generally how many pounds = a dress size???

courtney_leigh09
courtney_leigh09 Posts: 13 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wondering if anybody could help me with my question?! thanks! :)
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  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    It really depends on the body type. Height and weight.:smile:
  • rabbit99_47203
    rabbit99_47203 Posts: 85
    What a fun idea to try and calculate. lol.
  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    Good question, I've lost 32lbs and I don't think I've lost a pant size yet. I've gone down a size in shirts, but I am still wearing the same pants I did 32lbs ago...
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    For me, it's every 10-15 pounds. I'm 5'9".
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Impossible to tell. Sometimes I lose pounds and not inches, sometimes I lose inches and not pounds, sometimes I lose both.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    more when youre heavier, less when youre closer to your goals.

    When I started losing, it was almost 20 lbs before I dropped a size. Now only 5-8 lbs causes a new size.
  • moushtie
    moushtie Posts: 371 Member
    I think it also depends on what sizes. It seems to take a lot of pounds to move between the larger sizes, but not so much between the smaller sizes.
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    its all about your measurements and isn't really related to pounds

    Most models are size 2-4 (please note: this is a REAL 2 to 4, and not vanity sizing, like Banana Republic, JCrew, the Gap, etc). They are usually something like 34-24-34
  • UCONNCOED
    UCONNCOED Posts: 332 Member
    Oprah Once said (as a general rule)....

    If you are working out/toning and dieting = 10 lbs for each pant/clothes size

    If you are just dieting= 15 lbs for each pant/clothes size

    I have never tested the theory but its a nice general guess
  • spicypepper
    spicypepper Posts: 1,016 Member
    I've lost 40 lbs and I've gone down 3.5 dress sizes. Might be more like 4 sizes actually because I was kind of stuffing myself into a size 22... :blushing:
  • virgdugas
    virgdugas Posts: 11 Member
    I always thought is was about 10 lbs but for me it was more 15lbs. I'm now down to 2 sizes (from 12 to 8, I'm 5'7)
  • IrisGarcia86
    IrisGarcia86 Posts: 27 Member
    I have lost a total of 25lbs and I went down 2-3(depending on clothing item) sizes.
  • brit7880
    brit7880 Posts: 59 Member
    it took me about 25 pounds to drop my first size and then 15 to drop a second size. It really does vary on how much you weigh, how tall you are, ect.. but trust me just keep working out and eating healthy and you will see a difference! It is sooo exciting to wear smaller clothes!
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Good question, I've lost 32lbs and I don't think I've lost a pant size yet. I've gone down a size in shirts, but I am still wearing the same pants I did 32lbs ago...

    I wore the same pants for nearly that many pounds of loss BUT they had been really tight and sitting at my natural waist (narrowest part) and I wore them until they were sitting around under my belly button - they were baggy but I could still wear em.

    Traded them in finally for new pants and I'd say I'm down 2 sizes - but it was wierd because I went from Lane Bryant pants to a regular store and stuff at Lane bryant is sized differently, so a size 14 there would fit but a size 16 in a regular store would barely fit (and look terrible because it was designed for someone taller). so I went from a "14" to a 12 but I think of it as 2 sizes really, because I would have been wearing 16s if I wasn't at LB.

    Supposedly the basic rule of thumb is 15 lbs per dress size but it REALLY Depends a lot.

    Also for some things its like - if my belly shrunk as fast as my hips/thighs/butt I'd be in a size 10 now, but instead i'm wearing 12s
  • suzieq5688
    suzieq5688 Posts: 12
    I've lost 35 lbs and went from a 14 to 10 in pants but only from a large to medium in shirts. It really depends on your body type. Keep track of your measurements too because inches make a big difference too..
  • courtney_leigh09
    courtney_leigh09 Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks everybody! :) im 5'4 and 235 pounds. I started eating healthy and working out about 2 weeks ago. the main reason i was wondering im getting married next summer i already ordered my dress -- about 2 months ago at that point i was just shy of an 18 so thats what ordered it in..and they can only alter it to a 14 without ruining the dress soo i just thought i would get some feedback from everyone ..thanks again! everybody really helpful
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Thanks everybody! :) im 5'4 and 235 pounds. I started eating healthy and working out about 2 weeks ago. the main reason i was wondering im getting married next summer i already ordered my dress -- about 2 months ago at that point i was just shy of an 18 so thats what ordered it in..and they can only alter it to a 14 without ruining the dress soo i just thought i would get some feedback from everyone ..thanks again! everybody really helpful

    Can you un-order it and send it back? next summer is a LONg time from now, if you stick with this and are committed you will possibly be smaller than an 14
  • courtney_leigh09
    courtney_leigh09 Posts: 13 Member
    i dont think so :( im going t have to ask if there are any other options
  • midwesthiker
    midwesthiker Posts: 144
    I was a size 18 when I started and have lost 33 pounds and went to a size 12/14. It has taken me a year to get here though, so who knows where you will be. I'd rather be stuck with a dress that I can't wear and have to buy a new one in a size 8 for my big day! :bigsmile:
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    I wore size 12 skinny jeans, now 43.5 pounds later I'm wearing size 8 skinnys.
    I was wearing XL shirts, now I can fit into Larges very comfortable (loose!), some mediums, and even got a small shirt at Old Navy :) I have nice sized girls so I'm used to wearing larger size shirts, I hate tight shirts.

    Honestly, it varies by store and what kind of clothes they are. I refuse to buy ANYTHING XL now though, I'm just not an XL girl anymore.. if it doesn't fit in a size smaller in an XL, it's not meant for me. Some styles and clothing stores are just weird with their sizes!
  • Louise12
    Louise12 Posts: 389 Member
    I used to wear size 16 (uk) all over......now almost 50 pounds later .. I am at 10-12 on top ... and a 12-14 on the bottom..Im 5'7 ...i guess it all depends on your frame too... mine doesent seem like a lot 'pant' wise but i certainly look different lol ! :) Interesting thread !
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I'm 5'7''... I'd say maybe 10-20 pounds? My bone structure will never allow me to fit into anything under a six, I'm sure. Well, except at the GAP where a size 2 equals a size 8.
  • vs_shine
    vs_shine Posts: 1,322 Member
    Hey :-)

    I was 160lbs wearing a size 14 jeans...

    Now i'm 144lbs wearing a size 12 jeans...

    that's me so far! good luck with your weightloss!
  • Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet
    Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet Posts: 486
    I'm seeing 20 lbs = 2 dress sizes, so ~10 lb=1 dress size
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    I weigh 155 and wear a size 6-8

    In April, I was 145 and I wore a size 6-8...but my body is weird lol

    At my highest weight (200) I was a size 14

    I"m 5'2 btw
  • candlmom
    candlmom Posts: 1
    For me, 50 pounds today (HOORAY!) means going from size 18 in pants, 1x-2x in tops to 10/12 in pants and L in tops. That's a 4-5 size difference for 50 pounds. Per someone's comment that it may depend on exercise too, I work out regularly, mostly cardio. I'm 5'6".
  • WithWhatsLeft
    WithWhatsLeft Posts: 196 Member
    For me (5'4, 162lb, muscular) it's around 10lbs. Just kind of depends.

    I would also rather have to sell off the first dress because it I'm just so darned fit now that it hangs off me! ;)
  • Mobil2004
    Mobil2004 Posts: 10
    Last time I was at my ideal weight of 160 I was a 12 bottom and an x-small top but I carry EVERYTHING from the waist down. Right now I'm an 18 all over so for me the shirts will definitely drop more rapidly than the pants. It really does depend on body type, I think, more than anything.
  • siratlas
    siratlas Posts: 239 Member
    i've lost 38 lbs and just went down 1 pants size.....but shirt size hasn't changed. it's different for everyone. best of luck to you!
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    Just wondering if anybody could help me with my question?! thanks! :)

    Personally, I have found that if I lose 10 lbs, I go to the next dress size. However, in the UK, the sizes go down in 2s, so if I lose approximately 10lbs, I would go from a 10 to an 8 (likewise if I put on 10lbs, I would go up to a 12).
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