https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:07:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380779 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:09:39 +0000 Janet 380779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does vary, and I think some of it depends on the nature of the weight loss. I've lost weight recently, but more significantly, I've been running so have developed muscle mass where before there was just flab. I don't think I've lost more than 12 or so lbs, but I'm finding that in some cases I'm going down two sizes rather than one. My husband is telling me I look "tiny" (in the interest of full disclosure, he's almost a foot taller than me at 6'6", so take that for what it's worth), even though I have lost less weight than I did before our wedding 8 years ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380777 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:04:03 +0000 Polly (thunalata) 380777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I weigh 14 lb less than I did just over a year ago and am wearing the same sized clothes. Larger ones are too loose, smaller too tight!</p> <p>I am 5'6". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380773 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:59:48 +0000 Irene 380773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I lost about 30 pounds some time ago, and only went down two sizes. I'm 5.4''. People tell me I look so thin now, but personally I don't notice the difference so much. From size 10 to size 6. I look like a 4 though. I went from being almost overweight to being almost underweight, but I lose weight evenly through my body, so it's not so obvious. I had already lost about 10 pounds when people started noticing I was losing weight, and it wasn't really obvious until I had gone down about 15. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380520 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:25:24 +0000 lyn* 380520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've gone up 20 lbs and worn the same clothes and they all fit. Must mean I'm dense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380518 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:14:16 +0000 rachylou 380518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>10 pounds would be at least two sizes for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380515 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:06:07 +0000 Scarlet 380515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>5 pounds here if it is fat, maybe 8 if it is muscle </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380464 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:21:08 +0000 Anonymous 380464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me it isn't equal. When I lost weight it took between 10 and 12 pounds to change sizes at first. The more I lost, the faster the sizes changed. Now 2 or 3 pounds either way will change my size in some things. I'm talking about fitted garments...nothing with an elastic waist. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380423 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:29:48 +0000 Kyle 380423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, it is almost exactly 10 lbs per size on the dot. I am 5' 10. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380418 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:25:39 +0000 Briar 380418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At 5'2 short waisted, with secondary pear tendencies, 5 lbs weight gain/loss moves me to another pant size. My shirt size does not really vary unless greater than 5lb change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380334 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:10:45 +0000 Megan 380334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's about proportion- what % of your body weight is 10 pounds? Gaining 10 pounds for me is to increase my body weight by 10% and would be more like 2 sizes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380164 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:21:11 +0000 Kari 380164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It varies so much by the person.</p> <p>About 20 pounds can make a difference in size for me, though it all depends on *where* the bulk is added or subtracted from my body - but even if my size hasn't changed, the way certain clothes fit can be quite different with slight weight gain/loss. Generally I lose/gain pretty evenly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380132 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:40:20 +0000 Anonymous 380132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's about the shape. I have a girlfriend who tells me: I loose 5 pounds, there goes by breasts, I gain 5 pounds, all on my derierre. I personally put them on my thighs ( doesn't bother me, legs ditto and belly where I HATE IT) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380117 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:30:06 +0000 Barbara 380117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>10 pounds COULD be two sizes - it's not necessarily the weight itself, it's the location of the weight on your body. </p> <p>Over a year ago, I lost 12 pounds worth of menopot/muffintop and now comfortably wear size 4 jeans instead of stuffing myself into a 6. So that's almost two sizes.<br /> I'm 5'8", so height does matter.</p> <p>And clothing sizes vary so wildly, I don't even care about the number itself! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380094 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:02:49 +0000 Aziraphale 380094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, for me a mere five pounds puts me up one size, but I'm only 5'1" and I'm short-waisted. I bet if I were a foot taller, five pounds wouldn't make a bit of difference to my size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380083 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:30:04 +0000 july 380083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always heard 10 lbs, but personally at 5'7' I find it's about 15 lbs per size for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380079 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:27:35 +0000 Diana 380079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You also have to consider how each individual gains or loses weight. For example, if you gain and lose all your weight all in your bottom, then your pants size will probably change with 5 lbs but your top size will obviously not change. However, if you gain weight evenly, then 5 lbs probably won't make much of a difference. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380076 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:23:03 +0000 Queen Mum 380076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Chewy-- I"ve heard 10 pounds per size, but it's of course relative to how close you are to ideal weight. I think 5 pounds on me pushes me up to the next size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380073 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:20:24 +0000 chewyspaghetti 380073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course it's going to be different for everyone- and the smaller you are, the more each pound counts. That being said, I think that generally I have heard 10 pounds per size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380070 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:15:56 +0000 MsMary 380070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As Winston Churchill once said about Russia, the answer to that question is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380066 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:08:50 +0000 Mo 380066@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's relative to the size you are - not a standard measurement I'm afraid. Height has a lot to do with this as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pounds-per-size#post-380062 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:05:13 +0000 StacyJo 380062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Something that I've looked for but am having a challenge finding is generally, how many pounds are there per size. For example, if one lost 10 pounds, would one go down one size in clothing? Anyone know or have an idea? </p>