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MadCatLady302
MadCatLady302 Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
On average, how many lbs did you personally have to lose to drop a dress size?

I've personally only lost 8lb to date and haven't dropped a size yet, although I feel a lot more comfortable in my clothes.

How much did you guys have to lose to drop a dress size? :)

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I didn't pay attention.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It varies from person to person and size to size. It took me about 25-30 pounds to drop my first size, and 10-15 when I hit my lowest weight.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    I didn't pay attention.

    Same and even still, clothing sizes vary so much that I couldn't really take it into consideration. I'm 5'3" and started at 139 pounds. I was a size 4/S in most things. My lowest weight was 107 pounds, but now I'm 112. At both weights, most of my clothes are 0/XS . I get an occasional 00 at places like Target but they have ridiculous vanity sizing.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I don't know if I've lost a size yet although I'm down 18 pounds. My clothes are all different sizes from different retailers and there are no standards in women's sizes. I do know that my pants fit better and one pair is falling off.
  • 2wise4u
    2wise4u Posts: 229 Member
    I'm not a big dress wearer but I can usually tell in my pants size when I drop about 15 pounds. My loss happens first in my hips and abs then my bust and arms. It's weird the way my body carries and loses weight.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    50 to drop a pant size and even then I probably had no business in the smaller size but I just refuse to wear bigger anymore.
  • SparklyBubblyBabe
    SparklyBubblyBabe Posts: 96 Member
    I've lost 14lbs (154-140) and my 14s are looser, but 12s are still a little too tight
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    It varies in size ranges. The difference between 18 and 16 was a lot more pounds than the difference between 2 and 0 (this is jeans, I haven't worn a dress in ages).
  • marieamethyst
    marieamethyst Posts: 869 Member
    The first 15 pounds lost took me from a 14 to a 10
  • RUNucbar
    RUNucbar Posts: 160 Member
    I've lost 24lbs and gone from a UK 14 to a UK 8 (same style of jeans from the same shop) but I am not sure how many pounds it took for each size drop. The smaller you are, the less you need to lose to drop a size though I am a pear and lost from my thighs and butt first so my jeans are getting smaller faster than my shirts. I am not such a pear now though, more in proportion so I don't mind it so much!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,970 Member
    Absolutely no idea.

    Probably 2/3 of my clothes are from Canada which has a different sizing system than Australia. About 1/3 of my clothes are from Australia. And then I've got a few things from Europe just to confuse the situation a bit more.

    And then there's vanity sizing which is more prevalent in Canada than it is here in Australia.

    So on any given week, I'll wear anything from a size 8 to size 16 ... depending upon where I got the clothing item. :)
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