Weight loss vs. Pant size

stephaniej2888
stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I apologize in advanced if this has been asked before but the app on my phone keeps messing up every time I try and search.

I wanted to get some input and see how much people had to loose before going down a pant size.
I am 5'8" and started out at 248.4 and am down to 229.8 (18.6 lbs) and I have lost:
Waist- 1.25"
Hips- 1.5"
Thigh- 2"
...and so far I haven't gone down a size :(
I am feeling better in my clothes, but just wondering what others lost before dropping a size.
Thanks in advance :)
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  • Shadowmf023
    Shadowmf023 Posts: 812 Member
    For me it's usually every 10lb.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It varies depending on a number of factors, but generally the higher size you are the more you have to lose to change sizes. I started at 248 also, just two inches shorter, and it was about 20-25 pounds before I could get into a 20.
  • sweetilemon
    sweetilemon Posts: 122 Member
    It takes me about 2 stone (28lbs) to go down a size
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited August 2016
    That's going to be a very subjective answer, I'm afraid. A person's height, body fat percentage and bone structure are going to play into it. So is the construction of your pants (stretch) and how tightly they fit you before you started to lose weight. If they were tight it's going to take a lot longer to drop a size than if they were already pretty loose on you.
  • ashliedelgado
    ashliedelgado Posts: 814 Member
    I started at 262 in a size 24. I just kind of dealt with it, so I'm not sure what it ended up being, but at 210ish DH complained so much about my "saggy buns" in too large of jeans, that I went shopping. At that point, I was into an 18.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Probably about 10lbs or so. Though recently I haven't lost a lot scale weight, maybe 4lbs but within that have lost nearly a size (and i still have maybe 30lbs to lose for reference). I put it down to strength training giving me some low level recomp so can't complain!
  • stephaniej2888
    stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    That's going to be a very subjective answer, I'm afraid. A person's height, body fat percentage and bone structure are going to play into it. So is the construction of your pants (stretch) and how tightly they fit you before you started to lose weight. If they were tight it's going to take a lot longer to drop a size than if they were already pretty loose on you.

    I know it's going to be subjective, but I'm just asking for everyone's personal experience. 18 lbs feels like a lot to me and I feel like I should have lost a size but now that I have others to compare weight los to I see differently :)
  • stephaniej2888
    stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
    ashliefisch wrote: »
    I started at 262 in a size 24. I just kind of dealt with it, so I'm not sure what it ended up being, but at 210ish DH complained so much about my "saggy buns" in too large of jeans, that I went shopping. At that point, I was into an 18.

    That's awesome!
    I'm in a size 16 now (which is what I was starting out but they were getting tight lol)
    I am hoping to get down a size or two by the holidays
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    edited August 2016
    It's really inches lost not pants. It's also more needed to lose for the larger sizes, and less when transitioning between smaller sizes

    So waist lost 6 inches
    hips lost 4 inches
    Moved form a large 14 (well sometimes a 16 or a 14W) into a 12 ( smaller if in designer clothes).
    45 lbs lost I'm 5 6
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I went down 2 dress sizes in 4 month, that's 2 stone so 1 stone per size. Although, I tried on some jeans that used to fit me years ago and they fit now, but I weigh more than I did when they used to fit me. I'm guessing I've lost more in inches than in weight as I've been doing toning workouts.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    Losing 40 pounds (many years ago; pre-baby weight) took me down from size 12ish to size 6ish.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    the larger sizes take longer to go down sizes, they are more ... accommodating.

    probably ...30 ish pounds to start going down sizes. once i got under 210 ish and a sz 16 or so? it was around every 10 pounds or so
  • stephaniej2888
    stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
    That's for all the info everyone :)
  • Lynzdee18
    Lynzdee18 Posts: 500 Member
    I'm 5'9". For me 10 pounds is a size...
  • sijaeabc
    sijaeabc Posts: 43 Member
    I've gone down 2 sizes in the last 55lbs, the second size just switched today!
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    I'm 5'8" started at 248, currently 208.5 and I've gone down 2 sizes.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    I lost hip weight very quickly so it's hard to relate pounds to size. In 81lbs and 6 months I went from a 16/18 to a 2 if that's helpful
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Well, I lost about 20 lbs to go from can't even zip up my test jeans to I can wear my test jeans.
    However, most of my pants were stretchy waist and bought to fit my hips. My hips have not changed size much even though my waist has so I'm wearing the same pants I was 27 lbs ago.
    It depends on where you carry your weight and the type of pants you are talking about.
  • Return2Fit
    Return2Fit Posts: 226 Member
    From a man's perspective...
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  • monicaw44
    monicaw44 Posts: 71 Member
    about every twenty pounds
  • pianoplaya94
    pianoplaya94 Posts: 185 Member
    I'm weird... It seems like I lose more pant sizes than I did weight. I was always at a "healthy" weight but I lost 25 pounds and 3-4 pant sizes (went from an 8 to a 0-2... though could go as low as 00 depending on the brand and style). So it seems like 6 pounds of fat = a pant size for me.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited August 2016
    3 yrs ago, I dropped 40 lbs fron 198 to158 and went from 36 to 32" pants. This time around, I dropped 21 lbs from 196 to 175 and went from 36 to 34" pants.

    So, the answer to your question in my case seems to be a drop of 2" in men's waist pant size for each 20 lbs of weight loss.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    20-30lb
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    Ok this thread motivated me to go through my clothes. A bunch of pants are on their way out of this house-and under them are several pairs that now fit well.
  • stephaniej2888
    stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
    meritage4 wrote: »
    Ok this thread motivated me to go through my clothes. A bunch of pants are on their way out of this house-and under them are several pairs that now fit well.

    I went though mine last night lol.
    I have one pair of pants that are almost fitting, but the rest I've probably still got a few months before those will fit.

    I had my daughter a year ago and ever since my tummy has been the biggest trouble area, so even if pants fit, sometimes they just don't look right :(
  • xynyth
    xynyth Posts: 89 Member
    I've lost about 40 pounds and I still haven't gone down a solid pant size. I'm starting to fit in some of the next size down, but we all know women's sizes aren't exactly consistent either. So my "big" pants are getting to be a bit too big but not unwearable, and I still can't fit into some of the next size down. Does that make sense?
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Clothes stretch over time. And often, they are too tight when you start too... I was convinced that I hadn't lost a size after a few months, then tried new clothes on (same brand), and I fit in clothes that were 2 sizes under what I was wearing. So don't give up and just keep going!

    (and yes, searches on this site suck).

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