Losing weight but not pants sizes?

GeddesFit wrote: »

ogmomma2012 wrote: »

I have lost 70+lbs and I can't seem to get under a size 14 of a particular brand I can't remember. They say the smaller you are, the longer it takes to drop a pant size.

How much do you currently weigh if you don't mind me asking ?

I'm around 188.

GeddesFit wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone has lost 30+ pounds and didn't see a change in their pant size ?
I've already lost 26 pounds and have seen a drop in my pant size but I just feel like I've been in size 11/12 forever. I'm currently 162 pounds and have a goal of 128 pounds so another 34 pounds to go

I'm going to make a guess that the weight you've lost so far has been from parts of your body other than the waist, hips and thighs. Sadly, fat doesn't melt off evenly and those are generally the last places they cling on to.

maybe wearing a belt would help you keep wearing the same pants/shorts longer?

Kalikel wrote: »

I go through sizes so quickly. I am constantly selling off clothes I barely wore. One pair of shorts cost me $45 and I never even wore them (which is my fault.)

If I could lose weight and never have to buy new clothes, I'd be delighted. I cannot wait to be done losing and just keep wearing clothes I like until they get old.

No kidding eh? On my Wall of Remembrance: A rack of Christmas, birthday and holiday dresses, mostly worn once. Jeans and khakis that I dropped out of in a month. A pair of summer blouses, unworn, with the tags still on, that no longer fit. And people wonder why I buy my clothes now at the Salvation Army.

Yes! The larger sizes seem to have a bigger gap between the sizes, which was a good way to kid myself that maybe I wasn't gaining too much weight because "I'm still fitting into the jeans I was wearing 3 years ago". Now that I've lost almost 20 pounds, I'm still in the jeans, but they are very loose.

I find this whole sizing issue weird. If I gain 5-7lbs I can expect to be uncomfortable in my current clothing. I'm 5'11 and teeter around 150-152. I'm a size 6-8 depending on brand. It only takes a few weeks off the "plan" to feel a difference.

But when I was a 14, I could be anywhere between 190 & 170 and still wear the 14. A comfortable size 12 didn't fit until I was 165. Hence why I NEVER thought I'd see a size 6 in my life. But when the sizes became smaller, I was dropping out of them quicker. At one time I was even buying 4's. I wasn't any less than 145.

I think it's all about how we are proportioned. And where we lose and gain easily. I gain weight it goes to my hips and stomach first. I lose weight and it comes off my upper body first.

I'm down 40lb and 5 holes on my belt (1" each). However, I went from a size 34 to a size 32 (I might be able to fit a 31 now, but the 32's aren't baggy by any means). Part of that is forcing myself into a smaller size than I really was, and part is that those 34's were probably closer to 36's.

Anyways, it is probably a combination of losing it in other spots, and having improperly fitting pants to start with. Your best way of measuring size change is with a tape measure, not clothes.

I wish I would have done a full body measurement from the beginning (neck, waist, hips, etc), I am down 20 pounds and pant size is the same but I am being told my face looks thinner, I lost my neck etc. I am hoping the next 20 I lose some waist inches.

I guess I never thought of it. I started at 246 and from 215-246 I fit into an 18/20. But from 200 down to 160 I fit in a 12, from past experience. Fit nicely too..not loose or anything. Wonder if my body comp will change with this wieght loss.

Bbeliever215 wrote: »

ashmx250 wrote: »

I'm glad I found this thread! I've been wondering this about myself lately. I'm 5'5" and my starting weight was 164.8, 3 months later and I'm now 140. I started out in a 15/16 pants size. I've only bought one pair of new jeans since then and they are a 13/14. So I did loose a size but its so weird because I've read some women on myfitnesspal of around the same height weighing like in the 170's and wearing a smaller pants size than me! Jealous! lol. Another thing is that the size 15/16 pants still fit me too, a tad loose, and no muffin top at all, but still fit. Weird. Ive also been measuring and I've lost about 4.5" from the belly area. I think until I can loose another 10lbs or so, I'm going to stick with leggings and yoga pants lol!

Do you weight train? Many times those that weigh more but wear smaller sizes tend to as muscle takes up less space than fat. I weigh 176 at 5'7 and I wear a size 10. I weight train as well.

I do anywhere from 30-45 minutes of HIIT per day, 6-7 days a week, with weights. The weights I use each day are anywhere form 4 lbs up to 12 lbs. So, I guess I am by no means lifting heavy or anything. I did notice that I have thinned out mostly in my face, arms, shoulders, legs, and waist first and while my lower abdomen has definitely been loosing inches, it is still the the one area I feel needs the most work.