How much weight to a dress size?

[evanesco]

I'm currently wearing OH's 16's, which are big, but all my 14's are too small. There's 3 1/2 stone between us. Dunno what that tells you though. She also carries all her weight on her tummy area. Mine is all over.

 

[tigerlily88]

I'd say for me, it's more than a stone per dress size. I'm currently in 12 bottoms & 14/16 tops (big boobs!) and I'm 11st 7. I've lost 25lbs but only dropped 1 dress size, and I know from experience I have to be 10st or under to fit in a 10.

 

[Littleslimmingbee]

I think it's really difficult to tell..

my friend and i are pretty much the same weight bar about 5 pounds difference, she is a 16 and i am a 12.. but then because everyone carrys it differently you can't really go on weight. xxx

 

[cocktailprincess]

I think because when I was at my biggest I was kidding myself with sizes, I have been a bit dissapointed in this regard.

When I started I would try clothes on and if they were over a size 20 I would blame the sizing and not buy them. I would SEARCH until I found a size label that I was happy with, rather than just accept that I was a lot larger than I thought.

Recently I bought a pair of trousers at Matalan and I would only fit in their size 18. I was gutted that after 4 stone loss I had apparently only gone down 1 dress size. This was when I realised how long I had been kidding myself. I reacon I must have been nearer a size 24 when I started but would never have admitted that (rather wear a 20 and display my camal's toe for all the world to see!)

xxxx

 

[princessria]

i'm the same i think i was wearing a fourteen bottom sixteen top and now my fourteen bottoms are getting baggier but i have lost 19 pounds and still not dropped to a twelve so i reckon the 14-12 divide is the biggy maybe this time next month i'll be there i'm very excited i have my skinny jeans there ready for me lol

 

[Indieflower]

I too kidded myself about my size when I was bigger. I told myself I was an 18 when I was really a 20. I literally stretched my 18's into 20's.

Princessaria, I can't wait to wear skinny jeans and look the biz! This time next month....got my fingers and toes crossed for you chick

xx

 

[princessria]

thanks indie i am sooo soo desperate i couldn even get em over my legs before but not they fasten i just have horrendous muffin top lol there isn't room for camels toe everything is pushed to the top.lol

 

[Dawna77]

Thanks ladies It's frustrating cos I'm between sizes. I'm 14 on top, but my 16 trousers, jeans, etc are hanging off me, yet 14 bottoms too tight yet! I can get into them and just do them up, but lets face it, no one likes a camels toe!! lol

Camel toe! I've just spluttered coffee all over my moniter on reading that, you've just cheered me right up - Gonna be giggling all the way on the school run! Thank you!

 

[Rachella]

I remember on Gok Wan he had given a few ladies those magic jeans that make you look thinner? They were very expensive (around the £150 mark) but they really did make a huge difference, can anyone remember the brand name??

I guess the best thing though it to lose the weight rather than spend a small fortune on jeans that make you look thin! I could never spend that much money on jeans! The last pair of Jeans I got were £19 from the Littlewoods website!

 

[cocktailprincess]

The Gok pants are amazing- I know we are losing weight anyway, but they REALLY hold all the wobbly bits in. They are on the SimplyYours website- expensive, but much better and more comfortable than cheaper versions.

Don't remember the name of the jeans though- sorry x

 

[Indieflower]

Camel toe! I've just spluttered coffee all over my moniter on reading that, you've just cheered me right up - Gonna be giggling all the way on the school run! Thank you!

LMAO...Glad I've cheered you up hun Although, sorry about your monitor lol

I think I really need to start watching gok. Everyone always goes on about him....When is it on?

xx

 

[cocktailprincess]

He's on tomorrow at 8pm on channel 4, doll!

Alan Carr is his guest so it is bound to be a laugh!

xxxxx

 

[Indieflower]

Cheers chick. That's a definite watch for me then

K xx

 

[SkinnyMoo]

I'm currently kidding myself into thinking that I'm a 16! Only two pairs of 16s fit - and I have lots of them! If I were to go into a shop tomorrow, I doubt I could find anything in the store that fit me in a 16.

Last year I lost 1st 9lb and went from an 18 to a 15 so I'm with the 14lb theory

I'm hoping that getting back on track and get back into those 15s soon! lol

 

[Indieflower]

I've heard people on here mention size 15 clothes before, is there really such a thing and where do you get them?

 

[cocktailprincess]

Hi mate

I know ASDA started doing 'inbetween' sizes in jeans a couple of months ago (13's, 15, etc)

Not heard of it before this. Has anyone tried these yet?
xxx

 

[nik86]

I have almost lost 3 stone and have gone down a clothes size and a half. My consultant said when I was at 2 stone loss is that two clothes sizes now then, I said no because my body seems to work in a way that takes it a while to change clothes sizes. I would love to try a 16 on and it fit, which it may but I dont want the disappointment so keep putting it off.

 

[jaylou]

I lost 3 stone and went down 2 dress sizes, however I think I too was kidding myself a bit - I say I've gone from a tight size 16 to a comfy, sometimes a bit big, size 12.

I've been told it's 10 to 14 pound per dress size but it does all depend on people's body shapes.

Shops don't help though, I still have buy a 14 in some shops and a 10 in others.

 

[princessria]

I THINK IF I TRIED SOMETHING ON AND IT WAS A TEN AND IT FIT COMFORTABLY I WOULD HAVE A FUNNY TURN AND KEEL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF PRIMANKY !!! Seriously i'm not even joking

 

[Rachella]

Primark is a bit evil though - all the sizes seem smaller! Last summer when I was a size 16 on my bottom half I bought a pair of tracky bottoms in Primark and I had to go for a size 18! I was horrified! That's kind of why I avoid the place now!