So someone tell me how it's possible that I started at 230 pounds size 18 and now I'm 200 pounds and STILL size 18???? I did not wear my clothes snug before. They fit... and now they still fit.... they're not loose, they fit the same. HOW ???? UGH so frustrating.

Same way that I can be 6ft tall and 180lbs and wear a size 10/12, when someone else can be 8 inches shorter than me and insist that at 180lbs they are wearing an 8 

Who the heck knows?

THAT WAS NO HELP.

You will be in a size 10 in no time - trust the process!   Sometimes we lose weight and sometimes we lose inches.   I will remind you of this if I see you posting a stall post 

I swear to god that I had to lose nearly 60 pounds before I went down a size!!  I mean, it was crazy at first -- it was SO much weight in between sizes.  It gets to be less weight between sizes the smaller you get, too.  I swear, now I go down a size nearly every 10 pounds.  And my thin girlfriend swears that 5 lbs makes a size difference for her.  Don't fret, I know it's frustrating -- but I assure you that you are getting smaller 

Thank you ! I was wondering if it was just me or what ??? LOL 

I like your weight loss numbers

I think the slopers that the industry uses is more generous in areas where the plus sized tend to carry weight.  Further, they tend to use a stretch jersey which gives on problem areas and contracts on fitted areas. 

It seems I was an 18 forever...then was a 14 forever.  sizes 6-12 were a blur though because the difference between one size and the next was just a mere two inches on the hips.

It is a combination of fabric choice (stretch jersey, lycra, spandex) and pattern slopers.

I was just posting this in another thread. In larger sizes, I had to lose 50 pounds to go to the next smaller size. Then only 30 pounds to the next size down. And only 15 to the next size down, and so on.

Hold a size 2 up next to a 4. You'd be hard pressed to tell them apart. A 24 is a bunch bigger than a 22.

I have been in either yoga pants or uniform pants, have not wanted to try jeans yet and the disappointment of no change.  After reading your post I'll give it a couple more weeks (LOL)