I'm 5'7 1/2" and 208 pounds. I wear a 14 or 16 in Old Navy pants, and I think in a few pounds will be ready to venture into the realm of size 12s. Wearing a size 10 skirt today for the first time (not sure of the brand) and pretty much deliriously happy. I wear L or XL shirts and am enjoying the L ones fitting more loosely these days. Nice to be firmly out of the world of plus-size clothing! Looking forward to going to stores like anthropologie...not like I would spend much money on the clothes, but geez, just to be able to go in there and try them on! Onderland bound...!
The differences here are crazy. Just makes you realize how different every body is!
Clothing sizes drive me bananas! Like how more expensive brands are smaller? Sheesh!
I'm 5'5" and when I was 200 lbs I wore 16-18 pants and XL or XXL shirts--carried most of the weight in my chest, gut and butt.
I'm now 136'ish and wear 6's & 8's although I do have a size 4 skirt (but I'm think that has got to be mismarked or something) and depending on the brand, size sm or med in tops. Oh and I love that the girls have shrunk down to a b cup!!
It truly is amazing how very different people are!
5'8, 144 lbs, and right now I'm wearing a size Small shirt and a size 7/8 juniors shorts.
I do not wear jrs shorts as a matter of course; they are actually old favorites from early college (10 years ago).
I did just by a few size 'S' shirts, which was odd to me. However, I identify as being size 8 on bottom and size medium on top -- that's what most of my (new) clothes are, and that's what I was at 135-145 lbs, where I was for years before I got fat.
Last edited by WhitePicketFences; 10-10-2009 at 07:22 PM.
I'm 5'7 and about 145 pounds. I'm a comfy/loose size 10 on bottom (US 6) and usually an 8 (US 4) on top, depending on the brand.
Oh, and I am a definite pear - no boobs (A cup), wide hips, little waist and runners legs and tend toward gaining muscle tone quickly i.e the "athletic look" lol.
