Re: Silly clothing dilemma

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I had another thought on the clothing: Does this group have a clothes-swap

feature? It's far cheaper to pay for shipping of a box of clothes than to buy

new stuff!

Just a thought

, Long Island NY, pre-Pre-op

[Guest guest]

I replied to personally, but I wanted to put out there what I am

doing right now. Preop, I had a number of skirts (broomstick and prairie

style) that had elastic waistbands and drawstrings. I've been able to just

pull up the strings and they just look fuller.

For other items, I've started utilizing Goodwill and Salvation Army. I know

I'm only going to be in them for a short while, and you can get some nice

items there.

Hope this helps!

D.

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Hi Mike,

Thanks for the info. I'm not really stressing over it, I'm just a

planner. If I can't have surgery, or sizes change slowly, then I'd buy

the clothes just to have something new and they'd last through

fall/winter. However, if I can have the surgery in Sept. and do lose

quickly, then I would be out of them before I'd be really in them. I

can make it with what I have, and am basically trying to decide if I

should buy something based on my body now, or hold off.

What took so long between your insurance approval and the actual

surgery? I hear some people get a date for surgery prior to insurance

approval. I plan on going through UofM and haven't found anyone who

has used them or have MCare insurance so I have no idea what to expect.

My hopeful date of September is based on the bariatric place saying it

takes about a month to go through their nutritional sessions and psych

evals. I also have been seeing my PCP since last August, which the

insurance requires. I don't like to get my hopes up about these

things, but I am going to do my best to get it done ASAP. I am

originally from Texas and only see my mother at christmas. She is

worried about my weight so I'm hoping that I can have the surgery and

be able to have some weight off by then.

I have kept clothes as I've gained through the years and look forward

to pulling them out. Then again, just because they fit doesn't mean

they'll be in style. I think I even have some old ropers (low cowboy

boots) from college. I don't think I'd ever wear those, but I can't

bear to throw them away. Smaller clothes are funny like that. I bet

that if I lose down into those clothes (or into smaller sizes), it

won't bother me to get rid of them.

BTW, I'm in Howell, so I guess it's about 2.5 hours down the road from

you.

in MI

> >

> > I know no one can really help me with this, but I might as well

> throw

> > it out there anyway.....

> >

> > I have my consultation with the bariatric center on Aug. 1. Assuming

> > everything goes well, it takes about a month to go through their

> > pre-op nutrional counseling, diet, and psych evals. I will have met

> > (in theory) the 12 mos of insurance required doctor supervised

> visits

> > as of Aug 26. So if all of the planets align properly, I could be

> > approved for surgery as early as Sept. 1. I don't have real

> > expectations that this will happen, but I can hope.

> >

> > So here's the stupid dilemma...Fall is coming up and in Michigan, it

> > is sooner than later, which means I need clothes. My workplace is

> > casual (a research lab) so I typically buy men's 3-4x shirts and

> those

> > sell out quickly. I normally would buy a few now because the ones I

> > like are on sale.

> >

> > I see the numbers people post as far as pounds lost, but unless

> you've

> > been through it, you can't really grasp what that means. So what I'm

> > wondering, is that if the surgery does go through fairly quickly,

> > would I lose the weight fast enough to make buying clothes now a

> waste

> > of money? If I could have the surgery in September, how quickly

> does a

> > person drop a clothing size or two? I haven't dropped a size in

> years,

> > so it's hard to imagine for me.

> >

> > in MI

> >

>

[Guest guest]

LOL! Ya'll ain't that the truth!

Hick heehee

Re: Silly clothing dilemma

> I'm kinda in the same dilema. Right now at work we are in casual mode.

> Jeans & tshirts. In a few weeks we'll be back to business mode. Khakis &

> dress shirts. Well the clothes I have now won't fit me in a few weeks.

> But, I won't know until then what size to go buy. And I won't want to buy

> much because they won't fit for long! LOL! Darned if ya do & darned if

> ya don't. But, it's a problem I'm all too happy to have! LOL!

>

> I would suggest if you can last w/out buying then wait until after your

> eval & see how things go. If you get a quick surgery date you won't have

> to worry except to buy in a smaller size. Or maybe buy a couple in your

> size now and a couple in a smaller size if they're on sale now.

>

> W.

> 380/337/160

>

> -------------- Original message ----------------------

>

>> I know no one can really help me with this, but I might as well throw

>> it out there anyway.....

>>

>> I have my consultation with the bariatric center on Aug. 1. Assuming

>> everything goes well, it takes about a month to go through their

>> pre-op nutrional counseling, diet, and psych evals. I will have met

>> (in theory) the 12 mos of insurance required doctor supervised visits

>> as of Aug 26. So if all of the planets align properly, I could be

>> approved for surgery as early as Sept. 1. I don't have real

>> expectations that this will happen, but I can hope.

>>

>> So here's the stupid dilemma...Fall is coming up and in Michigan, it

>> is sooner than later, which means I need clothes. My workplace is

>> casual (a research lab) so I typically buy men's 3-4x shirts and those

>> sell out quickly. I normally would buy a few now because the ones I

>> like are on sale.

>>

>> I see the numbers people post as far as pounds lost, but unless you've

>> been through it, you can't really grasp what that means. So what I'm

>> wondering, is that if the surgery does go through fairly quickly,

>> would I lose the weight fast enough to make buying clothes now a waste

>> of money? If I could have the surgery in September, how quickly does a

>> person drop a clothing size or two? I haven't dropped a size in years,

>> so it's hard to imagine for me.

>>

>> in MI

>

>

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It sounds like the only reason that I should buy clothing in my

existing size would be if I weren't able to have the surgery until at

least december or january. Then I might need them. I just don't want

to believe that it will be that long so I'll hold off. Since I've

pretty much kept all of my clothes that didn't get worn out on the way

up with my weight, I should have plenty to get me by on the way down.

I guess the reality is that I don't really believe I'll get approved,

have the surgery, and lose the weight. There isn't a single reason

that I can think of that would prevent this, but as everyone here

probably knows, when you've never been able to lose weight, it's hard

to believe that it will ever really happen. You tell yourself every

year when you look at those old clothes, " Someday I'll get back in

them. " and you never do. It's just hard to make myself believe I

really will.

in MI

> >

> > I know no one can really help me with this, but I might as well

> throw

> > it out there anyway.....

> >

> > I have my consultation with the bariatric center on Aug. 1.

> Assuming

> > everything goes well, it takes about a month to go through their

> > pre-op nutrional counseling, diet, and psych evals. I will have met

> > (in theory) the 12 mos of insurance required doctor supervised

> visits

> > as of Aug 26. So if all of the planets align properly, I could be

> > approved for surgery as early as Sept. 1. I don't have real

> > expectations that this will happen, but I can hope.

> >

> > So here's the stupid dilemma...Fall is coming up and in Michigan,

> it

> > is sooner than later, which means I need clothes. My workplace is

> > casual (a research lab) so I typically buy men's 3-4x shirts and

> those

> > sell out quickly. I normally would buy a few now because the ones I

> > like are on sale.

> >

> > I see the numbers people post as far as pounds lost, but unless

> you've

> > been through it, you can't really grasp what that means. So what

> I'm

> > wondering, is that if the surgery does go through fairly quickly,

> > would I lose the weight fast enough to make buying clothes now a

> waste

> > of money? If I could have the surgery in September, how quickly

> does a

> > person drop a clothing size or two? I haven't dropped a size in

> years,

> > so it's hard to imagine for me.

> >

> > in MI

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You mean you don't like the look with the belly fat hanging out of the

bottom? ;-)

in MI

>

> ,

> She who wear shirt to big.......look better than shirt that to

> small.....

>

> Indian Mike

>

> Re: Silly clothing dilemma

>

>

> > I'm kinda in the same dilema. Right now at work we are in casual

mode.

> > Jeans & tshirts. In a few weeks we'll be back to business mode.

Khakis &

> > dress shirts. Well the clothes I have now won't fit me in a few

weeks.

> > But, I won't know until then what size to go buy. And I won't

want to buy

> > much because they won't fit for long! LOL! Darned if ya do &

darned if

> > ya don't. But, it's a problem I'm all too happy to have! LOL!

> >

> > I would suggest if you can last w/out buying then wait until after

your

> > eval & see how things go. If you get a quick surgery date you

won't have

> > to worry except to buy in a smaller size. Or maybe buy a couple

in your

> > size now and a couple in a smaller size if they're on sale now.

> >

> > W.

> > 380/337/160

> >

> > -------------- Original message ----------------------

> >

> >> I know no one can really help me with this, but I might as well throw

> >> it out there anyway.....

> >>

> >> I have my consultation with the bariatric center on Aug. 1. Assuming

> >> everything goes well, it takes about a month to go through their

> >> pre-op nutrional counseling, diet, and psych evals. I will have met

> >> (in theory) the 12 mos of insurance required doctor supervised visits

> >> as of Aug 26. So if all of the planets align properly, I could be

> >> approved for surgery as early as Sept. 1. I don't have real

> >> expectations that this will happen, but I can hope.

> >>

> >> So here's the stupid dilemma...Fall is coming up and in Michigan, it

> >> is sooner than later, which means I need clothes. My workplace is

> >> casual (a research lab) so I typically buy men's 3-4x shirts and

those

> >> sell out quickly. I normally would buy a few now because the ones I

> >> like are on sale.

> >>

> >> I see the numbers people post as far as pounds lost, but unless

you've

> >> been through it, you can't really grasp what that means. So what I'm

> >> wondering, is that if the surgery does go through fairly quickly,

> >> would I lose the weight fast enough to make buying clothes now a

waste

> >> of money? If I could have the surgery in September, how quickly

does a

> >> person drop a clothing size or two? I haven't dropped a size in

years,

> >> so it's hard to imagine for me.

> >>

> >> in MI

> >

> >

> >

> > We are a very active support group.

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> >

> >

> >

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I took my clothers to a consigment shop this summer and hopefully that will

work out. They also had some really nice things very inexpensive as opposed

to new. No junky things all good quality. I hate to part with my favorite

pants but I LOVE the new smaller sizes.

I have been buying 2 pants and wearing them until I get to the next smaller

size. The tops last longer so that is nice.

I actually went out and bought pretty underwear that felt so feminine, it's

been a long time.

This weekend I also bougth a pair of pajama's and had to take them back

because the XL in ladies was too big. What a great feeling not to have to shop

in the women's department! So many choices and the sales.

Kathy

220/178/135

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In a message dated 7/24/2006 9:07:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

cornellmi0761@... writes:

They put the Women's section together with Marternity

I know what you mean, sadly I tried on clothes that fit from the maternity

department by accident. but not now Yeah!

Kathy

220/179/135

[Guest guest]

Is it like in her mind the clothes look like they do on a super model

but to everyone else her excess body is hanging all over? Self image

is not = to reality.

>

> Makes me think about this girl at work. She ALWAYS wears her

clothes 2 sizes too small. Usually you can see her undies comin

outta her pants. Her shirts are too tight & too short. People have

even told her she looks bad. She doesn't care I guess.

>

> W

> 380/339/160

>

> -------------- Original message ----------------------

>

> > You mean you don't like the look with the belly fat hanging out

of the

> > bottom? ;-)

> >

> > in MI

>