Hey Barb its Melanie, Congrats on the 54 pounds how exciting. I have not lost that much I am about 22 pounds down and have dropped two sizes. I was so excited to order my wedding dress in a size 20 not a 26. I have one size to go before it will fit right. I did get it to zip up, but it does not look that great, but still it zips. Its so good to hear your out of the womans department. I did put an XL shirt on and it almost looked really good. I can definately notice the difference. Its amazing. Take care, Melanie