I know it varies but I am curious about it, I am 5'7" and I am trying to approximate how much weight I need to lose to get to a certain size. I know its not the same for everybody, thanks in advance!

Oh it is SO exciting!!! I still have that huge fear this wont work for me but as I have seen on here everybody has that fear so I know that is normal.

My mom bought this huge lot of clothes from this company last year. You dont ever know what will be in there so when she got them there were so many nice things in 16's, 14's and smaller. So i got some of the 14's and I have held on to them in hopes of the "one day" I cant believe that may around the corner

I'm pretty square with most of my blubber in my gut. I'm 5'7" and just hit 70 pounds down with a weight of 184 - big bones too. I'm in 10's and 12's depending on the manuf. Smallest I've ever been was an 8. Hoping to reach a freeking 6!!!!!! Oh, when I started, at 254, I was bursting out of 18's. My legs and butt have always been smaller than my top half though, as my shoulders are very broad, my gut is big and my boobs are still wrinkly, saggy 38D's... TMI, sorry...!

Good luck!

C

Right now I'm in 20's and 22's depending on the clothes. So to go down to a 14 would thrill me!

Well I can say at 250 ish I am in a 16 well I am kinda bustin out of 16s LoL so I guess I am really an 18 but haven't been shopping because I refuse to by an 18 LoL so for me to get to a 14 I would probably need to be 180 or 190 ish. I am 5'6 and pretty well proportioned all over. Hope to help!

well i am 196, 5'5" and pretty pear shape, big butt, hips and legs and i am wearing 16w, some 18w but they are starting to hang off of me. i am also wearing lg tops.would love to be in a 8/10. well we will see. i am slways sceptical with where i will end up at, but who cares. i am down 88# and keeping it off. go figure.

Well don't be afraid to aim high either with your goals. I went to the shrink for my preop appointment and said I'd be happy if I got down to 200 lbs and she said that lots of people who are obese can't envision themselves at lower weights or have struggled with dieting for so long that they won't set too big of goals, I am sure you can get to a size 14 or 12, but if its what you really want, I bet you could do a 10 too. Good luck!

Its amazing the variation in size given a persons weight. I guess it has a lot to do with where we store it.

I'm shooting for an 8 too and have even dreamed of a 6 when I read some of the success stories - I've NEVER been an 8 that I can remember. I joke that I went from a 6X to a 14 and it's gone up from there!! :tongue2: Surgery is two weeks from this Friday....it IS fun to think about a year from now!!

I'm shooting for an 8... I have never ever been an 8... Isn't it fun to fantasize about where we will be this time next year

I'm hoping for a size 10 when all is said and done. I think that is realistic, however it's been so long since I wore that size. I wonder how much age, etc will play a part, because I know my body is different. Oh well, have to wait and see. But, yes just imagining it is very exciting.

I just wanted to add that once you get down to the 14, 12, 10 size range, you could skip sizes even with minimal loss on the scale when you lose inches. I skipped sizes, and while I loved it, I was mad that I bought clothes as "goal pants". When I went to try them on, they were too big with the tags on them. Thank goodness for me keeping receipts and store credit LOL.

I'm 123lbs at 5'2", and I wear anywhere between a 4 and 6 in pants, 5-7 in junior sizes, and small tops (typically size 2 or 4). Dressy dresses are weird for me, I can squeeze into some 6s, but mainly 7s or 8s. Sun dresses, and casual wear dresses are typically a size 3 or 5.

If I remember correctly, at 5'2" (I carried all my weight in my stomach, boobs and some in my hips, no butt at all) and weighing 148ishlbs I think I was in a 10 most of the time. I skipped 12s if I remember correctly, straight from 14s to 10s. I have this craptastic belly fat roll that I can't lose. It is quite a bit of skin, but fat is still filling it out. If I lost that part of me, I'm fairly sure I'd be a size 2 or smaller.

Yea I am 5'3" and 202lbs and am in between 16 and 14's. Its weired. I guess it depends on the brand. Old Navy I'm 14 but Gap and New York and Co I'm still 16, well sometimes 14 if they have a little stretch .. it really depends on your body I guess. I have a smaller waist but big booty and thighs ... hmmmm??? I want to be a 10.