Has your shoe size changed after your weight loss?

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  • MissPatty584
    MissPatty584 Posts: 155 Member
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    Down from an 8.5 to an 8 in sneakers, and 8 to 7-7.5 in dress shoes/sandals. :laugh:
  • stephe1987
    stephe1987 Posts: 406 Member
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    I never heard of this before but it makes sense. I think it depends on the person and their weight distribution. How much weight are they losing? And how much weight is in their feet?
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
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    Yup, one size smaller.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
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    I used to wear a 6,5 or tight 6, now I'm a 5 or 5,5... makes shoe shopping sooooo much harder sigh. But yeah, they shrink, and so does ur hands/fingers/wrist. Cant wear any of my jewelry anymore lol
  • JenToms80
    JenToms80 Posts: 373 Member
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    Yep, gone down a size - who knew?? LOL :laugh:
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
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    My shoe size went up about a half size over the course of my weight gain and back down with the weight loss. I don't need to buy wide or extended calf (boots) sizes anymore.
  • becky10rp
    becky10rp Posts: 573 Member
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    I used to wear a 7 regular -

    Now I"m a 6.5 narrow................

    Kinda sucks cause I have a lot of shoes now that don't fit right - especially ballet flats.................

    Guess I'll try those inserts you can use.........maybe they will help.....................
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    No, they are just not as fat.
  • KeepGoingKylene
    KeepGoingKylene Posts: 432 Member
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    Yuppers, size 9/10 to an 8/9
  • WendyZ82
    WendyZ82 Posts: 44 Member
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    Yep! I have been a size 9 for as far back as I can remember but the last pair of running shoes I bought was size 8.5 and my old shoes have become quite loose.
  • EllenTebbits
    EllenTebbits Posts: 37 Member
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    I'm technically a 9WW but I always buy 10 regular because a) I don't like saying "double wide" and b) it's hard to find 9ww.

    I had about 30 pairs of 9-9.5 regular width shoes that I got rid of right before I started with MFP.

    I will probably be kicking myself when I get to goal because I know my feet will drop a size. Or at least, they did the last time I lost a significant amount of weight.
  • EllenTebbits
    EllenTebbits Posts: 37 Member
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    A note to MFPers who are looking for high quality inserts that don't make your feet sweat:

    Hafpad.com is a website that sells 100% wool inserts for a variety of issues: arch support, metatarsal problems, bunions, etc.

    I highly recommend them. They products last the life of the shoe (no synthetic foam to get compressed) and stick into the shoe so they don't shift.

    As someone with long-term plantar fasciitis, I can definitely recommend their products.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
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    Nope, exact same size. I never had wide feet though.
  • LianaG1115
    LianaG1115 Posts: 453 Member
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    YES!!! I went from a 9W to an 8-8 1/2!!
  • Iceberg_Simpson
    Iceberg_Simpson Posts: 737 Member
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    I actually went down a whole shoe size after losing weight.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    If you have high arches, then carrying around extra weight causes them to collapse. Losing the weight relieves the pressure, and the arch is restored... most of the time.

    Flat-footed people are screwed.
  • Meliikinz
    Meliikinz Posts: 66
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    Before I was heavy I wore a 5. Before I started my weight loss I was 6 1/2 Wide.
    And At the moment down to a Normal 6 :]
  • pinkpolkadots25
    pinkpolkadots25 Posts: 101 Member
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    Yes! I went from a 7.5 verging on wide, to a 7.0 medium. Totally unexpected and now I have many pairs of shoes that don't fit.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
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    If you have high arches, then carrying around extra weight causes them to collapse. Losing the weight relieves the pressure, and the arch is restored... most of the time.

    Flat-footed people are screwed.

    I had high arches even at 300 lb. And I was over 220 lb for like 22 years...I guess I am just lucky mine did not collapse :-)

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