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5"6 maintenance ladies. What size?

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  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    everyone is so different!
    I'm 5'7 and 133 right now
    I wear size 6....tops usually S or M

    adding in Jr in khols etc wear a 5 bottom and large top
  • DawnVanSlim
    DawnVanSlim Posts: 10,468 Member
    WTH, I am 5'6 129 lbs and am wearing a size 8, probably should drop down to a 6 for them to fit right. American Eagle jeans. How all you ladies are the same size as me and in 2's and 4's is causing me great envy! Maybe having 2 children have caused my hips to become wider?

    I feel the same way! I wear 10s! (5'6 140lbs). but no kids. I think I have always wore the wrong size lol.

    I think we are very similar. I wore size 10's @ 144
  • DawnVanSlim
    DawnVanSlim Posts: 10,468 Member
    WTH, I am 5'6 129 lbs and am wearing a size 8, probably should drop down to a 6 for them to fit right. American Eagle jeans. How all you ladies are the same size as me and in 2's and 4's is causing me great envy! Maybe having 2 children have caused my hips to become wider?

    I have two kids, and wear a 2, but I think you look great. It doesnt matter what size you wear. Only how you look and feel. I wish I had more curves.

    Thank you :) I guess we always want what we dont have.
  • xHelloQuincyx
    xHelloQuincyx Posts: 884 Member
    im working toward 140 size 7 juniors (short). i felt comfortable at that weight.
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    I'm 5'7" and currently 138 lbs. I'm a comfy 8 but JUST fit into a size 6 of a certain brand. Not most brands. The idea of ever being a 6 is shocking to me. I've been a 12 or 14 most of my life.
  • TabithaRose87
    TabithaRose87 Posts: 44 Member
    It definately depends on more than your height. I had a free personal fitness evaluation, and was told that my organs and muscle alone weight 142, and I need at least 20 lbs of fat to survive...so I can imagine I should be about 162 and will probably look thin..IF I tone my stomach as well, cause after having babies most of my fat is in my stomach and it makes my current pant size about 2 sizes bigger than my bottom half actually is...It sucks and because of it I don't feel good in anything I wear..sigh...anyway...Please don't automatically aim for a small size cause you don't know how your body will look at that size. Maybe try aiming for one lower pants size at a time? That's my goal at the moment so I don't drive myself crazy...Good Luck!!!
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    I was 5'6", but I've shrunk to 5'5". I'm maintaining between 130 and 133 and most pants I buy now are size 6. I wear size 4 in some brands, and I have one pair of size 7 from WalMart that fit nicely. Sizes vary, so you'll have to try them on. In my transition to my current weight, I bought most of my "temporary" clothing at thrift stores. I didn't wear them long enough to merit paying higher prices. Have fun reaching your goal, then enjoy shopping!
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 735 Member
    It depends on the brand but also depends on your build. I'm 5'6 and when I was around 155 I was a size 10/12. At 145(I looked too skinny because I am very large frame) I was a size 9. My body has changed since then plus i've had a baby so right now my goal is to get to 165/170 and see how I feel. I want to get into a comfy 12. I'm flat stomached and can wear a bikini at that size!
    our body type sounds similiar. Im just shy of 5'7 and am at 170lbs. Im in a 10 but they are getting loose.
  • tigertchr23
    tigertchr23 Posts: 418 Member
    I weigh 149 and fit in size 6 American Eagle jeans/shorts . . . unless they are the Bermuda shorts . . . because I have thighs and a butt! LOL
  • cellokitty91
    cellokitty91 Posts: 127 Member
    Hey! 5'6'' 123 lb and size 5. Hope this helps :)
  • Babybirdganz
    Babybirdganz Posts: 107 Member
    I'm 5'6 and 127lbs. I have really wide hips So I wear a size 9 in juniors.
    It really depends on the brand though... Sizes mean nothing anymore, none of them match up anyways!!!!
    Just depends on your body type!!!! :)
    Hope this helps!
  • tameejean
    tameejean Posts: 197 Member
    Yep, sizing doesn't really matter. A lot of companies "vanity size" anyway, making you feel good at a smaller size in their brand. I'm 5'6 and 134 at the moment and a size 4, but when I am at my normal 125-127 I wear a 2-4, depending on the brand. I am also smalled framed and have a booty ;-)
  • Happylady123
    Happylady123 Posts: 166 Member
    I am 5'6" and weigh about 121 currently. I wear a size 5 in Juniors jeans and a size 4 is too large in women's clothing, but can't find a 2 at Belk for capris (sp?). I agree with most other posts... size varies widely in clothing. I tend to fit better in Juniors now.
  • buffybabe
    buffybabe Posts: 180 Member
    I am about 4 pounds away from my maintenance weight and am a size 2. I imagine I won't be any smaller than that when these 4 pounds come off.
  • JenAiMarres
    JenAiMarres Posts: 743 Member
    I wear size 0 or a two at the biggest... I weigh 130 lbs right now...I wore the same size at 118 lbs....I just have more muscle now..and my pants are definitly tighter, but still fit great in the waist....
  • carrie_eggo
    carrie_eggo Posts: 1,396 Member
    I 5'6 1/2 and I'm a 2 or 4. My weight ranges between 121 and 126. A skirt or dress I can wear an even smaller size.
  • Kimberliipaige
    Kimberliipaige Posts: 4 Member
    i am almost always a size 5. i am 5'6 and 128 pounds
  • ellentongyu2015
    ellentongyu2015 Posts: 1
    im 5'6 and about 130 lbs. I wear anywhere from 2-4, now more 2's.
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