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

Kst76 · April 2013

Im 5'5" and weigh 163.5 today. I have a pair of size 30 MissMe jeans. 12 pounds ago they were extremely tight fitting but I manage to zip them up anyways. Now they are big enough that they are hanging in the butt and I can pull them off without unbutton them. Size 30 is a size 10/11 I think.

LuciaLongIsland · April 2013

In 1970 when I was 20 I weighed 125 pounds and wore a 10. I am 5'5. Now at 62, I am 175 and wear a 12. What is going on?

fitacct · April 2013

I'm 5'4", weigh 132 lbs. and wear a size 10-12 (short/petite) pant (mostly 12). Since I'm sway-backed, it's VERY hard to find pants that fit properly as most are usually too big in the waist (the back part gaps) and still too long, despite being marked short or petite (which presents another problem as those are also usually too short from waist to crotch). I see many women here who weigh more than me and are in smaller sized pants. I guess we're all just proportioned differently.

jtschink · April 2013

I am 5'4 and weight 171. My pants size is still a 16. Unfortunately for me I have most of my weight problem in my stomach, if I try smaller sizes they fit in the butt and hips but, I can not button them. It is very irritating!

Maleragazza · April 2013

5'5 145lbs, size 11-12 us.

Sassybmom · April 2013

I'm 5'5 CW 149 & very much a solid 6 in Levi's brand. At 140 I'm a solid 4. At 130-135 I'm a 2. At 125 I'm a 0 and at 120 I'm 00 or have to shop in girls'. I've always been blessed to 'carry my weight well.' I look like death (or a stick with boobs) under 130.

shadow2soul · April 2013

5ft 4.5" currently weigh 204.4 lbs (down from 260)...my size 16 pants are extremely baggy and refuse to stay up without a belt. The next size I own is a 13, and I'm not quite small enough for them yet (maybe when I get closer to 180).

reptilequeenrachel · April 2013

I am 5'3" and 198 lbs. I wear a size 14 in most brands.

mycrazy8splus1 · April 2013

5'2" and 159 pounds. I just had to go out and buy 11/12's cause my 14's were falling off me. Can't wait to be in single digits again!

mckelfam · April 2013

I must tell you when I first started reading the post I was alittle worried, as I see people in my same height range and close to my weight wearing sizes alot smaller than me. But guess it all has to do with body shape too.

I am 43 years old, 5 ft 4 inches, 173lb, pear shaped. I just bought a pair of jeans size 16 pants, fit great in the store until I washed them, yes use cold water. Alittle sung now but not uncomfortable.I should fit perfectly in a few weeks with alittle more weightloss. My size 18s were falling off my waist. When I was 230 I wore size 22.

Good luck to everyone on their weight loss journey!!

Lyadeia · April 2013

5'4.5" tall...

138 pounds

Size 5/6 shorts, jeans, and dresses.

razz02 · April 2013

Hi I think its hard to compare since the sizes are so different in the world but nevertheless, interesting. I am about 5´5 (167cm). I weigh between 55-58kg (120+ LLBs?). My jeans size depends on the brand. But usually 25-26 inches waist, length 30 inches. My clothes are all xs-s or 30-36 (size 0-6). I can use my 10 y old sons clothes... Sometimes I buy xxs or triple xs. I realise that I wear really tiny clothes, but I think I look like a beached whale anyway.....

dazzo62 · April 2013

I am 5'6" (so sorry 1" taller than required for this thread). I weigh 129.

I think sizing is ridiculous and it ranges - and the US is completely different than the rest of the world. Our sizing is slightly changed to accommodate our population's larger sizes. So I am a anywhere in our crazy system from a 0-4, but in UK sizing I am a 4-8.

Incidentally - around 30 years ago - our sizes were the same as the UK.

Don't worry about the stupid number - it will drive you crazy trying to wear the same "smaller" size by every manufacturer. Wear what looks best and makes you feel best (but don't let it be baggy - that will make you look larger).