PANT SIZES - WTF!

Road2Hotness

Ok so I have been reading some posts out here where people mentioned their current pant sizes. I saw a posting of someone who currently weighs a little over 260 and says she is a size 18. I currently weigh 224 LBS and I too am in a size 18. So my question is how the hell can someone who weighs about 36 lbs more than me be wearing the same pant size????? This depresses my motivation. I am a short person. My height is 5'1. My cousing who is 5'3 weighs like 265-270 and she is in a size 20. When I weighed 256 LBS I was in a size 22 nearly 23. Again I say WTF!!!! Someone help me understand this please. Yes I am "curvy" but still.....

Needed to let it out and vent...

CrystalT

How tall what the person who weighs 260?

Road2Hotness

I think she said she was like 5'5 or 5'6

erickirb

Hight makes most of the diference. I think the person you refered ttaller and a few inches is quite a bit to streatch weight over, not to mention everyone stores fat diferently, they may be the same size pants as you, but you may wear a smaller top, depending on weight distribution and body type.

Chenoachem

Partially it depends on the brand and style. I can fit into a size 4 in one store and barely squeeze into a size 10 in another. It is really frustrating that womens sizes are not standardized. Don't let it get you down.

AGG115

I think Crystal's onto the right idea. I wonder if that person carried more of their weight above the waist? That's the only thing I can think of.

dolphin7

I think its where you carry the weight, some people carry weight all over, and some its in certain areas. Maybe this is the answer? I have to say I understand your question though, I'm 5'2", and I wore a bigger size but weighed less than my friend who is 4" taller than me. She just carried her weight all over, I carry mine in the tummy, and back, lol.

Road2Hotness

Hight makes most of the diference. I think the person you refered ttaller and a few inches is quite a bit to streatch weight over, not to mention everyone stores fat diferently, they may be the same size pants as you, but you may wear a smaller top, depending on weight distribution and body type.
Edited by erickirb on Tue 01/05/10 10:45 AM

This is true - I do wear a size 18 pants but my shirts are currently at an XL. No more plus sizes for me when it comes to shirts.

roxannetl

I would not let that discourage you. I was 185 and was wearing a size 16. Pants fit everyone so different, they are not a good way for you to compare yourself to others. Hope you stick with it

emoodze

Muscle matters too. It weighs more than fat. More importantly though, what are you doing now to help yourself regain focus and keep up the hard work? What are you celebrating about your progress?

"By celebrating what's right with the world (or ourselves), we find the energy to fix what's wrong." ~ DeWitt Jones. Parenthesis are my addition. Good luck!

veracruz

I can't explain it either. At my smallest, I was a size 10 and weighed 165 lbs. Most people don't believe me when I say that. And I have a friend who is a size 6 but just try to pick that girl up - she's SOLID! I think it's just how some people carry the weight and how "dense" their weight is.

CrystalT

I would like to say that it is the height, but I'm 5'9" and I weigh about 220 and I'm wearing a size 18. When I was at 260, I was wearing a size 22-24. I can only think that it has to be with how the weight is carried. I carry my weight in my waist and abs while my butt and my legs are pretty thin in compairson. I have to wear a size 18 to fit my waist but everything is usually baggy in the butt and legs. I bought new jeans a few weeks ago and the 2nd time I wore them someone asked why I was wearing my baggy jeans instead of my new ones.

Road2Hotness

Thanks everyone! I just had to let it out. LOL!

I think I carry my weight pretty evenly around my body which is cool because as I lose the weight it falls out pretty evenly around my body. I'm just going to keep doing what I am doing and not giving the "pant size" much importance. If it looks good to me then I know I am on the right trail. :drinker:

ourgang

I have lost 30 lbs before and still didn't drop a size... Right now I am too in a size 18 after lossing about 25 lbs and yes I am STILL a size 18.....
The one thing I do, do now is measure myself!!
I have found that it helps me stay motivated when the scale and pants are going down. I lost 5 inches in 6 weeks... that lets me know I am on the right track..

Best of Luck
God Bless

CrystalT

I think Crystal's onto the right idea. I wonder if that person carried more of their weight above the waist? That's the only thing I can think of.

Yeah, if the woman was well-endowed in the breast department that can easily add some pounds. I wonder how much of a weight difference it makes if a person is naturally an A-cup compaired to someone who is a DD?

LittleSpy

It completely depends on brand/cut/style of pants AND the weight distrubition/muscle mass/frame size/height of the person wearing the pants.

I posted in that thread because I'm almost 5'4" and currently 227 and wear a 16 (18 denim). From what I can tell, this is atypical and I'm a smaller size (inches wise) than most folks my height/weight. I wore a (sometimes tight) size 20 at 270.

Road2Hotness

I'm sorry for anyone out there with DD's but they are NOT fun! LOL! I used to be a DDD and after fighting with my doctors they agreed to cover a breast reduction surgery. They took 2 - 2.5 lbs off of each breast. I am now a size C cup and LOVING IT! My back is also definately loving it. It's amazing how 2 - 2.5 lbs can do to a persons back.

AF_wifevaughn

everyone carrys there weight in diffrent places and also wear there pant below and above there belly so you might wear your pants above your belly and she night wear her pant below the belly. if i wore my pants above my belly i would be a size 14 and since i wear my pant below in wear a 13 you get it? i dont know if i explained that right im tired and just finish working out lol

pmaria10

I have a person in my life that recently had a child, weighs about 270, and squeezes into size 16s. It's not pretty and we've advised against doing so, however, she continues to disregard our comments. (We're nice about it)

This might be the case. I say stick to the straight and narrow. Keep up the good work and you'll be out of those 18s in no time.

Toodles!

phollywood8785

I soooo get what you are saying!

hjmygatt

Yeah, I never quite got that either! I am 5'7" and weighted 220 and was in a size 16. Now I weight 175 and am in a 12 (which is great!). It can be so frustrating trying to find the right size and fit, especially in jeans, for your height and weight, no matter what they are.

CrystalT

I have lost 30 lbs before and still didn't drop a size... Right now I am too in a size 18 after lossing about 25 lbs and yes I am STILL a size 18.....
The one thing I do, do now is measure myself!!
I have found that it helps me stay motivated when the scale and pants are going down. I lost 5 inches in 6 weeks... that lets me know I am on the right track..

Best of Luck
God Bless

I had a friend that started losing weight and she was going to use clothes size as the ONLY measure of her progress. She detests scales. I finally convinced her to at least get a tape measure. I lost almost 30 lbs before I lost a size and that took about 3 months. I think I would have given up after the first month if clothes were my only judge.

safiresp04

Keep in mind that two people can weight the exact same amount but be two entirely different sizes due to height and muscle mass. If one person has more muscle mass than the other, they are denser and more compact because muscle is more dense than fat. People always say "muscle weighs more than fat" but they fail to complete the sentence. Muscle weighs more than fat - within a given volume - due to its density. A pound is a pound is a pound - no matter how you look at it. This woman who weighs 260 but is a size 18 is 4"-5" inches taller than you and may have more muscle on her body for a number of reasons.

Anyways, don't worry about other people and focus on your own goals. Who cares what size they are. You are what you are & that's all you need to worry about.

Road2Hotness

everyone carrys there weight in diffrent places and also wear there pant below and above there belly so you might wear your pants above your belly and she night wear her pant below the belly. if i wore my pants above my belly i would be a size 14 and since i wear my pant below in wear a 13 you get it? i dont know if i explained that right im tired and just finish working out lol
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Now that I think about it my cousin does wear her pants below her belly. I wear my jeans right around my belly button area, sometimes above it (It's not easy finding size 18's in a petit).

khskr1

LOl!! I had to laugh at the title of the post. I currently have 3 different sizes of pants all from the same store and they all fit perfectly!! What the *** is up with that? which size am I? So of course I go with the lower one! But seriously, it does make a huge difference what the brand is. Unless you are trying on the exact same pair of pants, don't compare your pant sizes to someone else. I also read somewhere that that are starting to change the sizing criteria for manufacturers due to the increasing waistline of Americans. So the pants that were 16's ten years ago, are now 12's. Something crazy like that!!

Chenoachem

I also read somewhere that that are starting to change the sizing criteria for manufacturers due to the increasing waistline of Americans. So the pants that were 16's ten years ago, are now 12's. Something crazy like that!!

Whoo Hooo!! Size 0 here I come. :laugh:

moujie

I say body style and weight distribution is a huge factor. I weigh 30 pounds more than my partner and she is only one size smaller than I am. I know if I lost 30 pounds I'd go down about 2 dress sizes.

and let's not forget the human factor. I wear a 14...but plenty of times I need a 16. what do I do at that time? well I don't buy those pants of course! because I just got down from 18 to 16 and now that I can wear 14...boy you'd have to pay me good money to buy those 16s. and the same principal holds for people before they lose weight. Sometimes we say we're a 12,14, 16, whatever...but we also might be squeezing our butts into a size that's too small.

CrystalT

I also read somewhere that that are starting to change the sizing criteria for manufacturers due to the increasing waistline of Americans. So the pants that were 16's ten years ago, are now 12's. Something crazy like that!!

Why change it? So people can feel better about themselves?

Carleybby

I believe I am the woman you're talking about.

I wear a size 18, and I'm 264.

I think the reason is.. I lost 40 lbs last year, so some may be muscle, and a lot of my weight seems to be in my chest, arms, and thighs.

I think it's all body frame as well, you can see from my pictures. >.<

Road2Hotness

I believe I am the woman you're talking about.

I wear a size 18, and I'm 264.

I think the reason is.. I lost 40 lbs last year, so some may be muscle, and a lot of my weight seems to be in my chest, arms, and thighs.

I think it's all body frame as well, you can see from my pictures. >.<

LOL! Yeah you were one of the few I saw out there with the size 18 pant thing. I was like "what the hell"! Then I thought of my cousing and said the same thing. What was crazy is that I remember my cousin giving me one of her size 20 jeans and it fit me fine. I'm an 18 now but I kept thinking that it's going to take nearly 30 lbs just to go down 1 pant size....FU*%! I was definately having one of those days.

What's even more messed up is, have you ever been to a Lane Bryant Store...? Well they don't even use sizes like 16-18-20-22-24 etc. They thought they would be "cute" and change their sizes to 4-5-6. Now that really screwed me up. Apparently their size 4 are for people who are like a size 14-16, their size 5's for people who are normally a size 18-20 and so on and so forth. Good Lord! Will I ever really know what pant size I should be in!!!! LMFAO!

Carleybby

yeah stores are messed up sometimes.

Like I'm an 18 at walmart and penningtons, I might be different at other stores

And sometimes I'm a 4x in shirts, and sometimes I can get into a XL.

I wouldn't worry, you're doing great !