Weight loss and change in size

[milly143]

I've recently lost 1st 10lbs but have not changed clothes size at all. I'm still wearing the same size I was before and can't even get the next size down over my bum. I was always under the impression that it equated to about 1 size you lose with every stone (i know it would be slightly different for everyone) but surely I should have changed size just a little by now! Any one know how it really works? It's really p***ing me off. Thanks! :o)

[4getmenot]

Not at all. Just depends where you lose that weight from.

[PinkFizz]

You must have lost it from somewhere!! They always say never go by what the scales say,but by what the tape measure says - did you measure yourself beforehand??

[4getmenot]

could be a mixture of all bits of body so it wouldnt make a difference on one part for you to lose a dress size

[pinkspangle]

Do not panic Milly143!!! This is the same with me.. I can loose or gain up to a stone in weight and my clothes size stays the same, infact my clothes don't actually feel any different on me either! be reassurred!!xx

[froggequene]

It varies from individual to individual but while as a general guideline that it's possible to go down a dress size if you lose a stone, in my experience that doesn't always apply when a lady is larger then average size but sometimes it also a case of not so much needing to lose weight as tone up, you should also bear in mind that sometimes bums & thighs are last places to show results

[maggie01]

I don't take too much notice of the scales. I think it is better to measure yourself when you start losing weight and once a month after. That way you can see where the weight is going from. I was a size 16. A tight 16 at that. I have lost over 2 and a half stone but I am only in a size 14. A loose 14. Just keep going. As long as you are losing weight, your dress size has to go down.

[auzzie]

Could it be that like most overweight people, (me included) we squeeze into clothes a bit too small for us and so when you lose the weight they just tend to fit how they are supposed to!

[milly143]

Thanks for your answers! I suppose if I'm honest with myself I don't really do much excersize so I'm not really toning up at all and my size 16 trousers were probably a bit tight before I started losing weight. I'm kicking myself for not measuring before I started though. I shall just have to percivere (sp). Thanks guys!!!!

[PinkFizz]

Oh and well done for losing so much - thats fantastic""