Is it even possible for ANYONE to be a size 0/1?

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

synacious wrote: »

FeedMeFish wrote: »

For those of you ladies who are also size 0 (or under), I'm curious as to what your measurements are? Because I'm a 0 (close to 00) and mine are 32-23-34. Just wondering if there's similar/common measurements for these small sizes. And what height and weight are you? I'm 5'6 and 125.

Approx 31, 24.25, 34.5. 5'3", 109 pounds.

Also, as a sidenote, not everyone aspires to be a size 0. It certainly wasn't in my plans, I was just built this way. American sizing is what's "weird" to be honest.

Goodness. I wear a size 0. Really shows how different measurements can vary, even with sizes.

I'm 33, 27.5, 32. 5'4.5 and ~130 lb. I suppose if I wore very high waisted pants, I'd likely have to buy a 2 or something. My waist is large compared to others. All my jeans sit on my hips though so my jeans are size 0s.

I guess I'm a banana/ruler body type. :-(

I can't wear a size 0. Not sure I'll ever be able to (I'm okay with that). I'm 36, 26, 36.5 (my hip measurement has gone up slightly since starting strong curves). 5'4.5 and 125.4 lbs. All my shorts and jeans are 2-4 or juniors 5-7. I wouldn't be surprised if I have to wear a 6 in some brands.

Oh my goodness. To be honest, I'd love to have those measurements. I've always kind of wished I had an hourglass figure!

You do have an hourglass figure. Hourglass figure = bust and hips the same or close to the same measurements with a small waist comparison. If your waist was the same or about the same as your bust and hips then that would be banana/ruler.

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

FeedMeFish wrote: »

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

synacious wrote: »

FeedMeFish wrote: »

For those of you ladies who are also size 0 (or under), I'm curious as to what your measurements are? Because I'm a 0 (close to 00) and mine are 32-23-34. Just wondering if there's similar/common measurements for these small sizes. And what height and weight are you? I'm 5'6 and 125.

Approx 31, 24.25, 34.5. 5'3", 109 pounds.

Also, as a sidenote, not everyone aspires to be a size 0. It certainly wasn't in my plans, I was just built this way. American sizing is what's "weird" to be honest.

Goodness. I wear a size 0. Really shows how different measurements can vary, even with sizes.

I'm 33, 27.5, 32. 5'4.5 and ~130 lb. I suppose if I wore very high waisted pants, I'd likely have to buy a 2 or something. My waist is large compared to others. All my jeans sit on my hips though so my jeans are size 0s.

I guess I'm a banana/ruler body type. :-(

I can't wear a size 0. Not sure I'll ever be able to (I'm okay with that). I'm 36, 26, 36.5 (my hip measurement has gone up slightly since starting strong curves). 5'4.5 and 125.4 lbs. All my shorts and jeans are 2-4 or juniors 5-7. I wouldn't be surprised if I have to wear a 6 in some brands.

Oh my goodness. To be honest, I'd love to have those measurements. I've always kind of wished I had an hourglass figure!

You do have an hourglass figure. Hourglass figure = bust and hips the same or close to the same measurements with a small waist comparison. If your waist was the same or about the same as your bust and hips then that would be banana/ruler.

I guess I meant more of a difference between my hips and waist. I guess it's about a 4 inch difference. I was basically referring to a >4 inch difference between the two.

Maybe my eyes see something else but I look pretty much straight up and down just glancing at me! Eh! I guess everyone sees themselves differently than the outside world!

I'm sure you look fine

FeedMeFish wrote: »

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

RosieRose7673 wrote: »

synacious wrote: »

FeedMeFish wrote: »

For those of you ladies who are also size 0 (or under), I'm curious as to what your measurements are? Because I'm a 0 (close to 00) and mine are 32-23-34. Just wondering if there's similar/common measurements for these small sizes. And what height and weight are you? I'm 5'6 and 125.

Approx 31, 24.25, 34.5. 5'3", 109 pounds.

Also, as a sidenote, not everyone aspires to be a size 0. It certainly wasn't in my plans, I was just built this way. American sizing is what's "weird" to be honest.

Goodness. I wear a size 0. Really shows how different measurements can vary, even with sizes.

I'm 33, 27.5, 32. 5'4.5 and ~130 lb. I suppose if I wore very high waisted pants, I'd likely have to buy a 2 or something. My waist is large compared to others. All my jeans sit on my hips though so my jeans are size 0s.

I guess I'm a banana/ruler body type. :-(

I can't wear a size 0. Not sure I'll ever be able to (I'm okay with that). I'm 36, 26, 36.5 (my hip measurement has gone up slightly since starting strong curves). 5'4.5 and 125.4 lbs. All my shorts and jeans are 2-4 or juniors 5-7. I wouldn't be surprised if I have to wear a 6 in some brands.

Oh my goodness. To be honest, I'd love to have those measurements. I've always kind of wished I had an hourglass figure!

You do have an hourglass figure. Hourglass figure = bust and hips the same or close to the same measurements with a small waist comparison. If your waist was the same or about the same as your bust and hips then that would be banana/ruler.

First time I heard that. Though doing a google search does bring up banana. I've only heard of apple, pear, hourglass, rectangle.

AmyWebb2 wrote: »

00 makes me cry. I'll never be that size, and I don't think I'd look good at that size. I've got a large frame, and despite knowing this, it bugs me when I'll be a sixteen and others who weigh more than me are wearing 12s. It almost feels like it's not fair. But then again, if I was a 12, I'd be super happy!

Lol I hear you. I hate my large frame. Large waist, large shoulders, large ribcage, wide hips... bleh. I look like a tank.

Some people can definitely be a size 0. I have never, nor will I ever be a size 0. I have a huge bone structure and even at my skinniest, I was a size 5. I would have to be considered under-weight to fit into a size 0 (for my body type)

MakePeasNotWar wrote: »

synacious wrote: »

Sorry but can we stop referencing a size 0 as a teenager's size/body? I'm a size 0 and a 31 year old woman. I'm not starving, I'm not sick, and I'm not killing myself to maintain it. It's the frame I was born with and the body I've built through hard work. When I was a teenager I was a size 13 to 16. Not everyone has to be a size 0, but the not-so-subtle shade being thrown at the size is a bit much. I'm not targeting any poster in particular but I've noticed overall there seems to be an aura of vitriol regarding the size. It's a tad offputting.

I just re-read the thread to see if I missed something, but as far as I can see, nobody disparaged size 0 or implied it was for teens only.

I think you might be reading into people's comments too much, because I honestly don't see anything I'd call hostile.

Edited to add: If my posts seemed to you or anyone as if I were implying only a skeleton would fit into a size 0, that isn't at all what I was talking about. I was referencing my own bone structure, which is tall and broad. I apologize if I wasn't clear and you felt like I was taking a swipe at you or anyone else.

Not you at all. Many posters in this thread have been fine. Just a few references to being a teen's body, people aspiring to weird things due to size 0, and someone saying they don't like the size 0 "look" are a few that come to mind. If I said I didn't like the size 14 "look", more than half of the women in America would want my head on a stick. There were a few other threads where the size was mentioned in such a way.

I absolutely understand part of the disdain due to societal standards but I just wanted to throw it out there because sometimes on this board, and in real life, I get subtly and not-so-subtly reminded that my size makes people think I starve or I'm less of a woman because I have no "shape" when I do or that it's not a "woman's shape" because no woman that has had kids can be a size 0 which is not only untrue but falsely ties being a mother to being a woman. Size 0 is a stupid as hell size (thanks America!) but is still a size.

One size doesn't fit all thankfully and that's definitely what the takeaway of this thread is about overall.

I think it really depends on height. It's a lot easier for 5ft woman to fit a size 0 than a 6ft woman. I'm 5'9 and I would have to weigh about 110lbs to be that size. Plus it wouldn't look good. I have a tiny Kelly Ripa'esque friend who is 00 and looks great but I would look skeletal of I tried to wear the same size.

I think it would be painful and dangerous for me to try. I think I'm a UK size 8-10 at the moment. If you're in the US that's a 6-8. A US 0 is UK size 2, and I didn't even know they made clothes in that size. Size 6 was always the smallest you could get, I used to shop in the children's department when I was smaller though in my early 20s, but was probably a size 6-8 (4-6 in US)

MakePeasNotWar wrote: »

Given that I was a size 6 when I was 3 lbs from the bottom of my healthy BMI range (5'9" 128lb), I think I can confidently say that even centuries after I'm dead, when there is nothing left but a pile of old dry bones, said bones will still not fit into a size 0.

On the other hand, by then with vanity sizing, a 0 may well fit a family of 4 and their cat, so I guess I should never say never.

Exactly. I'm a good ten pounds from the bottom of my "healthy" weight per BMI, not especially petite at 5'4", and I'm a 0 or even 00 in a lot of mall brands because the vanity sizing is so out of control. Some brands, like Old Navy, often swim on me even in the smallest size.

Meanwhile, some other (usually designer or euro) brands I'm a 4 or 6 and I can comfortably wear my mom's size 8s from the 1980s and my own 6s from high school, so I try not to take clothing size as an indicator of anything.

On the plus side, my height and weight makes me fit perfectly into kids' sizes 12-16 depending on brand, so I'm saving a ton of money that way! If US brands keep up the ever-expanding clothing I guess I'll just have to get used to wearing pants with puppies on them to work