Very interesting thread!
I'm 5'4
At my highest, 238 I wore an 18/20 pant and XL top.
Now at 162 I wear a 12 pant and L top.

I am very curvy. I have a really small waist compare to my arms/chest and my thighs/butt. So my pants always stick out in the back on the waist and are skin tight on my hips and thighs. :mad:

Terrific thread. Thank you.

I'm 5'6" weigh 181 and wear a size 12 in slacks and 14 in jeans as far as I can tell.
I wear a size large t-shirts. I am definatly top heavy. I'd be a size smaller in jeans if it wern't for my big gut. Pants fit everywhere but the gut.

I'm 5'9" at 265 I wore a 2xl top and 24 pants

Now at 165 I wear a M or L top and a loose size 12 pants. (the hips fit but the waists are too big)

I'm 5'10" and at 190 I wore a size 12 but at 140 I fit into a loose size 6 or a snug size 4 ... how times have changed hehe

I am 5'3" 271 lbs. I am currently in a 22/24 pants(depending on cut) and at least a 2x top. When I was 199 lbs. I was in a 16/18 pants and a xl/1x top. I carry most of my weight in my stomach and butt.

I am 5'2 and usually wear a 2X top but some 1X's will fit. I started wearing 18/20 pants but 22 jeans are still to tight.

Jumping in kind of late, but I thought this was an interesting thread. My weight is@ 296. I am 5'7". I wear a 22 jeans from wherever, 24 size dress and shirt. I used to have an hourglass shape, a little heavy in the rear, but pretty balanced, but my stomach is a little larger than I'd like right now! When I weighted @ 214, I wore a size 14/16.

I am 6', 307 and wear a size 24, although I can wear some 22's, as I had some 22W shorts on yesterday. I have friends that have no clue what I weigh. Luckily I have always been able to carry weight well. But I guess that has been my curse, since I allowed it to creep on over the years.

Weight is simply a number that cannot be translated consistently across all people.

5'3" here and 200 lbs.
I was a steady 16 for a while but have been fluxing between 18/20 bottoms and XL/XXL tops because of my boobs. Really depends on what I am wearing though. Dress pants i can do a 18, but jeans are a 20. Button down tops are and 18/20 (boobs). But since I am only 5'3", it is hard for me to find "fat girl" clothes that fit a short and chubby girl. Everything seems to be made for big and tall, so the W sizes are all wrong for my body, and no one makes misses 18, 20's.

When I was at 145 I was a 12/14
165 I was a 16 and stayed there until I hit 185/200

I was in a size 24-26 (3X-4X) and am 5'3"...
Now it depends on what I'm wearing...some 20's are tight and some 18's are loose so I just wear what fits....
I have no bum (a back with a crack my husband says) and a belly.and really big boobs (now a D-42 down from DD 48) so I'm top heavy too...I put my pants on backward yesterday and they fit better

Hey new here too.. i am 19 years old.. 5'7.. currrently wieging 148 pounds.. hoping to get down to 135 pounds SOON!..

Very interesting...

As for me:
I weight 176
I am 5'2"
I wear a 14 in most pants (sometimes 16), Med in workout pants and underwear
I wear a Large or XL top.
I have 38DD boobs that don't fit into any swimsuit in existance!

I"m 5' 8.5" and at 175 I was a size M/L on top and 12 on bottom. I went to a size 14 at about 186 and L on top. Size 16 came around 200 and I'm praying not to see a size 18 but only time will tell. :(

As for me, I'm 5' 6.5" and weigh 178.....It all depends on who makes the clothes....old navy jeans are usually a 10/12......L.E.I jeans, even ones that are size 13 won't fit over the gut....shirts are typically the same for me, if it's stretchy i can wear a M, if it's not stretchy usually a L or XL since I'm bigger up top (38D).........I also have an awful gut that won't go away, it's so nasty looking, seems to me that there are a lot of spare tires around here...we could open up our own Goodyear, lol

Hey Sorry about yesterday, lol.. what was i thinking? lmfao, lmfao.. i didnt post my status..
im 5'7, 148 pounds.. in a size 9/10 in jeans and a size small/medium in tops..
, the way the cloths are made, actually depends on what size you wear.. for instance.. lei's are made a lot bigger than old navy...
Tru Luvin

Im 5'2 and right now Im 203lbs and wear an 18 in pants and a L or XL in shirts. But I have a butt!

Hey Ladies

I am 5'2 and now 121lbs and about a size small- 5/6, which is wonderful...but when I was 190lbs I was about a size16+ hard to say I was so thankful for elastic waists!
Although it is sometimes hard to get cute clothes for a petite person in plus sizes without drowning in them...that I found very aggravating!

Leanne

I am 5'2" and currently weigh 155 and wear size 10 pants and Large in most tops (12 if they are sized by number). Both sizes are becoming a little loose but the next sizes (8 pants, 10 tops) are still a bit too snug to be comfortable. I have narrow hips but an ample chest.

While in the 170-165 range I wore between a loose 14 or fitted 12.

At my largest (214) I wore mostly 18's in pants and XL in most tops. However, I sometimes wore larger than my size in an effort to camoflauge my weight (don't try it - it doesn't work!).

I agree with Leanne that the WORST part of buying clothes as a short, overweight person was that plus sized clothing seemed to be geared more towards TALL women as opposed to FAT ones. Very annoying!

I am 5'9" and weigh around 260 now. I wear anywhere between a 14 (in dresses or A-line skirts) to a 20 (form-fitting jeans) and a XXL in shirts from Old Navy. It really depends on the make of the clothes.

Im 21, 180lbs, 5'7" and a tight 14 pants. Most of my weight is in my hips, butt, and THIGHSSSSSS (Ack!) My thighs are bigger than my waist was 4 years ago. (read signature). We'll see how that changes :)

Wow TruLuvin4us,

You are doing fantastic....and so fast too, what are you doing....

I'm 313lbs, 5'6", wear size 28 pants, 2X-3X shirts.

I am 5ft4, 130. i weight train a good bit while at school, and have uber muscular thighs. I look lighter then I am. But yeah, four, doesn't matter if I'm 115 or 130, always a four in levis and old navy, as long as they aren't low rise. I can not ever get LEIs on, and low rise jeans just don't work for my build. My top ranges dependign how it is cut, i'm a 34DD and have a pretty small waist, I have some smalls, and some larges. When I was at my heaviest at about 14 or 15, I weighed 180, wore an 11-15, and a medium-extra large shirt. I was a 38DD.

I'm 5ft 2in and 200lb...I wear 16/18 top and bottom usually, but I have huge boobs so sometimes I have to go larger with the top. I have no waist since having my son, so my pants are always really tight around my waistline, fit my butt fine, and then are too big for my thighs and lower legs...I always look like I'm wearing pants that are too big because I wear my shirt down to about the crotch line and people can't see how my belly is straining to get free--LOL. All my weight is definitely in the middle of my body (butt, tummy, and especially boobs), which is killing my back...:( At my smallest in high school I was around 110 lbs (smallest was 105, biggest was 114 on any given day--water weight I guess) and wore a 3-5 on bottom and 5-7 on top depending on the cut/make...one time I even had a size 2 pair of jeans! Oh, how I miss those days... :mad:

Christy, until you get down to the size you want, just a suggestion for your comfort. You might look into trying a maternity belt extender. That way you can extend the waistline of your pants while getting them to better fit your butt and legs. I've been discovering a similar problem with pregnancy. To get pants that fit my expanding waist comfortably, sometimes the legs are baggy and I don't want that.

Hello. I'm new today. I was here about a year and a half ago and I've not made much progress since then. I'm 5'7" and weigh 237. I wear stretchy 14/16 pants, size 20 non-stretch pants, size 20 dresses and tops. I must be buying cheaper clothes because I can't wear the sizes others in my weight and height range are wearing. I have belly fat that I hate. I am going to lose this weight this time. I am 67 years old and having real pain from my hips to my knees so my exercise is in short spells but I am determined to keep moving. If there's someone out there in about the same fix as me, I would love a buddy. Maybe we can learn and shrink together. By the way, I'm glad to be here and my name is Nancy. I live in northeastern North Carolina.

I am 5'3" and 200 in a size 20/18 bottom and 16/18 top (really depending on where i buy clothes from) I carry my weight very well, no one would ever guess I wear a size 20. I am big chested (42DD). At my lowest (145) - well actually when I was most comfortable with myself and didn't think I was "fat" - I was a 12/14. I have always been "larger". I would love to be 145 again... if of course that is what is in store for me - **** I would like to be 160 at this point.

Good luck girls! ;)

PS - I am an hourglass (which is what allows me to "hide" some weight)

Great post!
@ 200 I wore size 14-16 Jeans and XL Shirts. I have a big chest not so big butt and slightly defined waist line...

At my lowest that I can remeber I was 150 size 9-10 Jeans and Md-Lrg Shirts

Maybe I can be back to that in a few months!:)

I am 5'7 and weigh around 260. I wear a tight size 20. So, probably more of a size 22. As for shirts, probably around a size xxL or something. I haven't bought any new clothes in a while.

At my smallest, I was size 14, around 185 and wore and XL top.

I have an hourglass type build. I have large breasts, smaller waist, and then large hips/butt. I had always gained weight evenly on my body, until I gained the last 30lbs. It seems to be more concentrated around my lower belly area/hips.

~Liz

I'm 5'7", 196 and a size 14(Medium) in pants, and XXL (I like my tops to be a bit loose) or size 16w in tops. Most of my weight is in my bust and stomach.

Wow, theres so much size varying. im 5'9 155, and i wear any where from 9-12. im really bottom heavy i would say. big hips, big butt.

Everybody's body is so different. Now I don't feel so bad for being a weird shape.

I am 5'0". I carry most of my excess weight in my chest and stomach. I have a very large bust, a bulgy belly, and really nasty back fat. I have narrow hips and a small butt. I have to buy my pants to fit my waist, and then they are a whole size too big in the hips. Baggy butt is a constant problem. At my highest, about 175, I wore an XL (16-18) top, and size 16 bottom. At my lowest, in 1992, I weighed 98 pounds and wore a size 3/4. I was 156 yesterday morning, and I am wearing large tops and 14 bottoms. I have a pair of size 12 jeans I can get on and zip and button, but they are really too tight. The funny thing is, 21 years ago when I graduated from high school, I weighed 140 pounds and wore a size 13/14. So I think the measurements for sizes have changed over the years. My goal is to get my BMI down to the healthy range, which will be about 125 pounds for me.

Hi everyone ~

I am currently 5' 5"
242 lbs.
18W or 20 pants/shorts
XL or 1 XL shirt/top

191lbs, size 18 pants and XL shirts
height-5'6

Hi all.

height: 5'2
weight: 203
size: 18/20 pants, 2X in shirts ( could get away with 1X but I like them loose)

I carry most of my weight in my belly, hips and thighs.

It's all about shape! I'm an apple!
 

As an apple I am bigger on top.
5'4" 159 pounds. Size 12 pants comfy...size 14 top tight!

At my low weight: 125: size 4 at old navy (always thought they were kind)
Size 8 easily....everywhere else! The size world is strnage. I strive to be healthy~

SANDI

I am 306 & extremly top heavy. I wear a 5x shirt and 38 pant. Height 5' 2". I have thin muscular legs and thin arms and no butt ALL my weight is either in my chest, hips or waist. Paints always look like parachutes on me fro that reason since they are cut big in the legs as well as the waist.

Angie B.

I'm 5'10", about 207 at the moment, size 16 pants (18's still fit loosely, but don't look bad), 14-16 in skirts, M or L in shirts (it's my flabby arms!). I'm proportionately small-chested--all my weight is in my abs, butt, thighs, hips. Tiny waist (relatively). At my heaviest, around 245, I was in a 20. I made it into a tight 14 at 195 last fall, but have backtracked a bit. Working to get back into the pants I've only worn once!

I weigh 156 and I'm 5'5 and I wear size 14 pants, and large shirts. I carry the bulk of my weight in my chest, belly, and hips

I weigh 195 and am 5'5". I haven't bought girl pants since I was in highschool but my size 36x30 GAP men's jeans are falling off of me!! I can pull them off of me without undoing them :D . But I still can't fit into size 34s yet???!!! I would probably be a size 16 in womens' based on what all of you have said but I'm not really sure. I am very lucky to be very proportionate. All I have to say is...when I lose another 20 lbs. or so, LOOK OUT GIRL CLOTHES!!! I'll be so happy to wear cute shirts and shorts in GIRL sizes (I guess I should say womens :p )!!! I have lived in men's jeans and tshirts for most of my adult life and I am SO over it.