Quick question about shoe width

What brand? Although I have narrow feet, when I buy running shoes, I get them a half size bigger than I normally would. As your foot moves around during exercise, if the shoe is tight at all it can become really uncomfortable. I would personally go with the extra wide, and if they loosen up, you can always add an insole or thicker socks. Nothing's worse than too-tight shoes when you're trying to exercise! So uncomfortable!

Get the wide. 2 reasons, leather does stretch, and even more important, since you are trying to lose weight your feet will also see some size reduction and the X wide will be way too big when you lose the weight you are looking at losing.

Good points as well. Dammit, now I'm conflicted lol

I wear a 13 EEEE, so I'm quite experienced in this matter. It is true that the leather will stretch in a shoe that isn't quite wide enough, but most wider shoes don't really have a wider sole, just more leather so it doesn't have to stretch as much. I would go with the wider shoe if you can find it, as long as your foot isn't sliding within the shoe. Extra room could cause a problem because of the rubbing while your foot is sliding around. Also, I think it is best to try on shoes mid- or late-day so that because supposedly feet tend to swell some as the day goes on.
Just a note here, I've bought many expensive shoes and the one that I've come to appreciate and buy now is actually AVIA. I've bought $150 shoes, and my $40 AVIA's outlast and are more comfortable for me. I just wish I found them sooner.

I was able to find some at stores. Specialty shoe stores, or even Famous Footwear if you have one around. However, I buy 90% of my shoes from ZAPPOS, I have a serious love affair with them that's been going on for almost 10 years. I bought New Balance from them for years, but they seemed to be getting even more expensive, and they were wearing out way too fast. I'm like a wrecking ball for shoes though.