Yep, I always dreamed of wearing stylish boots, but could rarely find a pair to fit over my calves (I've always had larger, more muscular calves & thighs, even at 130 lbs) - when I did find ones that fit, they were almost never a style I remotely liked.
I went on a few shopping sprees, but two years after losing, when I was at about 150, I had to travel for work up to NYC and to London over the winter months and I needed a lot of nice work clothes. I went shoe shopping and for the heck of it, I tried on some boots - and they fit over my calves! In fact, every pair I tried on fit over my calves (though some were tight) - I ended up buying 2 pair.
To me, my calves don't look any different - but in fact, I probably lost a few inches off of them. My shoe size didn't change, but I know that from 200 lbs down to 150 lbs, I lost 3.4" from my thighs - wish I had taken calf measurements, too!
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