What size pant are you at 5'6 and 160lbs?

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  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    depends on the brand but I'm an 8-10 (I have a pair of jeans in a 6 but that's a fluke) at 165.

    But I'm heavier than I look by ....a lot. Depends how YOU carry weight. I'm heavy in general and muscular right now besides. I expect to be a comfortable 6 at 155.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    I am 5'7". At 160 I was a 10/12. Now at 151, most 10s are too big. Once upon a time, at 135, I was a 2/4...that's where I'm trying to get to now! :)

    This is what is absolutely amazing to me. I was exactly 132 all through high school (I briefly made it to 127, but that didn't last...my body wanted 132 and nothing less) and at 132 I was a 10/12. At 140-145 I was barely squeezing into a 12. And I'm 5'5", so I'm only two inches shorter than you, and you are a 2/4 at the same-ish weight. It's like a cruel joke on me. So frustrating to know there is apparently no way in all of Hades that my body will let me get to a 6/8. :sad: :explode: :sad: :mad: :sad:

    We all end up carrying it differently. More strength training! I've always been "solid" and I was a 12-14 at 180. (I am 5'4.5")
  • MindBodySoehlFitness
    MindBodySoehlFitness Posts: 1 Member
    SIZE 10 :( But on my way back down to a 6 :)
  • AAthena
    AAthena Posts: 7 Member
    I started mfp at 160 and was a size 13-15... Much larger than most other ppl reported. I am a major pear shape and usually wear boot cut jeans that sit low on the waist... That may make a difference. I am now 140 and wear a 10 -12...but mainly 12s
  • funkycamper
    funkycamper Posts: 998 Member
    5ft, 5-1/2in @ 168 and I'm wearing a 10. When I was 173# I was wearing a 12 but then I added lifting heavy. Six weeks later I had only lost 1# scale weight but, at 172# fit into size 10's. I was a pear shape and am now more of an hourglass but I still carry most of my weight in my butt, hips and saddlebags and lifting heavy is really helping me lose inches in those areas.
  • LosingLizard
    LosingLizard Posts: 69
    I'm 5'5' and 150 pounds in a size 12. My biggest problem though is belly. I have big boobs and no waist, small hips. Not a good look.

    YES! This is me! Exactly! (Well, when I was 150 anyway) I thought I was the only non-waif that had the no waist/hip thing. I have a giant gut and no hips.
  • Aureilie
    Aureilie Posts: 213 Member
    I'm 5'6.75" and at 160lbs I was an 8-10 depending on the pants.
  • niknanette
    niknanette Posts: 15
    10 or 12 depending on brand. More $$=smaller size
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    When I started gaining weight years ago, it was about 10 years ago that I was 160 pounds, I wore a size 14/16 at 160 back then.
    I'm 5"6 and had a stick skinny/boyish shape (no/super small boobs, no/super small hips, nor no/super small butt) ...an apple:indifferent:

    Today, i'm between 179.8-181 pounds and wear a size 14/16 now...go figure:indifferent:

    So...clothes sizing has/have definitely changed. I see people wearing a size 6 now that were considered a size 10-12 back then, when I wore a size 6 when I was 118 pounds and stick skinny. Today that 118 would be a size zero or size 2
  • Kittie_Kat
    Kittie_Kat Posts: 101
    At 5'7" and 159lbs I was a 10/12 only because I have slightly bigger hips lol
  • nadiafox
    nadiafox Posts: 24
    I'm 5'7" and 150, and I wear a size 6
  • peterson_jessica
    peterson_jessica Posts: 119 Member
    I'm 5'6.5 and at 160 I was a size 6
  • CarolinaButterfly
    CarolinaButterfly Posts: 25
    between a 12 or 14
  • cocolo89
    cocolo89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    I WAS a 12 at 160, but now Im a 2 :))

    edit** I am 5'5
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    I was in a 14 then - but then again, I have huge hips. :P
  • bhelmreich
    bhelmreich Posts: 254 Member
    im 5'7, 175 and a size 12.
  • mrsmangomum
    mrsmangomum Posts: 62
    I'm a 10/12 depending on cut and brand.
  • sofitheteacup
    sofitheteacup Posts: 396 Member
    I'm close at 5'5" and 167, but a size 14. Sigh.
  • mkmacon
    mkmacon Posts: 3
    I have thin legs and large waist...I weigh 189 and can do a 12 in stretch jeans but my waist is still at 14....ugh. Really hate stupid belly fat.
  • nadiafox
    nadiafox Posts: 24

    So...clothes sizing has/have definitely changed. I see people wearing a size 6 now that were considered a size 10-12 back then, when I wore a size 6 when I was 118 pounds and stick skinny. Today that 118 would be a size zero or size 2

    yea, vanity sizing - more expensive/designer brands don't do it though, that's why people are generally different sizes depending on the brand/maker...its annoying.
  • pjd1973
    pjd1973 Posts: 37
    at 5'6" and 162.5. I'm in a size 10, but can fit in some 8's
  • tiffani79
    tiffani79 Posts: 13
    I was a 12 - 14 (mostly 14's thou, I got a booty! LOL)
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    AT 5'5" and 160 I was a 12.
  • zoodalia
    zoodalia Posts: 294
    Size 12-14 (UK)
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    I'm currently 5'6" and 195 and in an 8/10. When I was 160ish, I was in a 4/6. But I'm only ~15% body fat, so I'm 165ish of lean body mass from all of the weight training I do.

    ETA, I'm also V shaped. I have broad shoulders and am big busted, which is where I carry all my body fat, so the pants size is smaller then the shirt size. In shirts I'm a Large.
  • dianacannon89
    dianacannon89 Posts: 235 Member
    I am 5'7". At 160 I was a 10/12. Now at 151, most 10s are too big. Once upon a time, at 135, I was a 2/4...that's where I'm trying to get to now! :)

    This is what is absolutely amazing to me. I was exactly 132 all through high school (I briefly made it to 127, but that didn't last...my body wanted 132 and nothing less) and at 132 I was a 10/12. At 140-145 I was barely squeezing into a 12. And I'm 5'5", so I'm only two inches shorter than you, and you are a 2/4 at the same-ish weight. It's like a cruel joke on me. So frustrating to know there is apparently no way in all of Hades that my body will let me get to a 6/8. :sad: :explode: :sad: :mad: :sad:

    So then be happy with what you are! No need to explode be sad or mad! You are beautiful!
  • dianacannon89
    dianacannon89 Posts: 235 Member
    I WAS a 12 at 160, but now Im a 2 :))

    edit** I am 5'5

    WOW Great job!!
  • mtaylor1980
    mtaylor1980 Posts: 134 Member
    I'm 5'7 and 167 and I wear a 10/11
  • des24rob
    des24rob Posts: 77 Member
    I was a size 10/12 at 5'7 and 160

    Currently I'm a 14/16 and 225. Wierd for me to gain and not be MUCH larger. It's important remember everyone's weight is proportioned differently. My best friend and I are a 45 lb weight difference and wear the same size clothing.
  • mtaylor1980
    mtaylor1980 Posts: 134 Member
    I WAS a 12 at 160, but now Im a 2 :))

    edit** I am 5'5

    OMG! WOW! How did you do that, if you don't mind me asking??
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