I'm between an 18 and a 20 (depends on brand, cut, etc). I'm 228ish and 5-4. I have big hips and lower stomach (gotta love the post three pregnancy belly!), or I'd probably be in a solid 18, leaning to 16.
First- I love that we all have different body types and heights!! Love who you are!! =)
I'm 6'1ish and I presently weigh around 242-3 and I'm wearing 16 and 18s!! So man oh man... I'm trying to figure out what MY size will be when I arrive at around 200... it will probably be 14? I have no clue but I'm sure happy that I am on my way to get there in 2010!!
I'm 5'7, weigh 220 {today }, and am an apple {diamond with wide shoulders?} shape. My widest part is just below my waist, but no saddlebags. I have some woman's 18 and some misses 18!
the last time I was an 18 I was closer to 200. I weight train more now, so I weigh more but I am smaller
It depends on the brand, I am 180ish and wear 16 in some stuff and 14 in some stuff. Its weird because my goal size WAS 12 but now that I fit into a 14 I feel like I could be a 10 or 8 - - - - -CRAZY!!!!!
I wore a size 16 when I was in the 200 to 190 range. I'm 5'7"
In 1983 I was the same height, (a senior in High School) and I totally remember buying a pair of Calvin klein jeans in a size 16. I had to SEARCH all the department stores looking for a pair that BIG, and I weighed 165 pounds. WOW, have times changed!
I'm top heavy so I'm comfortably wearing misses 18/XL pants at ~225 lbs. I've got one stray pair of 16s that fits but I know this particular brand/pair run very large, I would expect to be in more standard sizes 16s probably at about 210.
But I am still in plus size 2X for tops, and I'm not sure I'll be in even 1X by 210 lbs, and definitely not in misses sizes for tops for a while after that, even XLs.
I'm 5'7. I was in an 18 at my highest weight of 230lbs. I'm not sure how much I weighed exactly when I first started fitting into my 16s, but it was somewhere in the 190/180 range. I'm just getting into 14s now at 177ish. BUT I would probably be in a 12 right now if my thighs weren't so unproportionately big (ALL jeans gap really bad in the waist).