5'2, 133lbs and in a size 9-10 pant

tiffkittyw

This is an interesting post. I always thought that my high body fat % had something to do with my pant size but some of you are a low weight/ fat % and are not a size 2. I'm 5'4" 159 and wear a size 14 (a tight 14) and per my scale I'm about 40% fat (37 inch waist). I have a small bone structure and at my lowest weight I was 115 lbs, 27 inch waist and 25% fat and a size 4. It must be my big butt since I've never been a size 2 LOL. I also remember being around 130 and a size 8.

victoria_1024

I'm 5'2" and about 145 right now. Sizing depends so much on the store. One of my favorite stores the sizing runs a little big so I actually wear a 7/8 there. But comfortably fitting in size 10 skinny jeans from gap.

Viylette

Pant size in stores is crazy in this day and time. I weigh 160 and I am 5'2", and I wear a size 6 in Anne Taylor Loft jeans and all dresses. But, I wear a size 8 in dress pants. When I first bought the jeans, I thought it was vanity sizing, but in almost all my clothes from all different brands, I can usually fit into a size 6. So, I think I am the oddball the other direction.

melissaRmennone

5"5 weight anywhere between 175 and 180.
I wear a woman's size 10 and juniors size 13.

Verivus

5'2", 135, typically a size 4 in pants.

Caletara

I'm 5'2 and 121 and I'm wearing a size 8 pants. For me, the 15 lbs I lost didn't make a dent in my stomach, so my abdomen is still a size 8--but my hip, butt and legs are a size 4-6. So my pants look totally weird. I recently found that New york and Company's runway style pants seem to work better.

Keep at it, hopefully it will happen eventually!

amy102875

I'm 5'1", 139 lbs. and wearing a 5/6 in jeans now (29 in Silvers, my new favorites, if that means anything to anyone). I started at 204 in a tight 18. Sizes really vary widely by brand though too.

kgb6days

I'm 5'2", weigh 128 and wear anything from a 6 to a 10 depending on where I get them. If I go to Ann Taylor who has vanity sizing I can get in something much smaller. Moral of the story - it's not about size of clothes, it's about a healthy lifestyle

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

shavedice87 wrote: »

I'm not sure why there are people here who are the same height and weight as me but are in smaller pants sizes, but I sure am jealous. I am 5'2 and 126 pounds, and I wear sizes 10 to 12 jeans. Does it have to do with the fact that all my jeans are high rises? Or maybe all my body fat is in my stomach and no where else on my body? I've wondered this for awhile now

It is because different companies size their clothing differently. These days, women's sizes are all arbitrary.

minties82

Your clothing sizes sound so confusing, what are misses and junior? At they for little girls?

I'm 4'11", 164lbs and wear a New Zealand/UK size 16, which is a 12 as far as I know in the USA.

arditarose

I'm 5'4" so a little taller, but also 130ish lbs. I usually wear designer jeans so go by the waist measurements, and 27 usually works for most brands. In department store type of jeans I'm like a 4 or 6.

cafeaulait7

shavedice87 wrote: »

I'm not sure why there are people here who are the same height and weight as me but are in smaller pants sizes, but I sure am jealous. I am 5'2 and 126 pounds, and I wear sizes 10 to 12 jeans. Does it have to do with the fact that all my jeans are high rises? Or maybe all my body fat is in my stomach and no where else on my body? I've wondered this for awhile now

High jeans do mean you can't cheat on the waist size. And a bigger waist size can definitely be why a girl isn't at the next size down in pants. I gain weight easily in my midsection, and even with largish hips, it's usually the waist size that does me in when I'm at a higher weight. I change from an apple (rectangle?) to an hourglass, though, at lower weights, so you don't necessarily keep the same body shape all the way through!

arditarose

shavedice87 wrote: »

I'm not sure why there are people here who are the same height and weight as me but are in smaller pants sizes, but I sure am jealous. I am 5'2 and 126 pounds, and I wear sizes 10 to 12 jeans. Does it have to do with the fact that all my jeans are high rises? Or maybe all my body fat is in my stomach and no where else on my body? I've wondered this for awhile now

Body composition plays a role as well. 126 pounds with 25% body fat vs. 126 lbs with 18% body fat looks very very different.

shadow2soul

minties82 wrote: »

Your clothing sizes sound so confusing, what are misses and junior? At they for little girls?

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@minties82

Juniors jeans are cut slightly different than misses typically. Some brands will only make one cut, but label the jeans with both sizes (8/9 for example). I believe the main difference is misses tend to be cut for curvy figures while juniors tend to have less room for curves. Juniors shirts also tend to be slightly smaller than what you would find in the misses area. I think stores that have Misses and Juniors have them as subcategories of women's clothing.

Edit:
examples:
Walmart.com/target.com - Juniors is a subcategory of women's clothing
Jcpenny.com, Kohl's.com - Juniors is it's own category of clothing. Not women's, but not Girls (which is a subcategory of kids) either.
Rue21.com - Jeans are labeled with both misses and juniors sizing.

minties82

Thank you for the explanation - I always thought they were referring to children's clothing, now I know better