a question I haven't had to ask since ... I may never have had to ask this question

[fox]

How much difference is there between clothing sizes? When, in other words, do I know if my clothes are actually Too Big instead of just Roomier Than I'm Used To?

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[cordelia_v]

Well, if you bear in mind that I've been trying to postpone buying new (smaller) clothes for as long as possible, too . . . I'd say about 20 lb.s between sizes. That's as long as you can put it off, has been my experience.

For the time when you're between 10 and 20 lbs, belts are your friends. I bought two and wore them with everything, severely notched in, until the pants/skirts were simply too rutched in at the waist, even with the belt. Then I went down a size, and it fit snugly, but not too tightly.

That's for the Queen sizes, mind you. I guess that the difference between size 6 and size 8 might not be that many pounds. But I'll probably never find out, myself, since I'd be thrilled to achieve a size 12.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Ah. Well, I'm going from 16 to 14, and have lost 19 lbs and some change. So perhaps you're right.

[cordelia_v]

Oh, I'd bet you could wear a 14 now, in that case.