Size 8 to Size 6?

KEHMM
KEHMM Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 4'11 and weigh 117 pounds, or 8st 5. I currently fit a size 8 UK and would like to fit a size 6. I'm not sure what measurements / weight I need to be to achieve this so I wanted to get some other opinions?

Bust: 31.3 inches
Waist: 25.5 inches
Hips: 34.4 inches

Thanks

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  • krissy_krossy
    krissy_krossy Posts: 307 Member
    Go to an online UK clothing site and look at the size chart. It will have measurements there. Like this: http://www.asos.com/infopages/SizeGuide/pgesizechart.aspx?r=2
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    Try this one:
    http://sizes.darkgreener.com/
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    It depends where you store your fat and how much fat you still have. If there is even a possibility the best way is a small calorie deficit and weight training to help cut fat and maintain your muscle.. but in the end genetics can always prevail. Its just a size, i wouldnt worry about it too much
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,464 Member
    Try this one:
    http://sizes.darkgreener.com/

    I would recommend this one too! You can put in your current measurements and see what size you take at different shops, or you can play around with the sliders to see what you'd need to be to fit into, say, a Warehouse size 6. For instance, 32-26-35 is already a size 6 at Gap, Next, Zara, etc.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    wow that link is so good, Its got me right, Im size 12 in every shop pretty much at 36-30-37 and I am. Need to get to a 10 really and have a few inches to go so Il save this link
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Try this one:
    http://sizes.darkgreener.com/

    Wow that calculator was so wrong for me! It was off by 3 sizes at stores I shop at! I know my measurements don't necessarily translate into a size 6, which is what I wear, but that site says I should be in a size 12, which is laughable since my size 10s are falling off of me.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,464 Member
    I think the calculator just goes by the shops' size guides, which don't necessarily tally exactly with the clothes they sell! I found the calculator was correct for me according to the individual store, but in person I could fit into a smaller size.
  • aj445
    aj445 Posts: 183 Member
    that calculator was incredibly wrong for me!
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,464 Member
    Try this one:
    http://sizes.darkgreener.com/

    Wow that calculator was so wrong for me! It was off by 3 sizes at stores I shop at! I know my measurements don't necessarily translate into a size 6, which is what I wear, but that site says I should be in a size 12, which is laughable since my size 10s are falling off of me.

    Were you on the US tab, not the UK tab? If you were on the wrong tab, that could explain the sizes being so off. How did they compare to the stores' advertised sizes?

    I find that the problem is not the calculator, but the stores actually making clothes a different size than they advertise on their size guides. But the calculator gives you an idea and it's fun to play with!

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