5'4" and size 16?

I am 5'4.5". Right now I am ~223, and I generally wear an 18 in pants, 16 in tops and dresses and most skirts. I am a pear and I have big thighs, so it is definitely much harder for me to get into the bottoms at 16. I started at 250, and the vast majority of my size 18 clothing fit (except for those pants with narrow legs and no stretch. They went from being loose in the waist to fitting perfectly in the waist.

When I was around 200 last, I was a 16, and they were a little snug in the thigh. I think my legs are trending downward now so we'll see.

I am now back to what I call, the annoying size. I have big boobs, so that means some shirts/tops/dresses in "normal sizes" won't fit because I have too much up top. And the tops in the plus sized stores are shapeless and/or too big. (Even at my heaviest, 85% of plus sized tops looked horrid on me.) Bottoms are iffy, 16s are too small and not many stores carry 18s. I typically just get skirts and then hit the plus stores for pants.

So if you are in the 16-18 range, here are a few online stores you should try for more clothing varierty.
www.asos.com (Go to the "curve" section for the plus line. It is in UK sizes and starts at about a 12. Things tend to be cut here for people who are more hourglass/pear shapes.)
www.dorothyperkins.com this is another british site, and they go about to about 18-20 US.
www.eloquii.com this is the limited's new plus brand, things go on sale all the time
www.very.com another UK site. goes up to 16-18 US.

I'm 5'4, 199lbs and a size 15/16. I think if I lose 10 more pounds I can go down to a 14 pretty easy. I am pear shaped, carry all my weight in my rear and hips and thights.

I am 5'4" started at 204 and now at 180 started 16 now 13/14. I can get in some 12's I really would like to wear size 8. I have a small term goal to be 174 by summer 6lbs away but my goal is 145 or so.

As you're working in pounds, I'll assume that you mean a US 16 (which would be an Aussie 20).

I'm 5'4" and started out last January at 92kg (about 204 pounds) wearing an Aussie 18-20 (US 14-16).
Now I'm about 72kg (156ish) and wearing a size 12 (US 8).
I've added strength training into my routine this year and although I've put on a kg or two, I don't think I've got much larger, so I"ll be interested to see what weight I am when I fit into a size 10 (US 6).

I'd love to shop in your sizes, the numbers make it sound so much smaller!!

I'm 5'3'', 218#, and size 16 most places.

Im 5'4 and weigh about 170 and in a 15 trying to get down to a 9 at least! im having a lot of difficulties though, any advice?

I started at around 195 an never seemed to get bigger than a 12 (US sizes). But now that I've dropped over 30 lbs, I have only lost 1 pant size. I did fit into a 10 recently but that didn't count (hello muffin!). I'm one of those people that just can't get below a certain weight that everyone strives for without looking like I'm starving myself. If I get anywhere near 130, my hip bones stick out, my ribs show. I'm only 5'4" 1/2. I was born with a big booty, boobs and hips. The smallest I've ever gotten down to was 128 and in a size 5. I've only been fat for about 4 years. I look pretty darn good at 140 so that's what I'm striving for!

I'm 5'4" and currently weigh 158. i think I'm around a size 10/11. I have never looked my weight at all...got quite a bit of muscle.

i'm 5'4 and in a 16 weighin in at 196lbs

I have my goal outfit hanging on my wall of the 11/12 i used to wear about 3 yrs ago!

5'4.5" and wearing 16 at 180. I'm shaped like a football.