Ideal size for tall girls?

Hello! I am a fellow tall girl (barely under 6 feet) and at the smallest I have been 160. I weighed in on Monday and was 199, my starting weight was 240. I went from a size 18 to 14 and have just under 30 pounds to go. My goal weight is 170. I am not sure what size that is but looking at me and my build it is doable. So I don't really have an answer for you. Sorry but that is where I am and where I am going. I can't see going any smaller than a 10-12 realistically. :flowerforyou:

You've got a few inches on me, I'm 5'9-10" ish but I wear a 4/6. I always thought I was 'big boned' until I lust all the fat from around those bones.
Best wishes.

I am 5'9 and currenly weigh 155. I am working on getting down to 150 which is where I normally reside and honestly feel more comfortable. I was always taller growing up and through the years have just decided it is how my clothes fit and setting personal goals for myself.

When I was tooooo thin- dangerous I wore a 4-6 5'10 1/2 === I think i look best in a 12-14 and you are right- try to find something classy in that size--- Lane Bryant occasionally will have some stylish things as does Lands End (more casual) and they have them in talls-other than that I am always looking for places to shop for my poor 35 inch inseams!!!

My daughter is has a 37 inch inseam and gets her jeans at alloy.com. That is the only place we could find them.

my skinny friends from volleyball are 5'10-6' and wear 6-8ish. And they look skinny. I think a normal clothing size would be in the upper areas (10-14 ish?) of normal woman's clothing. They also work out and have muscle so they aren't stick thin, but look skinny in a hot way

On jean length, I find "designer" is much longer then regular major brands like express and limited. You can get a lot of designer on sale at marshals, nordstrom rack, or even during the sales of the nicer department stores. I also remember borrowing a pair of jeans from one of the girls above and she got hers from Pacsun. don't bother with Jr.s because they are a lot shorter.

It really depends on if you have a little curves or no *kitten* at all! I would say most people are 10-12 at a comfortable weight they can manage without being bulimic or anorexic or over the top. If you want to live your life on appetite suppressants and laxatives maybe a 6 but it's not ideal or needed. Most people look very beautiful and sexy at a 10-12 if they are tall!

Yeah you never know what is ideal anymore. I am 5'9" and at 169 with a goal of 160. My goal was originally 150 but that would look too dam skinny on my frame. And with having muscle tone, you're liable to weigh more anyways.

I too am a 6' tall girl....well 49 yr old woman actually. My smallest size was a 14 back in my early 20's, but when I see pictures of me from back then, I am appalled at just how think I was - it wasn't pretty. I was eating healthy, but I worked out ALL THE TIME back then. Of course when I got married, and later had a child I never got back to that level of fitness.

Now I am 49 yrs old, post menopausal, and after 3 abdominal surgeries (C-section, gall bladder & hysterectomy at the age of 38), my body has definitely changed.

After 18 years of raising my daughter and being involved in the band boosters, sports boosters, theatre boosters for all of her activities, she is grown and it's time to take care of myself again.

I am hoping to go from my current size 20 to a very comfortable size 16. I know that I cannot reach the size 14 again because of age and body build, but a nice fit, lean 16 would make me happy. I was a size 16 when I got married 23 years ago and I looked really good than, so that is what I am working toward.

I will say that it is nice to know that there are more tall girls out there like me who have weight to lose, for some reason everyone thinks because a girl is 6' tall she is super model skinny.

I'm 5'10 and weigh 136 (1 lb away from goal!!) At my smallest, I was 125 during college. My dr and family told me that was too thin. I wear a size 6 though those and now getting a little baggy. I am really happy with where I am and my goal now is to get toned.e

I also want to add in response to a previous post. I do not and have not ever lived my life on appetite suppressants or laxatives. I have a normal sized frame and my whole family is very tall and thin. Being thin and tall is not a bad thing and it should not be assumed that those who are, are not living a healthy lifestyle.

I'm 5'9" and my goal size (I don't have a goal weight) is 10/12. Once I get there, I'll see if I find that satisfactory or not and figure out if I want to go smaller or maintain. I just assume that size would be best on me since my goal isn't to get thin. I just want a flatter stomach and smaller dress size. :-D

it's so hard to answer this question, but i think it really is about being comfortable with yourself. I am 5'10 and in high school when i played volleyball I was 180...i was by no means overweight, I was a muscled up beast and VERY healthy..i got into college and lost my muscle and went down to 170..and my dad told me I looked too skinny...that i looked frail and he was afraid he was going to break me if he hugged me

the "charts" say i should weigh no more than 174, but apparently I was too skinny at that point, so its really hard!

I continually struggle with that..about a year and a half ago I was 256, and now am 209..my goal is 175, but in reality i think i will be happy just to get under 195..

tall girls have it hard, so hang in there, at least it looks like there are a lot of us tall girls out there who dont think being a size 14 means we aren't looking great

I'm 6' and the smallest I've ever been was a size 14 jeans and I was 172 lbs to metion I had testing done and had 7% body fat and I still was a size 14! I jumped way up to a 24 and proudly back down to an 18 with more weight to loose but I order all my jeans from alloy.com they carry up to 37" inseam I love being able to have cute stylish jeans that are long enough for my plus size frame.
They have cute jeans that help me fit in with my age group as far as style:)) got a new pair coming next week!!

Just for anyone that is interested, here are a few places I have shopped for taller jeans online.

Long Tall Sally, Long Legs Toronto, Delias (they carry up to size 19 and 37" inseams), Pzi jeans.

I was at my skinniest at age 21 at a size 11...I was in police foundations and I was working out really hard. Now a stay at home mom I have climbed up to 280 and a size 18. I am working on getting to 175. I am not sure what size that will make me as I am pretty busty as well and still have the worst time shopping for tops

Agreed!