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AIBU to Think My Feet Are Betraying Me?

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Freakyfeet · 21/03/2025 22:49

So, after losing 4 stone on Mounjaro (yay me!), I decided to celebrate the slightly warmer weather by slipping into my favorite ballet pumps. Except… my right one promptly fell off. I kid you not, there is an entire inch of space in it now!

I’ve been a size 7 since I was 12, so the idea that my feet have shrunk is blowing my mind. I tried the highly scientific method of drawing around them to compare, and they look the same size. My partner even tried to measure them, but she tickles me even when she’s trying not to, which resulted in me repeatedly kicking her (not on purpose, obviously).

I’m now considering going to a shoe shop to get my feet measured, but do they even do that for adults? Am I going to have to pretend I’m a very large 10-year-old? Also, if I lose more weight, will my feet continue their disappearing act, or am I doomed to be permanently lopsided?

Has anyone else experienced this, or am I just one step away from madness?

OP posts:
owlexpress · 21/03/2025 22:54

Have you... Tried another pair of shoes? It's not really surprising though, is it? If you're heavier your feet are likely to be a bit more puffy, so when you lose weight they'll slim down.

Freakyfeet · 21/03/2025 22:54

SkaneTos · 21/03/2025 22:51

Could your ballet pumps have been stretched out/overstretched from wearing?

I thought the same at first, but I tried on another pair of summer shoes, and there’s definitely too much room in my smaller foot to wear them comfortably as well.

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SkaneTos · 21/03/2025 22:52

And, of course you can get your feet measured in a shoe shop! Even if you are an adult.

Good luck!

SkaneTos · 21/03/2025 22:51

Could your ballet pumps have been stretched out/overstretched from wearing?