Alternachicks - What size do you want to be and why?

Just curious what size goals other people had.

I hate women's sizing in the U.S. What's the deal with plus sizes? Or even tall and petite sizes? Men's sizes run from tiny to huge, with no bifurcation of big guys/little guys. (Could it be that men don't want to label themselves "little?" :lol: ) And they have inseam lengths instead of tall/petite. They even have neck sizes, for Chrissake! Whereas in women's clothing, once you've reached a certain size, boom! You're considered fat. You're labeled tall or short. There's no variety, other than S, M, L, Plus size in sleeve length or neck size.

That being said... :lol: I still have a size goal. When I'm skinny, I'm usually between an 8 and a 10. I'd like to be an 8 in everything. :D Why? Because that is the size at which I look slender, not just unfat. :)

AR

I'd be happy to be a 10/12....right now I'm in a 18 down from a 20/22 :D I think that's where I was comfortable, although it's been so long its hard to remember that far back :lol:

I would like to be a 5/6. Right now I am about a 9/10 in jeans, and in some junior brands that run smaller, an 11/12. The reason behind this size is that over half of my clothes are this size due to that a few years ago I wore that size, and it would save me a ton of money if I didnt have to invest in a new wardrobe. Ive been pretty stingy about buying clothes since Ive put on the weight as an incentive to lose it and have double the wardrobe! I also felt very confident when I was that size and I know I would appreciate it even more this time when I actually had to work for it!

I would be happy with a size 14 right now. That would put me out of the "plus size" And I really can't remember ever being any smaller then that. I look back at picutres of me at that size and think I looked pretty darn good!! (it helps being tall, lol)

Personally, I've always wanted to be a 2. :D

I want to be a 10/11 because I have the cutest clothes in that size! Also a killer business suit that my Daddy gave me. Right now though anything under a 20 would be good!

Miss Chris

What's up with size 0? That just ticks me off :lol:

That means you don't exist!!!!!

I say size 8/10. Then if it runs big, I can go find a smaller one, or if it runs small I can get a larger one with out having to leave the store!

I actually have no idea what size I wear. All I can remember is wearing size 28 jeans all through college. Now I have a pair of 36 on. They're a little loose. :)
I like the big Cotton Ginny stuff. It's very cozy. Ummm, is that like, XXL?

My sister is a size 0, but it's weird because she doesn't look any skinnier than I did when I was I size 5 -- but I think it's more because she has such a small frame. Personally, I would love to be a 7/8 again. When I was a 5/6, I looked unhealthy. When I was a 9/10, I looked good, but not as good as 7/8. That's where I'd be most comfortable. I have no idea what size I even am right now, some of my 9/10 jeans fit, some won't go over my hips, a pair of 12's fit me, my other pair of 12's falls off me, I fit into an old Small skirt (but it has an elastic waistband), but barely squeezed into another Large skirt. I'm so confused....

I love this question! :)

I want to be back into a pair of size 10 jeans. I have the pair in my closet. It is nothing I would ever wear again, but I really liked the way I looked in them.

I have been a 16, and am currently a tight 12.

What size do I want to be, or what size do I think is realistic for me? I'd love to be a 4-6, but I think 8-10 is much more realistic for me. I'm pretty short and pretty small boned, so that's why I say I'd like to be a 4-6, but it's been a lot of years since I was that size, and at my age I don't think that's a realistic goal for me any more. But an 8-10 is attainable....eventually!

Hmm. Gads, this is a tough one -- do I go for the "trip down memory lane," or do I get real here? <g> I was a size 7/9 when I got married, and thought I was a cow. I could just slap myself, if only I could stumble across a time machine. I was a size 12 before I finally got pregnant, after 4 years of marriage. The PCOS basically had started to take effect, although I didn't know that til years later. It hit with a vengeance during the pregnancy, and I gained 70 pounds, whiskers, gestational diabetes, etc. Have now been fat most of my adult life. I was wearin' a size 24 at my heaviest, and am now in a 20. I'll be pleased when I get back into an 18, and will be fairly content if I get back to a 14. But I'd be thrilled to get back into a 12. Part of me kinda longs to be able to wear a 9/10, but realistically, I doubt it'll ever happen, and I'm almost unsure it would be good if it did -- I kinda like the way curvy women look, and if I get back to being really slender, I'll have no boobs at all. They're pathetic even now, as round as I am. LOL Besides, I'm in my 40's, and at the moment have absolutely no wrinkles, but I've been told that if I ever got truly slender again, my face would be more apt to show the wrinkles.

Although why I give a shoot, I don't know, because thanks to the PCOS I'm in a race with my hubby to see who goes bald first, and I think I'm "winning." LOL One of my big goals as far as losing weight is simply to slim down enough that when my hair gets so thin I give up and have my head shaved, I won't look like Buddha! (Hey, great religion, and I love the look on Hotei, but it's not a look I fancy for myself, thanks! <g>)

Lene'

I would like to be a size 9/10 again :) I once was a size 5/7 but I wouldn't want to be that thin again - my bones in my face, neck and chest stuck out to much when I was that size.

I think 9/10 is comfortable and doable for me.

I would love to be a size 10/12. My sister's an inch or two taller than me (I'm 5'4") and she's a size 3 and it just looks unhealthy. I don't want to be *that* thin. So to me size 10/12 is perfect... I'd be able to fit into "regular" sized clothes and still have curves (as opposed to angles). :D

I'm 5"7', so 12 is perfect. In high school I was a size 6! Can you believe? Of course, every time I ate something fattening, I threw it up, so there you go. I also exercised like a fiend. I honestly think all of the running, joggin, aerobics, and treadmill is the reason I suffer so badly from heel spurs today.

But I'm off-topic. So now? Yes, a size 12 would be awesome. I'm an 18 now.

A nice juicy size 16.... hmmmm.... drool.

I wore it in high school and man, was I hot.... oh wait, I'm still hot... but I was hotter without this big belly.

I have no idea what size I should be. Started in the 22/24 and yesterday I bought a pair 20 slack 14/16 top.

I will have to answer that one later on...

However, here in LA we have stores that carry 00

Oh, I live in the land of Calista and Laura Flynn Boyle....

reality check time! I started this journey in a tight 24, last night bought a size 10 suit...wa~hoo~!!! and I can totally be happy with that. I never thought about size as I don't believe in the concept. (aw, Ginya don't go on about that again!)but what kills me, totally kills me is the fact that when I reach my goal weight of 160, I will still be considered obese medically. I am suppose to be something like 120...sure, that'll happen...

I would like to get down to a 7/8, but would run around screaming for joy if I could get into a size 14, I guess all in due time...Back when I was thin ( and it is getting hard to remember ) I was a size 5/6 at around 118 pounds, but I am only 5"3 and a half and have a small frame...that is why I ache so much...so much extra weight on such a small frame...anyhow I would like to be a size 7/8 because I know that is a healthy size for me...I dont think I will ever be that size 5/6 again but ya never know :s:

I am a large frame and I'm 5'10, right now I am able to wear 14 alittle tight and my favorite pair are silvers 32's with a touch of stretch. Even at 140 I was a 12 and wore 501 34's, but my body has changed shapes I still have about 40 pounds to lose so I would like to see myself in a 10 or a pair of 30's. I too have been stingy and have bought only a few new articles here and there, I have boxes and tubs of clothes stashed away for once I meet my goal.

I am currently 31 in jeans - long time since I've seen a 28 :lol:

I personally am willing to donate some inches off my butt to those poor unfortunates who are currently running off to the plastic surgeon's to get butt implants so they can have J-Lo butt :devil:

Unfortunately at this point in time my butt is more Jello than J-Lo :lol:

LOL, that was hilarious, mauvais! I'll have to remember that jello/J-Lo thing... :-D

Well, the last time I was "skinny" I was a 11/12 or 13/14. Right now, I'm in 16/18 bottoms and 14/16 tops. I want to be around an 8/10 because I have a large frame and big bones (no kiddin) and although I'm only 5'3", any smaller and I just don't think I'd look right.

Just thought I'd post here because my clothes are getting looser. :D

I would say that I would like to be a 7/8, in any brand/style. Right now I am a 10/12, depending on the brand. But I am 5'10 so anything smaller than a 7/8 would look unhealthy....

My goal size is to be about a size 9/10. My largest size I have ever worn was a size 20, and my smallest as an adult was a size 6...but that was before children!!! I actually think I look better as a 7/8 or a 9/10, because at a 5/6 I lost a lot of my chest. My husband likes curvier women...so I am choosing a 9/10 as a goal over any lower because it is a healthy size at my height (5'7") and any lower than that and I would lose a lot of my curves...with my husband and my belly dancing...having breasts and curvy hips is essential. :D
I am currently at a size 16...started as a size 20 after my son was born.
Aphil

5'2". A small frame. Was a size 16 jeans and now am a size14. Would like to be a size 6-8. But would be happy with a size 10.

I am very pear shaped (very hippy). so my upper half is emaciated looking before my lower half EVER begins to look normal. :( :lol:

I have been a 6, but it is HARD to maintain. Takes more sacrifice than I am willing to shovel out.

All this talk about sizes....reminds me of my boss...he wandered into the middle of a female discussion about shapes and jokingly started in about what great shape he was in. (Not!) When one of the girls teased him about not having a shape his reply was, "I do so have a shape! Okay, so it's a 44 ROUND, but it's still a shape!" :D

Chervata - I have the same problem! Slim on top, small chested and all my weight is in the butt/thigh area and always lose the weight on top before anything leaves the bottom :p

Aphil, you mentioned belly dance...can you tell me a little about it, I have always been interested, and have heard its good excersize... : )

Mauvais and I have a thread in the exercise forum for bellydancing! Check it out~
Aphil

Kool...thanks Aphil~

Speaking of size, this is SOOOO depressing -- before I started dieting at all, I went to the store and got a pair of jeans. They were size 13, and they started getting loose on me. Last week, after losing 17 pounds, I went to the store to get a new pair. I thought I must be down at least a size or two -- I STILL had to get a size 13. What's up with that???? I lost 17 pounds, yet I still have to wear the same size??? Talk about depressing!

I'd like to be a size 6 all the time. I am currently ranging from a size 10 to a 12. I have quite a few new size 8 articles in my closet. I could go shopping in there if I'd just loose weight!!!

HarmonyBreeze: those 13's were probably junior size? At 148 you should NOT have to wear a 13. Junior sizes are really messed up compared to 15 years ago. I don't know where overweight teen girls shop?!?! If someone at 148 needs a 13 then what size are these bigger girls wearing? Weird. Glad I'm not a teenager. Too much body image pressure.

Sandi

170/150/120

I think that totally depends on your height and your fitness level.
I wear a size 16 right now, and at my height I usually don't get down to a size 13 until I am in the 150's....I am pear shaped, so by that time I am pretty thin up top...I don't get into an 11/12 until I am about in the 140's.
Height can plkay a big part in this too...a 5'2 woman at 150 is going to wear a different size than a 5'8 woman at 150.
Your fitness level is also a factor-if you strength train and have a lower body fat percentage, you are going to be a smaller size than a less fit woman at the same height and weight.
Don't focus so much on how many pounds you have lost when wanting to wear a smaller size...I had to lose over 20 pounds before I went from an 18 to a 16. Concentrate instead on a balanced plan of strength training and cardio and getting that exercise in each day-and when your body fat drops and your muscles tighten...then you will get into a smaller size much more quickly.
Aphil

Yes, it was a junior size, I only can seem to find cute styles in the Juniors department. Thanks for the great advice, Aphil -- I am doing strength training and cardio 3x a week, and I'm trying to motivate myself to do something on the off days as well. I go to my mom's M,W,F to use her elliptical or treadmill and the bow flex, but when I'm at home by myself, I'm a lot less likely to do anything. Even though I have two new exercise DVD's... but, hey, tomorrow's a new day, maybe I'll get on it. :-D

I would like to have aaa cup breasts.

on bottom It depends on what clothes....
if I lose to 150 lb I would be wearing size 34.

Whenever I am in the mall I always glance longingly at the

"SOPHISTICATED & PETITE" store. The women walking in and out could easily

swap clothes with Minnie Mouse

I'll take ANY size they have in there!!!

It would be a nice change from LANE BRYANT & AVENUE SHOPS

I'd like to be back at a size 7, but I will be thrilled with a 10!! Pants size that is. On top, I don't have much of a choice. Even if I was skin and bones I still have the knockers so I have to wear between L & M sized shirts. Pfooey!! :cool: But it will be nice to be able to go buy Victorias Secrets bras & undies again!! When I get down below 160, I lose just enough weight in the chest area to be able to wear their stuff and I like those satin bras. :D

Sizes are really weird, anyway. Here's a comparison of size 12 dimensions that I got from 3 different store websites: Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic. I think all 3 of these companies are actually one corporation, BTW, they just have slightly different product mixes and price spreads. Again, these are all size 12's:

Old Navy: waist 31.0", hips 41.5"
The Gap : waist 30.5", hips 40.5"
Bana.Rep: waist 30.5", hips 41.5"

And just for comparison, here's 2 other popular retailers, size 14:

Ralph Lauren : waist 31.5", hips 41.5"
Tommy Hilfiger: waist 31.5", hips 42.5"

So Old Navy calls their jeans a size 12, and Ralph Lauren calls almost the same measurements a size 14. Guess which retailer is making higher sales numbers and more profits? Right you are. It's called "vanity sizing" and it's all over the industry. But hey, it gets me too, every time. I've now got a pair of size 12 Old Navy jeans in my closet.

You can have my lower-sized jeans when you can rip them from my cold, dead thighs... :lol:

Interesting numbers you got from the sites, Seek. Now I know why I can't fit into practically anybody's jeans. 30" waist and 35" hips! I can wear a size 4 if they are low cut, but anything with the waist at waist level (what waist?) is a disaster! Funny, the only jeans that really fit me are Polo (Ralph Lauren) Saturday Jeans, because they are low slung. My 4's are pretty comfy, but only in that brand. My goal is to get my waist in proportion, but that may mean beefing UP my hips and shoulders and going for a larger size. Ick. I don't mind building up my shoulders a bit, but hips????

At 5'3", if I put on 3 pounds, I'm in a larger size, BTW.

Mel
5'3" 137 lbs. of mostly muscle.

Mel: Didn't somebody mention you can get jeans custom made on the Land's End web site? I think they are about 50 bucks or so.... can't remember. Aphil would know, she's a professional seamstress.

just give me a good ol' size 8. that would make me happy. of course the size 14's that are getting saggy butt are nice from the durn size 18/20's .

Was up to 20, now a 14 on top, 16 on the bottom. Would be happy with 14 everywhere at this point. Will never be the 9/10 I once was. But at 5'8", 14 should be good (with the occasional 12 thrown in :lol: )

I'm so tiny framed and short (five foot 2)... the bmi chart says i should be 97-115 lbs, which just is not even realistic. When I was younger and thinking I was getting fat- I was a size 9/10 and I think that may be a good place to be... eventually... if I can make it. But for now, my main goal is to be a 14, and get the **** out of plus sized.

On a side note - I was able to buy an extra large in the regular department at a store, and that was just so damn exciting. I am from a 24/22 to a 20/18 and will re-evaluate my situation when I am out of plus size.

i don't want to be skinny, I just want to be able to buy regular clothes at regular prices... and speaking of bras... I remember when I used to be able to get one that didn't come in a box... one with a wire and everything... boy wouldn't that be nice? :)

I was a size 16 in 5th grade, so I honestly cant fathom being anything less than that. Actually at this point I cant fathom anything under 20.

I'm 5'10", so I'm just hoping one of these days I can be a 12 or 14.. I just want to go shopping with my best friend (who is 100 pounds soaking wet and eats nothing but McDonalds- yet I still hang out with her) and be able to buy clothes at Urban Outfitters or Rampage or Bebe.

Hard to imagine, but one of these days...

Well I am an English size 18 at the moment so probably a 14 or 16 I guess. I think I would look "boring" any smaller. When you are used to boobs and a large bum it would be weird I think without them!

For those that wish to know I think your size 16 is our 18.

Right now I'm just so happy that I am out of the plus size's and into a misses 18. My thought is take it one size at a time....I am now aiming for a 16....then on to 14!

Sflake, I'm with you. I'm currently wearing a pair of size 18 jeans, and I HATE them! There's this HUGE amount of extra room in my crotch area. What the **** is THAT for!? It's my STOMACH that's big!
They're a little loose, and I've ripped my size 16s (which are a little tight), and I've got a lot of size 14s. If only I could drop 10 pounds in one day...
I actually have no idea what these sizes mean. All I know is that all through college I was in great shape, and wore a size 28 waist. I'd be happy to get back to a 30.

Ellis, I have no idea who they make plus-size clothing for. All my pants that fit in the stomach, are so large in the legs that I could breed ferrets in them. My shirts are either too short (because I buy them to fit me rather than swim in them) or they're tunics. I may have to learn how to sew soon.

Shellsbells - I'm with you. I'm tall (5'9") and big boned and I can't imagine being anything other than conventional "plus." I look darn good as a size 16 too.

Ellis, I have no idea who they make plus-size clothing for. All my pants that fit in the stomach, are so large in the legs that I could breed ferrets in them. My shirts are either too short (because I buy them to fit me rather than swim in them) or they're tunics. I may have to learn how to sew soon.
:lol3: :rofl: Jessica, you're killin' me, hon. :lol:

I hate that too big crotch thing too! What's up with that? I think the clothing industry has gotten Junk in the Trunk confused with Junk up Front!

As for what size I want to be? A size 8. I am currently in 10 -12's but my goal, for now at any rate is an 8.

Tiki

I'm with you guys on the crotch thing. I find that shirts are often like that too. Baggy in the arms, the armpits are so huge you could drive a truck through them. Plus you can see the bra. I HATE THAT! What's that about, so now I have to wear a shirt under my shirt? And, maybe it's just me, but WHY are there so many SLEEVELESS plus size tops, dresses, etc. Nobody needs to see my beeeuuuutiful batwings. Am I the only fat person who feels that way?

:?:

I've heard taht the industry takes a small, standard size and makes it proportionately bigger for the next size up, etc. etc. That would explain a lot wouldn't it. :dizzy:

Teufelchen, I'm with you re: the arms. I've got the fattest arms you've ever seen. They're getting more muscular with all the working out I've been doing, but they're still HUGE! I think they're bigger than my 14 year old DD's thighs. :rolleyes: I want to wear long-sleeved stuff in the summer!!

Well I am currently a UK 12 and I want to be an 8. I'm aiming for a 10 all over by July.
I was an 8/10 this time last year and really active gym 3 times a week badminton twice a week, and I've been ill and just cant do the physical stuff anymore it absolutely wipes me out for days so its the food thats got to go :(

Oh the size memories!

At my smallest, I was a 5/6 and measured 38-23-36. 23 inch waist!!! I wish! Anyway, I was 20 then. At my highest I was barely squeezing into a 16 and measured 42-37-47 (thank you breast reduction!).

Now I've managed to work off 67 pounds and am back into a 5/6 but measure 36-27-36. I'd like to get some more inches off my waist. I'd like to end up in a 3/4 but I'm afraid that my hip bones may just be too wide for that and that's not something I can change. So we'll see ;)

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Golly.

Whoever it is that decides what measurements are what size has REALLY changed things since I was last at my ideal weight!!!! (Okay. That was 25 years ago. But still!!)

i want to reach a 28in. waist with 39in. hips. My body likes being there. My body can move anyway it wants at that size, and it isn't too hard to stay there. (Or won't be as long as my thyroid doesn't quit on me again or the bad blues don't come for another visit.)

The last time my body held that shape, it wore a size 12/14, mostly 14. Now the charts all say it would wear a size 10/12, mostly 10.

i have not worn a piece clothing labeled size 10 since i was twelve years old!!!

good lordy.

sorry, but this all is a little too disorienting.

I looked smashing in a size 6 a few years ago, befor I gained all the weight back. But at almost 50 years old, I'll take an 8 or 10. I'm a 14-16 right now. Sigh........I'm 5'2", so this is pretty good size in the wheel wells. :o

size 6 is my goal. That is what my closet is full of. I want them to be loose though. Sometimes I think it would be great to be smaller but I felt so good at a six.

Have those jeans from 20 years ago...boot cut black size 10 with a bit of silver thread...not going to see them on me this summer. Maybe next????? And the embriodered polkadot sheer top that my sister has that I wore with them. Sis said that if I get into them I can HAVE the top...hows that for support? :dizzy:

Gotta get on the stick...dang it!!!
Cammy

Cool, Cammy!
I just found my "fat pants" from college. They're Levis... a rusty red colour tye-dyed with a vein of blue running through them. They're size 30 waist, and I always remember hating them because they were so big on me. :rolleyes: I was going to get rid of them, but I think I'll hang them on my dressing room wall.

I do HAVE pants hanging on my curtain, actually on both my windows. One pair is a pair of size 11 white washed straight straight leg jeans with a jacket to match.Very 80's, The other window has a pair of size 13 (tiny 13's about the same saize as the 11's) jeans with pleather fronts they look like motorcycle leathers. With a matching halter in the same material. The plan was to wear it this summer. Don't think it is going to happen. Could work for fall if I get on the stick ...this moment on!