Petite girls around 5ft0 weight/size clothes?

Wow... I just found this thread and it's so nice to see so many beautiful petite ladies like myself!! I'm 4'11" and my heaviest has been 183 lbs. I'm not a little bit down to 176 lbs, but now that I'm in my 40's it's just soooo hard to loose weight. I've always had larger boobs and a big behind and even though my lightest in my 20's was 120 lbs, I felt great. I've been a size 12 for over 20+ years now and I would just love to get down to a size 8 or even a size 10 to feel as if I've accomplished a weight goal. And I do agree that as being shorter, we definately carry our weight so much differently from taller women. Thankx for sharing this!! This has given me that extra boost to keep going and not give up!!

I'm a smidgen under 5' and slowly coming down from 10st 4 (144lbs). My aim is about 120lbs. Anything between 8st and 8 and a half will suit me.

But as I get closer, I'm keener to think more about the tape measure than the actual weight. Currently I'm somewhere between a 12 and 14 depending on the shop. My boobs are big, my bum is flat. The only way I can fix that I reckon is to get lifting heavy weights, which is what I want to do when I get back from holiday.

kirsty99999999 wrote: »

I'm only 5ft but at my heaviest was 13 stone (182lbs) uk size 14/16, which put me in the obese category, after 4 years of healthy eating and exercise I've managed to reach my goal weight of 7stone 6lbs (104lbs) UK size 6/8.

I always thought being 9st 7lbs ish, UK size 10/12 was normal/healthy size. however for me being that weight and size i was still in the overweight catagory and I did appear quite chubby.

It think when your short, even a little bit of weight clings to you differently as my taller friends can put weight on and not look bloated like I would!

The 'Petite Advantage Diet' it rammed home to me that every extra bit of weight shows on a peite frame. I'm 5ft0 too. Here are my stats:

Lightest:
7st 2 (100lbs) B33 (32B), W23, H35 Dress size 6-8

Target:(though I'd happily go lighter) Dress size 8
7st 6 (118lbs) B34 (32C), W24, H36

Heaviest:
10st (140lbs) B38 (34DD) W30, H42 Dress size 12-14

I'm 8st 10 right now.

smr09012 wrote: »

It's amazing how different bodies at the same height and weight can be different sizes!

True that. There are women on here who are my height and ~50lbs heavier than me who claim to wear the same size clothing as I do.

Yeah, difference in weight distribution is one thing. Difference in labelling among different manufacturers is another. But I think the biggest variable is body fat percentage; someone who is 200lbs and muscular will wear a much smaller size than someone who is 200lbs with a high body fat percentage.

I'm 4'11.75", my heaviest and most recent weight is 211. My current pant size is US 13 and my goal is back to 125, or 115 if I'm lucky, although I do want to gain more muscle mass as well so I'm okay with that number being higher if that happens. When I was originally 125 pounds about 7 years ago I was wearing size 3-5 which is what I hope to get back too. I agree that even though my BMI suggests as low as 95, anything below 115 is way too low for me!

I'm 5'1" and weigh around 110 now, which is ok. My heaviest was 119, and I really hated that, and my lightest was 103, which was also not too great. I know there are those with bigger struggles than what I have, but I found that as soon as I stopped looking at the scale and started looking for muscle definition I accepted my body a lot more! Now it's just become a challenge to get stronger rather than trying to put myself in some weight category. I'm used to wearing size smalls or even extra smalls and size 0 pants, but nowadays I can wear mediums and smalls and up to size 3 pants! Even though these are bigger sizes, I like my body a lot more than when I was the super small sizes.

I'm about 4'1". Starting weight 123. I'm down to 113 currently. I've been wearing size 2 but I have a few pairs in size 0. Tend to go for xsmall in tops. Shopping is pretty difficult. Petites fit much better but selection is limited. Dresses are the worst... Always too long and never hit correct at the waist.
I'm going to treat myself to a shopping trip when I hit 110. Any suggests wear to shop?

Hi I'm 5ft nothing! I'm 47 and my heaviest was 11 stone 7...I'm now 10 stone 6 and losing at a steady rate of 1lb per week. My target is 9 stone ...I've got a lot of work to get to that! ! I'm big boobed and they never reduce whatever I loose!

I'm 5ft1 and at my heaviest weight of 173lbs I was a 16 which I mainly needed for the hips and could probably go for a 14 top. At the moment I am 158lbs and my size 16 jeans drag on the floor but the 14s give a very slight muffin top. I always have huge boobs but have gone from a 32GG to a 30GG and hope I shrink a bit more there but having had boobs that literally seemed to frow over night as a young teenager I know they will always be big. My hips are a huge problem area for me, they are 43" right now and I would be happy to have them get to 40"! My ulimate goal weight is around 119lbs but I am saying 123lbs for now because that will be 50lbs off!

Good grief. I'm 5ft 1.3 and weigh 9st 4lb this morning. And UK size 10 bottom and probably more like 8 on top.I can't imagine being 7 stone even at my height. I'd look like a child ? My goal is 8.12lb and been struggling to get there for months. My weight gets stuck here!
Some of you are or want to be SO light. Even for a shortie I don't think 7stone is a nice look or even that healthy? I think I look pretty slim now (just need to flatten the stomach and tone the arms). Amazes me how little you all want to weigh!

I'm just under 5 feet. At my heaviest, which was about 5 years ago, I was 190 pounds. I used to squeeze myself into a US size 16. Now I hover between 105-110 and wear a US size 0.

Just found this thread and thought I'd say hi! I'm 5'0' and hoping to get down to 120 something, hovering around 160 now. I've always been heavier and very top heavy, even when I managed to get down to 128 a few years ago so I don't think I will ever see much less than 120 or so. Being surrounded by taller people it seems others have a hard time getting that I just can't eat the same way as them! Trying to find that balance.

I am 4'11" and will be 50 this summer, I'm currently at 108. My highest weight was 144 (years ago) and lowest was 104 which was looking a little gaunt. This time however as I lose I am working out more and I am not getting the "you look sick" comments, so it's obviously helping a lot. My range will likely be 105-109, I want to be on the low end when I go to Mexico next month.
Shopping for clothes is very difficult, legs too long, sleeves too long, tops too long, nothing hits where it should. I am going to start wearing more kids sizes. It's so annoying that many stores have stopped carrying their petite lines. I was told at Winners when I asked why they took the petite section out that plus size was far more popular, sad commentary on our society.
Glad all the other shorties have the same issues. Does anyone have a favorite store? I like Cleo's as they have a petite line. The tops fit nicely but the pants are too big for me and Reitmans's ultra petite are good. This is in Canada.