Pant size

Im three weeks out from surgery and down about 30 pounds. I feel great. I've been getting lots of compliments. My shirts drape better. My pants, however, aren't really even loose. Anyone else lose a a significant amount before their pant size went down?

It seems I lost weight in the reverse order that I gained. My thighs and butt took a long time to reduce significantly. I am down 120 pounds and my thighs are finally melting way.

Im pear shaped and am finding that my hips, bum and upper legs are the slower loss areas

My stomach flatted first

I have dropped 2 sizes now at 2.5 mths and a loss of around 48 lbs so you might find you will just miss a size

I didn't need new pants for 50+ pounds. I figure it's because my pants were tight when I had surgery. So I had to lose weight first for them to fit well. Then I had to lose more weight for them to be baggy enough to replace.

Glad to know that you had a similar experience but hope I need them sooner rather than later. The cheap "fat pants" I bought at the end of last school don't have pockets. I'm ready to get rid of them.

They say clothes size changes with every ten pounds - this is only true if you're thin. At larger sizes it would take 30-20 lbs to change sizes - and i feel like i was in a 12 forever. However, once I got lower than that, it truly was about 10 lbs a size.

That's what has had me wondering. I had never heard that 10lb = 1 size, but a friend asked how much I lost and then said "oh, you must be down 2 or 3 sizes." Glad to known it's not just me.

There's a paper towel theory I've heard to describe this. Think of a new roll of paper towels. If you pull off a few sheets, the overall size of the roll doesn't change. Now let's say that roll is nearing the end. Removing a few sheets makes a dramatic difference in the size of the roll.

So when it comes to your body and losing weight, your biggest areas are going to take the longest to show a difference. And the parts that don't have as much fat to lose are going to look smaller soonest.

That makes sense. Good analogy.

What a great analogy