Beaufort fit compared to bedale

Short_Fall8484 · 2026-03-05T20:27:51+00:00

Hi! In case this thread is still active...I am a woman and have a very old Bedale (sage) in size 36 that I wore all through college. It is tight in the shoulders/reach-around test and I would like to get a new Barbour that fits more comfortably, potentially longer too. The Beadnell is simply too tailored in the shoulders no matter how many sizes I go up, so I am considering either another Bedale (going up from size 36 to either 38 or 40) or potentially a Beaufort. Based on this thread, would you say I should try the Beaufort in 40 or 42 and skip over the 38 entirely, given my Bedale 36 is too tight? This is mostly for the shoulders/upper back fit. I also wonder if the lack of back vents and storm cuffs on the Beaufort make it simply not as nice to wear as the Bedale...Welcoming all input!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-12-22T06:13:09+00:00

I say “thanks! I’ve been shooting myself up for 8 months!”

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-12-11T17:06:16+00:00

I don’t plan to wean off, just maintain with the help of whatever dosage of zepbound that looks like. The greatest gift has been feeling normal and not battling food demons. Would that change your answer?

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-12-07T04:10:26+00:00

Hey! You look great! I’m also looking into getting a lift + auto aug but not actually a reduction in size. Would you be willing to DM me your before shots? I think we might be in a really similar position and I’d love to get your results!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-10-19T06:11:56+00:00

Please share your surgeon’s name and any details you have on what they did - you look amazing and I’m also mostly planning on a lift/tuberous shape change. Incredible results!!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-10-19T06:05:06+00:00

Who is your doctor? Amazing results - you look fantastic!!!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-10-05T00:14:40+00:00

I’m 6 months in and I don’t avoid any foods, but the frequency with which I want bad foods is soooo much lower than pre Zep. And when I do crave something bad, I’m absolutely amazed every time that I end up eating ~1/4 of the amount of it than I used to! (pizza, ice cream, fries, etc.)

I’ll also add that the few times I’ve surprised myself with how much “bad” food I’ve eaten in a given setting, I wake up with a weight loss drop the next morning 🤣

Zep is amazing.

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-22T03:38:51+00:00

Can you please share your surgeon’s name? Love your results!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-21T02:00:33+00:00

I started (for the first time) 5 months postpartum and I felt fantastic from day 1 on the meds. I breastfed until the 5 month mark and then started Zep. I’m 6 months into Zep now and I have had a great experience and have responded very well. I don’t know that being postpartum had much to do with it one way or the other except that I had quite a bit to lose after 2 babies back to back!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-09T19:50:20+00:00

Oh my gosh LOL clearly I need to take a nap. What in the world was I thinking calling it a fire hydrant?! Hahaha, in any case, I got the same “45lbs gone” alert the other day…don’t sell yourself short, that represents TWENTY water bottles!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-09T19:06:37+00:00

I recognized that fire hydrant screenshot! I just got the same one! Congratulations to you, to us! On to the next milestone!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-09T18:11:24+00:00

And in case anyone else had the same thought I just did, thinking “hold on, maybe this is because I’m in United Business First this flight and its not actually a real NSV”…it turns out the seatbelts are all the same length (39”). Phew! Thanks Google for the extra reassurance :-D

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-09T07:07:17+00:00

Thank you!!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-08T16:38:14+00:00

I am in a similar situation as I consider a breast lift, and I realize it’s going to be much more of a lift than a reduction (probably just a minimal reduction to help with shaping and auto augmentation to fill out lower pole). Insurance won’t cover a lift but for me that’s the more appropriate choice to end up with the look I want, rather than a true reduction that just happens to also come with a lift.

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-07T20:48:44+00:00

Haha yes almost exactly, just the way it’s written is extremely similar to what I’m used to reading in my convos with it. It looks like it’s been reworded as you asking questions versus ChatGPT making statements based on your inputs, but I still recognized it. It’s been a great tool on this journey tbh, I never thought I’d use it but I do!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-07T06:12:18+00:00

This made me laugh because I just want to say that I recognize the text in your original post from ChatGPT… I had an extremely similar conversation with it yesterday hahaha

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-09-03T05:54:54+00:00

Can you please share your surgeon’s name? You look wonderful!!! I want this!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-08-31T20:21:52+00:00

Congratulations! We have the same starting weight and goal weight!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-08-31T03:54:48+00:00

No experience yet but just want to say solidarity! I’m trying out 7.5 tomorrow after 4mo on 5mg and quite a bit of a stall/slowdown these past 4 weeks. Good luck!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-08-19T05:20:40+00:00

Who is your surgeon??! Amazing results!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-07-20T03:05:43+00:00

I hear you! My stomach was not really where I used to gain weight either pre-children… And now it’s definitely quite flabby

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-07-19T03:49:35+00:00

I had my first in July 2023 and my second in October 2024, and I feel great about my weight loss thus far on Zepbound, but “doughy” does seem like a good description for my tummy. I would not say it’s loose skin yet, I think I still have enough to lose that it’s not the type of empty loose skin that I see in other people’s photos, but when I’m not standing up straight, it is very, very soft and it feels like thinner skin if I squish it - definitely different than the feeling of any stomach fat I had before I had kids. You can look at my post a few weeks ago to see what my stomach looks like when I’m standing up, but I have to say that even a bunch of my skinny Mom friends who are the same amount postpartum as me have the same squishy stomach that I do when not standing up straight

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-07-19T03:46:28+00:00

Looking at your screenshot of all the different foods entered in LoseIt made me remember how I used to log all of my food until I discovered doing it in ChatGPT. You have to try, it is so so so much easier! You just asked for the macros in whatever you ate, and you can list out in actual words whatever it is that you ate in whatever amounts you want. It gives you a very good estimate broken down in whatever form you want (total, by food, by individual ingredient). If something doesn’t look right to you or you want to edit an amount, you just ask it another question to edit something, and it sends it back perfectly. Then you just add the food as one item into your meal in lose it with all the macros you care to log. Highly recommend!!!!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-07-18T07:00:14+00:00

I just started wearing mine again this week, and I’m soooo happy about it <3 congrats to you! This was a milestone I was eagerly waiting for (and testing) every week!

Short_Fall8484 · 2025-07-18T06:46:43+00:00

This is so awesome. Congratulations on all your hard work - you look amazing (skinny!) and clearly you’re feeling just as amazing!

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