119lbs at 5'5 what size are you?

mumbles2013
mumbles2013 Posts: 289 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm from the UK and have been on my weight loss journey for ages now. I started at 224lbs (16st) and I'm now 177lbs (12st9lbs). I know I want to wear size 8 but not really sure how low in weight I would have to go so just wondering what others at 8.5st wear.
Thanks in advance xx
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  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
    It totally depends on your body composition.
    I'm about 5' 5" (I used to be a bit under and now I'm a bit over. I thank pilates!!)
    I've been everything from 48.5kg (scarily, unhealthy thin) and am currently a bit over 60kg.

    At my lightest, I mostly wore a size 8, and looked scrawny.
    I think I had a pair of smaller jeans, but they were from Gap and everyone knows their sizing is mental!

    About a year ago, I stopped caring about how much I weighed, and started caring about how much I could lift. I have leaned right up (15.8% body fat last time I got measured), and shrunk quite a lot. But I've gained muscle, so I've got heavier despite being smaller!
    I now wear size 8 trousers.
    I have broad shoulders though, so most of my tops are a 10.

    As you get closer and closer to your goal, I'd recommend focusing on size and the way you look, rather than just on weight. There are a lot of different ways to be a size 8. Personally, I think the healthy, athletic body looks better than one that is simply skinny but fits in the same size clothes!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I'm your height. Currently 160lbs and about a size 12 UK, depending on vanity sizing factor.

    But it will vary, that's why there's a BMI spectrum. I can't see me being able to go as low 119 without losing lean mass. Imperfect as they are, online BF% calculators have my lean mass not far off 119 so it would be a terrible idea for me to go that low! I was an athlete and dancer in the past though so have a bit more lean mass than someone without that background.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    You might find this link helpful. http://www.mybodygallery.com/

    Is there some particular reason you want to be a Size 8?
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    Go by BMI? That way you don't have to choose. I am choosing the top number in the normal weight zone. http://www.calculator.net/bmi-calculator.html I hope to never be classified by a doctor as overweight bmi again.
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    119 at 5'5" seems incredibly tiny! I wear a us size 8 in most brands and I'm 5'7" and just shy of 150 lbs. UK sizing must be different?
  • bribucks
    bribucks Posts: 431 Member
    I am 5'3'', 119 lbs. I typically wear a US size 2-4. I also order clothes from a UK website and I am usually an 8-10 in UK sizes. I am pear shaped.
  • faji2015
    faji2015 Posts: 93 Member
    I am 5'5 148lbs and wear Pakistani size 12.
  • tjones0411
    tjones0411 Posts: 179 Member
    I am 5'6" and 127lbs and my pants size is a 4.
  • fit_mama30
    fit_mama30 Posts: 178 Member
    I am 5'5 and 120-122 pounds and wear a size 4 in most pants/shorts/etc. My current jeans are from Guess and they're a size 26.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Because women's clothing sizing is crazy, I have no interest in a goal number. I've had two different models of capris from the same manufacturer with supposedly the same size be two different sizes in actuality.

    But I averaged a US size 8 when I was around 160 pounds. I'm 5'6.5".

    I find these types of threads odd as women of the same height will take very different sizes depending on their frame size and body composition. Not to mention the country in which they are buying clothes. There's really no way our answers will provide useful info for the OP.
  • mumbles2013
    mumbles2013 Posts: 289 Member
    Thanks for the replies guys. I am fully aware that every woman is an individual and we all carry weight differently but I just needed a rough idea to know whether my target is about right.
  • mumbles2013
    mumbles2013 Posts: 289 Member
    cs2thecox wrote: »
    60kg ish, 5'5", size 8 bottom...
    (So proud of these! Been working super hard in the gym and on hitting my macros for about a year now...)

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    Looking strong!!
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    I'm 137lbs and 5'4". I'm a Marks and Spencer's 8, 10 everywhere else. Does M&S vanity sizing count?
  • koslowkj
    koslowkj Posts: 188 Member
    5'5" 150lbs

    I wear a US 8, and I can fit into a US 6 (which I think is a UK 8) but it's not very comfortable.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    I'm 5'3 (close enough) 135-just under 140 and wearing a size 6 (US) and occasionally a 4. I lift heavy and am probably around 23%bf. Body composition is a big factor with sizing.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    US 6 is a UK10 generally speaking. Though the differences from brand to brand will always make it tricky. But like for like it's two sizes difference.

    I'm 160lbs, UK12-ish, one up or down depending on vanity sizing. Shooting for 140 and hopefully recomp from there. My lean mass according to imperfect online calculators isn't much less than 119 so it'd be quite the struggle to get that low!
  • xxharleyquinnxx
    xxharleyquinnxx Posts: 166 Member
    I'm your height (don't feel comfortable saying my weight) but I normally buy size 6 clothes, a size 8 if there's no size 6. I do think the shops need considering though because in some shops I'd never even fit in a size 6 so just keep that in mind too :)
  • caitlinmimi
    caitlinmimi Posts: 9 Member
    Hiya. Well done so far! I'm 5'5" as well, still going but currently at about 142 lbs. In the UK so all UK sizes... For myself, I have a pair of definitely-vanity-sized 8's but usually seem to wear about 10's now. I started at 190 lbs and usually a size 16 then.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    When I was slimmer than I am now I fitted anything from a size 10 to a size 18. The number doesn't mean very much!
  • mumbles2013
    mumbles2013 Posts: 289 Member
    caitlinmimi wrote: »
    Hiya. Well done so far! I'm 5'5" as well, still going but currently at about 142 lbs. In the UK so all UK sizes... For myself, I have a pair of definitely-vanity-sized 8's but usually seem to wear about 10's now. I started at 190 lbs and usually a size 16 then.

    Well done you!!! You've lost a lot of weight too. Judging by what's being said an 8 would not be 119lbs which is fine. I'm more concerned with the size of the clothes and not the weight on the scales so I'll see how I go.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,510 Member
    I'm only 5'3" or so, but I weigh 118 and I fit in to a US 2, sometimes 4.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    mumbles2013 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies guys. I am fully aware that every woman is an individual and we all carry weight differently but I just needed a rough idea to know whether my target is about right.

    119lbs is the lowest healthy weight for youd height. Why would that be your goal?

    I am 5ft5 and 133lbs and wear a size 8 top and size 10 bottom
  • mlinci
    mlinci Posts: 402 Member
    5'5 and 138lbs here, 38-28-38, and I'm now comfortably a UK size 10.

    I've been maintaining for the last three months and I'm not intending to go any lower than I am now.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    I'm your height, and at your current weight I wore Australian size 12 tops and 14 bottoms

    I've never been 119lbs except when depleted and dry for a comp (so making a huge effort to get rid of water). I was a size 6. And tiny. And looked like a skeletal preying mantis.

    I'm currently about 135lbs, and wearing 8s, sometimes bigger tops depending on the style, to fit my back/shoulders. I probably have more muscle than most girls would like, but I'm not big by any means!

    I love that description. I can totally relate to the skeletal preying mantis look, which is what i achieved when i hit the bottom of the BMI chart.

    Sorry OP, I'm 5"8 hovering around 146lbs and fit in an Australian size 8, although that can shoot up to size 10-12 depending on the brand. Different clothing brands equal different sizes for me.

  • ENRiyard
    ENRiyard Posts: 42 Member
    Hey,
    I used to care about the size more than how i was looking. Its all just a number. Im 5'6 and im 160 lbs. My clothes are probably every possible sizes. Office clothing size 10 from m&s,got jeans from h&m size 16, and recently got a holiday trousers from Debenhams size 12.
    Good luck with your journey xxxx
  • lisawadeson
    lisawadeson Posts: 11 Member
    I fluctuate between 8st 7 and 8 st12 at 5ft 3
    Closer to size 6 at lower weight easy size 8 at higher.
  • Panda8ach
    Panda8ach Posts: 518 Member
    5ft 2" and I'm currently at 134.5lbs....I'm comfy in size 10 ☺️ I am vertically challenged though and my podge is squidged!

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