Hi! I just wondered how much weight you guys have to lose in order to change a size. I think that I have now changed sizes, but it took 31 pounds! I would guess that the less you need to lose, the less it will take to change a size. I'm itching to get rid of old fat clothes and get new spring stuff.

Ha, good for you annieM. I have gotten rid of a lot of fat clothes and don't miss even one item.

I once HEARD that one size = 10 pounds. But for me, I am down 60 pounds and have only gone down from a 20 to an 18. I guess my 20's were tight and now my 18's are loose, but not quite ready for my 16s.

I also agree with you that as we get smaller that a size will equal less poundage.

Good luck and yes, get rid of those too big clothes, because you WILL NEVER need them again.

Thank you! The salvation army is gonna get lucky today!

Don't forget that you can actually gain weight and lose a size, also. Working out increases muscle mass, which weighs more than fat. You can lose inches and gain weight.

When I lost weight in the past it took about 20 pounds for me to go down a full size and wear it comfortably. I am not someone who sausages myself into my clothes either! Maybe it is because I am so short?

When I lost weight in the past it took about 20 pounds for me to go down a full size and wear it comfortably. I am not someone who sausages myself into my clothes either! Maybe it is because I am so short?

See now there is a good point. Height. I am almost 6 ft tall so a 10 pound loss on me might look like a 20 pound weight loss on someone 6 inches shorter than me....hmmmmm, good point.

Hi ladies,

Just a thought, I have met some great people locally (which is how I got on to this site) and we are passing clothes along as we are done with them, since I will no longer need them and someone in our local group might need that size for a short time.

We are trying to work on a clothes swap type of thing to help people instead of giving them to a "second hand" type of place that will charge people for good clothes.

My first size took 40 or 50 lbs. Progressively, each size will take fewer pounds because the same number of pounds will represent a greater and greater percentage of excess body fat. I'm now hitting a new size about every 20 lbs.

When I lost weight two years ago (of course I've agained it all back, plus some) it took about 50 lbs for me, too.

It seems to be about 50 for me too. But I don't wear my clothes tight at all. I have issues with things "touching" me.

If you don't have anyone to swap with look for consignment stores in your area. That way maybe you can make a little bit of money off of your old clothes to help offset the cost of new ones.

I'm lucky in my area (Lexington, SC), because we actually have a Plus size consignment store that I am hoping to take lots of clothes to once I get banded and start losing.

I think it depends where you start and your general body shape. I'm 5'10" and started at 375. Now at 100lbs down I still wear the same size pants though top size has shrunk about two sizes. Gets frustrating at times because I exected the sizes to drop much more evenly than they do.

It took me about 60 lbs to go from a 26 yo a 24 but the smaller I get the fewer lbs it takes. It took me 15 to go from an 18 to a 16.

At 5'4" , I dropped a size every 20 lbs. Woo hoo.

edie

I am down 50 pounds and went from a 22 to a 16 so about every 20 pounds

I lost 35lb in the beginning before I changed down one single size. Now I'd need to lose about 8 to 10lb and I'd be down another size. It depends how overweight you are (and how tall).