All 5'7" - 5'9" -- Let's compare weight w/pants size

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  • everyoung
    everyoung Posts: 67 Member
    Where do you shop for pants? I think some brands run small especially expensive ones
    Not if you shop at Christopher Banks, I wear size 16 but only needed 12-14 if I buy my parents from Christopher Banks.
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    5'8, 185 pounds, 14s are getting a bit loose. They started fitting at 195, so makes sense. Hourglass figure with, as my mother-in-law calls them, "viking birthing hips and tatas to go with them!" Thanks, mil.
  • edith_t
    edith_t Posts: 109 Member
    5'9'', 139lbs, US size 6
  • Don't forget ......if you are working out, especially if you are lifting weights to tone your body, your muscles are going to weigh more than fat. Its the inches you shed off that count. Congratulations by the way!!!!!! I lost 60lbs through weight watchers 2 years ago, and I have started to get into my old habits of eating poorly due to stress. Not to mention that the Holidays/Birthday/Valentines day didn't help the situation. Signed up on this website for motivation to get back into losing, since I will be getting married in November. I would like to get to a size 8, currently wearing a 14 due to my large bottom and thick legs. I am 5'8 and weigh 186. I could use any advice with losing. I am a sucker when it comes to carbs and I am having a extremely difficult time cutting it out of my diet. HELP!
  • All4Tris
    All4Tris Posts: 215 Member
    I'm 5'9" I weigh 166 and I wear a size 8L in pants.
  • theskinnyonme
    theskinnyonme Posts: 443 Member
    5'9 1/2 and I weigh 160 and currently wearing 8 in misses and 11 in juniors. Shirts are lrg or med ( Im alittle top heavy)
  • sherim71
    sherim71 Posts: 130 Member
    I'm 5'7, weigh 219 and wear a size 14/16 dress pant. My jeans are 16's tight, should go up but I refuse. My shirts are XL due to "the girls" and my upper arms. Last time I lost a ton I got down to 165 and a size 10 with a M top.
  • nellyb2011
    nellyb2011 Posts: 167 Member
    I'm 5'7 started off at 208 lbs 11/2010 and I am now 183 lbs. I wear size 10 down from a size 14 when I started and I wear large and sometimes medium shirts.
  • SandyChampWins
    SandyChampWins Posts: 133 Member
    I am 5'7'' ~ weight 200 lbs and wear a size 14 jeans & XL top :embarassed:
  • stacymama5
    stacymama5 Posts: 391 Member
    I'm 5'7" and weigh 150. I'm still in a very loose 12 working on a comfortable 10. My shirts are large but can wear a medium.
  • this is so interesting.... Im 5'7" and when I started I weighed 167. I now weigh 147 and my jeans size has stayed the same.. Im an 11-12 in Maurices brand premium jeans.. They fit better but I thought by now I would have gone down at least one size.. My shirt size is M-L.. a bit frustrating!
  • ninkdole
    ninkdole Posts: 243 Member
    I'm 47 years old, 5'7" tall and weigh 145 lbs. I wear a size 10 pants, and a Medium top.
  • bhelmreich
    bhelmreich Posts: 254 Member
    I'm 5'8 about 175lbs and I fit into a size 10 jean and m-l shirt!
    When I weighed 145-150, I was a size 6/8 and wore a medium shirt all the time. I have a broad frame (shoulders, hips, etc.). My goal is to get back into a size 8!
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    5'8" and a size 8 pants and medium top at 158 lbs. I have a pear shape. I have a vintage 1960 skirt in a size 14 that's too tight to wear. I think sizes have changed over the years!

    we are incredibly similar in size--

    I am 5'8 1/2, size 8 or 10 pants, medium tops, bouncing from 154-157 pounds at the moment
  • lbewley3
    lbewley3 Posts: 96 Member
    It's called vanity sizing and it started several years ago. As we got fatter, they started making clothes larger and not changing the size. When I was a teen, the super skinny girls wore size 3 or 5. There were no 0s or 00s. Remember the 5-7-9 shops? Only the thin girls could shop there. My mom has been the same weight/size her whole life. She always wore a 12....she's still the same size and shape but now wears a 6 and sometimes a 4, depending on cut.
  • FitFi74
    FitFi74 Posts: 129 Member
    I'm 5' 7 and wear British size 10 is that a US 6? I weigh 140lb....
  • I'm 5'9, 160, and wear 10/12 in pants and medium shirt
  • Tlively13
    Tlively13 Posts: 57 Member
    i'm a 5.7 and i wear a 27" x 33 or 34 ( I like a little longer)
  • cbear017
    cbear017 Posts: 345 Member
    Wow, who knew we could all vary so much in size?

    I'm 5'9 and weigh 145lbs but my hips are larger (for my size), so I wear size 8 pants (or 29 in jeans) and I usually have to get the top of my pants taken in by a tailor. I wear small tops. My measurements are 36-26-41.
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    I am 5' 7.5" and weigh 154 lbs, I wear size 6 slacks and my size 8 Lucky jeans are pretty loose and S/M shirts depending on the cut. My calvin Klein cargo pants and capris are 6 and loose.
  • I'm 5'8"...started out at a size 20 weighing 233.2 pounds in January of 2011. I am now at 158.8 pounds wearing anywhere from an 8 to a 10 in pants, depending on the brand; however the 10s are starting to fit loosely. I wear a S or M in shirts, mostly M.
  • alli_baba
    alli_baba Posts: 232 Member
    I'm 5'7" and 125 pounds. I'm a 4 on the bottom and a 2 on top. I agree with the above poster about "vanity" sizes. My mom's wedding dress is a size 8 and I can barely squeeze into it. I don't think clothing sizes mean much anymore.
  • AureliaCotta
    AureliaCotta Posts: 99 Member
    5'8"
    Currently 198 - I wear size 14 Blue from Lane Bryant. Right now I am too curvy to even consider trying other brands.

    When I was thinner--around 150-160, I'd wear size 12-14 in most pants brands.
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    I'm 5'7.5" and weigh 133. I wear a size 6 pants and a S-M top. Size 8 dress.
  • Therdigh
    Therdigh Posts: 28 Member
    I'm 5'7" and 181.6, I think I wear a size 13 in jeans but refuse to buy anything over a size 11. I buy alot of elastic waist band stuff which I know is completely wrong, size L for the bottoms and XL for the tops. My goal is to be back in size 9 jeans that have room to breath, and a large in the top would be great too.
  • Barbj56
    Barbj56 Posts: 39 Member
    Over the years the textile and apparel industry has Resized garments to make us bigger girls think we were smaller. Yes, they did!
  • zebraspots2069
    zebraspots2069 Posts: 213 Member
    I'm 5'7 or 8. I don't know which inch haha. I'm 206 and I wear size 16!

    One of these days i'll be in a 4 :)

    I'm 5'8" and 190. and wear a 16

    (lotta booty)
  • I'm 5'7, weigh 204lbs and wear a UK size 12 bottoms and 14 top - or M/L (usually L because I have rather large boobs and clothes designers don't seem to keep this in mind when making clothes!)
  • angelawiedmaier
    angelawiedmaier Posts: 2 Member
    Started my weight loss journey at 237 lbs size 24 !! Am down to 218 and can wear my 18's now. It's very promising see all of your success and the sizes that you are in. I can't even wrap my head around wearing a size 10, but know that if I keep working.....I will be there! Good luck to you all!

    I also want to say, consider how your body has changed since high school. I know after three kids, my body shape is certainly nothing close to what it was in high school. That may have something to do with the sizes and how we are wearing our clothes now :)
  • 5'0 even. 165 lbs. I wear a 9 in juniors some 7's. Not sure what that is in women's sizes though.
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