SIZE ZERO!!!!!
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Maybe for a younger not fully grown woman. But once you have curves, it's kind of unrealistic. Maybe for women who have a straighter body type. And you would have to work really hard to keep that up.0
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It's not an issue of achieving it. It should not be everyone's goal. Of course not everyone is going to be a size 0, but they will all be fit and look great at their size/body type. But, for small framed people, size 0 is a normal size for them and does not look too thin. Size 0 exists because all the sizes were made bigger, and now size 2 is too big for people. And it doesn't mean they aren't curvy, either, it just means they have an overall small bone structure and small size. I do have a 23 inch waist (my hips booty being 11 inches bigger) and I wear a size 00-0 usually. I have found I can wear a 2 in some yoga pants. I am petite.
I agree, its shouldnt be everyones goal. for one, i can never be a size zero even if i starved myself because i have naturally wide hips. I was just checking out some pics of bebos transformation and got curious..... im not moving towards a size zero anytime soon
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It depends. Junior's size zero is an impossibility for me. I probably couldn't even get my arms in the legs of juniors size 0 jeans.
But since I do have some size 2 in misses that fit, it's possible there's some vanity sized zeros that could fit.
I'm currently about 140 pounds, with a decent amount of muscle. I'm able to fit into clothes I wore in high school and into my early 20s when I was 105-120 pounds. Losing more weight won't make me significantly smaller, just bonier. And it's the width of those bones that determine my clothing size.0 -
I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
I was just thinking if this thread referred to a US or UK size zero. There was a thing a few years ago, when size zero fascination was at its peak, about being a true zero which is being a UK size zero, which would be like a -4 in the US.0 -
I'm currently pushing between a size 0 and a size 2. But I'm only 5'3" have an EXTREMELY small frame, and weigh 111 pounds, too. The hardest part for me is actually *finding* those sizes anywhere....
My daughter is a 00, and we find a very nice selection at Delias? We are in NC.0 -
It's not an issue of achieving it. It should not be everyone's goal. Of course not everyone is going to be a size 0, but they will all be fit and look great at their size/body type. But, for small framed people, size 0 is a normal size for them and does not look too thin. Size 0 exists because all the sizes were made bigger, and now size 2 is too big for people. And it doesn't mean they aren't curvy, either, it just means they have an overall small bone structure and small size. I do have a 23 inch waist (my hips booty being 11 inches bigger) and I wear a size 00-0 usually. I have found I can wear a 2 in some yoga pants. I am petite.
I agree, its shouldnt be everyones goal. for one, i can never be a size zero even if i starved myself because i have naturally wide hips. I was just checking out some pics of bebos transformation and got curious..... im not moving towards a size zero anytime soon
But you said this in your OP:my opinions are, yes, size zero is a healthy possibility and i think anybody can attain it
That statement is scary!0 -
It's not an issue of achieving it. It should not be everyone's goal. Of course not everyone is going to be a size 0, but they will all be fit and look great at their size/body type. But, for small framed people, size 0 is a normal size for them and does not look too thin. Size 0 exists because all the sizes were made bigger, and now size 2 is too big for people. And it doesn't mean they aren't curvy, either, it just means they have an overall small bone structure and small size. I do have a 23 inch waist (my hips booty being 11 inches bigger) and I wear a size 00-0 usually. I have found I can wear a 2 in some yoga pants. I am petite.
I agree, its shouldnt be everyones goal. for one, i can never be a size zero even if i starved myself because i have naturally wide hips. I was just checking out some pics of bebos transformation and got curious..... im not moving towards a size zero anytime soon
Threads like this can turn ridiculous because people start placing all kinds of judgements on the size 0. I don't think a size should be a goal. Being fit is a better goal and whatever size that turns out to be, is the right size for that person.0 -
I think it totally depends on your height and build! For example a short woman with a small frame could totally pull it off and still look great, but for someone like me who is 5'9"....not so much!0
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for me? Yes. For everyone? No. I say yes for me, because I am a size zero and I am healthy. Healthier now, in fact than I was when I was wearing a size 6, weighing 98 pounds. I'm now wearing a zero, but weigh 118 pounds. I wore a size zero at 130 pounds with 15% body fat, too. It CAN be healthy, so long as the person goes about it the right way.
ETA: I am 35, 5'5" and have 2 children.0 -
You are not the only oneMan, I so don't understand chicks...
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I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
Oh wow!
I have a friend who is a UK size 4, but she's about 4'11" and extremely naturally skinny. She tries her best to put weight on because she hates being so skinny, she can never find any dresses that fit her, because most UK places only cover size 6 upwards.
She once told me she was jealous of me because I was curvy :laugh:0 -
I could never be a size zero (US or UK) because I have child bearing hips (no children though!).
I'm a healthy weight now (128lbs at 5ft 2") and plan to lose another 9lbs but I couldn't get much below that, without being unhealthy.0 -
I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
I was just thinking if this thread referred to a US or UK size zero. There was a thing a few years ago, when size zero fascination was at its peak, about being a true zero which is being a UK size zero, which would be like a -4 in the US.
Yeah, I wear a US size 0, but a UK size 0 would be way too skinny for my body type.0 -
i think it depends a lot on your height and build. i am 5'8". to be a size 0 at the height i would need to be between 110 and 120 pounds. both of those fall into a bmi category of underweight. no i don't think that is healthy and should not be viewed as something to reach for. my mother on the other hand is 5'1". she can be a size 0 fall into a weight range that is solidly in the normal/healthy range.0
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I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
Oh wow!
I have a friend who is a UK size 4, but she's about 4'11" and extremely naturally skinny. She tries her best to put weight on because she hates being so skinny, she can never find any dresses that fit her, because most UK places only cover size 6 upwards.
She once told me she was jealous of me because I was curvy :laugh:
I don't know any high street shops that go below a size 6.
Don't know about fashion boutiques and high fashion shops.0 -
It's definitely impossible for some people to attain. Even when I was borderline underweight I wasn't a size zero. I have hips!0
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I think BinaryPulsar may be one of the most eloquent people on the forums. I completely agree with this. A size 0 will be disgustingly sickly skinny for some people and normal for others. It's another version of the thigh gap debate. It just depends on your build.It's not an issue of achieving it. It should not be everyone's goal. Of course not everyone is going to be a size 0, but they will all be fit and look great at their size/body type. But, for small framed people, size 0 is a normal size for them and does not look too thin. Size 0 exists because all the sizes were made bigger, and now size 2 is too big for people. And it doesn't mean they aren't curvy, either, it just means they have an overall small bone structure and small size. I do have a 23 inch waist (my hips/booty being 11 inches bigger) and I wear a size 00-0 usually. I have found I can wear a 2 in some yoga pants. I am petite.
For example, I was at mybodygallery.com looking at people who are my height (5'9") and my body shape (pear) and looking at their pics in my goal range 150-160. They looked great, fit, skinny, everything, and one thing I noticed about them was that almost all of them were listed at a size 6. If they were small enough for a 0 with their builds, they would look sick.
But then you have the opposite side, people like BinaryPulsar, who listed her measurements and sizes, and she clearly does not look sick. She's perfect in her 0. All about your body. (By *your* I don't mean OP, I mean the collective, general public)0 -
It's not an issue of achieving it. It should not be everyone's goal. Of course not everyone is going to be a size 0, but they will all be fit and look great at their size/body type. But, for small framed people, size 0 is a normal size for them and does not look too thin. Size 0 exists because all the sizes were made bigger, and now size 2 is too big for people. And it doesn't mean they aren't curvy, either, it just means they have an overall small bone structure and small size. I do have a 23 inch waist (my hips booty being 11 inches bigger) and I wear a size 00-0 usually. I have found I can wear a 2 in some yoga pants. I am petite.
I agree, its shouldnt be everyones goal. for one, i can never be a size zero even if i starved myself because i have naturally wide hips. I was just checking out some pics of bebos transformation and got curious..... im not moving towards a size zero anytime soon
But you said this in your OP:my opinions are, yes, size zero is a healthy possibility and i think anybody can attain it
That statement is scary!
Yes, i guess i can attain about a 34.5 inch hip if i live on diet cokes and smokes 0 -
I would not look good at a size 0, being 6 foot and all. I am not aiming for a particular size clothing-wise anyway. Aiming for a healthy body weight! 0
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ive got to agree with you, some size zero models dont look beautiful to me..... they actually look very sick but some size zero models and celebrities(kareena kapoor) look gorgeous and i think its because they have a decent body fat percentage.size zero is a 23 inch waist, most models are actually a size 2. I think size zero only looks good when the person still has a decent body fat percentage.
My sister never looked sick. I think she still had a 17.9% body fat at her weight when tested professionally, so she still looked good.0 -
If I were dead and all the meat rotted off, then POSSIBLY, I might fit into a zero, but even then, not likely. I am Amazon. Even when I was thin, I was still a size 10. I am also 5'10".0
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I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
That's true. The average UK size is a 16, I am currently a 14 (US 10). I would like to get to a UK 10 (US 6) but with my height, build etc it may only ever be a dream and I can only reach a 12. Either way, I am down over 100 pounds, so wherever I do finally end up, it's better than where I began. I have never wanted to be a size 0 (US) and it's just physically impossible I would think. :-)0 -
My size 0 step-daughter fits in my size 12 leather jacket from the 80's. What's that all about?0
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I don't think I could ever reach a size 0, even if I tried!
I think a UK size 8 would be the smallest I could ever reach. Only because my mum was a size 8 and I have the same body type as her. But really worked really really hard and looked sickly, she even admitted herself all she did was eat salads and exercise whilst working 2 jobs.
A UK size 8 is more like a US size 4. A US size 0 is more like a UK size 4.
Oh wow!
I have a friend who is a UK size 4, but she's about 4'11" and extremely naturally skinny. She tries her best to put weight on because she hates being so skinny, she can never find any dresses that fit her, because most UK places only cover size 6 upwards.
She once told me she was jealous of me because I was curvy :laugh:
I don't know any high street shops that go below a size 6.
Don't know about fashion boutiques and high fashion shops.
I think hollister is the only place that would do a size 4. I think it's true that they don't size above a UK size 12?
I went shopping with my friend and she got very upset because she can wear size 6 pants and tops without it looking strange, but when she wears a size 6 dress it falls off her bust it looks huge on her.0 -
Very simple. If you have no hips to speak of and are fairly short then a size zero may be the perfect size to be.
I have even had trouble finding a zero to fit, but I have no hips...
I was a size 00 for years and was 110 lbs at five four, and now I am overweight (40% body fat) at an eight. My ideal size is 2.
When you are little, a little bit of chub goes a long way. So does a little weight loss.
If you have big hips you will never be a zero.
No one should feel the need to be a zero if it isn't there body type. But it does stand to reason that those of us with very small build will need pants as well.0 -
I think BinaryPulsar may be one of the most eloquent people on the forums.
Aaaw, thanks!! :blushing: :flowerforyou: 0 -
Vanity sizing is so out of control that size zero is not even that small in many brands. I tried to buy a suit at Express a couple of weeks ago and the zero fit me a bit loosely, and I am not that small- 25.5 inch waist. I don't know what truly petite women do.
Searching online, I think I would have been a 12 or 14 in pre-1970s sizing. Today, I usually wear a zero or two. What do really thin do? Buy kids clothes? It's ridiculous.
ETA: more online searching suggests vintage sizing might have put me in more like a six...still, seems much more reasonable than a freaking zero.0 -
There is NO WAY I will ever be a size 0 ever. I don't think i even it it when I was a teen, i think i just went through it waved and moved on. I would be happy getting back to a 10/12 and healthy!0
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Yes, if one is willing to become anorexic, I am sure anyone can be this so exulted size 0. For me, personally, the only way I can achieve this is by being at least 14 Ibs underweight. I know, because even when I had a BMI of 18, I was only able to get into some Uk size 6s, which is the equivalent. I am 5'10. I think to claim everyone can be that size is stupid and irresponsible.0
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You're welcome! :flowerforyou:I think BinaryPulsar may be one of the most eloquent people on the forums.
Aaaw, thanks!! :blushing: :flowerforyou: 0
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