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

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  • pussnbo0tz
    pussnbo0tz Posts: 3 Member
    I'd say 10# per inch on size but to go from 14 to 12 (2 inches) 20# I dont wear my clothes tight so this is what works for me =)
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    10 pounds
  • STLBADGIRL
    STLBADGIRL Posts: 1,693 Member
    10lbs
  • VryIrishGirl76
    VryIrishGirl76 Posts: 1,167 Member
    20 to move comfortably
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    Just depends on where I'm losing from. 30 to drop from 26 to 24. 5 to go from 24 to 22.
  • roamingtiger
    roamingtiger Posts: 747 Member
    I'm not sure how many it took to lose my first size because I never got new jeans, but it's taken 50 to lose 3 sizes.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    It took gaining 30lb for my pants to stop buttoning and I suspect I will need to lose it all before they fit again. I'm down 14lb of that and they are still uncomfortably tight.
  • ashjongfit
    ashjongfit Posts: 147 Member
    10-15
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    edited October 2016
    I've lost 22 pounds and went from a 12P to a 10P.
  • STLBADGIRL
    STLBADGIRL Posts: 1,693 Member
    Rottified wrote: »
    Just depends on where I'm losing from. 30 to drop from 26 to 24. 5 to go from 24 to 22.

    wow
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I lost 12 and noticed I could get into my size 20 instead of 22. I feel like I need another 15 off to fit into the size 18 jeans I have waiting in the wings.
  • Blondieee00
    Blondieee00 Posts: 29 Member
    A LOT. No matter what I weigh I'm always a size 2. I could never be a 0, not with my hips. And while now that I'm "heavier" I still am not quite filled out enough to be a 4. Then again my weight range is only 10-15 lbs which I'm trying to get to the opposite end of XD
  • law102189
    law102189 Posts: 85 Member
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    Usually 10lb, but when I hit maintenance, in the next year I went down 2 sizes without losing more weight. I'm 5'3". Size 10 to size 4. 8 at goal, 4 current.

    This is awesome. How did you lose the inches, even in maintenance? Do you use a free weight program? I haven't incorporated weights into my Spin routine but think I should. It's just intimidating to me. I'm 50 yo, 5'5" and currently a size 8. Still have 5 to 10 lbs to lose.
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    STLBADGIRL wrote: »
    Rottified wrote: »
    Just depends on where I'm losing from. 30 to drop from 26 to 24. 5 to go from 24 to 22.

    wow

    Yeah, super freaking irritating.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    edited October 2016
    I bought my size 10 jeans at 187 lbs. Today I weigh 167 and just ordered size 8. I think at this point further weight loss will note appreciably change that because my hip bones stick out farther than my stomach.
  • lacandona
    lacandona Posts: 37 Member
    Closer to 20 for me
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Very little. The smaller I've gotten, the less difference there is in sizes.

    I'm in a size 0 now. There was only about 5-7 pounds difference between now and being in a size 2.
  • glasasso
    glasasso Posts: 1 Member
    HW 297
    CW 259 (and losing!)
    I lost 38 lbs = 1 pant size.
    I don't think anyone even noticed :-(
  • asianolikeyou
    asianolikeyou Posts: 393 Member
    Typically 10 lbs
  • 24clouds
    24clouds Posts: 74 Member
    I know it's more than most but I recon about 20lbs! I'm a uk 14 just now and I know to be in a 12 is another stone and half
  • x_stephisaur_x
    x_stephisaur_x Posts: 149 Member
    Quite a few for me!

    I'm 193lbs right now, and a UK size 14. I would, however, say that it's a tight 14.

    I need to get to around 168lbs to get back into my size 12 jeans, which is about 25lbs! :O

    For reference, I'm 5'10" and I carry most of my weight on my bottom half.
  • jennydelgado09
    jennydelgado09 Posts: 119 Member
    mkakids wrote: »
    How many pounds do you have to lose to drop a pants size? I know it will vary from person to person....just curious!

    I lost 6/7 pant sizes with 15-20lbs. Started at a size 16 and went down to a size 9-10
    I was doing crossfit so I lost a lot of fat and gained a lot of muscle.
  • TorStar80
    TorStar80 Posts: 252 Member
    Around 20 lbs for me..
  • boulank
    boulank Posts: 51 Member
    Ive lost around 30 since Jan and went down 3 sizes so 10 pound a pant size would be about right
  • JennJ323
    JennJ323 Posts: 646 Member
    I've lost 26lb and went from a size 8 to a size 2.
  • sdolan91
    sdolan91 Posts: 250 Member
    down 37 pounds.. still can fit same pants..
  • ZhivagosGirl
    ZhivagosGirl Posts: 161 Member
    Took me 70 lbs to go from a size 26 to a 20.
  • jayemes
    jayemes Posts: 865 Member
    22 pounds and I'm still in a size 14 (although they fit better now)
  • Rebirth08
    Rebirth08 Posts: 174 Member
    A pant size? A lot! I've released 70 pounds, and my pant size went from 24/26 to a 20. Just 4 pant sizes. My 20s are now big in the waist (which is awesome!), but my lower half is large, so I need to large size (I could do an 18, but 20s provide the lower body room that I need). So I imagine that I will need to lose much more (at least 20) to drop to a comfortable 18, maybe a 16. I try not to think about it because it gets so damned depressing. Trust the process....
  • Paschen81
    Paschen81 Posts: 152 Member
    It really varies from person to person. When I first started losing weight I started out in a size 24. After losing 65 pounds I was down one to a 22 but it was a loose 22. Tried to pull off a 20 but nope it was uncomfortably tight.
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