300lbs+ & Clothing Sizes (Progression Pics 46lbs loss)

Bravo!! Awesome progress!!

Sizes vary so much from manufacturer to manufacturer that it's really just a matter of what you find that fits. I'm 5'10" and 275 pounds. I wear between an 18 - 24... although 24s are generally too big now... at least in pants. My shoulders are as wide as the universe so I'm still in a 24 jacket when I wear a suit (and probably won't go much below an 18 on that).

I did notice last week (down about 27 pounds) that I could wear some bras that I hadn't been able to wear in a few years. Also, I fit into a skirt or two that I was just ready to put away (2 months ago) because I thought I'd never get there!

I started my true weight loss journey (this time) in January of this year. I weighed around 232 lbs. and wore a size 22/24 in skirts ( I do not wear pants) I have lost around 45 lbs. now and wear a size 16/18 mostly. I do have some size 14 that fit too, but I think they may be missized, but it makes me feel good to say that I can wear a size 14 some. I am a waitress and we have to wear white 3 button polo shirts and I used to buy them from the mens section and I would buy size lg and xlg, they were a bit big, but I wanted to hide some of the fat. Now I buy a size medium ladies. They are not big on me as I don't feel like I need to hide as much now. I still have about 35 or more lbs. to lose but I don't feel near as embarrassed about my size now. Feel free to add me as a friend and supporter if you would like. I love to motivate and be motivated by others. Also, I can tell a difference in your before and after pics, especially the one that was dated (I think) Feb and then July. It is one from behind. I really see the difference, keep up the great work.

Hey girl great job, keep it up. From my experience the bigger you are the more you have to loose to drop sizes. On average it takes about 50lbs loss to drop a sizes until your under 300, then you will only need to lose about 25 or 30. Then once your under 200 it will only be like 15-20 and so on. Another factor is the type of exercising and toning you are doing. The more you tone the more your body changes the way you carry your weight and how your clothes fit. As for the sizes with the different pants you are trying it really just depends on where you buy them. For instance a 26/28 from woman within and romans is going to run bigger than the ones sold at Lane Bryant and Fashion Bug Plus, which will also run a little bigger than the brands sold at Walmart or Maurices. So depending on the brand you might fit in a 26/28 and you might not. Hope this helps. Good Luck and Keep up the good work!

You look fabulous, stay on track. To answer your question, for me it was about 30 lbs.

At my heaviest I wore a 22/24 and it was super tight. It had to be stretchy jeans too or I would have to go up a size. Most stores I went shopping at did not go above that size so I wore pants that did not fit. Now I still wear the same ones b/c I can't afford to buy new jeans yet and they are either fitting perfect or too big depending on the pair. I can't wait to get out of the plus plus sizes!!! Great job and keep up the good work!

Way to go, sista!! Proud of you! Keep up your amazingly hard work. As for sizes, all brands fit differently unfortunately. I hate that! Hang in there girl! You are going places! :flowerforyou:

Awesome job! You're going to make it!

First of all, you're doing such an amazing job!
Everything works a little slower when you start out with bigger numbers unfortunately. I started my journey at 375 (probably more, but like you, I couldn't get to a working scale for until about 3 weeks in) and now I'm down to 331. That's 44 lbs, and I'm still rocking my same 24/26 jeans. They're getting roomier, but I'm definitly not small enough for a 22 yet. I just kinda figured that if you're carrying as much weight as I was that so much of it has to come off from so many places, and it can't all happen in my jeans at once. It's also that fact the big girl jeans aren't made the same way as normal jeans, they don't always size us consistantly. =(
Anywho.. keep up the good work!

I was wearing 42 (men's) jeans, but is it awkward to say I could have had quite a muffin top? Suffice to say I was straining and squeezing myself into those, so it was quite awhile before I was able to downgrade to 40's. I can *almost* fit into my 38's now, and I dream of someday wearing 34's again.

When I started at 280, I was a size 20-22 pant (though I could still fit into my very old 18's because they were VERY old), and now, 30 pounds lighter, I wear 16/18/20. I don't own any 16's yet, but I'm very very close.