Did your feet get smaller with weight loss?

Slim140
Slim140 Posts: 66 Member
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I seem to have gained a whole size in shoes as i got older and bigger. I don't know if its the age or the swelling from walking so much.
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  • Aliciaaah
    Aliciaaah Posts: 379 Member
    Mine seem to have gotten smaller, but not by a lot
  • orangefour
    orangefour Posts: 55 Member
    I gained two shoe sizes while pregnant, I have noticed my shoes have gotten roomy lately. Idk how much smaller they have gotten though as I haven't tried on any smaller shoes.
  • the_new_robin2016
    the_new_robin2016 Posts: 97 Member
    No but my boobs did lol

    If you had fat on your feet (swollen even) due to being overweight your feet could be loosing inches :p
  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    They can. Just like the rest of you.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    Funny just recently I found out the hard way that my feet were a lot smaller. I bought a whole new outfit to go to my Uncle's memorial, but not shoes. I grabbed the outfit, shoes out of my closet and off we headed. Once we had lunch my family decided to change at the restaurant as it had big clean bathrooms. I put on my whole outfit slipped into the shoes I haven't worn since last year and my God I felt like I was slipping into my mother's shoes as a little girl. I started to walk around and clip clop clip clop I went. I told DH and he said we could stop and buy me shoes, but at that time I didn't feel we had time. So, I stuffed some TP in the toes and did the best I could to stay in them.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Dunno, but I can see them now.
  • Sarah_Wins
    Sarah_Wins Posts: 936 Member
    Hell yes. Fat can and usually will be deposited all over the body. As you lose weight, your feet can get smaller. I went down a half size after 50 or so lbs.
  • endlesoul
    endlesoul Posts: 98 Member
    I was wondering that myself, I have wide feet and I swear my shoes feel looser. I'm hoping that I have lost enough so I'm not wide width any more. Defiantly will try some shoes next time I'm out
  • saudade108
    saudade108 Posts: 33
    I notice that the width definitely changes. I think it is because your feet spread out more when they are holding up more weight. When I lost a bunch of weight, I noticed that my feet felt different (smaller) in shoes and boots I'd worn for years. When I gained weight again, some shoes I wore while thin were way too tight. Could be extra tissue or swelling, or simply that the width spreads out wider with more weight.
  • AnjaZ89
    AnjaZ89 Posts: 235
    NOBODY believes me when I tell them that with my weight loss of 45lbs I lost 2 shoe sizes. They always say "it's the shoe" or "your shoes were too big".
    I was an 39 before, now I am 37 (German size) I think it's 8 and 6 in the US
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    After 3 months of exercise (cardio) I started noticing my feet would go numb while i was working out! Didnt dawn on me till later..

    My shoes were too loose!!

    Got to buy a new pair of running shoes though. WIN WIN! =)
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Yep, went down about 1/2 of a size
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    I've grown by an inch.

    bit on my feet too.

    ha. ha.
  • amflautist
    amflautist Posts: 939 Member
    Waaah! What's wrong with me? My feet got bigger! :sad:
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Dunno, but I can see them now.
    lol
    I noticed that with less bodyfat, I retain less water. So they don't have the tendency to swell.
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,231 Member
    yup, gone from a 81/2 to 71/2 or 7 in some styles. So sad, had to buy all new shoes, lol, wonderful nsv for me.
  • emd528
    emd528 Posts: 30 Member
    Yes! I was a women's 7.5-8, and now I'm usually a 7 (occasionally a 7.5). And that's only with losing 25 lbs...
  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    Yes I dropped from a size 12 to a 10.5...really didn't notice it till I was out for a walk and had to go down a hill and slid inside my shoe. Surprised the heck out of me.
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    Definitely. I've lost some fat around my ankles, and I don't have the swelling in my ankles and feet anymore. An 8.5WW used to be tight on me. Now I can wear an 8W, and I can wear my ankle boots that zip up. Last spring, I couldn't even get them halfway up my foot.
  • lovinmyselfagain
    lovinmyselfagain Posts: 307 Member
    I went up a shoe size when I gained all this weight and now I'm down about half a size since my journey began. I hope I get back to a size 8, because I have some cute shoes begging to be worn again :).
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    yep.. so far i've lost about half a size and maybe a bit more. i think it has more to do with lack of swelling but i could be wrong.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    First place I lost weight was in my feet. All my shoes became big. Now that I've dropped a bunch of weight I can tell you I'm a good 1 and 1/2 sizes smaller in shoe size.
  • StinkyWinkies
    StinkyWinkies Posts: 603 Member
    Yes, just as they got bigger with the weight gain. which is good on one hand (foot?) but not for the 3 brand new pairs of shoes I bought on a terrific sale that I've yet to wear 2 pair of.
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    Yup. I went from a size 9 to a size 7.
  • gauchogirl
    gauchogirl Posts: 467 Member
    Mine got a full size smaller and I don't need "wide" anymore.
  • ZumbaLin
    ZumbaLin Posts: 87 Member
    My Danskos are big - my most expensive shoes! i'm wearing them anyways, with really thick socks. I've gone down at least one size.
  • KipDrordy
    KipDrordy Posts: 169 Member
    My wife was just asking me this same question. She thinks her feet got smaller with her weight loss. I personally think that the difference is she isn't retaining as much water. She didn't have fat feet to begin with so I doubt she lost fat from her feet. But it's possible that due to eating healthier, inflammation and water retention have been reduced, thus making her feet feel smaller.
  • Songtothesiren
    Songtothesiren Posts: 388 Member
    For me, the very first place that I really "saw" with my own eyes that I was shedding weight was when I stepped in the shower one morning and realised that my feet and ankles were shrinking.

    It wasn't a loss of length, my shoe size has remained the same, it was visual confirmation that my body was changing. Since then I've noticed that although I am shedding inches all over, it's most noticeable reading bottom to top i.e. thinner feet, smaller ankles, then more shapely calf, getting knees instead of ham joints, etc. etc.
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    When I first started my "journey" 7 months ago, my feet were extremely, painfully swollen due to my weight. I could not wear closed shoes and had to wear size 9 Wide in sandals/flip flops just to accommodate the swelling. Though I still have a very long way to go, the swelling in my feet has gone down completely and I am now back into my normal size 6.5 or 7 depending on the shoe.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Mine got narrower, but not smaller (size-wise).

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