Dropping a dress size?

CarriesCalories
CarriesCalories Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have lost 15lbs so far and whilst my clothes are a little bit looser I am no where near dropping a dress size as yet. So I'm just looking for feedback on how long it took for ladies to drop a full dress size in terms of time & lbs?
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  • emmaxbon
    emmaxbon Posts: 123 Member
    I've lost 51lbs and dropped from a uk 22 / 20 to a uk 16 / 14.

    That's from beginning of the year.
  • spinneyhex
    spinneyhex Posts: 54 Member
    Some of your first 15lb could be water loss. Mine was 10lb lost is a dress size lost about a month, the weight loss is slowing down but the in he's are still coming off. You may find that this time next week your size will go down. :D. I've gone from a UK 20 to a UK 14 have been at it since end of March 2014.
  • TenderMoon
    TenderMoon Posts: 29 Member
    For me its always been 10 lbs. a size. I've lost 11 lbs and went from a size 12 to a 10.
  • CarriesCalories
    CarriesCalories Posts: 18 Member
    I've lost 51lbs and dropped from a uk 22 / 20 to a uk 16 / 14.

    That's from beginning of the year.

    That is a fantastic loss!
  • emmaxbon
    emmaxbon Posts: 123 Member
    Dress sizes are all over the place though. I bought karrimor running tights and la gear trackie bottoms in sports direct. Running tights were an 18, trackies were a 14.
  • Spnneil06
    Spnneil06 Posts: 18,745 Member
    My problem is even before I had a weight problem I always have had big hips..just a family thing! Maybe you are a curvy build?? Makes it harder to change clothes sizes!
  • CarriesCalories
    CarriesCalories Posts: 18 Member
    Some of your first 15lb could be water loss. Mine was 10lb lost is a dress size lost about a month, the weight loss is slowing down but the in he's are still coming off. You may find that this time next week your size will go down. :D. I've gone from a UK 20 to a UK 14 have been at it since end of March 2014.

    That is fantastic, I hope to drop 3 dress sizes but think it will take me much longer.
  • emmaxbon
    emmaxbon Posts: 123 Member
    I've lost 51lbs and dropped from a uk 22 / 20 to a uk 16 / 14.

    That's from beginning of the year.

    That is a fantastic loss!

    Thanks :d

    Ive still a good bit to go, still not even within a stone of a healthy BMI weight range. I'm eating more now than I was as I got a fitbit so it'll be slower now too.
  • emmaxbon
    emmaxbon Posts: 123 Member
    For me I would say a stone to a stone and a half to drop 1 dress size.
  • CarriesCalories
    CarriesCalories Posts: 18 Member
    I think a lot of my problem is I store fat around the middle and I can see a slight change in my face, chest and thighs but not much in the middle. Trying 30 day shred and cardio to hopefully help tackle this problem.
  • starznholes
    starznholes Posts: 170 Member
    I've gone down two dress sizes with my current weight loss (36 lbs). :bigsmile:
  • spinneyhex
    spinneyhex Posts: 54 Member
    You will get there, I carry my fat around the miiddle as well. But it's coming off. Just keep going, I never in a million years thought I would get into a 14 (us 10) good luck x
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I am convinced I will never drop a size. Ever.
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    I'm 27 pounds lost and haven't dropped a dress size yet. For me I think it is that for the larger plus sizes it takes a lot more to do it. Give it time!
  • 212ackley
    212ackley Posts: 431 Member
    I think for most of us its 15-25 # depending on your build.... last year I lost just over 20# and 1 clothing size -- kept if off but quit trying:noway: so here I am :bigsmile:
  • Jennifer_Lynn_1982
    Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Posts: 567 Member
    For me it depends on whether or not I'm doing cardio or lifting. If I'm lifting, I don't need to drop too much weight to drop a dress size. When I first lost weight, I went from a size 10/12 to a size 4 in 20-25 lbs. Even though I've gained back about 10-15 lbs, I'm about a size 6 so I must still be carrying some muscle in there that's helping keep me slimmer.

    My suggestion: lift weights, heavier weights...that's my plan to get back to a size 4. To lift more, and run less.
    Good luck to you!
  • rachelilly
    rachelilly Posts: 62
    I have a really big butt, hips, and thighs. So it takes me forever to change sizes. And it depends on the type of dress. A classic a - line I'm now an 8 when the beginning of February I was a 12 (19 lbs ago.) But in another type of dress I can be stuck in a 12 for quite awhile :/
  • futureskinnibitch
    futureskinnibitch Posts: 4 Member
    It's usually a stone per dress size for me. So 14 pounds.
  • jal92475
    jal92475 Posts: 53 Member
    I lost 20lbs before I fell off the wagon last year and never changed sizes at all. Thus the falling off the wagon. :(
  • L4gym
    L4gym Posts: 81 Member
    Hey Friend,
    I have gone down 4 dress sizes, 30 lbs and 8 inches off my waist in 7 months. However, I haven't had great results on my thighs and lower abdominal area YET. <--- I'm working on it!
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    I think it depends on your height and where you carry your weight. My jeans were falling off of me after 15 pounds. I actually went down from a 16 to a 12 in the exact same jean and while they're snug in the waist, because that's where I carry most of my weight, they fit me everywhere else just fine. And I'm just 5'2". I think 15 pounds would be less noticeable on someone who was much taller.
  • Jazz_2014
    Jazz_2014 Posts: 150 Member
    It varies greatly with all of us losing weight. How much weight you need to lose and genetics (where we keep the weight)
    But for me at 255lb I wore size 22 jean (they were tight). At 233 I wore a size 18 jean. And TODAY at 217 I wore a size 16 jean.
    So I am averaging about every 20lbs.

    Hang in there, it will come. I know exactly how you feel in wanting that NEXT size down. To me it is a great mini goal.
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
    The larger you are the more weight it takes to lose a size, and then as you get smaller it takes less and less weight to a size. It took me around 50lbs to go from 38" jean to a 34" but 18lbs to go from a 34" to a 30" jean
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I'm 27 pounds lost and haven't dropped a dress size yet. For me I think it is that for the larger plus sizes it takes a lot more to do it. Give it time!
    It will vary from person to person for sure. I've lost 27lbs total and dropped from a US size 10/12 to a 4/6.

    At one point I dropped a full size without losing any weight on the scale. Scale weight doesn't always line up with the tape measure, so it's a good idea to track both. Some form of weight training (or strength/resistance of some sort) is also helpful for making those changes in the body, helping to maintain firm muscle while the fat comes off.
  • RachelSteeners
    RachelSteeners Posts: 249 Member
    I'm 5 11" and have lost 46lbs... and gone from a 18/xxl/16/xl to 12 pants, large top.

    It took at least 20lbs before I noticed a significant difference in my clothes.

    My goal is size 8 pants and medium top (but not sure if medium top will work due to the large boobs... hopefully they shrink)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    36 pounds and I've finally dropped from 1X tops to XL. Pants I've been wearing 20s for a bit now (started at 22), and possibly on the verge of checking some 18s out.
  • Sailatsorf
    Sailatsorf Posts: 161 Member
    I think it might depend what size you are starting out. When I first started, I was 214lbs, and it took me a 30lbs loss to drop from a size 16 to a 14. The smaller I get, the less weight loss it takes to drop a size. I bought my last pair of jeans 10 lbs ago, and they're already too big. I've dropped almost 2 sizes in a span of 15lbs, which is at quadruple the rate my resizing was when I was heavier and losing.
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    Really, it depends on how well your clothes fit beforehand.
    For example, I've lost just shy of 60lbs and am trying to lose the last 30 now, and I only went down one pant size, which seems crazy. But, before I started losing weight, I was probably wearing pants that were a size to two too small that I was stuffing myself into (like laying down on the bed to get the zipper up type stuff). I probably should have been wearing 16/18's, maybe even 20's since I was around 230, but I refused to budge from my 12/14's.
    I'm less stubborn now and I buy pants that fit regardless of the number on them because pants that fit don't give you muffin top even if you've got a little, but now I wear 10/12s for the most part. So in reality, a lot of my clothes have only changed by one size.
    On the bright side, I've had to buy fewer pairs of pants?
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I lost 20 pounds and only went down one dress size (used to be an 8, now a 6). Though I mean, when I was wearing an 8 it was tight on me, so I might have technically been a 10 and just didn't want to admit it to myself, lol.

    So I'd say 10-20 pounds per dress size. Depends on the person though.
  • squishycatmew
    squishycatmew Posts: 151 Member
    32 lbs, 2 pants sizes, one (?) top size, dress sizes are too bizarre to even bother with…

    Went from a US 14/16 pant to a 10/12 (mostly 10, could probably wear an 8 in legging jeans), from a large/XL in knit tops to a M/L and from an XL in woven tops to L. I have broad shoulders and a largish chest and huge legs, so I've always had to go a size up in woven tops, and I just bought a pair of leggings that's a size L, fits my legs… and is too loose in the waist.

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