Am I the only one?

TinaLTaylor79

BAHAHAHA Size 2 and 4 even 6....No thank you!! lol Although lots of woman pull it off and look great even at that size...i dont think too skinny is very attractive! I am finally down to a size 8 and i am not looking to go any lower!!! You are def not the only one there looking to keep some curves!!!:)

Felesina1

Not only should you do what is comfortable and healthy based on your body and needs. I for one have been at the larger end of the spectrum (24/26) lost 150lbs and was fitting into a 14/16. Now I'm interested (and able to handle due to my bodyframe) being able to get into single digits. I just want to be able to shop at stores that I've never been able to! I bought shorts the other day and couldn't believe my eyes when a 10 was too big!!! Go 6 or 8!!!!

hosegirl

I would love to be a 10 or 12. I wouldn't know what a size 2 , 4 or 6 was. It not a matter of wanting the curves. I have the curves. I just don't need so much on the curves.

Lozzy_82

In an ideal world I would love to be a UK 10, but realistically I can't see that happening. I would be happy with a comfy UK14, although I'd prefer a 12. I've never been smaller than a 14 though.

unhappy86

im a size 18 now but size 12 would be ideal. Im 5'9 for god sake size 2 would be impossible!!

Angie80281

My goal is a size 10 but even a 12 would be cool with me! Last time I was in a 12 I looked pretty good. Then again, I'm 5'9" and I carry my weight pretty well.

My cousin has a 6 month old baby and is down to a size 0. She was about a size 4 BEFORE getting pregnant, how many women do you know that have trouble gaining after having a baby?? She is my best friend and I've tried telling her she is too thin, she knows she is but she is struggling to keep weight on. She's seeing a doctor to see if there is a thyroid issue or something else.

Good call on checking the thyroid. I was going to suggest that before I read the last line. After my first child, I weighed 15 pounds less than I did pre-pregnancy ( and I was small to begin with). Size 0 pants would fall of my hips and my cheekbones were sunken in, but I couldn't gain weight to save my life. Unfortunately, I was in the military at the time (and therefore limited in my healthcare options) and no one at medical seemed concerned about. After my second child, I dropped weight again, but then packed it back on and then some and ended up with a severe case of depression. It was only then that they bothered to test, and it turns out I had post-partum thyroiditis. Had they caught it the first time, it would have saved me a lot of heartache the second time around. Good luck to your cousin, and encourage her to get a second opinion if the first doesn't turn up anything.

devilblkdress

At my highest weight (around 300lbs) I always said my size goal was to a 14. Last year I made it down to a 6 after years dedication to diet, exercise and determination. A size I had never ever worn in my entire life (okay may I wore it when I was in elementary school). I was a size 6 for a mere couple or months. I am now back up into an 8 sometimes a 10. I am okay with the size and actually think that this looks more appropriate on my frame. However I am obsessed with having a healthy BMI range. Even after all of my weight loss (I weigh almost half of what I weighed 7 years ago) I am still considered "over-weight". So much hard work to never get there! So I go back and forth.

MoonIite

I'm short, 5'1" and have a small frame. My pants vary in size, I can fit in 5s as well as 7s. TBH, I'm not sure which size is the real one. I don't care about clothes size, because no one would know except me. All I'm aiming for is a toned body and slimmer thighs. I'm pear shaped so all my weight goes to my hips, *kitten* and thighs.

Lisa__Michelle

Honestly, I don't have a pant size goal... I have a healthy BMI range goal of 150-155 lbs. I just want to be healthy. I am still overweight and a size 14 now, but if I am HEALTHY in a 8,10, 12 then that is what I am aiming for. I am not focusing on my size as much as being healthy,

amelia_atlantic

I'm aiming for a solid 8 (but I'd love a 6!) I want to be in the single digits. Almost there! I'm a 10 now (down from 14)!

However, I understand I have a short, kind of stout but definitely strong body. Waif thin is something I'll never be. I'm FINALLY okay with that!

mrau719

I definitely think it depends on your body shape and frame. But you're definitely not alone in loving your curves. I'm 5'7" and right now I can fit into US 6's and 8's but really want to tone up the belly and love handles. If I get down to just 6's or fall into some 4's awesome....if not no big deal. I have curves and want them to be more defined....but while I have hips I have a pretty small butt and I'm pretty sure that's the only reason I'd fit and do fit into smaller sizes haha

mandahq

I dont go by sizes. I go by what feels good to me. I dont like the size I am now but I dont have a size in mind. Besides a new bra size. I dont want to be thin. I want to be THICK. I think curves are meat on the bone is sexier then "oooo theres your ribs!" I have heavy and big bones ill never be a size 2,4,6 so I just dont think of them

Rae6503

My goal weight puts me at a size 8 and that's pretty thin for me. I have a large-ish frame and will never be a 4.

Tess12513

You're not the only one! I think curves are great! As long as you are aiming to be healthy, that's all that matters!

Yooperm35

I want to share this picture - and THIS is why I don't go by sizes - The shorts in the back are a size 8 old navy bought last year - the top tan pants are a size 8 - probably bought (don't judge me!) in 1990 same size - different decade - sizes have changed so much. I just want to be a healthy weight and feel good about myself. Size does not matter

Elysian13

I love my curves and would look really odd being a 2-6. I would be happy in a 10 But then again I have no goal for clothing size. I just wanna be happy and be healthy.

Like the above said, it depends on the maker and where you get your jeans. It really does vary!

Yooperm35

sorry double posted

2hdesign

Whatever size I feel healthy and happy at. Whatever size I sleep better, eat better, exercise for fun and enjoy my life. Going by my past, that will likely be size 10-12. But honestly, if it's size 14 or 8 - that will be okay. My goal right now is to get healthy, something I haven't been for quite some time. And I am finally starting to care enough about myself to do just that.

Madrow

I base my goal on weight but keep track of inches and I'm more concerned with getting to a healthy, toned weight than reach a particular size. Last time I was at my goal weight (140 lbs, healthy for my frame/height), I had just lost 30 lbs because I had mono. I was thin because I was seriously lacking muscle, and an untoned body will be bigger than a toned one at the same weight, since muscle weighs more than fat and therefore muscle takes up less bulk pound for pound than fat. All this means is that I have no idea what size I will be at my goal weight, provided I'm toned when I reach the goal weight. I was a size 10 at the time (5'8"), so I don't think I will be under a size 8, but I'm ok with whatever size I turn out; I thought I already looked good at a size 10:smokin:

Stephaniebingletastic

I aim for a healthy 10/12, I naturally have broad shoulders so I would look rediculous if I shrank any smaller. I do not want to look like a child, I just want to look healthy.

_eislek_

It really depends on your height and frame. Size 2,4, or 6 are not that small if you are short.

This. I'm 5'2 and wear a size 6 and am still close to being over a healthy BMI range.

mosneakers

I'm aiming for an 8 - at 5'4" an 8 will still allow me to have the curves. Plus, those birthing hips that I've been blessed with are in my genes, they ain't going anywhere!

aj_rock

Don't aim for something that technically doesn't exist. You won't know what size you're happiest at until you get there! Just take it one step at a time.

Madrow

I want to share this picture - and THIS is why I don't go by sizes - The shorts in the back are a size 8 old navy bought last year - the top tan pants are a size 8 - probably bought (don't judge me!) in 1990 same size - different decade - sizes have changed so much. I just want to be a healthy weight and feel good about myself. Size does not matter

Also, vanity sizing irritates me. I don't care about the size number, I care how big my butt is, no matter how it is labeled. Some brands' size 16 are sooooo tight and some other brands' size 12 fall off!:huh: Then, you also have the stretch denim and materials that never quite want to go back to their original size, so they were once 14 new but are soon 16 or 18. This can be misleading when your friend borrows said pants and think she's lost weight because she can suddenly "fit into size 14!!!".

Yooperm35

Also, vanity sizing irritates me. I don't care about the size number, I care how big my butt is, no matter how it is labeled. Some brands' size 16 are sooooo tight and some other brands' size 12 fall off!:huh: Then, you also have the stretch denim and materials that never quite want to go back to their original size, so they were once 14 new but are soon 16 or 18. This can be misleading when your friend borrows said pants and think she's lost weight because she can suddenly "fit into size 14!!!".

This is funny because I just put on a pair of shorts that have spandex in them and said out loud, "Why do they have to put spandex in EVERYTHING?!?"

FabCheeky

http://crossfitmommeghanphilpot.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-you-see-what-i-see.html
I love this blog post.^^

Elmaunie

You're absolutely not the only one!! I'm aiming for 10.5-11 stone and that'll put me back to a uk size 12-14. This is the size I was happiest. I did drop to 10 stone, a uk 10-12, and just looked skinny although that's what these online BMI things tell me I should aim for.

Sexy J-Lo curves and bum for me please

HaleyAlli

I want to share this picture - and THIS is why I don't go by sizes - The shorts in the back are a size 8 old navy bought last year - the top tan pants are a size 8 - probably bought (don't judge me!) in 1990 same size - different decade - sizes have changed so much. I just want to be a healthy weight and feel good about myself. Size does not matter

WOW! That is revealing! I knew sizes were pretty unreliable, but I thought they would at least be more similar than THAT! I was just talking generally, like what the average size you usually fit in is: the "range," I guess you could say. But perhaps even THAT is unreliable...

http://crossfitmommeghanphilpot.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-you-see-what-i-see.html
I love this blog post.^^

OMG so much of what she said hit home for me, especially thinking she's "too much" this and "too much" that... Thank you! I needed that today!

FabCheeky

Glad to help.

mygirlbrenna

I'm only 5ft tall so I think a 6ish is good for me. Normally, when I tell people I weigh 120 (started at 202lb) they gasp, but it's still quite squishy for 5ft. I'm okay if I stay at a 6/8 for a petite figure.