Ladies - How many pounds for YOU to lose a pants size?

hesn92

About 10

cbr2016

I'm 4'11' and it used to be 7 -8 pounds was a pants size, but as I am getting older, it seems to be about 10 -12 pounds.

ys6108

55 lbs to go from a 26 to a 20. I seem to be losing more on my hips and thighs now so
hopefully that will make more of a difference.

cmtigger

I've lost about 20, and still wear the same jeans as before.

hiimtori12

A couple years ago I went from a size 11 to size 3. Only lost 45 pounds

jarelary4

mkakids wrote: »

Thanks for the input! I was just curious because it takes me about 20# which seemed like alot (im pretty proportional top and bottom...not a pear or apple) to go down a size. Im currently 218 and in a size 16 (loose but 14's are tight).

I started at 245 and a size 20. I dropped to 201 and was into size 16 (loose but 14 was too tight like you). I'm 5'6" and pretty proportionate but I have a lot of belly fat. So I guess for me it took 20 lbs to drop a size too.

LRai132

At my highest known weight, I was 360 and size 26/28. Super close to 100lbs lost and I'm 22/24. 100lbs and only 2 sizes. Hard work isn't paying off, yet, but I'm desperately awaiting the day I can shop in-store (Canada with 0 plus-size stores).

Every so often I try on my pair of 20s, which I've never been able to wear, but they won't even start going over my hips, where I lose almost no weight. Gotta love the pear shape and pants... <_<

Socialwacker

Down 50lbs and 5 pant sizes so like 10lbs a size i guess

ranmalih

Took me 12kg (23lbs) to go from a 14 to a 12... but the 14s were tight when i started and i now fit into the 12s with ease (albeit still with a muffin top). Haven't dropped a dress size yet, but i have noticed that they fit much better!

bonshont

About 10 pounds for me

polish328

7 lbs = a new dress or pant size for me

ryenday

Dunno. 26 lb down, still in size 14 pants. . Albeit the fit is getting loose, but 12 still too uncomfortable to wear.

Hotrodmomma1981

I am 5'3" and have lost 40lbs I was wearing a size 28 and now I am wearing a size 24 It all depends on how your body stores the fat for me I have wide hip area with belly fat so it took me 20lbs to drop down a pant size.

jennifer_417

Since I seem to lose more slowly from my waist than anywhere else, for me it was closer to 20 lbs.

mctheresa

It all depends on how large you are to begin with.. I started a size 28/30 plus size at 350 lbs.. I've lost 30lbs and Im still size 28 it will take me a good 50 lb loss to get down to a size 26. Then about 25 more lbs to a size 24 , and 25 more lbs to a size 22 , then another 20 lbs to a size 20,, I was a size 20/22 at 250 5 years ago . I've got a long journey ahead of me lol .. For a person who only has 20 to 30 lbs to lose even 5 lbs can change dress/pants size

lucerorojo

I don't wear jeans anymore but i took me about 30 lbs. to fit into a fitted Xtra large dress from a 2x My starting weight was 237. I'm down to 195 and my xlarge pants are starting to fall down. They are very loose but I can still wear them. In another 5-10 lbs. that won't be possible. I have some size 12 blouses and dresses that I think will take me another 25-30 lb. Loss to get into. My gw is 137. I was an "old size" 12 at that weight (in the 90s) which is probably a size 6 or 8 today.

lois1231

Depends how they are made for me. I started at a size 18 and a 4x in shirts. Now I can wear some size 16s but not if they are jean material and an 18-20 in shirts which is a 1x or 2x.

Angierae75

Update: I got into a 14 around 185 and I’m now at 178 and probably will try on some 12s when I hit 170.

Angierae75 wrote: »

I'm 5'1" From 225 to 193 I went down from a 20 to a 16, but I'm back up to 203 and still in the 16s so I probably could have dropped sooner than I did.

Iwantahealthierme30

I just recently fit into a 14. It took 24 pounds lost.

Running_and_Coffee

Between 7-10 lbs to go from a 6 to a 4. I think it’s because I carry extra pounds in my hips, so a little bit makes a big difference.

packersfan0103

188 size 18 in jeans, xl in pants and shirt

jlscherme

I find this thread very interesting. I’m 5’11’’ and was a size 18 at 230#, now a 10 at 165#.

yweight2020

10 lbs

birdenerd

I was a size 12 in 8th grade when I weighed ~165 lbs and was 5'5" tall and a decade later I'm still a size 12 at ~185 lbs and 5'6" which I think is interesting. I'm wondering if losing 30 lbs will mean going down 2-3 sizes for me? It will be cool to be wearing a smaller clothing size than I was in middle school.

Dame_sans_merci

For me (morbidly obese) it takes nearly 2 stone to drop a dress size on my bottom half. Some say 10lbs to drop but I think it’s all relative to starting size and works more on a percentage drop. So for someone like me (starting out as UK size 24) to lose 10lb, it’s only going to be a small ratio compared to my overall size. For someone who is a UK size 10 to drop 10lb.....that is huge compared to their overall stats

HDBKLM

It took me the first 35 pounds (5'3", 190 to 155) before I dared try on 'normal clothes' like button down shirts and jeans. Since I'm a big-time apple shape, with a short torso no less, my best strategy at the higher weights had been leggings and huge shirts rather than larger trousers. Anyway, when I finally bought real trousers I got a 30 (jeans sizes so inches, and according to the company's sizing chart 3 of the jeans sizes = 2 dress sizes so each inch is 2/3 of a size?) in a low-rise stretch denim but probably should have been in a 31. I'm still in those 30s now at 140 pounds but probably should be in 29s. I also managed to button 28s in the same brand and series but with muffin top. If we say 3 jeans sizes/2 dress sizes in around 15 pounds then for me 7.5-ish pounds per size at the moment?

I've been losing proportionately in the bust and hips; my waist has been losing more quickly (i.e., my current waist size is 78% of its starting measurement; my current bust and hips are both about 84% of their starting size), but waist is maybe not so relevant in low-rise jeans.

Foodfavor

I have lost 40 pounds and haven't gone down in size. I'm 5"7 starting weight 310# for reference.

Edit: added height + starting weight