What size pants do you wear?

1246

Replies

  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    some brands a 32 some a 34 but a 33 is way nice
  • lhanks89
    lhanks89 Posts: 90 Member
    I am 5'9", 153 lbs and wearing size 7-9 jeans.

    I want to get to a solid size 7 in all brands, but it's hard because everyone's measurements and styles are so different.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I was aiming for size 10, but here I am in size 8!

    I am a pear shaped 5'7" woman, started MFP at 175 lbs, size 14 (US) and am currently 147 pounds and size 8. I have kept track of my weight and size as I have gone along, click my profile if you want to see the weight/size correspondence.
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    I was in a tight Size 12 when I started...I am now in a Size 2-4. I skipped all sizes in between. LOL
  • Vaanja
    Vaanja Posts: 163 Member
    P.S. Pants in the US for women have no standard sizing. That's why one to the next from the same rack will fit differently. Find a brand you like that fits you well and stick with it. What I stated above, a 5 is a junior's size, as is a 5/6 so you will find a women's 6 fits differently.

    ^ This.

    I'm 5'2", and when I started my journey I was at 174lbs. My size 16W Levi's were hella snug, and every time I pulled a fresh pair of jeans out of the dryer I had to do lunges in them just to get them stretched out enough to kill the muffin-top. Now that I'm at 150lbs, size 14 Levis fit me perfectly, but my favourite well-fitting pinstriped trousers are a 12, and if I grab a pair of the junior's size jeans or shorts I like from Target I'll go with a 15.

    I've promised myself a pair of those overpriced Lucky jeans when I hit size 8 in Levis, haha. I don't have much hope of going below that even being only 5'2", I've just got big ol' hips.
  • gleechick609
    gleechick609 Posts: 544 Member
    When I started I was in a size 18 pants and SQUEEZING the life out of my size 16 dress slacks for work. After losing 32 lbs, I am in a 12/14. I still have 21 pounds more to go and I hope to fit into an 8/10!
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    First thing; "Congratulations!" Second I am really not looking to burst any bubbles but the garment industry here in the U.S. lies... I was wearing a 36" waist when I originated my fitness journey but my actual waist measurement was 39” and when I measured pants the waist was 38” with give for comfort… I then measured all my pants and found that the 36” or 34" tag was just that… a tag. The measurements were always 2 to 3 inches more than the tag indicated. I am not sure how it relates to women’s clothing but I had a girl friend that once told me that when she got to a 6 she couldn’t fit in the sixes that she wore when she was younger (she threw nothing away) so I believe the American clothing industry is padding the numbers and making the sizes larger as to not hurt our egos.

    You're correct. I work with tailoring/sewing etc and we've noticed that people wear one size in civilian clothes while a whole 'nother size in uniform.
    I'm a 0-1 in regular jeans but trying on uniform pants, I'm a 6-8. Those sizes would fall off my bony *kitten* in jeans. Also shirts, a size 32 is too small yet I'm an XS in civvies.
    Regular pants are always a bit off in sizing.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    First thing; "Congratulations!" Second I am really not looking to burst any bubbles but the garment industry here in the U.S. lies... I was wearing a 36" waist when I originated my fitness journey but my actual waist measurement was 39” and when I measured pants the waist was 38” with give for comfort… I then measured all my pants and found that the 36” or 34" tag was just that… a tag. The measurements were always 2 to 3 inches more than the tag indicated. I am not sure how it relates to women’s clothing but I had a girl friend that once told me that when she got to a 6 she couldn’t fit in the sixes that she wore when she was younger (she threw nothing away) so I believe the American clothing industry is padding the numbers and making the sizes larger as to not hurt our egos.

    You're correct. I work with tailoring/sewing etc and we've noticed that people wear one size in civilian clothes while a whole 'nother size in uniform.
    I'm a 0-1 in regular jeans but trying on uniform pants, I'm a 6-8. Those sizes would fall off my bony *kitten* in jeans. Also shirts, a size 32 is too small yet I'm an XS in civvies.
    Regular pants are always a bit off in sizing.
    It also depends on the cut of the clothes as well as the brand. Depending on the brand and cut/style, I can wear anything from 4-10... that is a pretty enormous size range. I have an hourglass figure so my 27.5" waist can accomodate a very small size while my 37.5" hips can fill in a larger size.
  • vannie18
    vannie18 Posts: 55
    I used to be a size 22W, this weekend I fit into a size 4 for the first time in my life, I'm still in shock!!!
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    4/6 in jeans. 6 is perfect in length but huge in the waist. I'd like to be back to a 3. :)
  • stef_3
    stef_3 Posts: 173
    I'm 5'4" and started at 203lbs and tight fitting size 16 pants. I was determined to not buy size 18. After losing 37lbs I fit comfortably into the size I thought I would be happy with which was an 8. I feel like I still need to lose 15-20 more lbs so we'll see what size I will be in then. It's awesome to be in single digit clothing finally, it's been way too long. Btw almost all of my pants are from Old Navy and the size 8 I fit into I had from years ago... before I had kids I had saved them for motivation.
  • gottagethealthy
    gottagethealthy Posts: 43 Member
    It's a little depressing for me. I started out wearing a 16 I am 5'1 and was 192-196. I currently weigh 181 and I am still in the same size 16 jeans. The good news is they are getting loose and I can breathe and move in them. Looking foward to a smaller size soon.
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    I hate to break it to you but clothes manufacturers are making jeans/pants larger but not changing the size printed on them. I bought a new pair of jeans a couple of months ago and they were a size 4. I KNOW I'm not a size 4. I pulled out a pair of old jeans from 10 years ago and they are a size 8. They both fit exactly the same. Same brand, same style.

    Many articles have been published that prove this. If you've saved a favorite pair of jeans/pants in the hopes of being able to fit back into them, try it, you'll see.
  • vannie18
    vannie18 Posts: 55
    I hate to break it to you but clothes manufacturers are making jeans/pants larger but not changing the size printed on them. I bought a new pair of jeans a couple of months ago and they were a size 4. I KNOW I'm not a size 4. I pulled out a pair of old jeans from 10 years ago and they are a size 8. They both fit exactly the same. Same brand, same style.

    Many articles have been published that prove this. If you've saved a favorite pair of jeans/pants in the hopes of being able to fit back into them, try it, you'll see.

    I agree with you, but we can dream too! :smile:
  • RNMDFF
    RNMDFF Posts: 153 Member
    22 down to a about a 10
  • AndieCal
    AndieCal Posts: 3
    I just started and my pant size is 12 or 31. I'd like to see 8 or 10. I guess we'll have to wait and find out what happens.
  • stef_3
    stef_3 Posts: 173
    I hate to break it to you but clothes manufacturers are making jeans/pants larger but not changing the size printed on them. I bought a new pair of jeans a couple of months ago and they were a size 4. I KNOW I'm not a size 4. I pulled out a pair of old jeans from 10 years ago and they are a size 8. They both fit exactly the same. Same brand, same style.

    Many articles have been published that prove this. If you've saved a favorite pair of jeans/pants in the hopes of being able to fit back into them, try it, you'll see.

    If this is the case I can't wait to go clothes shopping!! I saved all my old pants from before I had kids and have fit into the smallest size (8) so I may be like a size 4 if this is true. A girl can dream right:)
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    im 5'0 and at my heaviest i was a size 10. Now im at a bizarre size 2. I never thought i would be this size...I was never this small, even when i was a kid!!
  • pmcder10
    pmcder10 Posts: 56
    I am 5 feet exactly and I weigh 136 and im in a 5/6 comfortably, 6 short in american eagle to be exact so i think your right on. some brands will have me in a 7/8 all dep on how they are made. good luck & keep it up, my goal is 115! size 3/4

    You and I are just about right on! I am 5'0 and want to be between 110 and 115 when I'm done losing. I'm currently 128 wearing a size 5/6 depending on style and cut.

    A year ago I was a size 9. I lost about 25 pounds on my own so far, but am thrilled to have found this site to help with the last bit.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I am 333lbs and in a size 4. I'm very shocked and happy!
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Oh crap! I mean I'm 133lbs not 333! LOL!
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    Right now I'm size 30
  • Lizmhoughton
    Lizmhoughton Posts: 92 Member
    At my heaviest I was 170 and wore a size 12 at Old Navy

    Now, I am 132 and I can wear a 2 or 4 depending on the brand and cut. I am kind of curvy too, so I found a new love in Express (size 2 or 4) jeans and Levi's supreme curve size 27.
  • lidageorge
    lidageorge Posts: 16 Member
    I have the exact OPPOSITE problem! When I started i was 150 lbs, 5"6 and a size 14 pant. Now I am 125 ish and a size 9-11. I want to be a solid 9 (any brand). It looks like i will have to ignore all the weight charts for my age and hit 120. I am being smart, I eat within my calories and do p90x 5 times a week. I have just added a 30 min jog 3 days a week to try and lose the last 5 lbs. Would never go there...but sometimes feel lipo is my only solution..I hold weight on my hips, always have. Even at 105 when I was in my 20's I wore a size 7-9 and had a 11 inch difference between my hips and waist.
  • kotersmom
    kotersmom Posts: 96 Member
    142 and size 5...hoping for a 3 when I reach my goal weight
  • Mrs_Moe
    Mrs_Moe Posts: 68 Member
    When I started my weightloss journey I was 183lbs at 5'3" and squeezing into ( and busting out of) size 12 pants. I'm now at 138 and mostly size 8s.
  • sweetxsour35
    sweetxsour35 Posts: 177
    When I started MFP, I was a size 12 already. At my biggest, I was size 18 and I couldn't fit in juniors even though I was age 14. Scary. Now, I'm borderline size 8 and it's hard for me to believe because I still have 40 lbs. left to go! Either I'm aiming too low or I'm more petite than I think!
  • sweetxsour35
    sweetxsour35 Posts: 177
    Oh crap! I mean I'm 133lbs not 333! LOL!

    I'd be amazed if you were 333 lbs. and a size 4!
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    Im a size 14, the highest I've ever been was 18/20
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I am 5'4" and 103.4 and wear a size 0/1 or 2.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories