At what point did you get your rings re-sized?

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  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    jillmarie125 wrote: »
    ********Please get them resized. Mine fell off throwing cardboard out at work. I never found them. I basically lost a small car in the pile of cardboard. And that ring could have paid for my divorce and disney trip with my daughter. Just saying...get them resized.

    ^^ Yes! If they're really loose, either don't wear them or get them re-sized.

    I got my engagement ring sized about 2.5 years after our engagement because it was to the point that the ring could fall off my finger under its own weight if my hand was pointed down. I was only a few pounds above my goal weight when I had it done. It went down almost a full size, which surprised me because I didn't think much fat was in my fingers. Unfortunately my wedding ring is tungsten and cannot be sized. So I've been searching out a new one.
  • JagerLewis
    JagerLewis Posts: 427 Member
    I didn't get mine sized until just before I hit my goal in September. Of course I couldn't wear them as they were too big. Went from a size 8 to a 5. With the cold weather, the size 5s still spin around, but get snug if my sodium is too high. :/
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    this is interesting info! I have always been very sensitive about my "MAN HANDS," as my brother lovingly calls them. They're about a 7.5-8 right now and I would love to shrink my ring finger to a 6.5. Its a really silly goal to have, I know, but I will possibly get engaged in the next two years or so and it would kill me if a beautiful ring my boyfriend spent a ton on looked like it was the end of a sausage casing on my chubbers. I know its a totally arbitrary thing to be bother by but its the kind of thing that would drive me nuts every time I looked down at it. Very glad to hear that many of you lost a ring size or two throughout this process!
  • proudjmmom
    proudjmmom Posts: 145 Member
    Mine has been resized several times, up and down. I waited till I hit my 1 year mark of maintenance before having them resized to what will hopefully be their FINAL size. I wore the ring snuggies for a while, and eventually even those didn't keep them on my fingers. I went from a size 8 to 5.5, could have done a 5, but with normal swelling and such throughout the day, I decided 5.5 would be best.
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    started wearing a ring guard around the 150lbs down mark.
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    I haven't been able to wear my ring for a year. It is now to the point where it simply falls off my finger if I put my hand down at my side. I really want to get it resized, but still want to lose another 30-35 pounds, so it's going to have to continue to wait because I refuse to do it more than once.

    On the positive, my husband doesn't mind that I don't wear a ring, but he also lost his a day and a half after our wedding and hasn't had one since, so he can't really legitimately complain about it.
  • shrinkyy
    shrinkyy Posts: 21 Member
    edited December 2014
    I agree with wearing cheaper rings while your weight's changing or wearing the snuggie things (though I've never used them, do they stay in place? sounds like a good idea though and I kknow people wear them who have metal allergies too)

    I'm not in the US but my engagement and wedding ring were bought in the US by my American husband. They are quite small, I think a size five point something if I remember correctly. I gained weight after we got engaged (and before the wedding!!) so I wore them on my pinky finger for a long time. Now after 12kg weight loss, my engagement fits well on my wedding finger but my wedding band is a bit thicker with multiple diamonds so it's a bit of a squeeze on my wedding finger. If I lost enough weight that they were too big on my wedding finger, not sure what I would do because I think it's hard if not impossible to resize rings with diamonds in them. I don't really plan on that though, I was fairly slim (for me) when they fit well. But I have never been slim AND toned/fit so I'm not sure what my fingers would be like!

    I think you should wear a ring that fits for now, until you're truly ready to maintain very long term. Because you don't want to be resizing a ring multiple times, especially if it has stones in it

  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    jillmarie125 wrote: »
    ********Please get them resized. Mine fell off throwing cardboard out at work. I never found them. I basically lost a small car in the pile of cardboard. And that ring could have paid for my divorce and disney trip with my daughter. Just saying...get them resized.

    Same thing happened to me. My ring was platinum (which is very heavy), and way too big . Lost it at work, bagging a customers purchase just before Christmas. Someone had a very happy holiday. Since losing weight, my replacement rings got very loose, and I wasn't about to lose them ( no way in hell my husband would by me another one!). So I got them resized. I had them done a little bit too tight, so there is no chance of losing them

  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    lisaabenjamin wrote: »
    How about these until you feel confident enough to get them resized?! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Snuggies-Assorted-Pack-Of/dp/B004U39CC0

    I loaded up on these snuggies when my rings were getting too big. They work great!

  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    I had mine resized after I hit goal, to the smallest size that will fit over my arthritic knuckle. They still spin during the winter, but I'm not afraid of losing them anymore!
  • nzMattO
    nzMattO Posts: 88 Member
    Ummm....yeah, ring re-sizing....When you wash your hands and dry them using a paper towel and the ring is no longer on your finger....that's when, and probably best before you do that without realizing and lose the ring.
    Unfortunately the replacement holds no sentimental value to me, and it is also very loose now. I haven't worn it for several years, I suppose one day I should get that resized smaller again and should start wearing it.
    I guess what I'm really saying is pay the money and get it done before you lose the ring(s). It is about the only weight loss related thing I can think of that I really regret.
  • neveragain84
    neveragain84 Posts: 534 Member
    lisaabenjamin wrote: »
    How about these until you feel confident enough to get them resized?! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Snuggies-Assorted-Pack-Of/dp/B004U39CC0

    That's similar to what I have on mine. I'm not wanting to take the chance of damaging it as it was my grandfather's. It works relatively well and is cheap.

  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I've lost 58 lbs and have dropped from a size 5.5 down to a size 5.0 ring. I got a plain, sterling silver band from amazon that I have been wearing on the 'outside' of my wedding set so that they can't slide off. If go any lower (size 4.5 ring???) I would probably get it resized. It would stink though since my wedding band is an eternity diamond band. I would have to have diamonds removed =(
  • DamitJanit
    DamitJanit Posts: 1,329 Member
    If you live in the US, you can get a ring sizer (snuggy type thing) at any jewelry store and they will put it in the rings and make sure it fits right.
    You can Google "ring sizer" and find out what they look like. It's just a band that goes inside your ring and clips on the side.
  • fizzleh
    fizzleh Posts: 71 Member
    Wait for a couple months after you've achieved your goal for your body to settle and hands to regain some fat.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I'm not married, but I have some very nice gold rings that are now 3+ sizes too big. I have HUGE hands, but I was surprised to be able to wear a costume ring that I found at Charming Charlie recently.

    I just use ring guards, but they sometimes catch on things and they can cut people when I am doing partner dancing. I'm fairly far from my goal, so mostly the rings just sit at home now.

    I have one that was custom made for me when I turned 18. I KNOW that I still weigh quite a bit more than I did then, but I have disproportionally lost weight from my hands and feet.
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