How long has it taken women to drop pant size

Lsng4good
Lsng4good Posts: 86 Member
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I currently wear a 11/13 in pants and I'm just so eager to start noticing my clothes getting too big for me. In my first week on MFP, I lost .5 inches in both my neck and my waist (which is my biggest trouble area.) So I would love to hear from some ladies about how long it took for them to drop sizes. Thank you all in advance! :)

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  • T0RIEELIZABETH
    T0RIEELIZABETH Posts: 376
    I started losing weight the beginning of december, I've lost just over 14 pounds and I started at a 16/18 and now I'm at a 12/14 :)
  • gettinfitmama
    gettinfitmama Posts: 164 Member
    I think it totally depends on your body shape and where you tend to lose weight.
    It also depends on exercises you are doing.
    Not all of us lose weight in our tummies.
    I went from a size 22 down to a 12 but I can't honestly say I don't know at what weight loss "milestones" I dropped sizes.
    I do a lot of toning with weights and exercise classes but also do a lot of cardio.
    So while I might not be dropping a ton of pounds according to the scale, I can tell that my mid-section is getting more toned and smaller.
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    Within the first week & a half I dropped a pant size! I went from 12 to a 10. (My "happy weight" puts me around a size 6-8, few more pounds to go lol). My weight isn't dropping very fast, but my size is. I've lost about 9lbs in 5 weeks (slooooooow), but at least my inches are disappearing!
  • hlokty07
    hlokty07 Posts: 33
    Even though I have only lost 16 pounds, I went from a size 20 in december to a 16 as of last week! All I can say is I hope they keep dropping! Good luck! :)
  • Naomi91
    Naomi91 Posts: 892 Member
    Has actually taken me a few months to drop a size. Started at a size 9 and am starting to be able to get into a 5
    i also started at 134 though and lost weight in other areas >.>
  • live2smyle
    live2smyle Posts: 592 Member
    Not all people will lose pant's sizes at the same time so dont get discouraged if you dont. I havent lost a pants size yet with 18lbs gone and inches gone as well. It just tells me my pants were way to tight, and I must have been dressed like a hooker. At least thats my guess :tongue:
  • corey_e
    corey_e Posts: 162
    I've lost 15 lbs and haven't dropped any pant sizes yet, but my pants are getting baggy now. I have gone from XL to L in shirts!
  • kittyinaz
    kittyinaz Posts: 300 Member
    Several (ok more like 8) years ago I dropped 60 lbs and every 20 lbs I would change a pant size. Mind you I was very large. I have just lost 20 lbs according to the scale and I have yet to see a change at all in my pants :( it makes me sad.
  • Marjorielk
    Marjorielk Posts: 202 Member
    My pants were kind of tight when I started, I've lost 8 but they are really just fitting properly now. I'm hoping with 5-10 more I'll drop a size. Everyone, please remember, a healthly weight loss is between 1 and 2 pounds a week, more can be dangerous.
  • Anna19911
    Anna19911 Posts: 141
    I've lost 25 pounds and I've dropped one pants size.
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    I've lost 9lbs so far, over 8 weeks. This has taken me from my "fat pants" starting to get too tight to the same pants starting to look too baggy. So I've probably lost one full pant size, though I haven't had to dig out my old, next size down pants yet.
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    It just tells me my pants were way to tight, and I must have been dressed like a hooker. At least thats my guess :tongue:

    LOL!!! Nah, we're all guilty of doing this, don't worry!! Baggy shirts are the key when we're in denial about our actual size, lol. :wink:
  • CallejaFairey
    CallejaFairey Posts: 391 Member
    Not all people will lose pant's sizes at the same time so dont get discouraged if you dont. I havent lost a pants size yet with 18lbs gone and inches gone as well. It just tells me my pants were way to tight, and I must have been dressed like a hooker. At least thats my guess :tongue:

    this made me laugh so much...lol!!

    as of today i am almost at 10lbs lost (it's actually 9.9..that dang 0.1 just didn't wanna happen :P ) but my pants are practically falling off, and my mom actually said she noticed that my tummy isn't sitting out as far when i sit down. hooray for the pregnant look starting to go away :) so i am probably pretty close to moving to the next size in my waist, but my thighs have always been pretty big, so idk if i could actually move down a size over all. it's all good for me either way, i just need to go invest in a belt! haha
  • losing4myself
    losing4myself Posts: 61
    Same as Anna, i have now lost 25 pounds and ONE pant size!! Totally not complaining though!! That's one size smaller and I know as time passes I will drop even more pant sizes!!
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    I carry my weight mostly in my hips, butt, and thighs so these areas are usually the last to slim down on me. I have gone from an XL/1X (16-18W) to a size large (14) since January 3rd. I can pull my size 18 jeans off without unbuttoning or zipping, but I can still wear my larger sizes without them falling down.
  • flaquitadelafrontera
    flaquitadelafrontera Posts: 40
    I have big hips and a small waist. I just started, but I can tell you what it took me to move up a pant size. Over the course of a year I gained 20 lbs, eek! It took me the last 3 pounds of that to admit that I needed to move up a pant size. Oh and as a side note, I'm a Mexican border girl and I can tell you that those jeans were painted on in the first place;) Ha, not sure how I managed to squeeze into them as long as I did! In any case, I hope to be shrinking back into those jeans soon! I hope you luck in shrinkin' right along with me!
  • k2d4p
    k2d4p Posts: 441 Member
    I went from a 18 stretch (was probably a 20, but forced myself in the 18 stretch), to a size 4/6/8. It depends on the clothing item. I didn't buy any new clothes for about 4 months after I started this. I KNOW that I could have but I didn't want to buy clothes and just have to buy more later. I wore very baggy clothes for a bit.

    I am in the Navy and I had to buy a new uniform as baggy uniforms are out of standards. I went from a large to a small in every uniform item and it has been 6 months.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I'm down 12 lbs and though I can see my hips are slightly slimmer and my tummy is slightly smaller when I look in the mirror I am not down a size.....not yet.
  • OperaticAnnihilator
    OperaticAnnihilator Posts: 83
    I have lost 13 almost 14 pounds and my jeans actually are starting to fit. I bought them when they were way to tight and now they are actually starting to fall off. :) and my best friend has also noticed that my tummy is slightly smaller than before.
  • reikichris
    reikichris Posts: 85
    I started in January and have lost 22 pounds. In the beginning I was about to burst out of size 14, now size 12 is almost too loose.
  • MontanaB
    MontanaB Posts: 439 Member
    im 24/25lbs down and have dropped 2 pant sizes and im not sure about my top half - think its at least one dress size but maybe two :)
  • Mammym
    Mammym Posts: 12 Member
    Hi, I've lost 19 lb since Jan 1st and I am still in the same size clothes, however I have noticed the legs are looser, I just need more weight off my tummy ( my youngest is 5mths old) before I can go down a size. I am wondering how I managed to fit in these clothes before the loss, I must have been show horned in!!!
  • cathyv0409
    cathyv0409 Posts: 230 Member
    I have lost 36 pounds so far but started out with a lot more to lose than you. I have gone down 2 sizes so far....that is if you don't count the need for breathing room :huh:
  • ingeborgv
    ingeborgv Posts: 175 Member
    I'm down 15 pounds since early December - and two pants sizes.
  • songofserenity81
    songofserenity81 Posts: 138 Member
    I started in November have lost 33lb and dropped from a 40'' waist jeans to a comfortable 34''
  • rgpatr
    rgpatr Posts: 5
    I began my new eating-behavior plan in mid-January and have since lost about 12 lbs - starting weight 178, current weight about 165. WOOT! :love: I am on my way to successful completion of Stage 1: 150 lbs. (I've set myself a program of 'stages' to reinforce positive progress along the way to my ultimate goal.)

    It was dismaying to put pounds on that added inches around my middle, as previous weight gains typically showed up in my hips and thighs. I'm very happy to report that what I've lost so far is most obvious in my belly. I have a flatter tummy, YaY! However, though the waists of my size 14s are delightfully loose, the legs of the next-size-down 12s are still - thanks, live2smyle, for this great visual! - hooker-tight. This has led me to try getting into good exercise habits, too, such as walking a mile daily and starting to work out to a DVD of salsa-dance exercise.

    Best of luck to us all! Hurry, spring!
  • paulaercksn
    paulaercksn Posts: 29 Member
    I've lost 35lbs. I was wearing a size 20 tightly and 22 comfortably. The 22's no longer fit. They fall right off me. The 20's are too big too, but I just wear a belt. I could probably wear a size 18, but I have been this size for so long that I don't own any smaller pants. Once I meet my goal (17lbs to go!), I will buy some clothes that fit. The size 20 pants started fitting correctly at about 20lbs lost. My t-shirts are all getting too big too. I was in a XXL and am now in an XL.

    I agree with a lot of the other posters, I think it totally depends on your body type and where you lose it. I've lost 5 inches in my waist and 6 in my hips. I'm 5'11" and am shaped like a pear. I have always been very athletic and I've always hid my weight well. I think because of this I'm not seeing a huge size difference.
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