Pounds in a dress size

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  • tlblood
    tlblood Posts: 473 Member
    I think it depends largely on your starting weight, how well you fit in the size you wear, and where you carry your weight. When I first started losing weight, it was 20-25 lbs. before I could go down a size, but in the next 25 I lost I went down two sizes.
  • chelledawg14
    chelledawg14 Posts: 509 Member
    I've gone from a 2X to a size 14 dress with a 45 lb loss... I'm 5'1"
  • RiaLucia
    RiaLucia Posts: 121
    I've lost ~60 lbs and only lost, mmm, maybe 2 dress sizes. I'm tall and it takes about 20 lbs for weight loss to show or move a clothing size on me.
  • sophiathedss
    sophiathedss Posts: 97 Member
    The first 30 pounds dropped me down a size, I was at 274....then after that between 10 and 20 pounds a dress size. The closer I get to goal its been 10 pounds a dress size...interesting how every one is different too.

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  • alexis831
    alexis831 Posts: 469 Member
    It really depends! Since I am short 5 pounds can be a whole dress size! However no weight loss can loose you a whole dress size and inches if you replace it with muscle!
  • pinkglitz
    pinkglitz Posts: 28
    I think it depends on body type and how tight/baggy the clothes you were wearing before are. I never get properly measured and I know depending on where I shop I can fit in a few different sizes. I still haven't gone down a dress size it's more that my clothes fit better, they are not as tight and I don't have overhang/bulges as much. I am going to buy a pair of jeans in a size smaller as a personal mini goal and go by that not how much weight I lose.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I've lost 17lbs and not even close to losing a single size - my clothes still fit well, not loose at all.
  • veggiewoman
    veggiewoman Posts: 12
    I agree- I would like to measure success by clothes size. Walking around the block has made a significant difference in my size, and it's better than just sitting there doing nothing.
  • BalmChelle
    BalmChelle Posts: 6
    Eh. I am not sure honestly. I am not about to go find out either. LOL I'd much rather hang on to my loose and baggy clothes I have until all of my weight is off, and stays off.
  • elisabeisme
    elisabeisme Posts: 308 Member
    It took me about 17-18 lbs to get from US size 18W to size 16W in pants. Standard size 16 is narrower than size 16W so that's sort of like a size jump too, even though they both say "16". I've lost another 5 lbs since i started wearing the 16Ws, but the standard size 16s still don't fit yet. I tried some on today and can button them up, but they are too tight to wear. I think it will take at least another 5-7 lbs before I can wear them. I am 5'4" and carry a lot of weight in my hips and thighs.
    I lost some more weight and am now fitting into my size 14s, so I thought I'd give an update my experience so far with pounds per pants size. It didn't take quite as many pounds as I thought it would to fit nicely into the regular sixteens. I'm still probably a couple pounds from being completely comfortable in all my different 14s.

    18W ---> 16W = 17 lbs.
    16W ---> 16 = 8 lbs.
    16 ---> 14 = 12 lbs. (estimated, based on current loss plus 2 more pounds)

    Of course, every store's sizing is different so it's not a "clean" comparison for every brand in my closet.
  • kellimaier
    kellimaier Posts: 1
    I have lost 90 pounds and went from a 20 to a 6, sometimes an 8. Dresses are made with the makers opinion mostly influencing how they are sized. I wouldn't put a lot of stock in sizes.
  • Sofitin2013
    Sofitin2013 Posts: 39
    I'm 5'4 and it is every 10lb for me
  • sunlover89
    sunlover89 Posts: 436 Member
    20-25lbs for me!

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