Weight Loss and Size...

HeatherOberholtzer

Anyone else have this issue, I started Nov 2010 at 289 lbs and a 4 - 5X shirt and TIGHT 26 pants, through a lot a hard work I made it down to 212 (this past sunday) I know I still have a ways to go, but it took me losing the first 40 lbs before I even went down "1" size in pants and for anyone else to notice. Over the next 35 lb loss I am at a comfortable size 20 (1X maybe 2X shirts). I am very proud of what I have done, I am hoping in the next 2 years to be around my ultimate goal of 160 and size 12!! Anyone else have to lose a ton of weight before fitting into smaller clothes???

MuddyEquestrian

While I started out at a different weight than you it took 25lbs for me to go down a pant size! It depends on how someone is built and carries their weight. Don't give up....you've got this!

aloranger7708

I definitely know how you feel. How tall are you and what is your build?

I'm 5'11 and hourglass, "big boned" if you will. It takes literally a 30 pounds loss/gain to notice a difference, even in the way my clothes fit. At 250 lbs I'm wearing a somewhat loose size 18, and at 180 lbs I wore a comfy 14.

Congratulations on all your success though! You're doing awesome

Madelinew22

i went down about 5 pants sizes with 27lb loss then i started lifting and filled out my bum and added a pants size and a few pounds

fearless_

wow, you're doing great!
And your weight probably just comes off in different places,
a 5x shirt to a 1x?! holy cow that's amazing!

HeatherOberholtzer

I am about 5ft2 and pear shaped...maybe thats is why it takes so much weight loss to notice??

Madelinew22

I am about 5ft2 and pear shaped...maybe thats is why it takes so much weight loss to notice??

me too i lost my boobs first

anikisa

I am about 5ft2 and pear shaped...maybe thats is why it takes so much weight loss to notice??

me too i lost my boobs first

I am loosing my boobs too! lol how sad T.T

heathercicle

I am about 5ft2 and pear shaped...maybe thats is why it takes so much weight loss to notice??

This is exactly me! I am also 5'2" and pear shaped. It took about 35lbs to go from a size 16 to about 15! I swear, it's annoying! I still can't fit into a size 14 jeans but my size 16s are noticeably too big. (My hubs reminds me of it constantly.)

Mrsfreedom41

I would rather lose the boobs and be healthier. I don't have big boobs to begin with so have nothing to lose anyhow. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

vegan444

I've gone down two pant sizes and I've lost a bit over 70 pounds. I went down a cup size and probably two shirt sizes (it's hard to tell, since a 2x from a plus sized store seems sooo much bigger than an XL from a department store). I don't know my body that well, but I think I lost most of mine from the top, which is a good thing I think since stomach fat is supposed to be the most unhealthy.

michellekicks

As an aside... I'm right around 160 lbs and a size 8-10 and others I know are in a 4-6! You'll be in a size 12 before you know it!! :bigsmile:

mandisu

Someone once shared this example and it helped me to feel better about losing *ONLY* 1 pants size.

For this example, consider a healthy weight a paper towel roll and the paper towels around it layers of fat. One someone who is farther from their goal, takes off one layer, or one sheet of paper towel... it barely reduces the width (pant size), but the closer you are to your goal or the smaller you are, taking off one layer might mean 2 or 3 pants sizes.

Hope this was clear enough. A whole pants size is a big deal! Take pride in that and let it fuel your motivation to the next size down!

gluestic14

I'm with those who say it's how you are built. I have no butt so I've gone from about size 12 pants to 6, but I have broad shoulders and my boobs are last to go (some would say it's a blessing but I'd rather have some junk in the trunk!! lol) so my shirt size hasn't really changed at all. Sometimes I can fit into a medium shirt but I've pretty much stayed at a large throughout all the weight loss (I'm 6' tall btw so I also have quite long arms haha)

Sharon_C

I'm so glad you posted this because this has really bummed me out. When I started MFP I was wearing size 14 jeans. They fit well--not too tight. After losing 20lbs I thought for sure I'd be in a 12 but when I went to try jeans on the other day, I discovered they were too tight. I was so bummed out because I really wanted a new pair of jeans that were a size smaller.

And I haven't lost in the boobs either, which I'd like to do.

Ah well, maybe when I lose 5 more.

voleibolchica9

I feel you completely!!! I weigh 226 and wear a size 16-18. I started in January of this year and I've lost 12 inches and only 20 pounds. It took me almost 11 months to lose that. I am heaviest in my lower body. I hate it. I hate my booty, yes, I hate it and for some reason I cannot lose these thunder thighs to save my life. I've lost my upper body but for some reason cannot get these hips and thighs to go down no matter how long I run or walk. Any suggestions? I will just keep at it. The scale seems stuck though.

voleibolchica9

So what did you do to lose your thighs and hips....for some reason, mine will not deflate!

peacemongernc

It seems to me as if the difference betweeen sizes is very inconsistent. But after reading this, I'm wondering if it more an issue of where the weight is coming off at any given time. I'm not exactly sure how much weight there was between sizes... I started out at a 26 when I was around 300 pounds, and now I'm in a 14/16/18 at 217. Actually, that isn't exactly right... I have 14s and I have 18s...all the 16s I've tried are too small... go figure! LOL!

But it seemed as if the size 20s were falling to the ground from bagginess before I finally got into a size 18. It seemed as if the the difference between 18 and 20 was at least 2 sizes! Then as soon as I hit the 18s, it was no time before I was finding 14s that fit, and sqeezing into 16s (but as I said, they still don't seem to fit just right... I'm sure it has something to do with the brands I'm trying).

I believe the taller you are, the quicker you go through size changes. I'm 5' 7". My sister is about 5' 10" and she can drop a size losing about 10 to 12 pounds. I'm sure I lose at least 20 between sizes, and about 35 or 40 between the 20 and 18s.

DonaA123

Ive lost 41lbs and its taking forever for me to tell in sizes, i was a 26 now i can wear some 16 to 18!

chocl8girl

Totally get what you are saying. I started at 276 pounds and a size 22/24. Took about 35 pounds to go down to a size 20, then another 20 pounds to get down to an 18, and about 50 more pounds to get down to the size 12 that I am now at 170 pounds, and I can ALMOST fit a 10....so, 15-20 pounds per size for me. I am 5'1", hourglass, with a ginormous booty, though, so maybe that's why...lol. I've gone from 2XL men's shirts to M men's shirts/XL ladies fit shirts (never fit into ladies fit shirts EVER before), cause of my boobs....grr.

pinkraynedropjacki

I'm 5'11 and hourglass, "big boned" if you will. It takes literally a 30 pounds loss/gain to notice a difference, even in the way my clothes fit. At 250 lbs I'm wearing a somewhat loose size 18, and at 180 lbs I wore a comfy 14.

Nobody is big boned. But congrats on the loss anyway. Just please don't ever say 'big boned' again.... nobody is.

mygrl4meee

At 272 I was a sort of tight size 20. I wore those until probably 25 lbs down and then at 37 lbs I got into a size 14 and those are comfortable. My work pants are scrubs and the larges are now getting loose but not sure if I could go down a size in them cause my theighs are pretty big still. My husband thinks I have lost a lot of it from my mid section.

pinkraynedropjacki

I started off at size 20/22 and it took about 2 weeks before I got to a size 18, then about a month to size 16, another 3 months to size 14 & now 10 months later I'm a size 12 going onto a size 10. 10 months in total. Just depends on how hard you work at it I think. I push hard, my friends on here know that. They know I have no limits & don't know how to quit.

1Clueless1

I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one. Thank you for this post. I started here in September of 2012 at 168 pounds. I've lost 22 pounds and only one pants size. Ugh!!!! Hope to maybe fit in one size smaller in another five pounds or so. Good luck!

Nikipowpez

I have an hourglass shape. Right now at 215lbs, I wear a size 18 pants, and an XL or XXL top. I have a large chest and it never goes away. When I was about 160lbs, I fit into a size 12 pants, and it was a little loose in the waist, but snug in the thighs and bottom. My top will be a L/XL. Now, when I get down to 150, I know that a size 10 would be tight, but manageable. I would definitely be a large in the top. I think I may have been an early teen the last time I wore single digit number clothing bottoms. I can lose 30 pounds and will probably one drop one pant size. It is rather frustrating at times.

MoreBean13

The sizes will change more quickly as you get smaller, meaning you have to lose more lbs to get from a 24 to a 22 than you will to get from a 14 to a 12.

Juashmom

I'm 5'6 started out around 215 (give or take a few) I was wearing 18 pants and either an EX LG or 1x top..I'm busty and always have been and I'm never going to wear a small or med shirt comfortably....I carry most of my weight in my belly..some of my 18's were tight in the waist...I'm down 15 my 18's felt comfortable after 5lbs..I can still wear them and I can get into some of my old size 16's comfortably but I have a VERY long way to go to get into a 14...Best size recollection I have is that I was wearing a 12 when I was around 160...I've never been a tiny person so I have no grand illusions of getting into a size 5...even when I weighed around 125lbs i wore a size 9/10 and a large shirt..

caitlyn30

i'm 5'1, so far i've gone down 3 pants sizes after losing 46 lbs.

peacemongernc

I'm 5'11 and hourglass, "big boned" if you will. It takes literally a 30 pounds loss/gain to notice a difference, even in the way my clothes fit. At 250 lbs I'm wearing a somewhat loose size 18, and at 180 lbs I wore a comfy 14.

Nobody is big boned. But congrats on the loss anyway. Just please don't ever say 'big boned' again.... nobody is.

I typically can't wear women's watches... and if I can wear them at all, they usually pinch. I have wrists that I would consider bony.. I can see the dents between the bones and see the tendons when I flex them, so I don't have fat wrists or wrists that are retaining water. I can't wear toe rings because my toes are too big. I have a big head, and I usually have to buy men's gloves. I'm 5'7".

What is it if it isn't bones? I'm not being difficult or snarky... I believe it is totally possible it isn't something as cliche as "big bones" and I hate that term. But is it larger muscles, or tendons, or extra something else? I'm open to possibilities.

LadySylvanas

I'm 5'6 and "spoon" shaped (lol?) :blushing:
Lost 52 lbs and only 2.5 (not quite 3 yet) pant sizes :grumble:
edit: my wrists and ankles are tiny, all my fingers (except pinky) overlap by a mile around my wrist. so I'm not really "big boned" or anything..

WendyTerry420

Anyone else have this issue, I started Nov 2010 at 289 lbs and a 4 - 5X shirt and TIGHT 26 pants, through a lot a hard work I made it down to 212 (this past sunday) I know I still have a ways to go, but it took me losing the first 40 lbs before I even went down "1" size in pants and for anyone else to notice. Over the next 35 lb loss I am at a comfortable size 20 (1X maybe 2X shirts). I am very proud of what I have done, I am hoping in the next 2 years to be around my ultimate goal of 160 and size 12!! Anyone else have to lose a ton of weight before fitting into smaller clothes???

I started in a size 24, with many of my pants getting tight on me. After losing the first 40 pounds, I finally made it to a size 22. After 10 more pounds, my size 20 pants still won't button, but they are finally making it over my hips. So, yes, fifty pounds and only one size down so far. My goal has been to get to size 20 by the end of December, but it looks like it may be Januaryish.