Inches lost vs dress sizes
Heliconia
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I'd like to know if anyone knows what is the correlation between inches and womens sizes? Like if I lost an inch off my waist and 2 inches off my hips, is that one dress size down or not? Are there any figures for this type of thing. Heck I don't even know how many pounds you have to lose to go down a size.
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I went from a snug 12 to a loose 8 after losing 24 pounds. My waist went from 31" to 28.5". Not sure if that helps. If you go to a clothing website, they will probably have a sizing chart for their clothes.
I'm so sorry to read from your profile that you have lupus. I worked with a woman once who had it twenty years ago. I wish you the best.0 -
I wish there was a pat answer to this question, but since body types are so different (apple shapes, pear shapes, etc) I'm not sure if you can accurately say losing so many inches off your waist and hips and you will be down to a certain size.:ohwell:
Currently I am between a 6 and an 8, some of my 8's fit just right, some are loose, some of my 6's fit just right and some of them are a bit tight. When I started MFP in January I was wearing 10's, 12's and some 14's:sad: and I know that some people that are my height and weight for them they can be anywhere from a 10 - 4....
I suggest that you just concentrate on the exercise and watching your calories instead of concentrating on what size you are and / or will be:flowerforyou:0 -
For correct sizing (Europe) the number usually referes to waist size, a size 8 is a 28" a 4 is a 24", in the US they try to make women feel smaller so an 8 is more like 30-32"0
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Perhaps that is why out of 7 pairs of size 8 pants I tried on, only one fit my waist. The rest were WAY too big in the waist! It is frustrating.0
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I went from a snug 12 to a loose 8 after losing 24 pounds. My waist went from 31" to 28.5". Not sure if that helps. If you go to a clothing website, they will probably have a sizing chart for their clothes.
And I can fit a 6 in lots of things but an 8 in others (at the same designer). :mad: It's frustrating, but you'll figure it out.0
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