Just curious

I haven't had surgery yet but I'm currently doing my supervised diet. I'm just wondering how many lbs. did you ladies lose before you went down a size in clothing?  I've lost 33lbs since starting in June and my clothes are loose, but I haven't changed sizes. Well honestly, I haven't tried another size to see whether or not I have or haven't. I did notice that I can slip my jeans on and off without unbuttoning (shrugs, lol). 

I think I lost about 60 lbs before I went down a clothing size completely. From 420-360 or so. I was squeezing out of 28s though, so i had to lose quite a bit just for them to fit normally :-p ( i was wearing some size 30s but mostly 28s)

Now, almost 130 lbs later, I am comfortably wearing 24s and they are starting to get a little loose.

I'm just anxiously ready to get out of the 30s. Omg! That's my short term goal. I was just wondering how long it took for everyone else. I think that when I get to a 28 I'll be ecstatic!!

First, what type of clothing are you comparing?  I was wearing my clothes stretched to the limit -- so I was fooling myself how UN-big I was.  It took me a little longer to get REAL sizing losses.  I started out wearing stretchy 6X (Roamans sizing) - now my JEANS (non stretch) are 26/28 - tops usually 22 or smaller.

I am nine months out, and my bottom half is my issue.  My pannus is what is causing me to be so size challenged (pear shape), but I am seeing some wonderful changes from my head down.

Meauring tape will also be a good indicator.  I also took nude photos front & back - so I can really see my progress.  Hope that helps.

Brenda : )~

I wear jeans alot. Some have a little bit of stretch though, not very much. Because of my stomach area (I carry a lot of weight there)I'm size challenged too! As far as my shape, I'm an hourglass. It's weird because sometimes if I try to imagine myself without my breasts being so big, I look pear shaped. I don't know.