Dressing room meltdown

[kirstenb1]

Congratulations!!! It must be a great feeling when your hard work pays off!!

 

[cybrkitn]

Thank you all very much!! I thought about trying to tell my husband about it but he wouldnt get it. He is still in mourning about the upper portion of my body getting smaller

Now I've got the opposite with my DH. He gets it b/c he just found out that he has lost a total of 40 lbs since February (he was 315 lbs back then). He's also diabetic and finally started to eat right. Not only has he lost weight, but his insulin and oral meds have been cut down b/c of it. And it looks like he's due for another decrease in insulin and possibly oral meds again. His sugar levels in the morning have been too low for about 4 days in a row. He'll call his endocrinologist tomorrow to let them know and they'll determine what needs to be cut down.

 

[chibichibirei]

Congratulations!! I am on the path to losing weight as well. For the longest time I was stuck in the size 22/24...but Ive lost about 50 lbs so far and am now down to a size 16! which I know still isn't small but for me it has been far to long since I last was able to wear this size. I hope to continue down and lose about 50-60 more lbs.

Congrats to all others that posted their weight loss as well!

 

[GJM]

Congrats!! That is a good meltdown!

I agree with the clothes I just don't see anything I like -

 

[wenrob]

Oh CONGRATS!!!

Not in a dressing room but I had one of those too. I've lost 44lbs over the 8-9 months and on a whim decided to try on my old jeans. I was fully prepared to not get them on as I still have 10lbs to go. Well, they slipped right on, no squeezing into or sucking it in, perfect fit. I came out of the bedroom bawling! Fortunately DH has been a huge cheerleader and he got it right away.

Congrats again, may you have many more such victories!

 

[traviesojmt]

Thank you all very much!! I thought about trying to tell my husband about it but he wouldnt get it. He is still in mourning about the upper portion of my body getting smaller

Good Lord, what is up with these men? My husband is the same way. He is deployed right now, but I have lost 30 lbs while he is gone. I mentioned that I had gone down a bra size and you would have thought I told him that I had sold the kids while he is gone. I told that man very quickly that I have been working my butt off, literally going to the gym 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, and he had better only have REALLY good things to say when he gets back.

Congrats on your weight loss. I have to say that I don't know if I can actually lose enough weight to enjoy going clothes shopping. It has always just been such a trying experience. I really have another 30 to lose before I am where I should be.

 

[ilovejack02]

LOL about the upper portion of your body getting smaller.

When I am at my ideal weight my upper half is not at its ideal size .

If I could just keep my top at one size and my bottom at another all would be great !

Right now my top is looking wooo hooo lol!!! ; )

Congratulations on the weight loss Tina!!

 

[MinnieMe87]

That's awesome Tina!! I had a slight meltdown when I lost some weight and could finally fit into a designer jean I had never been able to fit into before. I never thought I'd see that day, so I know exactly what you went through Tina. Be proud, girl, and work that new pair of jeans!!

 

[Liberty Belle]

That's wonderful, Tina. No more plus sizes!

I've been there, but most of my emotions in dressing rooms unfortunately are because things don't fit.

 

[*Meagan*]

WOOTY WOOT WOOT WOOT THAT IS the bestttttt feeling ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I know exactly how you feel. I have a serious problem with distorted body image problems. I have lost over 40 pounds and still see myself in the mirror 40 pounds heavier.

Way to go! Keep up the fabulous work and CONGRATS ON THE NEW PANTS!!! YIPPPPEEEE!!!!!

 

[janets]

Congrats to you on the wonderful loss.

I know what you mean. I've recently lost 51 lbs (never thought I would do that) and went from a 16 women to an 8 (and some of them are too big). But I still look in the mirror and see the fat girl. Everyone at work sees it, and so many are mentioning it and saying stuff about my clothes (guess I was so frumpy and matronly before).

Went yesterday to JCPenneys and they were having sales on their Worthington line. Tried on a few skirts and pants. Had on one skirt that dh liked a lot, but it was totally unforgiving. I simply could not have gained an ounce and still worn it. And I couldn't buy it. So I went with another one that fit really well but had just a slight bit of room. I guess from too many years of gaining/losing.

It truly is an amazing and life changing experience to go into a dressing room and be able to try on clothes and have the awful problem of deciding which to buy, since they all fit and look good. When I was a size 16, all I saw were 8s. Now, when I need 8s, all I see are 16s LOL!

And as for my top, I went from a 38/40DD, to a 34 DDDD, down to a 34 DD. I guess there is no where else for the fat to come from, so finally the girls are shrinking. I don't have a problem with it...I've had them so long that they are no longer welcome!

Here's to your continuing journey to health.

 

[malibuconlee]

Way to go Tina! That is awesome!

I hear ya. I lost 20 lbs before I got pregnant. When that happened I didn't buy new clothes until I could pull my pants down without undoing them! Had dropped from one size being too tight to fitting into stuff 2-3 sizes smaller.

Been fighting those same 20 lbs since I had her. Up down, pants too tight, blah, blah blah.

 

[mickeysgal]

Love My Goofy & OhhBother: Congratulaions to you both!!!!

You both are inspirations to all of us that want to lose any amount of weight. Congratulations!

 

[lovemygoofy]

I'm so glad that others out there understand. Thanks for the well wishes.

As of Thursday I have lost 43lbs in the last year. I didn't really set out to lose the weight or inches, just started making some changes here and there. I know I probably have could have lost this alot faster but that wasn't important to me as making the permanent changes were.

I don't guess I really have a weight loss goal. I'm extremely happy if I've lost one pound from the last time I weighed, which I don't even own a scale so it's not very often. For me another pound down means I didn't gain anything so I have a sense of accomplishment, heck even staying the same weight makes me happy!

I think for me, because I've always been a fat girl, it's hard to think about being anything else. I mean I was born short, fat and with all this hair and I have no doubt will die the same way. I'm never going to be a skinny minnie and I'm perfectly fine with that. That doesn't mean I can't be the curvy girl and not just the round one.

Congratulations to all the others that have lost the weight as well!!

 

[Handbag Lady]

Congrats on your meltdown!!!


I too have been struggling with my weight. It started as a contest at work. I won it and decided to stay the path.

I am down just 26 pounds. Not too much but it is slow going. I was amazed in the way my face looked as I lost one of my chins first.

Before that, I only was able to shop in Macy Woman and Lane Bryant. (My Target has two racks for plus size so I never went there because they only carried clothes without sleeves.)

The day I went into a regular-sized store and walked out with a size 16, I could't stop crying. There wasn't a W at the end of the number. I now wear a size 14 or 16 as I'm right in the middle.

It isn't easy, is it? I could so easily just stop cooking and go to McDonald's but looking at the clothing sizes I wear now sure does help.


ETA: I started out wearing a size 18w-20w depending on the clothing piece.)

 

[dismom2]

Congratulations! You should be very proud.

 

[cybrkitn]

I agree with the clothes I just don't see anything I like -

I'm just the opposite. I couldn't stand the style of clothes that have been out for the last 10-15+ years. It has been too much of a mix of the 1960's go-go era and the 1970's bell-bottom era. Been through the bell-bottom era as a child under 10 and do not want to go back there again.

I'm only now noticing clothes that I like as well as some of the styles from the 1980's that are starting to come back. By that I mean the two big stripe patterns on the shirts as well as certain styles, shirts with belts around them, Peter Pan type slouch boots, skinny jeans (which seem to have a come-back cycle of every 20 years or so since the 1960's).

The newer styles are giving me more of an incentive to lose the weight so I can finally fit back into regular clothes again and find clothes I like. Being petite and at the beginning of the Plus size is not good as it's hard to find jeans that fit right. Being petite in itself is hard b/c I'm finding that the Misses department have a much bigger department and more of a variety than the Petites .

 

[powellrj]

I haven't lost enough weight to be buying new clothes yet, but I did buy a pair of heals for the first time in more years than I care to remember and I broke down and sobbed in the shoe store. I felt so sorry for the poor kid selling me the shoes, but after 20+ years of wearing mens shoes and orthopedics I was thrilled beyond words.


Keep up the good work!! I am excited for you!

 

[pixiewings71]

That's the BEST reason to have a meltdown....congrats on your weight loss! I've got 10 lame lbs that just will not go away, starting tomorrow Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred is going to be my best friend...LOL

 

[Stephanie218]

Congrats, Tina! That is awesome news. I am finally starting to see a difference too...I had been working out more this deployment, dropped 5 lbs or so, and my husband unexpectedly came home for a short time - and so did the 5 lbs, lol.