All 5'3" - 5'5" -- Let's compare weight w/pants size

TheFitHooker

Before: 5'3 250lbs = Size 20 US
Right now: 5'3 130 lbs = Size 3/4 US Juniors
I'm aiming for 120 lbs so I have 10 to go.

AnnilyiahMarie

5'5 1/2'' 175- size 17
5'5 1/2'' 205- size 15/ 16

Does anyone know why this happened to me? I look thinner than I was when I was 175lbs, and I'm 205lbs!!!! Is it water weight? Or is it mostly muscle now? I'm so confused!!!

TheFitHooker

5'5 1/2'' 175- size 17
5'5 1/2'' 205- size 15/ 16

Does anyone know why this happened to me? I look thinner than I was when I was 175lbs, and I'm 205lbs!!!! Is it water weight? Or is it mostly muscle now? I'm so confused!!!

Could be that at 205 you have gained more muscle? It also depends on where you gained the weight at.

Verity1111

5'4"
CURRENT: 165lbs pants size 10/12
Past:
190+lbs Pants size 14/16
185lbs Pants size 14
175lbs pants size 12/14
155llbs Pants size 11
140-145lbs Pants size 9-10
130lbs Pants size if I remember would be 7/9

soulfulsally

My body must be weird or something. I'm 5'3 1/4 and weigh 219 and I'm still a size 20.

LOL, I've got it worse than you. I'm 5'4, weigh 220 and usually fit into a size 3XL (24). My waist is a size 16-18, but my hips and chest spoil that dream.

Funny to compare with others. At 150 lbs, I was wearing a 12, sometimes squeezing into a 10. When I was 108 lbs (17% body fat), it was a size 3. I remember striving for that elusive size 0 when I was all gung-ho with the dieting. Looking back, I should have accepted that my hip girth is just not designed for a size 0. Would've saved a ton of hours of gym time.

honey_bee_keysha

5'5 weigh 144
size:6/8 sometimes a 10 depending on brand

LittleBallofFurr

5'3 here
Starting weight 184.4 size 14/16
current weight 177.2 size 12/14
goal weight would be 150 and im hoping for a size 8

jesscox2003

5'3" here
starting weight around 240 size 20/22
current weight 207 size 16/18

Verity1111

are you really trying to tell me that a barrel made of fat with a 27 inch circumference is bigger than a barrel of muscle with a 27 inch circumference?

while fat and muscle weigh the same, fat does take up more room as muscle is more dense than fat. So, yes, that is what I was saying.

This is incorrect. The fact is she is saying gather enough fat to take up 27 inches. THEN gather enough muscle to take up 27 inches.THE MUSCLE WILL WEIGHT MORE, BUT it still measures 27 inches AROUND. THEREFORE, it will take a 27 inch ROPE (OR PAIR OF JEANS!) to go around EACH barre. It doesnt not matter which weighs more. The point is, they are both 27 inch waists and therefore, no matter the weight, should be in the same pants size. ETC! Muscle, fat, and weight have nothing to do with circumference because yes muscle takes up less space, but once you have the measurements and they are equal the pants size should also be equal unless they wear different brand names.

Lisseth03

5'5 at 175, I am pretty sure I was rockin out 12's 13's.
currently 145, last time I checked I was rockin a size 7/8, however dif brands carry dif sizes.
Still got a ways to go though!

pinkraynedropjacki

Start Feb 2012 - 5'4" - weight 95kg pants size 22-22
Now Sept 2012 - weight 67kg pants size 10

Verity1111

5'.2.5 CW 119
26.5 waist 35" around fullest part of hips/butt

In women's I wear a comfortable size 2, in some brands a size 0 and I have a few 00 but that's clearly vanity sizing.
In Jr's it usually a 3 or 5, sometimes a 1 again depending on brand.

SW close to 170..163 my first weigh in. 34" waist 42" hips.. I was wearing a 12 or 14 in womens. Couldn't fit into Jr sizing

I don't mean this to be rude, I'm just curious... but how are your sizes possible? I have the exact same measurements and I wear a US 6 (at 90% of stores)

this is another example of where body fat (more than likely) plays a key role in pants size. The less body fat you have, the smaller the size will be.

No, we have the same measurements. 26.5 inches of muscle and 26.5 inches of fat are the same amount of inches either way. We have the same hip measurement as well.

body fat is not measured in measurements alone. She stated she had 98 pounds of lean muscle mass, so COULD have less body fat, therefore making her sizes smaller. My response was just a guesstimate as I do not know either of your body fat, but generally, that makes a difference.

She stated her measurements, which is what clothing sizes are based on.........

I really wasn't trying to bunch your undies... But, seriously last summer I was 120 pounds wearing a size 6, with 24% body fat, then I gained weight and dropped body fat, i.e. 130 pounds wearing a size 2, with 18% body fat. The weight went up, body fat went down, clothing size went down.

Have you read what I was asking? the OP and I have the exact same body measurements (you know, measurements that are used for clothing sizes - inches around your waist, hips etc) but we wear drastically different sizes. Either she's shopping at a very generous place or I'm shopping at a very ungenerous place. See what I mean?

if you would like i will take a picture of me wearing every size 2 pant I own, including brands since this is seems to be huge issue for you. The brands vary but all standard every day available companies...merona, old navy, american eagle etc. I'm not trying to be rude but it's not like I would have any reason to lie, I've been up to a size 14 and have no shame in admitting that.

What i meant by body composition is shape. I'm high waisted so my waist size does not factor into sizing as much as someone who is perhaps short waisted. i'm also a seamstress and love to sew from vintage patterns. I've seen women with the same measurements but different sizes because of the curve and shape of their bodies.

If this doesn't clear it up for you then there isn't much more I can do

LOVE this! This makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clearing that up for me too. :]

P.S. I wonder if anyone even considered that the other girl may have larger thighs?! I know I have some nice ones that keep me out of size 5 pants! lol

conniesuecharles

5'3" at 290 was size 24/26
5'3" at 250 was size 20
5'3" at 205 size 12/14
Goal 5'3" 170 size ???

vmekash

Starting - 5'4" 165lbs size 14 pants

Now - 5'4" 149lbs size 12 pants

At 5'4" 120lbs i was size 7 pants

My goal is 130, so we'll see about pants size when I get there.

basschick

5' 4 1/2"

starting weight: 173, size 14

current weight: 121, size 4

Nicolette_Karls

5'5"
Current Weight: 140is (haven't stepped on a scale in a couple months)
Pant Size: 3
I have a 0long skinny jean I fit into comfortably, and some of my jeans are 5s, but they're really, really loose.

jilliandv

5'3'' I started at 150 about 6 months after my daughter was born and wearing a size 12 now I am 138 in a size 8

Verity1111

Starting - 5'4" 263lbs size 24W pants (but really should have been wearing 26W)

Now - 5'4" 230lbs size 24W pants (but can now finally button/zip a 22W, though that size is still too tight)

At 5'4" 135lbs I was size 16 pants


This thread is proof of the "large frame" issue that some on MFP claim doesn't exist! :ohwell:

Dont take this the wrong way! I just want to say you must be blessed with a big mashugana lol and hips too! I was a size 16 at the same height at 190.

Jonesie86

I'm 5'5 and 3/4...138-140 and a size 5, but it's getting a little big

CassieReannan

I am borderline 5'6... I am like 5'5.9.

I am 97.2kg and a size 18 pants (AU sizing), some size 18 pants still dont fit me comfortably.
I am in size 16 - 18 shirts.