hips and pants size

I bet it depends on the brand and how high/low your pants are but I bet you could get into smaller.

I think about that with my bra size… I feel like I don't have much fat to lose around my chest (gravity is working to keep all my fat on my lower half, lol) so I often wonder if I'll ever be able to go below 36 bra size - even though my cup size keeps getting smaller. My H doesn't think I will, because my ribs are wide.

Well the 6s from then are probably 2s now, so you got to keep that in mind.

I fit in some 6s, probably some 4s too, but I can't imagine ever wearing 2s. Unless it's the super low cut jeans or something.

I have large hips and even when I was at my skinniest in high school at 135 5'6" the smallest size I could wear was a 10 and the legs were loose.

Years ago when i was getting married I was wearing a size 13 and I ordered my wedding dress in a size 8 . When my older sister heard this she kept telling me that I would never get into that dress because I was big boned .. yadda yadda … well sure enough when I tried that dress on a month prior to my wedding it fit perfectly . My sister bit her words !! but but your not smaller than me LOL She was wearing a size 10 at the time . She says well maybe the dress runs big ! LOL Nooooooo most wedding gown usually run small! I actual had her take off her skirt so I could show her that it was falling off on me . She just kept seeing me fatter for some reason . Could be my height .. I am only 5` 1`` and she is 5` 3``


Yes I think you will fit into smaller sizes !

Yes you can surely get into smaller than an 8.. But I personally have a wide ribcage, and similar to you with wide hips, weight loss helps to a degree but you've got to admit your limit at some point! I know I'll never fit into size 1 tops while the rest of me can do so easily. It's just the way we're made! (I'm talking in American sizing as I'm unsure which sizes you're working with!)

I had always thought I was big 'hipped'. I started in a size 14 jeans and I'm now in maintenance, wearing size 2s. I've also had three kids. So for me, it was all in my head

If it helps, my hips are 34" and I wear a size six.

I think most people could probably fit into single number trousers. Even now I've lost the weight and am 5 sizes down I still believe I'm big boned and my hips are wide (especially after 5 babies) but I'm able to wear UK size 8 jeans which I think is a US 6? I fit in some UK 6's but I'm quite happy wearing 8's and don't think I'd look good if I lost more weight.

It doesn't really matter what size trousers you fit into as long as you feel happy and are healthy.

You can decide if you want to be a 2 or 4 or 6 ---- it is nice being a lean, mean fat-burning machine. Don't limit yourself by thinking " i can't" ???????????? good luck!

That is a strange thing to say, imho. Can we also decide to wear children's sizes?

I'm just trying to caution some folks. My ribcage itself doesn't fit into a 2, nor do my hipbones. There may be some vanity size somewhere that changes that, but the actual measure of my (quite visible) ribcage is 36+ inches around. There's no going lower than that (except for a bit of skin and minimal muscle) without bone surgery!

When I was in high school, I honestly thought that my... womanly... Hips would prevent me from wearing jeans smaller than an 8. Now, I'm losing weight I'm starting to think that isn't true. I do have Hips... broader now that I have had kids, but I think that if I lost enough they could fit in any size I wanted.

What is the truth? Will big hips prevent smaller pants, or is that a load of bull that would be changed if the person lost enough weight? Or is there a cap, but it is just smaller than I thought?

Curvy cut pants might help you get in to a smaller size if your hips are limiting it. Really though, the size on the pants doesn't matter- looking awesome in the pants is what matters, and that's what you have control over in reshaping your body. If you don't love your hips, you can build your glutes and have an awesome bedonkadonk to balance your hips, whatever size they are.

My mom and I were having this conversation today... after I went shopping for new jeans. I didnt find what I wanted, but i did try on 6s and even one pair of 4s! OMG I never thought id see that number.(I have a flat butt, so need flap pockets and mid-rise.)

When I got married, 33 years ago, I weighed roughly 132 and looked heavier than I do now, at 140. I wore boys jeans back then, so not sure of my size. My mom actually said she thought I was in better shape now. That could be true, I work out now and never did back then. Still I think sizes have changed and also have run into the size charts not matching the sizes online.

Looks like I will be out jean shopping again!

It all depends While pregnancy itself may widens the hips somewhat , many women have c-sections and they hips do not go through the same widening trauma as women with vaginal birth. So having kids may or may not widens the jib much.

Also it varies by height, built and shape plus pants style. Women with apple shape may wear much smaller size jeans than pear/hourglass shape women especially if it is low-rise jeans.

I always had hourglass figure with wide hips and narrow waist, and my babies just increased this difference. I have a 0.65 waist/hip ratio and boyish cut jeans look ridiculous on me. If I can pull those style jeans over hip, the waisline is humongous. Only curvy style jeans fit properly regardless of the size.

katznkt wrote: »

When I was in high school, I honestly thought that my... womanly... Hips would prevent me from wearing jeans smaller than an 8. Now, I'm losing weight I'm starting to think that isn't true. I do have Hips... broader now that I have had kids, but I think that if I lost enough they could fit in any size I wanted.

What is the truth? Will big hips prevent smaller pants, or is that a load of bull that would be changed if the person lost enough weight? Or is there a cap, but it is just smaller than I thought?

I have a stereotypical Latina build. Ittty bitty waist, big bug & thighs. I just dropped into a size 6 jeans (29 in Levi's 501's - 100% cotton, so no stretch!). You can probably fit into any size you wanted within reason. Those of us with wider hips, a larger backside, may bottom out at a size 4 and still have a healthy body. Mind you, because we are wider in hips... We generally wear two completely different sizes on top and bottom. I wear a juniors small (size 2) on top, and 6 on bottom.

Don't focus so much on size, but on body fat. I know I will probably never drop lower than a 6 because I do enjoy lifting and squats do build the butt. Also, at 5'7" pant length are becoming an issue for me, I don't get it, do clothing designers think we shrink in height when we lose weight????

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cllmetatrsld wrote: »

I have large hips and even when I was at my skinniest in high school at 135 5'6" the smallest size I could wear was a 10 and the legs were loose.

This is me exactly now,cannot get lower than a 10 st 5'6 135