Pant Size?

jennifer_417
jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5' 6.5" and weighed in at 161.8 lbs yesterday, which puts me at just under 12 lbs overweight for my height. However, I'm just now getting into size 12 pants. Seems like I should be a smaller size by now, or are my expectations unrealistic?
What's your height/weight/pant size?
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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    edited May 2015
    pant size has a lot to do with brand, style and your body shape.

    When I was 160lbs I wore a size 6 or 8/9...at 150 I wear a 4 or a 6...depends on the cut, style and brand.

    Anne Klein...4s, Silver 6 (to be comfortable), AE 4's...

    Are you doing resistance training? exercise? or just using a calorie deficit.

    ETA: I am an hourglass shape as well with 38in hips...mostly bum
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I'm 5'3" 127 lb and wear a size 4 in most legitimate brands. I do a lot of strength training and my body type is an hourglass shape.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Pants size vary from brand to brand. I can't order jeans online unless I am already familiar with the brand because each varies so much. I have levis that are size 4, but I have some from target that are size 8. So because each brand sizes so differently, it's really hard to judge by pants size.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    5'4.5"
    about 139 lbs currently
    6-10 depending on brand and cut
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    pant size has a lot to do with brand, style and your body shape.

    When I was 160lbs I wore a size 6 or 8/9...at 150 I wear a 4 or a 6...depends on the cut, style and brand.

    Anne Klein...4s, Silver 6 (to be comfortable), AE 4's...

    Are you doing resistance training? exercise? or just using a calorie deficit.

    ETA: I am an hourglass shape as well with 38in hips...mostly bum

    I was doing c25k and Stronglifts until I couldn't afford my gym membership, about 6 weeks ago. It'll be another 3 weeks or so until I can reup.
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    I'm 5'6", 175 lbs and I wear a size 12. I carry a good amount of weight in my butt, hips and thighs. My current size 12 jeans are loose in the waist. I can fit into a size 10 pair of jeans I have, but it's not flattering. I figure with another 10 lbs lost I should be able to fit into the size 10 with ease. My problem with getting into smaller pants has always been my hips.
  • Addiewe
    Addiewe Posts: 65 Member
    I am 150 and wear a size 12. Pear shaped.
  • LolaKarwowski
    LolaKarwowski Posts: 217 Member
    edited May 2015
    I'm 5 7 and I can fit in a 6 and/or 8. It all depends where you get your clothing from!

    Btw I weight 135 pounds.
  • NotMcBeal
    NotMcBeal Posts: 3 Member
    5'11, 170 lbs. Lean in the waist, but thick in the hips and thighs. Like everyone is saying, it depends so much on the brand. I usually wear a size 8 or 10. With some silly brands I wear a 6!
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    I'm 5' 6.5" and weighed in at 161.8 lbs yesterday, which puts me at just under 12 lbs overweight for my height. However, I'm just now getting into size 12 pants. Seems like I should be a smaller size by now, or are my expectations unrealistic?
    What's your height/weight/pant size?

    We have almost identical stats; same height, I'm two pounds heavier, and I wear 10/12's in most brands. Squeeze into the occasional 8.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    edited May 2015
    It depends on how your weight is distributed. You can't compare to other people.

    I am 5'10" and 166 pounds (the high end of a healthy BMI) and a size 6 in most pants, skirts, etc. If I shop at stores with the most out of control vanity sizing...Old Navy's sizes bear no relation to reality LOL! ... I am a size 4 and can even squeeze into a 2 (though they look obviously too tight).

    However, I am still a large in most shirts (though some mediums now fit) and a 12 in suit jackets because most of my remaining extra weight is in my upper body and I have broad shoulders and a large chest.
  • loiscoles
    loiscoles Posts: 39 Member
    I weight 145 and my jeans are a UK 12 (US 8), and on the top I fit a UK10 (US 6). I haven't lost much in clothes size as I've lost weight. My jeans were all UK 12-14 even when I was 160lbs
  • alliesgettinghealthy
    alliesgettinghealthy Posts: 87 Member
    I am 5'4" 138 pounds and I wear a 2-4 usually. However I carry most of my weight in my stomach area.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    5ft, 124lbs, size 2. When I was 112lbs (reasonable for my height) I wore a size 12 in children's. The last time I had worn that I was in 3rd grade! I carry very little weight in my waist and I think that's why - despite having larger hips/butt/thighs - I wear smaller sizes than most other people my height/weight.
  • bambione
    bambione Posts: 30 Member
    I'm 5.5 and weigh 191. I take a size 16. I have my weight around the middle and my hips and thighs are slender. So I mostly wear elastic waist pants in a size large. I love all the really stretchy fabrics that are really forgiving.
  • MrsBrown104
    MrsBrown104 Posts: 88 Member
    Dont focus on the clothing size. Brands differ on sizing so much.
  • katsmo
    katsmo Posts: 219 Member
    Similar stats here. 5'8", 159 pounds. I wear a 10 comfortably, but have a few size 8s that fit alright too. My hips are the biggest part of me.
  • AnotherPuppet
    AnotherPuppet Posts: 8 Member
    When I was 200 I was a solid 16. But now that I'm 161.4 I wear 12's. We're in the same boat and that's awesome. :)
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    edited May 2015
    I'm glad I posted this thread. Thanks for the responses, I feel better now!
  • jorinya
    jorinya Posts: 933 Member
    edited May 2015
    If you can get simple be where you are their sizes are great. F&F are normally smaller, wear uk size 14 most times. Oasis I'm wearing uk 14 but it getting lose on me. South can wear size 12. Primark now that's depending once I had to buy a size 16 even though I was UK size 12. My mum is a tailor and told me once that sizes are not really regulated as much as they should. One day when I was a lot younger I went home crying because a size 12 wouldn't fit me and I felt really fat. It was then my mum explained everything to me. That was over 15 years ago but still the sizes can vary.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I'm 5'4 and weigh 131 and wear a UK size 8.
  • Kate5283kate
    Kate5283kate Posts: 87 Member
    For me, strength training has made a big difference. I'm 5'7" and 178. Last time I was at this weight (before pregnancy) I was a 14. As I've been losing weight, I've been lifting heavy, and at the exact same weight, I am a 10 or a 12, depending on brand.
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited May 2015
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    I'm 5' 6.5" and weighed in at 161.8 lbs yesterday, which puts me at just under 12 lbs overweight for my height. However, I'm just now getting into size 12 pants. Seems like I should be a smaller size by now, or are my expectations unrealistic?
    What's your height/weight/pant size?

    A big part depends on the brand and then also how you're shaped. I'm 5ft, 6in, pear shaped, and when I started this whole thing I was close to 180lbs and wearing a size 14 jeans. I'm now in maintenance, with a weight range of 120-125lbs, and I wear a size 4 jeans, size 2 shorts/skirts.

    eta: being pear shaped, I lost my excess weight in the bum/hip area last-actually had to go below my original goal weight, to see movement in that area. So if you're pear shaped, chances are you'll lose your 'pear' last :p
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    I'm 5' 6.5" and weighed in at 161.8 lbs yesterday, which puts me at just under 12 lbs overweight for my height. However, I'm just now getting into size 12 pants. Seems like I should be a smaller size by now, or are my expectations unrealistic?
    What's your height/weight/pant size?

    I'm 5'6" 148 pounds and in size 8 and size 10. At your weight, I was in 12 and sometimes 14. I have a relatively large waist (30.5" now, just looked at my log and it was 34" at 161 lbs.) in comparison to my hips/thighs/butt. So I usually have to go to larger sizes due to that.
  • kailadriel
    kailadriel Posts: 75 Member
    I'm 5'6.5, weigh ~180lbs, and I'm a size 10/12. I do a lot of heavy lifting and my body shape is rather curvy. I can feel/see my hips bones, so I really don't think I'll be getting much smaller.
  • jhamptonsleboda
    jhamptonsleboda Posts: 23 Member
    I'm just over 5'5" and 180/181 lbs - I fit in a 10/12 depending on the amount of stretch in the fabric. At my heaviest (225/230) I was a solid 16. I carry the majority of weight in my hips/rear. I've learned to not focus on the size on the label - instead, focus on how great you look in the pants :)
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    5'6", 196lbs and a comfortable 14. I'm guessing Ill be at a 12 at 180-185lbs, based on how much i have had to lose to go down in size so far.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    I'm 5'9 and weighed in at 166 last friday. Currently wearing size 12 shorts. sounds about right
  • MeiannaLee
    MeiannaLee Posts: 338 Member
    I'm 5'1, 114 pounds and a size 4
  • chubbard9
    chubbard9 Posts: 565 Member
    I'm 5'3 and started at 248.8. I was squeezed into 16s/18s, but I really had NO business being in the 16s. I'm down to 210.4 now, and the 16s(some of them) are starting to fit nicely... I don't know how many #/size, but I know everybody is different... Not all sizes fit the same weight, but people all lose weight in different places, so I have no idea how to tell.
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