How Many Pounds Does It Take YOU To Go Down A Size?

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  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I went down a pants size without losing a pound - lost fat and inches, but my scale stayed the same. :smile: The measuring tape is better than the scale!

    This and all the lifting comments are also really good; if you're lifting heavy, the scale might not move while inches drop--so, again, "how many pounds before I lose a size" is hardly a good estimation.
  • Graceious1
    Graceious1 Posts: 716 Member
    I don't see a "proper" way to answer to this question. Some people can weigh exactly the same, but through heavy lifting and eating right can be up to 3 pant sizes smaller. It's all about your body composition and muscle vs. fat.

    I'm with you on this one
  • cnelson1974
    cnelson1974 Posts: 235 Member
    I'd go with 15 lbs. I'm between sizes right now, so I'm wearing the larger size. It's irritating to have to hike up my belt line every few minutes when I walk though. I seem to loose fat in my butt and legs a lot faster then my middle. I can put on a size 14 right now, but I can't button them. They fit great EXCEPT at the waste line (my hips are narrower then my belly button area. So here I am, hiking up my size 16s because I have less butt.
  • kcook323
    kcook323 Posts: 43 Member
    I agree with the others, depends on your body type, and if you exercise. I always heard shorter people can tell a difference with less pounds than it takes taller people. Um, hope that made sense.
  • funhouse77
    funhouse77 Posts: 179 Member
    It's not just about the pounds. I went down a full dress size without losing anything, due to my body changing shape and size through exercise.
  • Scarlett_S
    Scarlett_S Posts: 467 Member
    Its all relative to size. When I weighed 250 lbs, I lost 35 lbs before I went from a 22 to an 18. (Had some 20's in there too, but loose fitting.) Then I had to lose almost 25 more to get into a 16. After that, I fit into a 14 at 185 lbs or so (I am 5'10), then stayed in a 12 for a very long time, until I was about 170? After that, went from 10 to 8 in no time but was building more muscle than losing weight - I think I stopped at 156 and was size 8 in pants and size 6 in dresses.

    I wouldn't judge too much on clothing sizes. I'm in 8's and 10's now and can clearly see some of the 8's are made bigger than the 10's are. Don't let it get you down.
  • leradoms
    leradoms Posts: 22 Member
    I dropped 11 lbs and HAD to get a size smaller pants, they were falling down seriously. I can wear my old pants but with a pretty tight belt. I have only gone down about 1/2 a size on top though, which is where I carry my weight.
  • Faintgreeneyes
    Faintgreeneyes Posts: 729 Member
    15 lbs lost I went from a size 13/14 to a size 8. The next 11 lbs I only went down one more size to a 6.

    It depends on your body type, where you lose your weight from, and bone structure as well.

    Perhaps try taking measurements instead of looking at the weight on the scale to show progress in losing inches? Seeing as "weight lost" is widely different for everyone.
  • solarpower4
    solarpower4 Posts: 250 Member
    ... Some people can weigh exactly the same, but through heavy lifting and eating right can be up to 3 pant sizes smaller. It's all about your body composition and muscle vs. fat.

    ^^^THIS^^^ It depends on
    1) starting percentage body fat, i.e. Muscle vs. Fat,
    2) what is being done, i.e. simple calorie restriction or gaining muscle while also losing fat, and
    3) body shape
  • Jennicia
    Jennicia Posts: 409 Member
    between 10-15 lbs
  • crazihel
    crazihel Posts: 72 Member
    Haha yeh I think it depends on the individual.

    At my heaviest I was 16 stone 2. I've NEVER worn clothes bigger than 16 (I'm tall).

    Now I am 12st 6. I'm a 10/12 up top, and 12/14 jean size.

    Ha my transformation sucked!
  • BobbyJo28
    BobbyJo28 Posts: 23 Member
    hi there, last year I wore a size 13 at 164lbs. Currently i am at 138lbs and have been doing core exercises this last month. I am in a size 8 now. It took me a while to actually go out and get that size since ive never wore it before. I think you should just go to the store and not just one store, a few different stores.Try on a few different sizes. I cant hurt anything :o)
  • Shannonigans84
    Shannonigans84 Posts: 693 Member
    I'm 5'10" it takes about 20 lbs or more to drop a size for me. I'm in 11 jeans, once I hit my goal weight I'll still be anywhere from 8-10 depending on the brand and M to L tops.
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    I lost 26 pounds and went down 2 jean sizes

    YOU GO GIRL!
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    I may take this advice. Thanks!
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    20 for me
  • blanhe2
    blanhe2 Posts: 88
    About 6-7 kg, so 15-16 lbs
  • woodwardtm
    woodwardtm Posts: 361 Member
    I lost 12 lbs. and still wear the same size. They do fit looser though. I don't know how many more it will take to need the next size down but I really don't want to have to buy all new pants. Can't afford it! LOL
  • donna_glasgow
    donna_glasgow Posts: 869 Member
    depends on how you lose the weight, /gain muscle

    example last feb I was 173lbs and a UK 14/16
    I dropped to 163lbs and a neat UK 12
    currently Im 171lbs and a loose UK 12 still

    so um ... no idea how many lbs in a size .. all I know is Im happy with my loose size 12 at the moment :)
  • ktliu
    ktliu Posts: 334 Member
    10lbs for me, but it has to adding workout to it though.
  • Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door
    Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door Posts: 735 Member
    it varies. I dropped a size at 10 pounds. it averages 10-15 pounds a size. some it takes more.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    When I started trying to lose weight, I was wearing a size 16. So far I've lost 13 pounds and I can still wear those 16s but I recently bought new pants in both sizes 14 and 12. I guess it depends on the person, the pants and where and how your body is changing. Sizes don't mean anything anymore. Get out your tape measure.
  • happyheathen927
    happyheathen927 Posts: 167 Member
    I've barely lost 5 lb. in the last 6-8 weeks, but I went down 2 pant sizes. I'd LOVE to see the scale move more, but I'm pretty dang happy with what I AM seeing.

    (Yay, CrossFit!)
  • surromom2010
    surromom2010 Posts: 457 Member
    I guess it depends on how you figure pant sizes with losing 26 lbs i went from a size 9 to a size 3-5ish Speaking of how do you guys figure pant sizes? If you wore say a size 9- and you go down to a size 7 is that 2 sizes down (BY SUBTRACTION) or just one size down? Stupid question I know haha..
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    For me its about a 20-pound difference between sizes.

    So much of sizing depends on your frame size though. Pants are limited to how wide your hips are, bras to how wide your ribcage is. I know people, for example, who were a larger size after having babies even at lower weights, because their baby literally spread their ribs farther apart (side to side)....
  • Roshellexo
    Roshellexo Posts: 60 Member
    It took me about 16lb, but I was stuffing myself into most of my clothes...
  • jacalennejax
    jacalennejax Posts: 97 Member
    I think everyone is different.

    I see most people say 15 lbs.

    I have lost 20 pounds, but I havent lost a size yet. Pants are lose. Shirts are fine. But still not a size smaller.
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    I haven't really checked; it's hard to know how much my pants have stretched since I bought them, and I wear pants until they fall off if I move too fast. Also, in the case of jeans especially, I buy from Old Navy a lot and they are notorious when it comes to vanity sizing. My Old Navy size 10s, which fit me exactly as well as my Forever 21+ size 14s do, can attest to that. "Size," particularly for women's clothing, is a nebulous concept; because women's clothing sizes are arbitrary and not standardized among (and even within!) brands, it's pretty meaningless to talk about your personal pant/shirt/dress size.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Zero pounds on my body, lots of pounds on the barbell and dumbbells.
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
    It seems that for me, it's about every 20 lbs. But I assume that the smaller one gets, the fewer lbs are needed in order to drop a size. I was in a size 18 at 208lbs. When I got down to about 190, I could fit into size 16. I'm 179 now, and the 16's still fit. I doubt 14's would fit me right now. In the past, when I got down to 160lbs, I was able to fit into a size 14 once I got to about 170. But at that rate, I'd be a size 12 at 150, a size 10 at 130. I don't expect to get below 130lbs, but I hope that I can get to a size 8.

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