Trying to get to a size 4

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  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    Everyone else has given plenty of good advice here, but it depends on the store too. Size 4s can be very different things in different places. For example, you might be an Old Navy or Target 4 at 130 lbs or more, but an Aritzia or Zara size 4 only at 110 lbs.

    Measurements might be a better place to start if you're looking for a non-weight goal, or a specific piece of clothing.
  • Tropicoolblonde
    Tropicoolblonde Posts: 70 Member
    edited May 2017
    bikemom06 wrote: »
    I am 5' 8" and when I was down to 130-135 the smallest size I could wear was a size 9/10. It is crazy how body shapes/sizes can be so different.
    klowieislyfe1 wrote: »
    I'm 5'8 and wore a size 4 when I was 130-135 but that weight would look different on someone 5'2.

    5'9" and i'm a 2 at 130lb.... it's not so much that different body types mean different sizes.. just more so that some women carry MUCH more fat than others. I have always been leaned out and relatively slender even at my highest weight of 145lbs. If your weight is low, then it is an issue of body composition, not weight. Which is a very real problem for most women. I fortunately am outside that bracket. I still have my goals and would like to tone even more though especially since I spent 90% of my life looking like a flamingo. Now I'm just barely bigger, and I notice that small difference so much.
  • elizabethmcr
    elizabethmcr Posts: 6 Member
    FYI I'm 5'2 and weigh between 139-141 and I'm a size 8. I've been doing a lot of weight training recently and I run 5K six days per week but I wouldn't say I'm super muscular.

    In my experience I drop a size about every ten pounds lost (by size I mean 8 to a 6 to a 4). I would think for me personally I'd be a size four at around 120 lbs.

    Good luck!
  • ksz1104
    ksz1104 Posts: 260 Member
    klowieislyfe1 wrote: »
    I'm 5'8 and wore a size 4 when I was 130-135 but that weight would look different on someone 5'2.

    And I'm 5'8" and when I weighed 135 I wore a 9/10. I hate going by sizes, I try not to even worry about that anymore.
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    It'll definitely vary! I'm just under 5' and at 135lbs I was a size 8. When I was a 4, I was closer to 100lbs.
  • SparklyBubblyBabe
    SparklyBubblyBabe Posts: 96 Member
    I'm 5'2" and not very muscular also from the USA. For me, I don't think I could get into a size 4 unless I was like 105 lbs because of the way I fit into pants. Like right now I'm 140 and a size 12 but I know 5' 2" and 140 lb people who are in a size 8. I would say on average though 110-115lbs? You could always get to that weight and lose more if a size 4 still doesn't fit.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    cookiemonster_ashley wrote: »
    My friend and I are both 5'6 when I was 200lbs I wore a size 18

    My friend is 200 now and can fit into a 14.

    OMG, your profile picture is horrifying! LOL
  • Rebecca0224
    Rebecca0224 Posts: 810 Member
    youdoyou2016 wrote: »
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    A healthy weight range for your height would be 101-137 lbs.
    I would aim for somewhere in that range.

    This is so crazy to me. I mean, I'm not disagreeing -- I know that is the range.

    But, nearly 40 lbs?! For someone 5'2"?

    I guess this makes the case about body composition, but I cannot imagine being deemed "healthy" at the high end of the range.

    OP, I'm 5' and 112. (I think I have about 10 more to go.) Currently, I'm a 2 (US), but think I could do a 0 in some cases.

    The way people carry weight is different. I'm 4'11" and at 112 I look too thin and sick but between 120 and 125 I look healthy. I would hate being 100lbs or a size 0 because my body looks horrible that way. The recommended weight range for my hieght is appropriately 95 to 125 and I look best and am healthier at the top of my weight range.
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