Ladies around 5' 8"--sizes??

uglypottamus
uglypottamus Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
I've seen this done with other heights but I'm around 5' 8" and was wondering what sizes everyone is? For me,

SW: 176 lbs and pushing a size 14
CW: 139 lbs and an 8-10, but mostly 10s

I just feel like at this point I should be closer to always wearing a size 8 and maybe even pushing a 6 so it's kind of discouraging, so I was wondering about any ladies of similar height if they've had this problem?

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  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Currently 156-160 size 6
  • eemorton
    eemorton Posts: 23 Member
    I am 5'8

    SW - 229 and a tight size 18
    CW - 160 size 8/10
    GW - 145 hope go to be a 6/8 when I get there
  • colletteduck
    colletteduck Posts: 3 Member
    I'm 5'8".

    SW: 215 & beginning to bust out of 18's
    GW: 160

    I've been as low as 164, and at that time I was in 10's and some 8's. It really depends on the brand, your own body shape, and how toned you are.

    When I was at 164 I was in the best shape of my life and was building lots of muscle working out 5 days a week, so I know my body was more compact than it would have been if I had just dieted without trying to build lean muscle.

    I don't know if I'll have the dedication to do the 5 day a week thing this time around. I want something more sustainable, so I'm expecting 10's or 12's are probably as low as I'll get.
  • doIlhands
    doIlhands Posts: 349 Member
    Currently 205 size 14. Started at 222 14-16.
  • mlaz81
    mlaz81 Posts: 36 Member
    I'm 5'8, 162...and I'm a size 8. It all depends on how you're built.
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    I'm 5'9 and about 155. Currently wearing 6-8 depending on the brand.
  • karibeth0602
    karibeth0602 Posts: 1
    I think it really depends on your frame. My sister is 5'7" and she has a tiny frame and wears a size 2 or 4.
  • jolene_ca
    jolene_ca Posts: 91 Member
    I'm 5'7" and 150lbs. Shirts I'm a Medium as well as workout clothes. Jeans...designer I'm a 10, almost an 8. At that weird in between. Places like Old Navy with vanity sizing I'm a 4.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    5'9" - 182 and currently a 10-12. I was an 18 at 215.
  • zviap37
    zviap37 Posts: 2 Member
    SW: 208 size 16
    CW: 177 size 12/14 - but the 14s are all pretty big. I'm stuck in between sizes...the larger size is too big but the smaller size is still a little tight.

    I agree with posts above. Depends on all sorts of physical characteristics. (Current) Goal weight is 165 and would like to be in a comfortable 12.
  • JanetP124
    JanetP124 Posts: 50 Member
    It really depends on your frame. I'm 5' 9" and the lowest weight I've been as an adult is around 145lbs. I was still a size 10 in pants because I have hips that were made for birthing. There is just no way to exercise your skeleton into being smaller.
  • difabu
    difabu Posts: 143
    Absolutely depends on one's frame.

    I'm 5'8"/5'9". CW: 170, GW: 160. Measurements are 42-34-39 (the dreaded "cone" shape).

    I wear 8s and 10s (Ms) in bottoms, 14/XL in tops.
  • ddky
    ddky Posts: 381 Member
    5'9 currently 187. u.s. size 12
  • uglypottamus
    uglypottamus Posts: 3
    It really depends on your frame. I'm 5' 9" and the lowest weight I've been as an adult is around 145lbs. I was still a size 10 in pants because I have hips that were made for birthing. There is just no way to exercise your skeleton into being smaller.

    I'm starting to think this is my problem...if I exercised more I could probably be a comfortable 8 but even in high school when I was super fit from playing sports @ 150 lbs I was a size 10.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I'm 5'8, 121 lbs and wear 4-6 bottoms and small/xsmall shirts and dresses. Yes, I have big hips LOL
  • amyx593
    amyx593 Posts: 211 Member
    5'8''

    SW 186- size 12
    CW 177- size 10

    My body type is hourglass and I have a lot of lean muscle.
  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    5'8"

    SW: 169 size 12 jeans. Large tops
    CW: 136 size 6 jeans. Small tops.

    I'll never fit any lower than a 6. My hips won't allow it. I'm pear shaped.
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
    I am 5'8" 145 pounds and wear a 7/8 in most pants, 5/6 in forever 21.
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    I'm 5'8, 121 lbs and wear 4-6 bottoms and small/xsmall shirts and dresses. Yes, I have big hips LOL

    You call that big hips?? At 5'8" you are underweight at 121 lbs.
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    It really depends on your frame. I'm 5' 9" and the lowest weight I've been as an adult is around 145lbs. I was still a size 10 in pants because I have hips that were made for birthing. There is just no way to exercise your skeleton into being smaller.

    I'm starting to think this is my problem...if I exercised more I could probably be a comfortable 8 but even in high school when I was super fit from playing sports @ 150 lbs I was a size 10.

    CW: 5'8" and sizes 16-18

    Before I gained all my weight, I held a constant 145 pounds and wore a 10 T for many years. I don't care what the sizes are anymore, I just want to lose fat and gain muscle.

    Stop worrying about what the "size" will be and cut the tags out of your clothes. Nobody will know what size clothes you wear unless they turn your clothes inside out and look for it.
  • bgale718
    bgale718 Posts: 46 Member
    SW: 211
    CW: 193
    Goal: 170

    I started at size 14. I am currently wearing a 10. Some 10s are tight. I would say the real judging factor is my American Eagle Jeans. I have ALWAYS been a 12 in AE jeans. My AE jeans that are a 12 are big now. I've never had them be big. I am not going to get more until I get to my first goal of 170.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    5'8.5"
    SW 156 size 10-12
    CW 141 size 6-8

    Please know that body composition is the true tell of the size, not necessarily the weight.

    I was 137 a few years ago but had far less LBM, / higher bf% and was a size 10.
  • enwethiel
    enwethiel Posts: 13 Member
    5'8.5"
    SW 250 size 16-18
    CW 210 size 16, maybe a 14 but that's pushing it
    Back in high school I was a size 5/6 and weighed 158.
  • lkplibra
    lkplibra Posts: 147 Member
    Height 5' 8"

    SW: 187 - size 14/16
    CW: 145 - size 8

    What can I say I have hips...

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