Quick Question ....

How many lbs equals inches in your waist ? If I lose ______ in lbs how much does that equal in waist inches ? Thanks!

Great question but I think a lot depends on your build, height, etc. Maybe if a bunch of guys respond, we could come up with some kind of average number. For me, I'm 6'4" and started with a 68" waist down to a 34", went from 479 pounds down to 215. I also had plastic surgery to remove my gut apron and panni and worked my abs big time for the last 2 years. Body type is "big-boned."   So, my answer is I lost 1 inch for every 7.8 pounds I lost. Cool question, never thought of calculating something like this.  Boner

I started out at 650+, about an 88" waist. I just had abdominoplasty to remove some hanging skin, but before that surgery, I was down to 280lbs and to about a 42-44" waist.   I'm 5'11". Not sure what my waist is now, but it's much smaller, probably around a 38-40 at the most.

Kind of weird Dave but your answer is 1 inch for every 7.7 pounds you lost assuming a 40" current waist size and a total weight loss of 370 pounds. Extremely close to my answer. Maybe there is something to this algorithm. Boner

From 58”W pants To 36”W pants- 385 lbs to 185 lbs. 22” Waist lost 200lbs lost 1” lost for every 9.0909090909090909090909090909091 lbs lost Maybe it’s a “range?” Interesting question. I would assume the ratio Would be all over the place Depending on muscularity and height and build, etc… I'm 6'1" Best Wishes- Dx

 

52 to a 32 inch waist. so for me it's 6.6 pounds per inch.

I would expect the fitness workout load to be a key factor in this. For example, I would expect CB's ratio to be lower than mine (which it is) since he is a body builder. Dave and Russ are also "muscle men" so I would be interested in their results vs. others who haven't worked out as much. So maybe we should describe our exercise level such as high, medium or low. I would consider mine to be high given my high ab work.  

weight lift every day, run 2.5 miles daily then walk that same distance nightly. i averaged the lost weight at 132 pounds and 20" off the waist. so yeah, my exercise level is high which is why i can eat more junk too! that's getting bad. but back to the post, i'm a smaller frame and considered a lightweight. i suppose it makes a huge difference if you had ps too. i would like to get rid of some flab and go from a four to six pack! so then my numbers would be different because i bet i would have 30" waist then or even smaller. boy, would that be cool!

this is not really a good indicator as we lightweights lose in total what the heavyweights lose in the first three months. so it might take a year for a guy my size to lose 100 pounds but be near goal while someone who has to lose 200 or more will get the first 100 off real fast. i go with the best indicator being Dx's percentage post. that makes more sense but still, this is interesting to see the range and talk about the inches. i don't really care what my weight is, it's all about inches for me anyway. i've been lifting heavier so i weigh more now but still have the same waist. so far!

From a 44" waist to a 34" waist with 99 pounds lost.  That would equate to 1" per 9.9 lbs.  However, I can tell you that the equation is not correct based on actual change in waist size as I loss the 99 pounds.  Also another factor that most of probably don't admit is that at our highest weights we were not wearing our pants at our waist or at least where we wear them now.  I now I wear mine higher than I did pre-wls. Bill

I think I break the formula, I have lost about 77 pounds and only lost about 6 inches from my waist and I am almost 1/2 way to my goal of 200 pounds. I am not sure my face /neck area ill loose any more in this area, but we will see.