Ladies - How many pounds for YOU to lose a pants size?
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Sizes above 10 or so have more room between them, like 1.5-2 inches between sizes, whereas size 10 and below the difference between sizes is one inch. So as you lose more weight, you will drop sizes more quickly.
For me, once I am a size 10, it takes about 7-8 pounds to drop a size. Before then, around 15.5 -
I went from 255 lbs and a size 22, down to 168 and a size 16. My butt and thighs don't go away.2
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At 85 lbs lost, I have only lost 4 sizes. It's like layers on an onion. The smaller you get the fewer pounds between sizes.
Definitely this. I wore size 22 for a range of (seriously) 60+ lb. Meanwhile, the difference for me between size 10 and 12 is around ten pounds, and between sizes 12-14 was roughly 15 lb.
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obscuremusicreference wrote: »I'm working on going from a 14 to a 12. 9 lbs is not enough. I'm 5" 6""
I'm 5'6", 167, and can fit into everything from a 12-16. I can zip up the only 10s I have, but it's pretty bulgy.
Someone once posted a link to a site where they had pics of women along with their weights and sizes. I'd like to see that again to compare my new weight.
I believe its mybodygallery.com
That's it! These women are brave. I saw quite a few around my weight in size 10s and at least one in an 8--must be lovely not being an apple!2 -
About 10 pounds. I buy jeans by the waist size so I was squeezing into 32's when I started, think I'm about a 28 now and have lost 25 pounds. So actually...that math doesn't add up. I have no idea.0
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About 10 pounds for most people...including myself. But I think your structure and where you carry your weight make a difference too. I can lose 30 pounds but my pant size really only changes once from a 10 to an 8.0
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At 169 lbs I was a size 16, at 139 lbs I am a 10.0
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About 10 pounds for me too. I was 175 in a size 14. Dropped to 155 in a size 10. Now 140-145 in a size 8.0
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For me it's at least a stone (14lbs). I'm 5'8 and 145pounds. A uk size 10, I was a tight 10 at 152 lbs and still a comfortable 10 no way near an 8.0
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I have lost 21 lbs. and have not yet dropped a pants size. However, my shirts are starting to look like maternity clothes on me. They hang off me and float all around.
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im 5'5 and would say about 15lbs~ im UK size 12 now and still have 45lbs to lose (so i hope one day i can be a size 8~~ ^.^1
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I lost a pant size by dropping 5% body fat, which was only about 3KG0
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All I know is that so far 10 pounds hasn't lost me a jeans size. But I am both short and carry all my weight around my middle.0
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I've lost 22lbs so far and about a size and a half in pants size (from a loose 14P to a snug 10P). I've got another 18lbs or so to go, and I'm hoping to get down to a size 8P by the time I'm done, so another size and a half. That would be 3 sizes in 40lbs, so about 10-15lbs per size.
But I carry my weight in my hips and middle, and I'm short. So pants size isn't necessarily the best gauge. I've already gone from a L to a M in tops, and I have small shoulders and a smaller upper half than lower half. Clothes fit funny on me 'cause my torso is so short.
Anyway, sometimes it's not about pounds on the scale, but body composition. I know plenty of women who wear a smaller clothing size but who weigh more than me at my height. They're just more fit and toned than I am. I'm working on it.0 -
It's 10 pounds for me; I'm 5'0 tall, and I have about 24 pounds to lose. I'm working hard to get there!1
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I've lost 30lbs before and only dropped from a 14 to a 12, I'm 5'2". It really is unique to each person.0
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I'm not really sure how many pounds I lost before I dropped sizes. My size varies depending on the brand. Size 8-12(really the 12 should be tossed because while I can wear them they are kind of big on me).0
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10 lbs lost per pants size for me.0
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At 5'2 and have lost 11 pounds : has left me between a tight 3 and an odd fitting 5
but what a great question, I had never really given that any thought 
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Am I just like, really weird or something. For me I've lost about 23 lbs and I've gone from a 6/7 to 0/00 (or sometimes the 00 is a little loose)1
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17lb down and I am still waffling between a size 10-12 depending on the brand. But I feel ill be permanently in the 10s in a couple lbs. I carry the most around my midsection, it's probably gonna be the last to go...0
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hmm I guess I shouldve paid better attention. i started off at size 18/20 and now 50 pounds later I am a size 14. Hoping to be a 12 in the next 10 pounds but we will see0
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Around 20 pounds for me1
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I wear men's pants so this may be totally irrelevant BUT I have noticed for me it takes 15lbs to drop 2 inches. So from per say t 36 to 34 or 34 to 32. But then again, every pair of pants fit differently ugh. They need to come up with universal pant size system!1
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bingfit221 wrote: »They need to come up with universal pant size system!
Agreed, and vanity sizing makes it worse!
My measurements are with pants of the same brand. I wear Banana Republic a lot ('cause it's one of the only stores that actually sells petites) and I use that as a gauge. If I'm dropping sizes in the same brand and style, then I know I'm losing weight and not just experiencing variance between brands.
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ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »It depends on your starting weight and how you carry it. There's more of a difference between the larger sizes I think.
Between size 12 and size 10 was something like 20 lbs for me (I lose from the top down so it took awhile). But the difference between 10 and 8 was only 10 lbs. The difference between a size 6 and a size 4 was 0 lbs, just a year of lifting.
I had a similar progression. I was in "tight" 10s (size 12 was too loose, but I was bustin' outta my size 10), took about 20 lbs to get into 8's. I've since only lost 5 more lbs, but down one more full size (6 is loose). I'm guessing as I continue my strength training, size 4 will be in my near future, with little to no more weight loss.0 -
Started at size 22, now wear size 10, 85 pounds lost...so in my case, something like 14 pounds on average.2
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Four sizes = 30 pounds. 18W to 16W to 14R to 12R1
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I've noticed it's more lbs the higher the size (As others have pointed out) and I carry a lot of fat around my stomach. I was a size 12 at 188 and probably 168. But then I went down to a size 10 from the mid 160s to now at 157. I'm a size 8 in a few pairs of dress pants I have too... it's more like my butt is a size 8 and my stomach hasn't caught up yet
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