Size 12 = Fat?

Sizes aren't a great measurement - they vary so much and have changed so much over the year. And someone who is tall with wide hips might need a larger size even if he/she is at a lower weight.

Celebrate YOUR success to this point! And, if you still need to lose more weight, that's ok too

I think it really depends on the individual. I started MFP at a size 10. I am now a size 8. I'm 36 yrs old. I'm 5'4 and my goal weight is between 120 and 125. For me personally a size 12 would be too big. But for a person who started at a 16 or 18, a size 12 would be awesome, a great accomplishment.

I started at a snug 16, now loose 12. I did last night buy a size 10. According t y height/weight ratio and BMW I still have bout 20 pounds to lose. I would be a bit scrawny then I think and abt size 6.
All that said...where I am happy will be a 10 or 12. I want to lose 7-10 and then maintain. Size is relative to where you are happy and comfortable.

I am actually trying to get into a size 12 right now! About 6 years ago I was in a size 22! I got down to an 18, then a 16...now I' ve been in a 14 for about 2 years. I am still not in shape, but way better then I use to be some years ago! I think it depends on you and the goals you set for yourself. It seems very hard for me just to get into the next size smaller, even after losing so much weight over the years. I do know that I will never weigh over 300lbs again, and my main goal now is to get under 200lbs! Good luck in your effort to be a better you!

I'm hoping to fit in a size 12 again!! Right now im at 13/14 ish but yeah, I'm sure you look great at size 12 so do not worry

It really depends on body type/personal goals.

For instance, I'm 5'11 and have a wide frame. Being a size 12 is one of the smaller sizes I could healthily reach, the lowest my body could physically go would be about a 10. But for other people, say, females who are 5'2 and petite, they would look large as a 12 (just for an example, I know everyone's different.)

People fit sizes differently. Both Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian are size two's, but their bodies are totally different. Same for size 12.

If size 12 is your goal, that's great! Don't let anyone make you feel bad about that. It's just a pants number. If you look good and are healthy, who cares about the number on a tag?

Hmm well I have a small bone structure and a size 12 is what I was overweight and feeling the worst. I think sizing is deceiving though. Prefer to go by physical measurements.

For some people, especially the taller and those with wider frames look fantastic at a size 12! I look like a fata** lmao.

If you can climb a few flights of stairs without breaking a sweat, then whatever size you are is good. For the average height, size 12 sounds about perfect.

I'm 5'11'' and currently in 20s which are starting to get loose, down from a tiiight 22.

When I was a size 14 in high school I weighed 180lbs and I was quite thin. I don't think I could get lower than a 12.

I agree, size isn't a good gauge at all. It totally depends on your height and body structure. I started at a size 16 and was looking good in size 12. I am now in an 8, but certainly would not have described my size 12 body as fat at all. That being said, I'm 5'10" and pear shaped.

It really depends on your shape and what weight you're comfortable. I'm whatever the opposite of pear snapped is (idk let's call it lightbulb shaped like an upside down pear, small hips) so if I was a size 12 I would be enormous. I was fat when a size 6 was still a little loose. I still have some fat to lose and my hips are 32".

TOTALLY depends on height and body type. (And also, are we talking American size 12 here?) For me, I would have to be quite overweight to be a size 12. I'm pear shaped, so I do tend to be bigger on bottom, but I'm barely 5'4". A healthy size for me is for like a 4 or a 6. And, of course, sizes in different stores vary GREATLY. In fact, I would never judge anything by clothing sizes just for this reason. I mainly go off my measurements I take with a tape measure. Different ratios look better on people of different heights. But based on your picture, you look great!

At my heaviest, I was a size 12. For ME that was fat. I was overweight and couldn't even walk up a flight of steps without almost keeling over and panting like a dog left in a car with the windows rolled up in a heat wave!

If I'd started out at a size 22, 12 would be an amazing size to be, but I would probably still want to be smaller! It's a personal decision.

Well done, keep doing what you’re doing and when you reach your happy place, be happy. This is YOUR body, not mine, not anyone else's!

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Well, I am currently a size 12 and at a pretty healthy weight, and my height is 5'9.5". My ultimate goal is to be a size 10 and lose about 10 more lbs. It all just depends on your height, body composition, and goals that you have for yourself.

I'm just shy of 5'9" and I'm hovering between a size 12 - 10 but you would never be able to guess it by looking at me (or so I'm told). I'm quite happy with the way I look in my clothes at this point. In fact, someone told my husband and at Christmas party we were attending that I was "SO SEXY"! :laugh: He was referring to my height along with my curves... so there's one opinion. LOL

It's all in how YOU feel about how you look.