Lost 75lbs and only dropped 1 dress size????

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    How tall are you? What is your body type like? Have you lost a lot of muscle? UK or US sizes?

    Going from 300 to 225, I went from a 22 or 24 to a 10, so your experience doesn't immediately make sense to me.
  • Scochrane86
    Scochrane86 Posts: 374 Member
    Thank you all for the comments. I am going to keep plugging away :)
    I do feel good in my clothes so I am very happy.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    In addition to what has been mentioned before, there is also the issue that you usually dress your largest part, so even if your smaller parts see most of the loss you are still going to dress your largest part which might not have seen as much loss in comparison. Add to that tending to buy tighter clothes or grow inside of your clothes until they are tight, meaning your previous size may have actually been larger than you remember.

    Personally, going from 310 to 250 brought me down from 26 to 24 and some tight 22 because most of my loss came from my waist, but by 210 I was wearing a 16 because I finally started losing some of my extra butt and thigh fluff.
  • uninc57
    uninc57 Posts: 24 Member
    I've only gone down 1 jeans size after 40 pounds from a 36 to a 34. I think it has to do with where it comes off. First it was my gut then my arms. I ended up going from an XXL shirt to an L.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    I think there is much more leeway in women's sizes than in misses sizes, but it sounds like you're on track. A lot depends on how you carry your weight, but at 5'7" and 182 I was usually a size 14. I'm 143 now (a bit above my goal weight) and I have sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10 in my closet, depending on brand.

    Congrats on your loss so far!
  • EttaMaeMartin
    EttaMaeMartin Posts: 303 Member
    when i was too thin i weighed maybe 120, 5'7''. wore a 2 or sometimes 0. no working out. today i am an everyday hot yogi, very fit, weigh about 150 now and wear a size 6 loosely. my 4 are wearable but too snug for my liking. i pratically live in leggings. took the jeans out just to get and idea on were i am. i think i just had a whoosh, because everyone is complementing on how good i look. awe , so nice all the work starting to pay off! like all have said i have from 10's to 2's in my closet. i go by how they feel and look, not the size. every store seems to be different! congrats on 75lbs, that is amazing! celebrate with a new something!
  • EttaMaeMartin
    EttaMaeMartin Posts: 303 Member
    i think sizes should be colors or something neutral to erase any stigma! colors would be awesome!
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    there is less of a difference in sizes the larger you are AND plus size clothes are difficult to manufacture because the more obese you are the more variation you'll have in body shape. not to mention that most clothing is "vanity" sized.
  • youdoyou2016
    youdoyou2016 Posts: 393 Member
    edited March 2017
    I was like this. I am 5'1", 46, started in the 230s. I wore the same pants / shorts until I was in the 150s. My shirts got looser, but barely anything changed anywhere else. To be clear: I couldn't have worn smaller pants even with that loss. In the low 150s and into the 140s, though, a lot changed quickly. I started losing 2-4 inches off my waist and belly every month at that point and nothing changed calorie or activity-wise. My only guess is that I was losing fat around or within my organs? I have no idea, but have learned the body has its own wisdom and knows what to do and when to do it. Hang in there -- you'll see other changes soon.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    just do measurements on yourself. they are more indicative of 1- size and 2- progress.

    ive lost 80+ pounds (maybe close to 90, ive reset several times for various reasons) and - on average - have gone from a 22 to 12. but i can wear SOME 10s. and some stuff has to be a 16. depends on manufacturer, cut, style, and so many other factors.

    the proof is in the measurements
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Sizing varies greatly between brands. I have jeans in sizes 8, 10 and 12 - they all fit me perfectly :\
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
    I'm in the UK so our sizes are different (+4 on yours) and when I lost my first 100lb I only dropped from a UK26/28 to a UK18/20. The next 18lb have seen me drop from that UK18/20 to a UK12/14 (US 8/10). It's not just about the lbs though, I've worked really hard to keep (and add a little to) my muscle mass, which has meant I've lost a lot more inches than the scales would suggest.
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