Size 12= about 40 inches of fabric

anniebrox

Black, 5'4, 153, tight 10/loose 12.

For the record, I have a 29 inch waist and 42 inch hips. THAT is why I wear a 12.

This is me too! 29 inch waist and 43 inch hips.

chocl8girl

40 inches of fabric around your waist is quite a lot seeing as how carrying weight around your waist means you're more at risk of heart disease/diabetes etc.
We have an advert here that says if your waist measures more than 80cm for women (which is 32 inches) it is an indicator of internal fat deposits, which can coat the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas, and increase the risk of chronic disease.

It IS important.

The OP didn't say 40 inches of fabric around the waist. I'm pretty sure she meant total...or at least one complete garment (pants, shirt...whatev).

Size 12 is 40 inches waist...For God's sake, don't be so obtuse. Where do you think they're measuring???

Actually, it's not. I was the OP on the post that THIS OP is talking about. I'm a size 12 and a 35 inch waist, thank you very much.

NO NO NO NO NO! Where do you wear pants? Pulled all the way up to your natural waist? NO! You wear pants on your hips. 40" hips ffs.

Maybe if I were 20. MAYBE. But at 40? Oh, hell no. My pants fit at my waist. Where they are supposed to be. F that nonsense...

35 inch waist.
46 inch hips
size 12 (actually wearing a size 10 today)
TYVM

tammytee93

Black, 5'4" 164lbs - wears a size 6. How your body is shaped!!!!!!!

SyntonicGarden

I'm about 5'6.5, 161, and am somewhere between a 10 - 14 (US). According to two guys I walked past when I was in St. Croix, I have a big rear for a white woman. Ah, genetics. So I went through this thread and found people who were about my height. I copied and pasted what I found. Holy moly, if this wasn't eye opening.

To the Angelbeee/OP's point, there doesn't seem to be a standard baseline. One person can be 5'6, 187 lbs and a size 10/12. Another person can be 5'6, 150 lbs and a size 12.

So how can two people be the same height, the same size, and there be a 37 lb difference? How can two other people be the same height, have a 30 lb difference, and one of them is a size 2 and one is a size 12? Because, well, because they can. There is no magical number. It's about what's healthy, works on your body and how your body distributes what you have...

**5'6'', 187, waivering between a size 10-12
**5'6", 150 lbs. Size 12 pants, size s/m tops

5'61/2", about 165, varies from 8-14
5'6", 152, 12

5'7" 128-132, size 2 to 5
5'7", 157, 10/12.

5'7 151 pounds , Size 8, almost ready for a size 6
5'7" 155 size 9

**5'7"/ 172lbs/ size 14-16
**5'7 , 211lbs 14/16 depending on the brand.

Edited: This wasn't meant to make anyone feel bad. If anything, it was meant to do the opposite and point out that there IS no magical number for your height and what's on the clothing rack...

alschultz33

Good message

Age: 24
White
5'2"
140 lbs
Size 8 (and sometimes a 10)

jcjsjones

Beautiful!

White, 5'7", 176, 12

tammytee93

WOW. I am currently 5' 4" 164ls and I wear a size 6. When I was 152lbs I could fit in a size 4. Just crazy!!!!

BeDawn

I really love what you have posted here, and I agree with your sentiment. We need to appreciate the bodies we have, and work towards something that is in the realm of possibilities for our own body type.

I see so many people asking how they can change not only their fitness level but also their body shape. It bums me out seeing women set themselves up for failure.

^^^
What she said!

5'4"
160 lbs
size 12 is a little loose, size 10 is too tight
31" waist / 42" hips
I've been told since high school that I have a big butt and thighs for a white girl.

I'm glad Beyonce, Salma Hayek, and the other hourglass ladies are getting positive attention for their derrieres. Somehow it makes me fell better about mine.

tooliebell

White, 5'8", 186 lbs, size 14. I was a wide build prior to babies and it got even worse, not sure single digit sizes are in my future,

Paigepres

Thank you for your post!

Bi-racial (black and white) 5'1, 135lbs size 6/8.

threeohtwo

40 inches of fabric around your waist is quite a lot seeing as how carrying weight around your waist means you're more at risk of heart disease/diabetes etc.
We have an advert here that says if your waist measures more than 80cm for women (which is 32 inches) it is an indicator of internal fat deposits, which can coat the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas, and increase the risk of chronic disease.

It IS important.

Actually for women, the important one is the hips to waist ratio... I have a lot more than 32 in of waist but my ratio is perfectly healthy as I do not carry my weight on the tummy area. Don't freak out people without research.....

It's a government campaign ergo a government sponsored advert. I'll wager they did their research. I understand you won't want to hear it when your waist is bigger than that, no one likes bad news.

You're rude AND a bully....

threeohtwo

40 inches of fabric around your waist is quite a lot seeing as how carrying weight around your waist means you're more at risk of heart disease/diabetes etc.
We have an advert here that says if your waist measures more than 80cm for women (which is 32 inches) it is an indicator of internal fat deposits, which can coat the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas, and increase the risk of chronic disease.

It IS important.

The OP didn't say 40 inches of fabric around the waist. I'm pretty sure she meant total...or at least one complete garment (pants, shirt...whatev).

Size 12 is 40 inches waist...For God's sake, don't be so obtuse. Where do you think they're measuring???

Huh, and all this time I thought a size 12 was a 30-32 inch waist.... and that a 40 inch waist was a size 20. Where did I ever get a crazy idea like that? oh yeah every US size chart I've ever seen. But yeah, thanks for setting us all straight.

I wear a 20 and my waist is bigger than 40 inches...a lot bigger

vabchloser

I'm sorry...I'm rotflmao...somebody said size 12 was FAT????

BAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

florymonde

White, 5'8", 222lbs, size 18 to 20.

Even at 130, I don't think I was ever below a size 10! Though I have a slim bone structure, my shoulders and hips are proportional to my height, so I'll never be tiny.

mindygood

:happy: White - 5'9" 43 yrs old 156 lbs and size 10.. almost an eight and proud of what I have done...

florymonde

Another thing to remember is that sizing charts have changed. Even from when I was in my 20s (in the late 1980s and early 1990s) and now in my 40s. The smallest size you could buy in a regular store back then was a 6. If you wanted a size 2 or 4, you went to a specialty store. When I was 20 years old, I weighed 118 pounds and wore a size 10. Nowadays, a size 10 is something very different.

Thank you for confirming what I remember! So maybe I could get below a 10, with vanity sizing.

I shop for my daughters in thrift stores, which tend to organize clothes by the labeled size. And since some labels have changed through the years, you get a huge variation of size within the size sixes!

svgarcia

So true!
Filipino, 5'4", 168.2 lbs, 38 yrs sz 10-12

bymyslf892

White 5'10"
12/14 on top 14/16 bottom
23yrs

AND to the OP You are amazing! I love your perspective! I wish more people thought like you!

yoovie

♥
Viking 5'10"
165 pounds
33 years old
top = small / size 6-8
bottom = jeans juniors 7/8 or 9/10 if they are skinnies/jeggings
dress size = S/M

Muddy_Yogi

White
32
206
size 16

Drkchocl8

My stats have always been a little off the charts. I am 5'7 and started at 220lbs and wore 12/14. Mostly 12's but some 14's were more comfortable. I am now at 185 and am an 8! Like a real size 8! I've never been a size 8 in my life and at 185lbs no less? So my true test was going to Nordstrom and getting fitted for jeans...size 29 in HUDSON jeans (with room to spare according to the sales associate). Are you freaking kidding me right now?

So I'm living proof that weight and size don't always coincide. But the point is...we're all different so accept who you are and don't let a size dictate your happiness! Congrats on all the progress made thus far and keep up the good work!

Roz

Black
5'7
185lbs
Size 8

thomakg

White 150 Size 8

But don't go buy a dress pattern or you'll have a surprise - they put me in a 12!

andigurl513

I'm a size 12.
I'm 6'1 - yes, you read that right. 73"
I weigh 199.
If anyone thinks that's "fat" that's fine by me. I feel great. I'm strong, I'm fit, I have endurance for DAYS.

sweetpea129

White. 5'5.5, 182 lbs, size 12

And no, my waist definitely is not 40 inches. It was 30.5 this morning thanks.

DefyGravity1977

Amen sister!!! 5'5", 193, between a size 16 and 14

Heather1899

White, 5'7", 190 pant size between 12-14

lisa_lamb

I'm guessing you mean US sizing and mean a US 12/UK 16? A UK 12 is a US 8- hardly fat!

I am a UK 10/12 so that makes me a US 6/8?
5ft 5.5
137 pounds

Chinadorian

asian/hispanic
29 years
5'8"
181 lbs
size 8-12 (depends on brand, time of month, etc)

CallmeSbo

Black
1.63m
95kg
size 18

Janelle173

Awesome post :flowerforyou:

White, 5'.25", 164ish lbs. Size 14