How does this equate?

[tomato pie 15]

So I'm 3 months out and lost 47 pounds. Somehow I'm only down 1 size (started at size 20, now at size 18). How does 47 pounds equal 1 size? I should have measured myself prior to surgery but didn't. Don't get me wrong, I am so thankful to have lost that weight, I just don't know where it went from, lol!

[tomato pie 15]

That's an 18, not sure why it changed to an emoticon.

[T'snewstart 251]

I don't know how sizes work.... I have lost a little over 100 # and 6 sizes. ... It is a mistery to me also!

[mvickyway 256]

Body sizes are different and she snf whether or not you have had kids plays a major role in going down sizes. My tummy just sticks out more than I'd like, otherwise I could wear the smaller size i almost am in to

[mvickyway 256]

Body sizes are different and i think age and whether or not you have had kids plays a major role in going down sizes. My tummy just sticks out more than I'd like' date=' otherwise I could wear the smaller size i almost am in to[/quote']

[chinamama 104]

Did you go from a woman's 20 to a misses 18? Can't remember if its the 18 or the 16 but there is actually 2 sizes there. For some reason it dosent translate to a single size.

[Sleeve Goddess 75]

It really depends on the maker of the clothes. Some designers cut there close small and some cut them big. I'm definitely with you on this that a lose of 47lbs should net you more than one size down. Are these new clothes your wearing or is it something you already had?

[LouiseC 1,029]

There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to most sizing. I like buying American clothes now because they size smaller! Here a 14, which I generally fit now, is an American 10. I would rather pull a 10 off the rack than a 14! But this isn't consistent. I have found it in Not Your Daughters Jeans and in LuluLemon yoga gear but not in everything.

Ultimately, I think you just have to try different brands to find the size that fits you, and don't worry too much about what number is on the label.

[NikkiV1986 121]

I definitely think a lot of it is branding. I know, for me anyway, that a lot of the clothes I wore on a regular basis prior to surgery were tight. I probably could have gone up a size. So I don't know if that counts as one size or two sizes for me either!!

Either way, you are getting smaller and your body is changing!!

[tomato pie 15]

Thanks, guys

[Jolls 6]

This is my biggest frustration so far. I've lost just about 100 lbs now and I haven't even dropped a full size yet. I've lost bout 7 inches off my waist and bust, but not much off anything else. Guess that is what happens when you start at over 400lbs... I know that the inches will start to melt away soon enough, but it is very frustratng to say I've lost 100lbs but not really see what you think a 100lb loss should reflect.