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    How many pounds do you have to loose to go down a size

    Posts: 97 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    I admit. I'm loosing weight for pure vanity. I want to look better in clothing and not be embarrassed in a swimsuit. So how many pounds equal a size on a 5'6" woman. My goal loss is 15, maybe 20 and I've lost about 2.4 so far.

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    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      catmomfat wrote: »
      I admit. I'm loosing weight for pure vanity. I want to look better in clothing and not be embarrassed in a swimsuit. So how many pounds equal a size on a 5'6" woman. My goal loss is 15, maybe 20 and I've lost about 2.4 so far.

      What is your weight?
    • Posts: 97 Member
      152.0 on Monday.
    • Posts: 97 Member
      edited March 2017
      I've always been very happy between 135 and 140 at 5'6", but I probably "really " need to loose 20.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      I'm 5'7" and it's about 10 pounds for me to lose a size at about your weight
    • Posts: 211 Member
      It really depends on you. I went from 173 to 151 and haven't dropped a size yet. When I get into the 140's, I swear every 4 or 5 lbs is a size, it's weird.
    • Posts: 869 Member
      I'm 5'5" and it's usually 10 lbs to see a size difference for me, especially pants.
    • Posts: 5,283 Member
      I'm 5"3 and was a 3X when I started, 37 lbs ago. This week, I bought three items: a sweater (1X) a light jacket (20), and a skirt (20W). Now, I'm not positive about the difference between a 3X and a 20W, even sizing charts are general guesstimates: http://www.sizecharter.com/clothing-fit-and-measurement/plus-size-clothing-sizing-works, but it looks like in 37 lbs, I've gone down about 2 sizes, even accounting for the difference in styles/manufacturers.
    • Posts: 205 Member
      28lbs was 2 sizes for me, but it could be 3 depends on the store but a comfortable 2
    • Posts: 2,111 Member
      I gained 20lb before going up from an 8 to a 10. Now I have lost 20lb and my 8s are still tight.
    • Posts: 3,985 Member
      edited March 2017
      purplekitty1987 wrote: »
      I'm 5'7" and it's about 10 pounds for me to lose a size at about your weight

      Same here, in pants anyway.
    • Posts: 1,572 Member
      How many pounds do you have to loose to go down a size

      Well, you have to understand that the answer to that question will have a range of answers, due to the fact that everyone stores fat differently on their own bodies.

      I am 5'7", and at 139 - 143 or so, I wear a 6/8 (depending on brands of course but that is what most things fit me at). At 155, 12's fit me best. Once I get back down to 150, I will be in a 10. I can see a size change in as little as 5-6 pounds, on my body, But that's just how my body stores fat. Others will vary.
    • Posts: 18 Member
      I'm 5'9 and wear size 12 jeans comfortably and a 10 tight. Currently I am at 192, and when I was at 160 I wore a size 6 comfortably... when I lost weight the first time... no lifting, just strictly diet.

      I do a lot of heavy lifting now, when I started at 207 lbs and down to my current weigh of 192, I can start wearing a size 10 somewhat comfortably. Before when I lost the weight fast, I would drop 8-10 pounds and fit into a new size. Now, being 15 pounds down, I have only just now started fitting into a smaller size comfortably.

      Of course I have been blessed with large thighs that are super stubborn, so that makes it harder for me to really judge how much weight I need to lose per size, since the majority of my inches down as a result of weight loss have mainly come from my torso, verses legs.
    • Posts: 455 Member
      There's not an easy answer to this because you're dealing with a lot of unpredictable variables (where do you store fat, how does a brand do sizing, etc). HOWEVER, I have read a rule of thumb that seems in the ballpark of right for me: 10 lbs per size up to size 14, then it's 20 lbs between sizes.
    • Posts: 1,377 Member
      Sizing, cut of clothes, materials and type of waist matter too. I've lost about 24 pounds but some of my old clothes still fit. Looser of course but hardly hanging from me.

      I have dieted before and learned from experience to invest in transition clothing. Knits and things with elastic can shrink with you... currently I find tunics with leggings and elastic waisted pants that aren't mom pants are very good friends.

      Men don't have as many clothing choices...Sorry guys.
    • Posts: 1,795 Member
      Well I am 5 foot 7 and almost 20 pounds before I dropped a size
    • Posts: 8,171 Member
      catmomfat wrote: »
      I admit. I'm loosing weight for pure vanity. I want to look better in clothing and not be embarrassed in a swimsuit. So how many pounds equal a size on a 5'6" woman. My goal loss is 15, maybe 20 and I've lost about 2.4 so far.

      Depends on how you lose. I lose all over so I need about 20 lb to go down a size.
    • Posts: 1,171 Member
      sahalbur wrote: »
      I'm 5'9 and wear size 12 jeans comfortably and a 10 tight. Currently I am at 192, and when I was at 160 I wore a size 6 comfortably... when I lost weight the first time... no lifting, just strictly diet.

      I do a lot of heavy lifting now, when I started at 207 lbs and down to my current weigh of 192, I can start wearing a size 10 somewhat comfortably. Before when I lost the weight fast, I would drop 8-10 pounds and fit into a new size. Now, being 15 pounds down, I have only just now started fitting into a smaller size comfortably.

      Of course I have been blessed with large thighs that are super stubborn, so that makes it harder for me to really judge how much weight I need to lose per size, since the majority of my inches down as a result of weight loss have mainly come from my torso, verses legs.

      Sizes must be very different where you are. I'm 5'10" and 190lbs and I wear a size 16. I reckon I'd have to be about 150lb to fit a size 10-12
    • Posts: 14 Member
      i am 5'3, about 140lb now. For me every 15 lb is a dress size. For pants I am forever S.
    • Posts: 1,572 Member
      EbonyDahlia wrote: »
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      Sizes must be very different where you are. I'm 5'10" and 190lbs and I wear a size 16. I reckon I'd have to be about 150lb to fit a size 10-12

      I am 5'7", and am about a 10, at 150 lbs. I would think that at 150, you would be about a 6 or 8.
    • Posts: 1,171 Member
      fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
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      I am 5'7", and am about a 10, at 150 lbs. I would think that at 150, you would be about a 6 or 8.

      Not in Australia. I don't even think you can buy a 6. 8 is the smallest (unless you shop in the kids section).
    • Posts: 1,572 Member
      EbonyDahlia wrote: »
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      Not in Australia. I don't even think you can buy a 6. 8 is the smallest (unless you shop in the kids section).

      Oh I didn't realize you were somewhere that had different sizing. That explains it then!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I'm 5'6" 15lbs=1 pant size for me.
    • Posts: 12,019 Member
      I find that the smaller I got, or closer to goal, the fewer pounds I had to lose to change a size.

      When I was near 190lbs, I could still wear the same pants 20 lbs lighter. As I got closer to goal, I found that sizes changed in the 5-10 lb range.
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