Ladies - How many pounds for YOU to lose a pants size?
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At least 10 pounds. I'm at a point now where I might be able to drop a size in 5 pounds though. Makes a bigger difference under 130.0
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Well I am down 17 lbs and am still a size 18 . On a more positive note they are getting more loose. usually when I wash/dry my pants they would feel tight when I put them back on. Now they are feeling more baggy0
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Of the 53 lbs I lost I went from a 22 to a 16...1
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Several thousand, apparently.
Agree with it seeming that you need to lose a significant amount to drop between higher sizes. I fit *some* 16' at the moment, some are too small still. I have lost about 6kg.
At my optimum weight (in living memory anyway) I am a 12-14 due to being 5'10" and amazonian. So it's strange to think I'm only a couple of sizes from optimal but still about 15-17kg away from fitting them.0 -
I've lost 54lbs and only lost 2-3 (depending on the brand) sizes. I'm 5'10"0
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At 254 I was wearing a size 22. At 230 I was a size 20 At 215 I was a size 18. At 197 I am wearing a size 16. In tops I went from a 3x to an XL.0
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5'9". I wore a size 22/20 at 270 lbs. Today I'm 18/16 and 215. So 2 dress sizes in 55 lbs. Kinda matches up with what I'm seeing a lot of folks here.
As has been pointed out, small sizes are spaced together a lot closer. Also, they're based on circumference, but they're really measuring cross-sectional area. So
Area = π* (radius)²
Circumference = 2 * π * radius
Using US Standard size clothing,Size 4
Circumference = 36.375 inches
Radius = 5.792 inches
Area = 105.338 inches²
Size 6
Circumference = 37.5 inches
Radius = 5.971 inches
Area = 111.963 inches²
So there's been a change in the area of 6.625 inches²
Now looking at the sizes 18 and 20 (top of the ASTM D5585 11e1, 2011)Size 18
Circumference = 46 inches
Radius = 7.325 inches
Area = 168.471 inches²
Size 20
Circumference = 48 inches
Radius = 7.643 inches
Area = 183.439 inches²
Between Size 18 and 20 there is a change of 14.968 inches²
Now go up to the upper end of Lane Bryant's catalogue and look at the difference in a 30 and a 32:Size 30
Circumference = 58 inches
Radius = 9.236 inches
Area = 267.834 inches²
Size 32
Circumference = 60 inches
Radius = 9.554 inches
Area = 286.624 inches²
Between Size 18 and 20 there is a change of 18.790 inches²
Obviously in a 3 dimensional human being, that change in internal area on a single cross-section, multiplied by all the cross-sections in a body, would mean you would have to lose a LOT more weight to effect a size reduction, because dress sizes are not equal in volume changes. At all.2 -
2-5 lbs, usually.0
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I'm 5'8 and went from 341 to 326, dropped 2 scrub pant sizes and 1 jeans pant size. I hold most of my weight in my gut and thighs.0
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Hi
I was a size 18 Australia
I have lost 22 lbs and now a size 16
I can fit into a 14 but I couldn't leave the house in them . To be honest I could have been more of a size 20 since all of my 18's were stretched0 -
5'9". I wore a size 22/20 at 270 lbs. Today I'm 18/16 and 215. So 2 dress sizes in 55 lbs. Kinda matches up with what I'm seeing a lot of folks here.
As has been pointed out, small sizes are spaced together a lot closer. Also, they're based on circumference, but they're really measuring cross-sectional area. So
Area = π* (radius)²
Circumference = 2 * π * radius
Using US Standard size clothing,Size 4
Circumference = 36.375 inches
Radius = 5.792 inches
Area = 105.338 inches²
Size 6
Circumference = 37.5 inches
Radius = 5.971 inches
Area = 111.963 inches²
So there's been a change in the area of 6.625 inches²
Now looking at the sizes 18 and 20 (top of the ASTM D5585 11e1, 2011)Size 18
Circumference = 46 inches
Radius = 7.325 inches
Area = 168.471 inches²
Size 20
Circumference = 48 inches
Radius = 7.643 inches
Area = 183.439 inches²
Between Size 18 and 20 there is a change of 14.968 inches²
Now go up to the upper end of Lane Bryant's catalogue and look at the difference in a 30 and a 32:Size 30
Circumference = 58 inches
Radius = 9.236 inches
Area = 267.834 inches²
Size 32
Circumference = 60 inches
Radius = 9.554 inches
Area = 286.624 inches²
Between Size 18 and 20 there is a change of 18.790 inches²
Obviously in a 3 dimensional human being, that change in internal area on a single cross-section, multiplied by all the cross-sections in a body, would mean you would have to lose a LOT more weight to effect a size reduction, because dress sizes are not equal in volume changes. At all.
That's really interesting - I wonder if it works like that here in the uk. I'm off to compare clothes sizes here - and am hoping that I'm much closer to my goal size than I thought!0 -
I'm 5'8 and lost 18 1/2 pounds and nothing fits better yet....it upsets me greatly0
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I dropped 2 sizes after 15 pounds. Started lifting weights seriously and dropped five pounds and another pants size. Squats make you drop sizes faster!!2
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I'm 5'9" and I was a 9/10 at 180 and I'm only now a 7/8 at 150. My body is weird.0
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I lost 15 pounds, no change to size. Lost another 1.5 pounds and suddenly down two sizes. Which makes me think it may be random. :-)0
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I lost 22lbs (168 currently, at 4'11) and very little change in size. Maybe one size or a half of a size. I'm still wearing my 13s around, but my XL stretchy pants seem to be a lot looser. For some reason, my jeans seem to fit the same.1
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Today! I'm wearing 32 Hudson skinnies which would be a 12/14 I think and they are almost falling down around my knees when I walk. No need to unbutton or unzip! And belts aren't working great because I can't seem to cinch them tight enough. MFP says I've lost 10.5 but it's probably closer to 15 because I started with a janky scale giving me inconsistent weights. I think it changes about every 15 or so for me...0
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Im at 200 right now up 10lbs from vacation smh and when I was 189 I was the same size. My jeans fit almost the same and I'm pretty sure that extra 10lbs went to my boobs. it really depends because I was 185 before pregnancy and was in a tight size 10 but my 189 recently was still a size 14. Im only 5' 3'' so I'm pretty overweight but losing weight this time around not changing my pants size fast enough for me :-(0
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About 6kgs or 12 lbs for every clothes size down. I went from around 78 to 60 kgs, and size 16 to 10 UK sizes.0
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I'm 5'8", about 157 pounds now. I've lost 7 pounds, and gone down a size already - or at least clothes I couldn't wear before I can wear now and clothes I could wear before are now quite loose. My weight is pretty balanced between hips and tummy area.1
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