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NSV - I'm a medium! :-)

gregbennett1973
gregbennett1973 Posts: 48 Member
edited February 11 in Success Stories
Before I joined MyFitnessPal I had been buying XL clothes for a long time. But in fact the last item of clothing I bought before addressing my weight problem was XXL. I'm 5ft 6. I really shouldn't be anywhere near those sizes.

Today I bought my first Medium sized garment for about 20 years! It was lovely. I first tried on the Large and thought it was a little big and in almost disbelief tried on the Medium - and it fit! Lovely.

Hopefully I'll be able to get into a Small before too long. I used to kid myself that XL was manly. It wasn't, it was just fat.

Delighted to be a Medium now.

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  • ashleyisgreat
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
    That's so awesome. I don't think I've been a medium since...high school? Middle school? Haha. So that is a great accomplishment!
  • ejtj1234
    ejtj1234 Posts: 80 Member
    Awesome!!!!! That is great for you! I am in a large/ xtra large and my goal is to get into a medium
  • DavidHusky
    DavidHusky Posts: 112 Member
    Same thing happened to me (so now I have a bunch of XL shirts and a bunch of medium shirts :p). My wife's reaction: "I don't remember ordering a medium husband"
  • grillnchill
    grillnchill Posts: 772 Member
    Magnificent! :) Well done.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I did the same thing. Went from 2XL in mostly everything to now a medium in mostly everything. It is an awesome feeling for sure.

    The mind trick that buying a Medium, knowing there is only one size below usually for men and 3 sizes above the Medium really gets me as well. Same mind trick with pants only there are even more above the 32" waist (sometimes 30") I buy.
  • gregbennett1973
    gregbennett1973 Posts: 48 Member
    Thanks very much, everyone. I wouldn't be able to do it without MyFitnessPals!
  • sumeetg37
    sumeetg37 Posts: 108 Member
    Totally awesome! I just did the same thing, bought my first article of large. I'm 6'2 so I don't see mediums in my future... unless I want to show off midriff...
  • impromark
    impromark Posts: 119 Member
    I've been there, and it really feels great. This past summer I gave away seventeen nerdy T-shirts at a nerdy convention. While wearing an M size shirt. :)

    Deliverance, thy size is Medium!

    Mark
  • tinamariecleg
    tinamariecleg Posts: 99 Member
    Great job! I know that feels awesome
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    Right there with you brother, I just bought a bunch of medium boxer-briefs and tee shirts yesterday and retired to the rag pile all of my XL's. Congrats on your progress, feels good doesn't it?

    Rigger
  • jenifo11
    jenifo11 Posts: 55 Member
    Congrats! Such a great feeling!
  • dixiech1ck
    dixiech1ck Posts: 769 Member
    Awesome and isn't it a great feeling to see that in your clothing on the tag?!?!?! =)
  • gregbennett1973
    gregbennett1973 Posts: 48 Member
    Yes, it's absolutely lovely. Many thanks, all, for your kind encouragement.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    Way to go!

    I did discover that vanity sizing has reached men's clothing. According to my tape measure, the 33-inch waist pants I bought at Old Navy are actually nearly 35 inches....
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