gastric band operation. You look different now, there is really a big difference. You look great. Anyway, go for it and buy the size 10. When I was size 14, I purchased size 6 and now they are all fits. I wish I bought more though.
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Congrats on the size 12!
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I agree with Raquel, that is one helluvan inspiring story. I found that choosing which size of jeans to buy when I’m on my weight loss quest (and just a few more lbs away from my goal) can be very intense. I remember an incident when I almost shouted “IT FITS!” inside a department store full of people.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:17 am
that is so awesome! congrats.
My new cardiologist is so great, and he suggested and is supportive of me having the gastric bypass surgery – I will checking my health insurance to see if I can go the place the doctor recommended. 2 yrs ago when I was going to have it done, the insurance would only pay for me to go all the way to NY – but there is no way I could have travelled that far. I’m hoping things have changed. My hubby though really doesn’t want me to have it done – hopefully I can get him to change his mind.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Congratulations on your size 12ness! I have been investigating gastric banding for myself, and will now be armed with so much more knowledge after having read through your blog. Your description of the liver and gall bladder problems you have suffered through too rapid weight loss has been really valuable to me, as I had not read anything about this in my previous research. Thanks so much, and I wish you well in the future.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Awww… congratulation! I’m sooo jealous!
I wish I were your size