Sizes clearly mean nothing

[Womanvsmirror 314]

So i am happy to announce that i am 2lbs away from loosing 50lbs this year!!!! But how in the hell am i still in the same size clothes at 178 that i was in at 226? Now there is a difference in how they fit ( i can breathe) , but i thought by now i would ease down at least into a tight 12...Oh well i dont care that much as long as the scale keeps moving. Did anyone else stay in the same size for a long time ?

[kelliev2015 136]

I wonder the same thing! I'm 5 weeks post op and down about 20 pounds and am still wearing the same clothes. I realize it isn't 50 pounds (way to go!) but am still wondering how the heck they seem to fit exactly the same. They must have been really tight before!

[erp 2,016]

We all lose and carry our weight differently. The "ease" in sizes narrows as we lose weight. When I was heavy, I could gain/lose 20 lbs before noticing a change in clothing. Now it's 5-7 lbs.

[Womanvsmirror 314]

i have thunder thighs and a belly , the belly /waist area is where the clothes fit better... those thighs are just laughing at me ..

[beyondgrief 93]

I'm pear shaped and am sitting at 62 pounds and I cannot comfortably put on sizes smaller on both top and bottom, yet. Everything, however, is moving and redistributing it feels like. Hang in there!

[heidikat72 935]

At 316, I'm wearing the same clothes I was wearing at 442. They are only now just started to get loose enough that I might be able to squeeze into one size lower in some things and I can wear non-stretch fabric pants in my size now that I hadn't been able to wear in a few years. On the positive, I can hold out before spending money on clothes...but at the same time, I'm really looking forward to going down a few sizes!

[jess9395 5,448]

As someone said above... The sizes have much more wiggle room the higher you go. When I was in plus sizes it took about 40-50lbs to drop a size... Then in regular sizes the double digits were more like 10-20. Now when I put on 5lbs here or there my size 4's get tight.

[IveGotThePower 395]

Yes, I agree about the larger size clothing having more wiggle room. And I didn't realize how uncomfortable and tight my original cloths were either. Also, try clothes that are a size smaller anyway. You might be surprised. I was SHOCKED when I fit into a size 16 Regular Intro pants (they have some stretch) that were not in the plus size department. I bought them on sale for a month or two later, and just decided to give them a try just 2 weeks later because they were so cute. I started at 22, sometimes 24. But it is so crazy how the sizes are also brand specific. Tops seem to be closer to true size for me. And of course, it depends where your weight comes off first. Every weekend I'm donating a few items, and buying an item or two, or maybe 4..........But only when they are on sale You will get there. Just focus on your nutrition and good things will come to you.

[Cindi_Augustine 99]

There's such a crazy discretion in clothing sizes. I have everything from a small to a large in my closet, sizes 10 - 14, as well. I no longer worry about those "markers". But, even 4 - 5 lbs either way seems to make quite a difference in how things fit. It's quite bizarre! LOL

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[alwtg 199]

Clothes sizes are insane, shopping drives me to distraction trying to guess what size I might want to buy. I've recently ventured back into the older children's section as they seem to fit quite well, but I think the same as the others in the beginning it took a while to drop a clothes size but now it can take as little as two weeks to drop a size. Go to the shop and just pick up loads of clothes to try on - you might get a pleasant surprise

[carlaw 82]

I can still wear my old clothes but I can also fit in the smaller clothes that were too small before. Down about 35 to 38

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[Dashofpixiedust8 1,469]

I am down 138 pounds and am still in the same size. They are getting looser though so going down a size shouldn't be too far off.

HW 540

SW 480

CW 402

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[eliminnowp 113]

I'm down about 39 lbs and I'm just now on the border of wearing a smaller size. 24>22.

My mother in law said "40 lbs! You must have dropped a couple sizes by now!" I had to explain that at a certain size, you have to lose a lot to change sizes. She wears an 8/10 so 40 lbs would have been a much bigger change for her.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I am finding that jeans that go by waist size are pretty standard, which is nice.

[nursesjourney16 5]

Does anyone else seem to notice that the weight comes off from top to bottom? My face seems thinner and unfortunately so do my boobs but not my badonk-a-donk! My clothes are more comfortable but no decrease. I have tried to increase my walking and bike riding to try to help.

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