I guess I don't feel so alone on this matter. I really want to be in the lower single digits... today was the first time I was able to wear a size 8 skirt! I was so shocked that I bought it immediately just in case it changed its mind about fitting on me.... so lame I know but I was so happy...

Congrats on the size 8! That is an amazing feeling.

Size really matters to me, however it's so all over the place. I'm currently in a mixture of 6's and 8's but I've got a pair of $300 jeans I love that are a 30..which is a 10. Then I hear people on here who are my height and weight who wear size 2! It's really all over the place.

Size matters to me, but what matters MORE to me is just being able to grab something off the rack, try it on, and have it fit. I don't care if it's a large or small, that'll be very exciting for me when I get there. I hate going into a store with friends and while they're trying stuff on I'm standing outside the fitting rooms because nothing in the store fits me.

Size matters to me to an extent. I'm completely OK with the fact that I'll never be a size 2. I just hate that right now, it's hard for me to find jeans that fit properly. At my lowest weight of 150, I was a size 11 and had no problem finding clothes. I think I'll maybe be a 7 or a 9 when I get to my goal weight of 135, I think that's a perfect size for me since I'll be able to walk into stores and not spend hours searching for pants large enough to fit me. That's all I really care about when it comes to size :)

Size matters to me only because I want to be able to shop in just about any store in the mall, which means I want to be a size 8 or so. I never cared about fashion while I was obese but now I'm overjoyed at the thought of shopping anywhere and being able to fit in the clothes!

Originally Posted by JessLess:
I like it that I was wearing 18s last winter and 14s this winter. It makes me happy. It's silly but I was wondering... 10 next winter?

Me too xDD 18's last winter, 14's now...
Sizes used to matter to me but not so much anymore. Once I hit 16's, I pretty much said that anything below this would make me happy, mainly because I can shop in most stores xD. Whatever size I end up it will be ok. I'm tall. I have wide hip bones. I'm never going to be a size 2-4-6. My bone structure won't allow for it.

Size doesn't matter as much to me. I want to be out of plus size but I don't care about the number. I want to look good naked (flat stomach, toned arms, etc). I also want to be a certain weight. Clothing sizes are too varied for me to worry about.

Originally Posted by theox:
Clothing size isn't particularly important to me. I would mainly just like to be small enough to be able to find what I want in my size (and not have to pay out the nose for it).

This! I'm aiming at a size 12 because my perception is that I'll be able to buy clothes at most mainstream stores in a size 12. Gap, Banana Republic and Ann Taylor Loft will be accessible to me. I (hopefully) won't have to look for an XL in everything when I'm around that size and weight. I just want to have an easier time getting clothes!*

*Unfortunately, if I want to be able to buy them in Japan, I'll have to lose another 60lbs and 5 inches off my height.

Sort of...

I want to be a certain size in the sense that I have measurements in mind that I'd like to obtain. That being said what that size translates to inside a store can really depend on the brand, the cut of clothes, the stretch in the material etc. I also know that because I have a large bust some clothes are just not going to fit me well no matter how much weight I lose so I've had to learn to accept that and move on with my life.

One of my mini-goals was to hit a size 8 or under. When I did it, it was rather anti-climatic because sizes have changed SO MUCH since the last time that I was an 8 that I was actually rather disappointed because now I don't know what size I was in the past when I was a size 8 (and I have nothing to compare it to!).

Size does mean something in the sense too that you know where you fit in with that brand's average customer. At Old Navy I wear smalls so I know that I'm on the small end of their customer base. At some more upscale stores I wear a medium or maybe even a large, so I know that brand markets to smaller people than me. Ideally, I'd like to find brands where I fit about their mediums because those are the size they had in mind when they made those clothes.

To me it's meaningless. I've got clothes in my closet from a size 4 through a 10 that fit me. Every manufacturer sizes differently, and vanity sizing has gotten out of control. I go by weight, measurements, and body fat.

I'm not shooting for a certain size, but rather looking for a range of measurements. As loads of the other posters have said, sizes can vary so much between and within brands, and I'd rather just be happy with how I look then fit into a certain size.

You know if I had a flat stomach I really wouldn't care what size I was.

It's certainly better than it was when I started, but still isn't flat. I'm working on strengthening my core right now.