Anyone else with this issue???

Yes!!!! I've lost 30 and have only dropped one size... and I know women 50 pounds heavier than me wearing the same size! Grrr :grumble:

Its because you arent doing HEAVY squats.

He's an idiot. Ignore him.

It took me like 30 lbs before I lost a pant size and then only 15lbs before the second drop in size. Two reasons: body build (I have hips and *kitten*) and maybe our jeans were a wee little bit too tight before we started losing as well. Both were true for me.

This.

Sometimes the jeans are a bit too tight to start with.

Its because you arent doing HEAVY squats.

He's an idiot. Ignore him.

It took me like 30 lbs before I lost a pant size and then only 15lbs before the second drop in size. Two reasons: body build (I have hips and *kitten*) and maybe our jeans were a wee little bit too tight before we started losing as well. Both were true for me.

Possibly, but you do 3 weeks of heavy squatting then come back begging me for more idiocracy, and I'll grant you nothing but an I told ya so.

Its because you arent doing HEAVY squats.

Not true. I do squats in Insanity and still haven't gone down a size, although I probably could.

The squats he is talking about and the squats in insanity are two different things. One is body weight exercise and one is weighted exercising. Weight training will be more effective than HIIT (which insanity is) in terms of fat loss. Also, like any other exercise, it just allows you to strengthen the muscle. You dont need squats, but weight training > HIIT > steady state cardio for fat loss. Fat loss = smaller pant size.

It took me forever to drop a size. The heavier you are when you start the more generous the sizing. I was a 22/24 on bottom and 26/28 on top. I'm still wearing most of of the same clothes I was 55 pounds ago. Although my britches are always falling down and my undies don't stay in place like they should. I'm a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. A couple weeks ago I was moving and carrying my end of a heavy piece of furniture and I nearly "dropped trou" in front of the whole neighborhood. Truth be told, all my clothes are stretchy. Even my jeans have some stretch. And I'm prolly still wearing a lot of the same clothes because before I was stretching them to the limit at my heaviest. Now I'm not stretching them at all. I'm looking a lot better these days. Keep it up cuz as you get into smaller sizes you'll go through them faster.

"wardrobe malfunction"
:laugh:

I get where your are frustrated, but I am a short person at 4'11" and I GAIN a pant size with every 5 lbs, ugh!! I am 25lbs up from my normal weight and yes, that is 5 pant sizes. I was a size 2/4 at 105 lbs, size 5/6 at 11, and now I weigh 130 but wear a size 10.

I went down three pants sizes in the first 20 lbs. Then I started working out more seriously and doing core work. I've lost 26 since then and not gone down a pant size. It all depends on where you lose it. I have lost almost all of my last 26 lbs in my waist, above the pants. I also haven't lost enought in the chest to go down a shirt size in the last 26. So, I'm curvier and smaller, but no change in clothes

Its because you arent doing HEAVY squats.

Not true. I do squats in Insanity and still haven't gone down a size, although I probably could.

The squats he is talking about and the squats in insanity are two different things. One is body weight exercise and one is weighted exercising. Weight training will be more effective than HIIT (which insanity is) in terms of fat loss. Also, like any other exercise, it just allows you to strengthen the muscle. You dont need squats, but weight training > HIIT > steady state cardio for fat loss. Fat loss = smaller pant size.

I can't even do bodyweight squats now because of my knees! :explode:

Its because you arent doing HEAVY squats.

I have gone up pants sizes doing heavy squats and lunges, sir. Although I must say, I don't mind having a more muscular (and larger) tush. Rounder butt = bigger pants. But believe me, larger pants does NOT always mean you're fatter or less attractive. That is the thinking of our society these days, so fixated on the number.

I do agree with what others are saying as well. Everyone is different. Your body will lose weight in different areas at different times, in which you have no control over. You may be losing fat, muscle, or both. It depends on what you're doing. You may have widely set hip bones, so your pant size will not decrease but rather you will look better IN them.

Pay attention to your body, and never give up. Listen, learn, and move on

Do you notice how some people lose 30,40 or 50 pounds and go down 5,6,or 7 pants sizes???? I am just now to where I can go down a pants size after 35 pounds lost! What the hell??!!

I've lost 50 lbs and haven't budged a size yet! But I'm wearing them REALLY loose. For me though, it's because alot of my weight is in my rear, so I have to take it with a grain of salt! GOOD LUCK!

I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in this. I have lost 26 lbs and are still in the same size clothes. I wore and 18 and I'm still wearing an 18 comfortably. I can put on stuff that is a 16 but it is too tight. I guess because I'm heavy boned lol. or thick as some will say. I feel the weight loss, but I need to tone everything up I guess in order to finally be able to move down into another clothing size.

If it makes you feel better, I lost 5 lbs before and lost a pant size and I am a guy.


First, it depends where you store your fat. Second, if you concentrate on a moderate deficit and heavy weight training, you will increase fat loss over weight loss. Fat loss is where you see the adjustments in clothes. Weight is pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

Clothing sizes are pretty meaningless as well in the grand scheme of things, seeing as they are generally completely arbitrary numbers with no real world correlation.

There is *one* real world correlation: shopping in the woman's section instead of the Plus section. The women's section is full of beautiful clothes. The Plus section is full of fat lady mumus and mom jeans. :sad:

This alone is enough to motivate me to lose weight. once I was able to shop in the normal section again..
I swear designers are punishing women for being big. Not only are they ugly, but they are expensive!! Eff that. I'm too poor for 70$ mumus.

I agree it is all about body shape. I'm so short that even being overweight, telling other women my size upsets them.
When I was a lot heavier, it REALLY upset tall girls to know that we wore the same size.

"OMG HOW CAN YOU BE A SIZE 14 TOO?????!?!!!!?!?!" Bwahahahaha!!!

in 40 lbs I went from a 14/16 to a 4/5

But let me tell you how much it SUCKS having to buy all new clothes. I had to get rid of all of my shoes because I went from a size 7.5 to a size 6.
My shoes! MY PRECIOUS SHOES!!!!!!!! *cry* Some of which aren't even made anymore others I can't afford to replace.
I miss my Gripfast boots...


So, I'm glad my weight is down and I'm healthier and stuff but seriously; be careful what you wish for.