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LisaBoston · 04-15-2006, 07:51 PM

Today we went to "the city" - its 3 hours away.

I had hot and sour soup for lunch. The hubby of course filled his plate with carbs and meats. Didn't bother me one bit. I loved my soup, its one of my favorites. On our way home we stopped at Starbucks and ordered an Iced Grande Sugar Free Latte. Wonderful.

Having these two things sure made me feel like a normal person again. It was so nice...then...came shopping....

I went to Penningtons to use my gift certificate. This was an interesting shop. I have NEVER left Penningtons without a bag of clothes - and I mean a BAG full. I tried on several different shirts and finally ended up with 3 in total. Two in a size 2X and one in a size 3X.(I was a 5X pre-op). Pants forget it!!! The leg holes are SO BIG I felt like I was swimming in them. My waist and hips are about the same size, pre and post op. It was funny. I have not shopped in any other store for me for over 12 years, so off I went to Reitmans across the street. They have sizes up to 3x. I didn't try on pants and the shirts, were DOUBLE the price compared to Penningtons! This shocked me. Years ago, plus sized clothes were SO expensive, until Penningtons really came about in Canada. The SAME SHIRT that I saw in Penningtons for $29 was $42 in Reitmans. Shopping as a plus size was a lot easier. Hey, but I woudn't go back 54lbs for anything!

So I can tell that my pre-surgery shopping was a lot easier and a lot less time consuming...I am going to have to plan to stay overnight when I go shopping for clothes and spend a great deal more money too. Good thing summer is here and I only needed to buy a few shirts to tie me over until the fall.....I have a few months to prepare for that shopping trip...ugggggh..

I used to live in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where shopping every weekend was something I did with my girlfriends. Now living 3 hrs away from the stores sure makes a BIG difference. I do have the ability to shop in the Sears Catologue and might give that a try now that I can fit into their clothes.