I am 5'5" and size 16 for me is right around 215-220 lbs.

you might laugh at this. But i have an hour glass figure too..and most of my weight is down around my POOCH area. So if i wear low riders I wear a 14-16, but if i wear regular jeans/slacks. those are size 12s! i am currently 183.4 lbs. i have to wear a L-XL top for the girls though...my hips are 37 1/2 inches...so the best pants that fit me comfortably are the Juniors low riders pants. I got alot of junk in my trunk too though.

I've been stuck in a size 16 for awhile now. I am 5'7" and weigh 206lbs right now and I can still fit into them but they are falling off. I'm not sure that I'm ready for a 14 yet, so I'm waiting another two weeks before I try on a smaller size.

Don't forget that everyone makes clothes differently, I can easily fit into a size 14 from Ann Taylor's with room to spare, but I can't squeeze into a size 16 Lucky Jeans if my life depended on it. [well that was before, IDK about now]

I can't WAIT to be out of this size and back to a size 14, I can't even remember when the last time I wore a size 14 was. LOL, I carry most of my fat around my middle so I have a pretty big belly too, if that helps any.

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I am trying to lose weight I am 16st now but an aiming to get to a size 16 in clothes I am 5ft 2 1/2 and was wondering how much I would need to weigh to be a Size 16

5’4” and 212. In a 18 now. My belly and hips though are large

I am 5'4".

I was a size 18 when I was 212 (but still trying to squeeze into my size 16's, deeply in denial.) At around 180-190, my size 16's fit like they should, and I wore them until around 170.

Interesting and insightful question Hannah. I am 5'6 and I like to look at My Body gallery. I have found that I am always in clothes a size smaller than my 5'6 counterparts at the same weight. I figure its because I have always had a tendency to evenly distribute my weight gain. I evenly lost a whole shoe size the last time I lost over 40 pounds. At 206 pounds for much of last year I rocked 14/16s. I currently have 4's to 8's in wardrobe rotation at 165. At the ideal weight for my height (138lbs, I was a 0/2).

i was about 170 when i was a size 17. I'm really love this size !