I am still a size 8!

I'm the same height as you, 135 lbs, and I wear a size 6 or 4.

What's wrong with a size 8?

Your thighs aren't that big. For what it's worth, I have problems finding trousers and pants that fit my legs and booty. I wear skirts and dresses almost all the time. Work with what you got!

Oops. Just to clarify: I do not think anything is wrong with having big thighs, an athletic build, or being a size 8 - or a size 10, for that matter. And nothing is wrong with having a small build and being a size 2. Just wondering if anyone else has been in this position. My first post might have sounded a bit negative!

No worries, I edited my post too because I meant that your thighs aren't big at all.

But let's face it, you're 19 and that's prime territory for negative thoughts about your body. I remember when I was 18-19 I thought I was fat, but looking back on my pictures, that was so not the case!

I have a normal BMI, but thanks to genetics, if I lost another 15 pounds, I doubt that I would fit into smaller than an 8. I'd probably lose my boobs first. Accentuate the parts of your body you love the most, work on fitness, and accept your genetics. :flowerforyou:

Its crazy how different our bodies can be. I'm a little shorter than you (5'1) weight 145lbs and wear a size 8 lol

Like everyone said, every brand has different sizing, but you can still fit in 8s but fit in 6s too. I wear both sizes right now (I'm 5'5", 134 pounds), the 8s are definitely looser but they both fit fine (that's the Lee brand). Then if I try Old Navy I'm a size 4... but probably a 8 or 10 for Levi's. And I'm small in most of Kohl's stuff.

Basically, I never order a brand I'm not familiar with online :laugh:

I used to weigh 130 pounds but now I weigh 120 pounds. All of the women on my dad's side of the family have big thighs. I seem to have inherited that trait. If I lose 5 or 10 pounds, will I still be a size 8?! It does not bother me too much but it does kind of suck. How can you be 120 pounds and still be an 8? Gr..... By the way, I am 5 foot 3. Women who are around this height - how much do you weigh and what size are you?

Well first of all, way to go, losing 10lb is great! I am a LOT bigger and would LOVE to be a size 8. Currently I can still wear my size 20 jeans and barely fit into 18's. It's pretty puzzling to me that I can still wear the same pants I started out wearing before I lost weight, so I do know where you are coming from.
I have no answers for you. Just putting it out there that I can relate and wonder the same thing sometimes.

I'm 5'7" 172 and I can wear a size 8 in womens.

Same here. 5'7", 175, size 8. I guess it all depends on your shape and body composition.

I'm almost 5'3 and 138 pounds (on a good day) and wear between a 8-11 depending on the store. Like all the other ladies said, it all comes down to body type.

Also, I was about 125lbs in this pic. Although Im not at the moment. Really really not. Nor do I have great abs ..sniff lol. Holy cow , I just saw your other pics. You are a little girl. Good heavens, you probably know a lot of seriously skinny people. Thats because they arent women yet. Just keep eating right and keep active.

5'7", 169# and I wear a size 8. At my thinnest, I wore a size 5 dress and had the "thigh gap", but didn't feel very healthy .
The women in my family have awesome hourglass figures....but with those thighs you speak of! Just get fit and strong, and make sure your clothes fit correctly. No one can see your size or your weight- they can only see how good you look and how confident you are in your own skin!

8 is great!!!

Hi. I am 5`2" and was a size 6 pants but because of where I am in life (I guess) 62 years old I have a built in "life preserver" at my waist. They call it "muffin top" which is gross but my butt has graduated into a size 8, I am trying to stay at 1200 calories a day, stay active but the weight isn`t coming off very quickly like when I was on My Fitness Pal before. I live close to one of the Great Lakes and I don`t swim but I will be safe with my "built in" life preserver! LOL! I am going to keep going and not give up at this point but honey, size 8 is a size some women would love to be so don`t be hard on yourself! You are young and I am sure the Life preserver thing doesn`t affect you. Just maintain. At 5`3' you sound perfect! Too thin isn`t attractive and you are very pretty!

Just to give you some perspective, everyone is different, but I'm 5'8 and I weigh 125 lbs. I'm very small-framed, though. I'm a size 0-4 depending on brand.

It also depends on where you lose your weight. If your thighs are the last place to lose fat, for example, you may not change jean size for a while but your body composition will shift - meaning you will look better and more firm, before they actually change size.

It's not a race, it's a journey! Congrats on your weight loss so far!

I used to weigh 130 pounds but now I weigh 120 pounds. All of the women on my dad's side of the family have big thighs. I seem to have inherited that trait. If I lose 5 or 10 pounds, will I still be a size 8?! It does not bother me too much but it does kind of suck. How can you be 120 pounds and still be an 8? Gr..... By the way, I am 5 foot 3. Women who are around this height - how much do you weigh and what size are you?

That is not that weird. I have heard of 130 lbs girls being a size 10 or 12 and these girls were pretty muscular. I think you need to do weight lifting. I am sure others have said the same, to tone up, and make your body smaller.

Judging your progresses by the size you're wearing can be deceiving. I lost 20 kgs (44 lbs) and only dropped 2 sizes, maybe even less on my butt, but I definitely look different. I can still fit in some of my old clothes, just in a completely different way. I personally need to lose a lot of weight before dropping a size, and I guess it's because I don't lose weight homogenously in my body.