Friday, June 1, 2012
Shoes... and smaller feet?
So, I spent some time today with a friend running around and visiting antique shops and hitting the mall. I have not bought too much in the way of clothes due to my ever-shrinking body (Yay!!), but decided to get a new nightgown or two. Then, I thought, I would like some slip-on shoes that are casual, something that would go with capris, jeans, etc. So, I went to the shoe section to check it out.
Now, I have to say that I remember reading that with weight loss surgery come some interesting effects. One of them is that your feet will shrink. Well, I told my friend (who had the Roux-n-y 5 years ago) that my feet weren't that fat. She said hers weren't either, but that sure enough, she went down in shoe sizes. Well, at this point, I have lost 94 lbs. (Let me pause here and say - HOLY CRAP!! I can't believe it's that much! Amazing!!!) OK, enough celebrating for now. Although I have lost a lot, all of my shoes have been fitting fine. There was a pair, maybe two, that seem looser, but overall, I have not really noticed a difference. Well... perhaps I didn't notice a difference because I'm tying some of them tighter, or it had been a while since I worn them. I don't know. What I'll say is this: I have been wearing a size 8.5 in shoes. Would you like to know what I got on my foot today? A 6.5. Yes. A 6.5 shoe went on my foot. Now, it didn't fit, was way too tight, but I got it on! I ended up buying a size 8, but was torn between the 7.5 and 8. Although the 8 felt a bit loose to me, the 7.5, once I started to walk, felt like my toes were right up against the end. So... yeah... seeing as how I am still not done losing weight, I may end up truly being a 7.5!
So, if you've had the surgery, and you think it won't happen to you... just wait!! It may take time, but they weren't joking when they tell you these odd little things!
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