One size doesn't fit all

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  • rhiannon1979
    rhiannon1979 Posts: 166 Member
    5'2.5", 144 lbs and wear size 8 petite in dress pants & 10 petite in jeans. Mostly M tops.
  • ActorGirl1476
    ActorGirl1476 Posts: 221 Member
    I'm 5'8. I weigh between 165-173 (I fluctuate a lot more than a normal person so I don't feel comfortable giving a set weight) but I wear either a 6 or an 8 in jeans depending on the brand.

    * also, I used to weigh between 200-210 and wore either a 13 or 15
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    I am 5' and 127 pounds wearing size 7/8, although I did try on a 6 at Target that fit the other day.
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    Interesting little factoid. I weigh exactly 15 lb more right now than I did this time last year. But wear the exact same clothing. The biggest thing I changed is I started weight lifting heavy and doing the stair climber. So for me, the scale is no longer my gauge. It's all about the pants.

    yea the funny thing for me is I weigh like 40 pounds more then I did the last time I was big but then I had to wear a 20 now I wear a lose 18, thats crazy I guess its the years of hard work
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    I'm 5'5" and weigh 150lbs. My pant size varies from store to store between a size 10 - 14 UK size (which would be 6 - 10 USA size). There really is no consistency with sizes, I have tops ranging from a 10 - 18 ( 6 - 14)!! All of them fit :/ I'd say on average I'm a 12uk bottom / 14uk top.
    I'm used to it, I don't even care what the size says anymore... the one thing that really bugs me though is when I go to a store, pick up a top in XL and it's too small!!! that's just not right! I don't care if it says XXXXXXXL as long as it fits, but when XL is the largest one and is the equivalent of a 12uk / 8usa... who the hell are they catering for???

    yea I swear they reduced the size XL I swear, cuz I dont remember them being so small
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    Here's a good example of how one size doesn't fit all:

    My sister is an inch taller than me. When she got married she weighed 117. A few years later I got married. I wore her old dress in the exact same size (no alterations) as she did but I was an inch shorter and weighed 130. Yet our bodies were in the exact same proportions (it was a mermaid style dress so there was no hiding thighs.)
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    5'4" weighing in at 150 and im an 8-10 depending on the maker
    i ordered a body shaper the other day and based on the measurement chart, it said i needed a medium. i received my size medium and it would fit my 6 year old. sent it back and im waiting for the XL now :ohwell:

    yea this is the problem with fashion no one has the same type body, the thing that really makes me made is because of my hieght they say I am supposed to be 140 in which would be impossible for me the skinniest I think I would be able to go is 160 but then I know I would have rib cage showing
  • Thulpa
    Thulpa Posts: 55 Member
    http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-baffling-things-about-womens-clothes/

    This is a great article for those who do not understand this concept, I sold women's clothes for years. I can tell you that I would sent people with a size up and down when they went to change.

    Mens are not much better, old navy calls a mens 42 a 38 according to the article
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    I'm 5'2.5" and around 135 and I wear a size 4 (US) even though I have a big butt and thighs

    Go away size 4 :grumble: hahaha just kidding :tongue:
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    I weigh 238 and i am 5'6 size 16 rarley size 18.

    I have always said that even though i weigh a lot i have a lot of muscule. I am very strong too.
    I am working on losing the fat and gaining lean muscule. : )

    you should try out palates great for lean muscle in the stomach
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    When I started dieting I weighed 207 and wore a 16-18, I am 5"6". I am now 173 and I bought a pair of 12 jeans which are getting a little baggy in the legs and I bought some dress slacks that are an 8. All depends on brand, and cut. I have skinny legs and don't have a large butt. I'm all middle.So, if I can find a little stretch in the waist I can fit in the 8. My top was a 1x 18-20 and now I am in a large in some things. 12-14. However, if I buy some brands at certain stores I am still an XL and some I am a medium. It's crazy. You're right one size does not fit all. And from one brand to the next it changes.

    All I know is I want to be healthy.

    Anyone have some good ideas for losing the upper body? Arms, and waist mostly.

    Yea I am the same way I gain a lot in the upper portion, to tone the tummy try palates its incredible
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    5'8, about 162, size 12 jean
  • Nikkiray32
    Nikkiray32 Posts: 123
    At my best weight and size I am : 149 pounds and size 8 in dresses, 10 in pants/slacks, 12 in tight jeans ( big bottom) :) I was also able to wear two piece swim suits nicely. I am muscular by nature. People could never guess my weight or size.
    Now, I am 208 pounds and size 16 pants and large dresses.The wieght went everywhere, even to my chest. I used to be a 34B, now I am a 38C maybe a bit more.
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    Thank you all for sharing, I think we need to let our voices be heard more, were all different sizes, weight, and shapes, and dame it ! its better that way =) cuz how boring if we wear all shaped like the manicans
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    5'7" 167, loose 12s.
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    5'4" 155 pounds, size 8.
  • kammy92
    kammy92 Posts: 408 Member
    I'm 5'3" 1/4, weigh 134 and fit into a size 8 jean...........when I was 20 pds lighter I fit into a size 2................I'd be happy to get back into a 4 personally!
  • Xtina_Beba
    Xtina_Beba Posts: 218
    Hi thought it would be fun to see the different sizes and how one size does not fit all, for me I was at a normal weight at 185, perfectly fit without extra fat, also my paint size was about a 12, now I am 260 (lost 15 pounds) and I am 18 paint size (lose fitting) I am 5'7,

    so if your brave enough share your height weight and paint size so we can see how no one fits in the same size box =) also I am interested in seeing if there are any other girls like me that just seem to weigh a LOT because of muscle mass

    I'm 5'4 and currently weight 135lbs. I have a hour glass shape and my pants size is 7. Throughout my teen and adult years (Btw 115-150lbs) I've always ranged from 5-9 pant size.
  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 820 Member
    I'm currently 185.2 lbs at 5'7" and am wearing a size 16 regular. At my heaviest, 244lbs, I was a size 22/24W.
  • scienceteacherAK
    scienceteacherAK Posts: 94 Member
    I am 5'4", 199 lbs, and all of my pants are a 10-12 depending on the brand. 10 in AE, 12 in Ann Taylor.

    Though I do wear a size 14 dress...
  • pandasand
    pandasand Posts: 133 Member
    5'3", 103 lbs, size 0 jeans.
  • InvictusPheonix
    InvictusPheonix Posts: 129 Member
    5'8", 128-132 lbs, size 2 (old navy "longs" skinny jeans)

    "m" tops though, 11 years of swimming= super broad shoulders
  • Rayseyu
    Rayseyu Posts: 8
    im 5'6
    200 lbs
    pants size 15 ish

    well i guesss mine dont rlly count cuz im pregnant
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I'm 5'4".

    At my highest weight, I was 203lbs. I was wearing a size 18/20 in pants. Right now, I'm right around 145lbs and I can wear a size 8 or 10. Though I tend to buy men's pants and can wear a 32" in ANY brand of those.
  • jess_blonde
    jess_blonde Posts: 229 Member
    5'7" and 155lbs at the moment and I'm wearing a size 8 or a baggy size 10 with a belt.

    Twelve pounds ago the size 10s fit without the belt. Hopefully ten more pounds or so and I'll fit a 6!
  • jacquelyn_erika
    jacquelyn_erika Posts: 524 Member
    Wow, this does show how different everyone is...

    I am 5'3", 148, and in between a size 10/12.
  • cassidygrooms
    cassidygrooms Posts: 64
    I weigh 194 and am 5'8" and i wear a size 18 pants! My thighs are huge :sad:
  • chele1028
    chele1028 Posts: 248 Member
    I'M 5'3" and at 237 lbs I was a size 18-20 womens pant and 1x or 2x top. Now at 189 lbs I'm in a misses 16 pant and large and x-large top. Got the hips and bootie but it is going down.
  • Animaniac87
    Animaniac87 Posts: 74
    Highest~~~ Weight: 214 ~~Pant Size: 18 (might have been a 20 but I squeezed into a 18)
    Current~~~~ Weight: 194 ~~Pant Size: 14 (wooo!) The 14 as of yesterday i fit into some, so exciting!

    Height: 5'6" 1/2
  • priscillaxD
    priscillaxD Posts: 10
    highest weight 181 pants size 13/12 Most of it is in my butt xD
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