Weight and Clothing Size
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OP, I understand your point. In high school I was a size 11 and my older sister was a size 5. Because of our clothing size differences I always felt like a moose compared to her and my friends. But in reality I had a great figure, and standing next to them, I didn't actually look any larger. Back then we just didn't understand that people have different body types and frame sizes. It was all about the clothing number, or the number on the scale. It took me many years to come to peace with that.2
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clothing sizes are bizarre. Don't compare yourself to other people. Body structures etc, all are different - as people above have already said.
I used to be a consistent size 8 (back in the pre-baby days). Then after baby and getting fat I got up to 14 ish. Now, I can fit into a size 6 bottoms (these are all Australian sizes BTW, which are different to US sizes - 8 was the smallest size until they brought in size 6). My top however, is more like a 10-12 and not due to my boobies but due to my back and arms. I weigh more now than I did pre-baby but I fit smaller bottoms.
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Clothing sizes are just about meaningless, I’ve been maintaining my goal weight for almost 6 years now and I wear clothes that are labeled anywhere from XS - XL. I just go by how they fit rather than what some manufacturer decided to put on the label. I usually cut out the labels from my clothes anyway so what’s it matter?
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cwolfman13 wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »men have it sooo easy when it comes to clothes shopping - waist and length - yes, i know women have hips as well - but you would think it could be done...
did with shirts - collar size and sleeve length; add boob circumfrence and voila
You'd think...
Finding pants that fit me right is a PITA for my waist size...particularly the fashionable "slim cut" pants. Most guys don't have much of an *kitten* it seems...I have a round, protruding bubble *kitten*...partly genetic and partly from cycling, lifting, etc. I also have stocky legs (thighs in particular). It seems like men's pants are cut only for the waist size and don't take into account much else.
I usually have to opt for the less fashionable relaxed fit, baggier jeans and/or stretchy materials to get my *kitten* in my pants.
Y'know, this I understand. I empathize, even: I have the shoulders of a linebacker, and big arms, but the rest of me is narrow. So, if a top - even a stretchy knit one - has sleeves, I need at least a medium, and sometimes a large, once in a while even an extra large. If the very same brand of top is sleeveless, I can wear a small to extra small.
People who can wear a particular size on top, and a particular size on the bottom - even if those are different sizes, even if the numbers vary from one manufacturer to another - I think they're lucky.
Who cares what the number is, per se? Jeez.
I admit, it bugs me a little that my ring finger is a size 10 (even at BMI 19; goes up to 13-14 when I'm obese!): It's really, really hard to find women's rings in a size 10 (let alone 13-14). 3 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »men have it sooo easy when it comes to clothes shopping - waist and length - yes, i know women have hips as well - but you would think it could be done...
did with shirts - collar size and sleeve length; add boob circumfrence and voila
I admit, it bugs me a little that my ring finger is a size 10 (even at BMI 19; goes up to 13-14 when I'm obese!): It's really, really hard to find women's rings in a size 10 (let alone 13-14).
@AnnPT77, I also have very large fingers. Even when I am at a good weight I wear a size 9 1/2 to a 10. I hesitate to recommend a website on here, but QVC has great jewelry. Over the last several years, they have made a real effort to offer sizes 10 and even 11, probably due to the growing size of Americans. My favorites are their jewelry from Italy and Israel. Very well made. The sterling silver is reasonable, but gold is sure expensive nowadays.1 -
The size label doesn't really matter because different brands cut and size their clothes differently. I have several different sizes in my closet, which all fit, and when I buy cycling clothes I always have go up 1-2 sizes. It's more annoying than anything. Unlike my husband who can buy the same size in any brand, any style, and it fits correctly.
As to why your friends wear smaller size than you sometimes, it can be due to bone structure, fat, styling, brands, and how truthful they're being about stating their size. 1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »men have it sooo easy when it comes to clothes shopping - waist and length - yes, i know women have hips as well - but you would think it could be done...
did with shirts - collar size and sleeve length; add boob circumfrence and voila
I admit, it bugs me a little that my ring finger is a size 10 (even at BMI 19; goes up to 13-14 when I'm obese!): It's really, really hard to find women's rings in a size 10 (let alone 13-14).
@AnnPT77, I also have very large fingers. Even when I am at a good weight I wear a size 9 1/2 to a 10. I hesitate to recommend a website on here, but QVC has great jewelry. Over the last several years, they have made a real effort to offer sizes 10 and even 11, probably due to the growing size of Americans. My favorites are their jewelry from Italy and Israel. Very well made. The sterling silver is reasonable, but gold is sure expensive nowadays.
QVC has very nice jewelry! I've been watching for about 23 years, and I think they have always offered the larger ring sizes. They usually have a larger (8") bracelet size as well. 😃1 -
Thank you so much everyone for such great feedback! Very much appreciated! I am amazed at how many of you took the time to reply! I have a long history of an eating disorder, and while I have come a long way in recovery, I still have a ways to go in many ways, and when life becomes exceptionally stressful I fall back into old ways, hence why i have been visiting here more often. Try as I might, I can NOT see myself the way others seem to. I still look in the mirror and see a whale staring back. I'm always surprised when someone says I look tiny because I am so used to seeing myself as huge and thinking I need to lose weight. None of this ever bothered me in the least until 2008 and a group of circumstances came together to create the perfect storm of anorexia nervosa. I never dieted, didn't care about sizes, ate naturally without a care or thought. It's really hard to remember what that was like, to be so free. Ironically I wasn't much bigger before my eating disorder than I am now, maybe 8 or 10 lbs. I still have this fear that I am somehow abnormal and inferior in my body. That no matter how hard I work and how perfect my diet is and how hard I try, I will never be good enough. It really helps me to get feedback from strangers who can be more objective. I am wired to worry about what others think. I have been that way my entire life. Sighs. Thank you again for all your help!8
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That is difficult. If you can please see a therapist. Big hugs2
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Yes. I am 63 and 115 pounds. I carry my weight in my legs - thighs and calfs. When my weight was around 110, I looked like a skeleton on top and still had big legs. I've never been able to wear skinny jeans - if they fit in the waist they are much too tight though the leg. Years ago, when I was a skinny teenager I went with my mother to buy boots. I couldn't get them over my calves. My mother had no problem getting them on and she was at least 70 pounds over weight. I've learned to live with the fact I will never have slim legs. But my legs are strong and they get me where I want to go.2
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are you en pointe in bare feet
I have those little hose footies on in there lol.
I also wear (or wore) a very thin gel pad around toes/metatarsals and spacers between big toe and second toe).
I no longer do pointe work as of January due to stress reaction in right foot and tibia stress fracture in left leg. It's too risky, as I also have a very very low bone density/osteoporosis from years of being underweight, plus thyroid disease and surgical menopause. It's a miracle I am not in worse shape given my risks.6 -
You are right. I thought I was wearing footies, but now that I remember that pic, I did have pink tights on. Slaps self.1 -
Don't go by sizes of clothes - I'm 5'2" and weigh about 116 lbs - I have sizes in my closet - all that fit me well - from a 2 to a 10. Due to vanity sizing, the size on your clothes is meaningless right now. Clothes manufacturers realize you're more willing to buy a garment that is a lower size, so sizing is now really skewed. It could be body shape - I am very small on top, a bit bigger through my hips and belly (this is especially true since I've gone through menopause). Relax, look in the mirror, focus on the good.
I read somewhere once (maybe here on MFP) that vanity sizing is not actually a thing. The explanation has always stuck with me. Apparently clothing manufacturers make a size 12 to fit the average sized woman. So, as the average size woman got larger, so did a size 12. Other sizes are cut larger or smaller than the size 12, accordingly. I guess that’s why they use an arbitrary number instead of measurements. But, it’s not a huge conspiracy to make us feel better or worse about ourselves.
I feel this same way even though you got woo'd,in my experience it seems like clothing size labels have gotten larger,I wore a 12 at 175 pounds a decade ago and now that I've reached my 135 goal I'm still a size 12 so how's that vanity sizing?!? That's sad sizing to me😭1
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