Ladies - How many pounds for YOU to lose a pants size?

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  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    I'm 5'1" From 225 to 193 I went down from a 20 to a 16, but I'm back up to 203 and still in the 16s so I probably could have dropped sooner than I did.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    5'9" and its changed since I got into smaller sizes (all US, standard size by measurement not any particular store). These are pants sizes. My shirt size is always +1

    170 - size 8 (ok I'm 175 now, but I am close to this and believe it will happen as I'm about 1/2 an inch away)
    180 - size 10
    190 - size 12
    200 - size 14
    220 - size 16
    240 - size 18
    260 - size 20
  • tklow
    tklow Posts: 3 Member
    edited July 2016
    Thanks for that info, tomteboda. I always suspected that as sizes get larger the difference between each size is greater. In the very small sizes (less than a 6) there isn't much difference and 5 lbs can easily push you up a size. This might lead to more frustration for people in the larger sizes because it seems you aren't moving ahead as much as you are! I found as I gained weight it took more pounds to go up a size (which has the other bad effect of helping disguise how much your weight is changing).
    Another interesting topic is, how many bra cup sizes did you go up? I've gone up 4 and the expense of buying new bras every time I gain weight is actually a big issue. This is the one item of clothing least forgiving of weight gain, in my case!
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    tklow wrote: »
    Thanks for that info, tomteboda. I always suspected that as sizes get larger the difference between each size is greater. In the very small sizes (less than a 6) there isn't much difference and 5 lbs can easily push you up a size. This might lead to more frustration for people in the larger sizes because it seems you aren't moving ahead as much as you are! I found as I gained weight it took more pounds to go up a size (which has the other bad effect of helping disguise how much your weight is changing).
    Another interesting topic is, how many bra cup sizes did you go up? I've gone up 4 and the expense of buying new bras every time I gain weight is actually a big issue. This is the one item of clothing least forgiving of weight gain, in my case!

    For what it's worth, I'm currently wearing a 34 D3 (DDD - US, E - UK). At my heaviest I was a 38 J.
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    I'm 5'10 and its about 20-25 pounds per pants size. I've never been below a 14 as an adult, even when I weighed 160-ish ( within "normal" BMI).

    Shirts are different, though I need at least a L for shoulder width and sleeve length. I lose from above the waist first, and very noticeably.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    5'5 -
    SW: 226lbs - size 18.
    CW: 177lbs - size 16. I would be shocked if I could fit into a 14.

    I've lost almost 50lbs but I just don't seem to be getting much smaller. Kinda frustrating.
  • smiles4jo
    smiles4jo Posts: 202 Member
    I'm 5'6" and currently weigh about 170. I've lost 45 lbs, so started at 215ish.

    At my highest, I was fooling myself into thinking I wore a size 16. It was probably more like an 18.

    The pants I'm wearing right now are a 12 and they fit great.

    So, 3 sizes in 45 lbs. I guess that's about what everyone else has said - 15 lbs to a size...
  • mykaylis
    mykaylis Posts: 320 Member
    i was a size 24. 70 lbs later i am a size 18 but not in all brands. apparently it takes me way more than 10 lbs to lose a dress size! dang apple shape. the hips and thighs of my pants are so loose, but i still have superboobs and tires around my midsection. i wish i could have a panniculectomy, if they remove about 6 lbs of pannus i'd probably be a size 14.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    I lost 50 lbs and went from a 16 to probably a size 10 now (depending on brand). I'm 5'10".

    I still have to remember not to grab size XL in everything (and hope it fits). :)
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    10-15 for me, j buy the exact same brand/style (boring, I know). They are "curvy" style since I have a small waist and large butt:
    220-16
    205-14
    180-12
    170-10
    160-8
    150-6
    Hope to finish up at 135 and size 4. That being said, I'm still in 8 Old Navy jeans and can wear an old pair of 14 shorts. So sizes really are all over the place.
  • Ammey68
    Ammey68 Posts: 65 Member
    Even though I've lost over 15 pounds, I haven't gone down in pants size yet. I AM down a cup size, though. It's an unfair combination!
  • Mapalicious
    Mapalicious Posts: 412 Member
    No idea. I'm 5'3.5. I started at 170 lbs in size 16 jeans and because I knew I wanted to at least lose 40 lbs, didn't want to invest in jeans until I was closer to goal. At about 130 lbs I was a size 6 and now at 120 lbs I'm around 0-2 depending on the brand

    Wow...this so puts height into perspective! I'm 5'10" and 170 lbs right now, and I'm an 8/10.

    Also...great job!
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    edited July 2016
    I don't have just one size listed because at each weight, I tried on different pants from different brands and the ones that fit all had different sizes.
    Stats: 5'2" on a good day and maintaining a 108-114 lb range with 110 being the UGW.
    Start: 168 lbs, US size 14-16
    During: 130-ish lbs, US size 7-9
    Current: 110lbs, US size 0-5. Yes. All pants I own right now are in this range of sizes. Shopping for bottoms takes forever. I never know what's going to fit. Maybe it's because I don't go shopping enough?
  • evesmom2
    evesmom2 Posts: 215 Member
    I read this whole thread tonight and it made me want to go try on old clothes in my closet. 45 lbs down and I have gone from a 24 to a 20. That made me very very happy!
  • Zenwenner
    Zenwenner Posts: 166 Member
    I've gone from size 22 and 236 lbs to size 12 (well - I'm in between 10 & 12 so we'll call it 12 still) and 171 lbs. 65 lbs gone, and 5 pants sizes...I'd say about 12 - 15 lbs per size! :)
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Clothing sizes changes on a curve the higher you weigh. When I was 280 I needed to lose thirty to change a size. Clothing size changes accelerated the more I lost.

    Compound that with clothing sizes will fit differently, and different designer labels will size differently.
  • TracyY824
    TracyY824 Posts: 15 Member
    10lbs for me to go from 12 to 10
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    20lbs for me, but I'm 6'3.
  • B4Rachael
    B4Rachael Posts: 155 Member
    I was 190 lb, size 12 pants
    I lost 32 lb and I am now size 8
    So 8 lbs per size?
    It has a lot to do with height, body shape, etc.
    I am 5 ft 6 in.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I read threads like these and realize that I am such an outlier on these things...there are people here who weight 100 pounds less than me who are wearing the same size pants that I do.

    My experience in going from a 22 to an 8 is that the average is about 15 pounds/size. Really though, clothing sizes are all over the place, so you just have to try stuff on.
  • Alarae21
    Alarae21 Posts: 171 Member
    I have lost 40 pounds as of today, and I am currently a size 10 UK/ 6 US.

    I can fit into a snug UK 8/ US 4 for tops but not bottoms.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    edited July 2016
    I've ranged from a size 8 to a 14 as an adult and for me it's usually right around 10 lbs between pants sizes.
    Right now I'm 5'7", low/mid 130's and in an 8 for bottoms; small or sometimes medium for tops and dresses. High 130s is when I start fitting better in size 10 bottoms, ~150 is size 12, and ~160 is size 14.
  • BeYouTiful94
    BeYouTiful94 Posts: 289 Member
    I'm not exactly sure. I started off at 169 pounds and a size 11 in most things, 13 in a couple (I'm 5'5.5"). Definitely could NOT get even a 9 past my thighs. Tops in juniors were large, dresses in misses (never bought Juniors dresses) were 10. I now range 146 to 149 and easily fit into a size 3 for most things, and Juniors size small tops. I haven't bought a dress recently, so idk.

    So to answer the question, I didn't really go shopping until the 11s absolutely would not do for me anymore, as in falling even with a belt, but 4 sizes over roughly 20 pounds is 5 pounds a size???? That seems really weird from the general consensus of 10-15 pounds per size though. I will say that when trying on pants, I'll get a 3 and a 5. I often have to pull them on and off to see which I like best because they are so similar. The distinguishing factor is that the 5 is slightly too big in the waist, that's it. When I was in an 11, a 9 wouldnt come past my thighs and a 13 would usually hang off of me. I think what someone said early about bigger sizes having bigger differences is very true. If I'd kept a log, it would probably look more like: 1st 10 pounds, size 9. Next 5 pounds, size 7. Next 3 pounds, size 5. Next 2 pounds, size 3.
  • havalynd
    havalynd Posts: 54 Member
    edited July 2016
    Depends on the store branding but I lost 35-40 lbs (down to 185-190 lbs now at 5'4") and went from a 16-18 to a 12-14.

    Some stores size small though which scrambles the brain a bit when I'm back in a 16. I know Forever 21 sizes larger so I fit 12s there and at Torrid where as Old Navy still has me guessing. Especially when it's there of all places I can wear large tops vs XL everywhere else.
  • kelliepschroeder
    kelliepschroeder Posts: 1 Member
    I never paid attention to how many pounds I lost before going down a size. I have lost 70 pounds in just over a year. I started in a size 18(probably should have been wearing a 20). I now wear a 10/12. It all depends on who makes the pants and the cut.
  • ItsyBitsy246
    ItsyBitsy246 Posts: 307 Member
    About twenty, I carry weight in my lower half.
  • nikitagiselle
    nikitagiselle Posts: 4 Member
    About 20 pounds for me. I lose most of my weight in my upper body.
  • 321BooM
    321BooM Posts: 25 Member
    Losing 14lbs took me from a UK 12 to 10
  • fitgirldc
    fitgirldc Posts: 55 Member
    Any weight I gain goes to my bottom half. I wear a Junior's size 6 now. If I lose 4 more pounds I can wear my size 5's.
  • emjam99
    emjam99 Posts: 92 Member
    Not sure, I lost 45 and went from around 8-2 in women's. In young women's like 10-6/7 not really sure.
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