Brought tears to my eyes.....

bethinagain
bethinagain Posts: 282 Member
edited September 20 in Success Stories
I have a wedding that I'm invited to this Saturday, so a week ago I went into my closet and all my dresses are a size 20 and/or 22. That's what I've been in for the last 6 years! I tried them all on and they fell off! It was a great feeling, but I was scared because that meant that I would have to go shopping!:frown: I hate shopping for clothes because it's always been a disappointment for me. Nothing ever looked good and I always dreaded the stores.

I had no choice, so I went to the store tonight. Found 3 dresses that I loved. Asked the sales lady if she could help me find these dresses in a size 18. She did and I tried the first one on and it fell off. I figured it was the style so I tried one of the other 2 and it fell off. Confused, I asked her if they run big and she said "no" if anything they run small. I laughed and asked her to replace all 3 dresses with size 16's. As she was fetching my dresses off the racks I was standing in the dressing room with the biggest smile on my face. Just the thought of getting into a size 16!!!! She brought them to me and I tried one by one on only to find out that they were falling off of me.

I stepped out of the dressing room with one of them on and she looked at me with a smile and said I'll fetch you size 14 in that. :noway: Now I'm in the dressing room in my undergarments doing the happy dance, smiling and laughing at this point. She brought it to me, I slipped into it and walked out of the dressing room so proud. She said I looked great, then she came up behind me and pinched an inch of the dress on both sides at the seams. She said it's possible that a 12 might fit me better. She brought me a 12, it zipped right up and fit like a glove. I started crying! :cry: She was soooo happy for me that she started crying too! I don't even know her but she felt my happiness. That was fun and I can't wait to go shopping again! Tonight was a good night! :happy:
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  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    congratulations. that is a great story. You should be so proud of yourself. Way to go. :drinker:
  • rskidmore
    rskidmore Posts: 212
    Wow! Congratulations! That's fantastic! What a great feeling!
  • sinman22807
    sinman22807 Posts: 66 Member
    congrats!!! I am so excited for you!
  • LosingLori
    LosingLori Posts: 57
    What a FANTASTIC story...almost brought tears to my eyes too!!!! :cry: That is what this is all about!!! Good for you and keep it up!!!

    by the way....LOVE your picture on your ticker!!!:tongue:

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  • Sunsh1ne
    Sunsh1ne Posts: 879 Member
    That is so fantastic! You made me cry too - what a joy! I bet you can't wait to go shopping again now. :laugh:
  • MsLisaB
    MsLisaB Posts: 256
    Awwww, you just bought tears to *my* eyes! What a lovely and uplifting story. Congratulations.
  • IKnowICan
    IKnowICan Posts: 86
    Now your making me cry:sad: :bigsmile: :sad: :bigsmile: GO GIRL!!!! Sooo Happy for You!:drinker: :happy:
  • lovelypen50
    lovelypen50 Posts: 192 Member
    :cry: I'm so happy for you. Thanks for sharing. That makes me keep moving, I wanna be there one da;y soon.
  • candicemcl
    candicemcl Posts: 59
    Congrats! reading it brought tears to my eyes
  • Pinksapphire74
    Pinksapphire74 Posts: 35
    Wow that i ssssooo exciting, I not help but cry reading your story. Thanks for the encouragment and reminder of how great it feels to be on a weight lose journey! God Bless you
  • shellee9tj
    shellee9tj Posts: 221 Member
    That story brought tears to my eyes as well, and gave me goosebumps!!! YAY for you....now hide the credit cards cause you will want to SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!!! :bigsmile:
  • SoldierDad
    SoldierDad Posts: 1,602
    So proud of you! Your amazing and have done amazingly!
  • xonophone
    xonophone Posts: 474 Member
    Congratulations, that is an amazing accomplichment! From a 22 to a size 12??? Wow! I'm not sure if your ticker is calculating correctly though because it only says you lost 17 lbs....

    At any rate, you deserve to go on a shopping spree for a whole new wardrobe to reward yourself for all that hard work!!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Great job. I can feel your joy those are the kinds of good suprises!
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    Like the others-- you got me, too-- :cry:

    We all totally share in your joy-- way to go!!!!!!!!
  • KimieSue
    KimieSue Posts: 4
    thats awesome keep up the good work
  • Heather1776
    Heather1776 Posts: 46 Member
    Wow! Great story and congrats on getting down to a much smaller size! That moment must have made it all worth it!!
  • bethinagain
    bethinagain Posts: 282 Member
    Congratulations, that is an amazing accomplichment! From a 22 to a size 12??? Wow! I'm not sure if your ticker is calculating correctly though because it only says you lost 17 lbs....

    At any rate, you deserve to go on a shopping spree for a whole new wardrobe to reward yourself for all that hard work!!

    That's funny that you questioned that. I was cursed with a 42DD bust size and that's wear the size 22 comes in. The rest of my body was a size 18-20. Nevertheless, a size 12 was out of my vocabulary. Having worn elastic waist for so many years, I was clueless to what size I was. I know now!:happy:
  • fivefatcats
    fivefatcats Posts: 368
    LOVE. . . . YOUR . . .STORY! ! ! ! ! So encouraging!

    I know how you feel. I have Lee Rider stretch jeans in every size from 22 to 10. I remember when the size 14s were fitting well and I spent an afternoon looking for the 12s to try them on and couldn't find them. Found out later I had been wearing them all morning and didn't realize it! I cried many tears of joy!!

    Congratulations on your fantastic achievements!!!
  • jw17695
    jw17695 Posts: 438 Member
    Yea. I love happy endings. (Or possibly just the beginning)
  • jessicajoy87
    jessicajoy87 Posts: 905
    Awwww! You make me ant to cry!
  • MTGirl
    MTGirl Posts: 1,490 Member
    That is so awesome! Very cool - great feeling :drinker: Way to go!!
  • Jessica68
    Jessica68 Posts: 2,419 Member
    Love it!
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
    That's so great. You've done an amazing job and should be so proud of yourself.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    That's awesome, made me tear up too! :)
  • bttrflykisses820
    bttrflykisses820 Posts: 24
    First of all, that is an awesome story and congratulations!

    Second of all... WHAT A NICE SALES LADY!

    Oh my gosh... if i asked a sales lady here to go back and for 3-4 times to get me clothes they'd throw the biggest hissy fit and give me dirty looks! You were lucky to find a nice lady to help you out and be as compassionate about your success. I'm very impressed with her...

    and above all... I'm impressed with you! Way to go!

    You have beautiful kids btw. :-) You should teach the older ones how to play tag... and you should play with them. Haha what a work out that would be!
  • bebbjeb
    bebbjeb Posts: 134
    Brought tears to my eyes too! I love it!! Congratulations - what a wonderful story!!
  • wildbluecherry
    wildbluecherry Posts: 1
    Congrats thats so great ....i must be getting soft i have tears :) way to go
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
    Way to go! :flowerforyou:
  • cbnorris
    cbnorris Posts: 204 Member
    Brought tears to my eyes as well. So happy for you!
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