2,4,6,8 14,16,18,20

I read all the post on the main board. Some post are so thrilled that they are wearing size 2 jeans. Am I the only one that does not want to be that small????? I have been large all my life and no I am not big boned. My surgeon pulled out the good old weight chart and said for my height 5' 6 1/2" I should weigh 130lbs. I wish you could have seen the looks we gave each other. I said I do NOT want to weigh 130lbs and I am not going to try to weigh that either. He asked how much do you want to weigh? I said 170. Looks. I said 160 and thats my final offer. We laughed and he said ok..... Clothing sizes have changed since I weighed 170 in the mid 80s. Back then I was wearing 16/18 at 170. But I read people weigh that now and they quote smaller different sizes. Does any one else feel the way I do???? They can live with being around 170? I don't want any size 2 4 6 8 jeans 14/16 will be fine for me. Now my chest is a whole nother problem if my jeans are 16 my boobs will probably be an 18/20

I totally agree.... I've read a lot and it does seem a lot go down to a size 6 and then creep back up to around a 10 after time. I'll just be really, really happy with a size 10/12. My daughter (who until this year did not weigh over 110 and couldn't give blood) is up to all of a size 8. She's 21 and started to get a more "womanly" figure. I can NOT imagine being smaller than her!! I think she is going to have a hard enough time maintaining it even at her age......nature is just against us. I am trying not to set any artificial weight goal for myself.......I just figure if I do my part my 46 year old body is gonna do what it wants......hopefully that lands me under 140. I think that would be very healthy for my 5'4". Best of luck.....I'll look forward to reading more about your progress.

I agree completely! At 6'0" tall i about fell over when my doc said I should weigh about 155-160. Back in high school I was 180 and wore a size 18 jeans...when I look at photos of myself from back then I think, "WOW I was skinny!" I'll be happy to hit 180.

Thank you so much for posting this! I thought I was the only one feeling like this. I'm 5ft10 and the surgeon set my weight goal at 160. I thought he was crazy!! I remember being in high school and weighing 215 and happy at a size 15. I would be perfectly happy at a size 10 or 12. I think that would put me around 180 or 190. I guess we'll see. Chawan 298/261/180?

Hello: I agree with you, I don't want to go to a 2,4,6, or 8. I can't even imagine myself that small. Part of it is because I have been heavy all my life and I have never seen myself small so I don't know what to expect. The other part is I don't want to set myself up thinking that I can get to a 4 or 6 and then wind up bouncing back to a 10/12 because physically I don't think my frame is made for a size 4 or 6 and I don't want to look too thin. My goal weight is 175 or size 12. I just want to be able to go to any store and by what I want off the rack for once. JaNae 338/296/175

Thanks for the replys. I was afraid I was the only one that didn't want to look like Twiggy.

I guess I'm the only weird one!! I want to be skinny! Of course I'm only 5' 4" and I think a size 4 or 6 would be great! Best wishes to everyone! Sherry

According to my height 5ft 1 1/2, I sould weigh no more than 127 lbs.... I looked atthe nutritionist & laughed at her... she recommed I be around 145-150. I was very happy witht hat.... It would be pretty much 1/2 the size I am now, so I can live with that. When I was in high school, I weighed around 150-175 and I wore 14's & 16's, with big boobs and I looked damn good... Truth be told I looked good until i weighed over 200, because my stomach got bigger.. as for wanting to wear a 6, I don't remember wearing a single digit ever... (as a child the pretty plus clothes were alway 12 1/2 and up) I did wear signle digit underwear & I look forward to that (LOL)...