Ring issues, anyone?

[Jersey John]

I got rid of the husband and put the ring in a drawer... problem solved :-P

That's a Vegas vacation crying out from that drawer!........;P

[mommyducky]

I didn't expect my finger sizes to drop because they didn't change going up, at least in the past 15 yrs... but loose they are. (Yoda moment)
Most of my rings have just been moved to other fingers, but my wedding set has tape around the 3 rings holding them together and making them tighter.
It's a pain to change the tape once a week or so, but I have never found those ring sizers the jeweler puts on to be comfortable.
Once I'm done, I'll have them sized in the summer when my fingers are at their largest.
One cool side effect is I fit into a "regular" size winter leather driving glove now

My hands have always been tiny. I wear kids size gloves haha. But I noticed as I got bigger that my fingers got fatter too. Just like everything else about me, short and chubby haha. My pinky ring was once a thumb ring actually and I'm lookin forward to getting it back that way. It's a cheap, crappy ring and I don't even remember where or when I got it but it's like I've had it forever and I love it. I haven't worn my wedding ring in four months so I'm not sure about the size of it but it's not important right now anyway as it's very likely I'll never wear it again. I've never been big on jewelry anyway; the one cheap ring and my wedding ring were all I wore besides earrings (simple ones). I think I'll be okay without them. I have plans to return my favorite piece of jeweleey soon, my tongue ring! I just have to get it re-pierced for the fourth time (holes on your tongue close up super fast!) and I want to do it before people start saying I'm too old to pierce my tongue. I first did it when I was 18 and loved it enough to do twice more since but after my daughter was born, it was decided (mostly by my husband and parents) that it was time to give that up. But the husband is gone and everyone else can just deal because I miss it and want it back and I don't see how it would be a bad example for my daughter. She's only three but if she decided in 13 years or so that she wanted to get pierced or tattoo'd, I would certainly support her. Anyway, tangent. May we all have pretty, slim fingers soon!

[mommyducky]

I got rid of the husband and put the ring in a drawer... problem solved :-P

I did the exact same thing! The ring I speak of is one I've had longer than the husband which I got for myself and is cheap and everyone says it's ugly but for some reason I still love it haha.

[mommyducky]

WUUUUUUUUTTTT!!!!! You crack me the hell up.
Ok on to the ring thing, I told my wife my wedding band was falling off and that I needed to get it resized and she said oh no wait till you lose some more so we only have to do it once.. Well now I dont have one as somewhere along the line it fell off and I lost it. Now she tries to make me wear hers. not happening.... next time maybe she will listen... Probably not though lol. Now ringless and she is more nervous than ever.. lol

Why didn't you just take it off when it started getting too big? I do believe that it's better to wait and get it resized once; I don't think it's good for the ring to resize it too many times. Such a shame that you lost it though.

[Rae]

That's a Vegas vacation crying out from that drawer!........;P

Don't kid yourself, I am going to Vegas! You know what they say... Good girls go to Heaven, bad girls go to Vegas ;-)

I'm planning on bringing a solider with the intention of thanking him for his service *evil grin* ... Hey, I'm all about supporting the troops *giggles*

[KillingForCupcakes]

I freaked out with the ring situation. My fiance got me a ring in August and then in Sept I had my surgery. I was surprised when they sized me in the jewelry store as a size 6 because I have always worn a size 7 ring, even when I was in high school and at my lowest weight of 145 lbs but figured with the pre-op diet I'd been on it was possible to have shrunk a little in my fingers...but I was really freaked out when my ring started doing hoola hoops on my finger this past month because I didn't think that any weight I'd lose would affect my hands. My hands have never looked swollen or puffy or large to me in any way, I've always had long slender looking fingers...so I was floored when my fiance insisted we go back to the store to get the ring resized (it's free for life from the store we bought the ring at) and holy moly I'm a 5.5!!?!?!? I like that these little things are happening but I kind of wish I could see that kind of a difference in other body parts as well...though everyone keeps telling me I look amazing and asking me how I'm losing weight blah blah...I feel like I have such a long way to go that it's hard to get amped about my little victories sometimes.

[Jersey John]

Don't kid yourself, I am going to Vegas! You know what they say... Good girls go to Heaven, bad girls go to Vegas ;-)

I'm planning on bringing a solider with the intention of thanking him for his service *evil grin* ... Hey, I'm all about supporting the troops *giggles*

Damn I knew I should have joined the Navy!....;P

[Grace]

I have plans to return my favorite piece of jeweleey soon, my tongue ring! I just have to get it re-pierced for the fourth time (holes on your tongue close up super fast!)

OW,OW,OW! No holes in the tongue! Almost anywhere else, but not the tongue. Hurts just to think about it......

[Grace]

For all without a ring and this is making partner's nervous, perhaps invest in an inexpensive sterling silver band. Wal-Mart, Target, Kohls, Ebay and Overstock.com are all good options.
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Hubby can't wear his ring much, he's an electrician working on machinery often.
He wore it to Bermuda for his daughter's wedding and lost it in the ocean while diving... so I bought him 3 inexpensive ones, steel, sterling and titanium. He wears them for family functions.
I don't worry about him cheating. He's be a fool as he knows it's one strike and you're out. Anyway, there's no reason for him to cheat, all he has to do is let me know what he needs and we'll find it together. We've been monogamous for 10+ yrs but it's always open for negotiation.

[shaminthedevil]

I am probably not going to ever have to deal with a wedding band but I do have some rings that were given to me as heirlooms. They are too small now so maybe I will fit then as soon as I go to the loser bench!

[dociceit]

... I do have some rings that were given to me as heirlooms. They are too small now so maybe I will fit then as soon as I go to the loser bench!

There ya go! That's the attitude we all need to have.

[shaminthedevil]

There ya go! That's the attitude we all need to have.

I personally think that 1/2 the battle is the attitude we have going into this. If we are up beat and look at the long term of this it is SO worth it. I mean ya we are going to be sore, unable to get all our liquids in and all the other stuff, but those are stepping stones on the journey. We take baby steps, then we take bigger and bigger steps. Then one day we are going to realize that all those steps took us away from our old lives and into a new life that is healthier and happier. So what if I don't make my goal below... I lost 1 pound from Friday to Monday with out trying!!! My earlobe looks so sexy now where I lost that pound ...LOL

[dociceit]

My earlobe looks so sexy now where I lost that pound ...LOL

Yeah, it does! woohoo baby.... LOL

You are so right. I'm 5+ months out and I'm just now realizing that not everything makes me sick. I feel good for a change. Have a bounce in my step. Chase my wife around the house... and catch her now... LOL

This journey is well worth it.

[mommyducky]

OW,OW,OW! No holes in the tongue! Almost anywhere else, but not the tongue. Hurts just to think about it......

It actually does not hurt as much as people think. It hurts no more than getting your ears pierced. I should know; besides having my tongue pierced three times, I've also had my ears pierced three or four times (I'm always losing earrings). And tongue piercings are so much fun!

[Camscrib20]

my rings def spin on my fingers constantly flipping them around im gonna wear them till i cant then tattoo my hubbys name where my ring goes then eventually get it resized ive planned the tattoo he has my name i just havent done it yet so soon i will to have something on my finger lol