5.5 pounds lost = 1 inch waist reduction

[Graybeard1]

295 lbs I was wearing a 46. 225 now, and 38 is getting plenty loose.

[apierce1992]

Sounds about right actually. There's always going to be some variation, but its a good ballpark.

[poker27]

I was wearing 38" jeans at 230, wearing 34" at 205. So pretty darn close. I wish there was a definite calculation for everything. If you eat this amount of calories you will lose x amount of weight and x size from your waist every Friday.

[AlbertV1997]

I'm at 4.5lbs per inch off my waistline. Used to weigh 171.38lbs and had 39 inch waistline. Now I'm at 155.1 lbs and 35.4 inch waistline. Thats a difference of 16.28 lbs and 3.6 inches which I was able to achieve in three months(I think its slow)

[goo321]

Nice thread.

6'2" 192 lbs -> 190 lbs
43" waist -> 43" waist

[Varun3k]

Nice thread.

6'2" 192 lbs -> 190 lbs
43" waist -> 43" waist

you bumped a thread to tell us you didn't lose any waist size after losing 2 pounds?

[goo321]

you bumped a thread to tell us you didn't lose any waist size after losing 2 pounds?

I don't think you appreciate the sacrifices I made. For 2 weeks I ate a half to third sized dinner.

[Jam177]

I'ts hard to tell. If you're holding water you could lose inches anywhere...
My arms got quite a bit smaller after I cut for the first time

My waist and hips have gotten smaller since I started cutting so it's not presice to say that if you lose 5 lb that you'll lose an inch on the waist

True for me it was around every 3 pounds of fat I lost an inch

[msjohncox]

Hi,

I have observed and analysed a pattern in number of weight loss results. For every 5.5 pounds (2.5 Kg) lost, there is a reduction of 1 inch on the waist.

What you guys think about the above pattern? Can any one tell their stats-

1) Weight and waist size before cutting

2) Weight and waist size right now.

I would think the fatter you are, the more you would have to lose to reduce one inch.

I have lost 57 pounds so far and went from a 45 waist to a 35 waist - one inch for each 5.7 pounds. I look this up online, however, and other sources say it's 8.5 pounds for each inch. In any case, I expect I will be at a 32-inch waist when I reach my goal of 165 pounds (80 pounds total lost, 13 inches lost, or a little over 6 pounds per inch).

But there's some geometry behind that. Imagine your weight is the "area" of a circle and your waist is the circumference. If you halve the circumference of a circle, the area decreases fourfold (area changes by the square of the radius, while the circumference is just double the radius). So it would seem that the less you weigh, a given weight loss will produce a bigger waist reduction. Think about it: A 300 pound person who loses 30 pounds will have less waist reduction than a 160-pound person who loses 30 pounds.

Also, a human in cross-section is an ellipse, which is much more complex to calculate.

[ironsheik7]

Hi,

I have observed and analysed a pattern in number of weight loss results. For every 5.5 pounds (2.5 Kg) lost, there is a reduction of 1 inch on the waist.

What you guys think about the above pattern? Can any one tell their stats-

1) Weight and waist size before cutting

2) Weight and waist size right now.

Before 323 lbs. shirt size 4x. stomach size 54 inches

Today 267 lbs. shirt size 4x. stomach size 52 inches.

I lost 56 lbs and my stomach size only decreased 2 inches

[topper1]

It all depends on how much fat you lose. If you lose 5lbs of muscle you're in bad shape.

But 5.5lbs seems pretty close to correct. At 300lbs my waist was 53"........ at 289lbs it is 51" and at 190lbs (assuming I am 8-10% body fat) I assume it will be around 33".

5.5 x 20 (inches lost) = 110lbs lost

300lbs - 110lbs = 190lbs.

But you can't really put a # on it. But let's put it this way, if you lose 10lbs overall and your waist hasn't gone down by at least 1.5 inches, then you are probably losing more muscle than you sshould be

unless your 6'3 or taller you will most likely not be even close to 10% at 190.

I have lost around 350lbs in my life time and right now after losing 105lbs jn the last 18 month's my waist is the same at 192lbs as it was the 1st time I lost weight when I went from 365 to 163. My point is that its all about how you train. Although you cant spot reduce I do believe you can build muscles in areas and that it will help burn the fat in said area, my waist has drastically changed since I stop skipping ab days on my cut.

[dipatel13]

this is a ten year old thread, let it die...

[adi4fitness]

Seems to be right though. 175.5 to 170 - 31.5 to 30.5 waist

[Skp4909]

315-240
54" waist to 42" waist.

I do carry most fat in mid section. Legs have gone from 28 to 26

[tombaron]

18 lbs lost 6" waist down in 4 months. Long periods of lean bulking and short bursts of huge calorie deficit.