Sizing = how da hell, scratching head..

So, I'm reading posts and some lists their sizes... Y'all must be some tall women - cuz there was no way when I was smaller, I was a certain weight and fitting into the sizes y'all say.

I'm a tad ahead of myself, but hey, indulge me.  I know MY goal would be 140lbs.  At that weight as a 17-18 yr old, I was an 11/12 or 14. hell, at 115-120, I was wearing a 7/8 or 9/10. I've not grown in height much - just a 1/2 an inch (I'm 5'6" now).  I guess it was my hips and butt b/c up top, I had no waist and some boobs (was able freshman year in college to get largest top in Kids or Baby Gap, if Sears pretty plus if I wanted it big (only did that for t-shirts).

Another example:  at age 21, I was 180lbs and a size 18, some 16s.  by 23, I was 225 and a 22.

Help a sista wrap her head around this.  Like I said, y'all are either hella tall, or (and pardon me for this- I mean no harm) are card-carrying members of the Noassatal Club. (I can donate - even after- girly's been here since age 9, hips age 11...) or not too hippy.  I'd love to be a size 8 - and pre weight gain, I had to get jeans & pants in the bigger sizes to accomodate my  sides and rear - and the thighs were too big.  So that 8 might be unrealistic unless I hit 115-120 again...

I'll just take a normal dayum BMI I guess and a toned body - cuz the monsters ain't going anywhere.

I'm 5'4" and 165-170 at times can wear size 10 in regular clothe that jeans and 2-pieces suit.  I have no hips little more tummy than butt, and  no hips and the girls went to kittie. 
Yes and I am surprised at being able to wear 10 suit and jeans.
I think sizes are all ways different in stlye and maker also and how expensive are inexpensive.

I am 5'6" and weigh 160 and wear a size 6 currently.  My trainer says it depends on your muscle mass.  I have a friend who weighs the same as me and is about 1/2 inch shorter and she wears a 10.  Muscle weighs more so even though our weight is the same we don't wear the same size.  Prior to surgery I was very hippy with a big butt.  After surgery and exercise I have lost my big butt and hips.  It's not all gone , lol there's enough to keep me loooking like a black girl still.  The exercise has reshaped my body completely.

Michele

Toned versus untoned is a big difference!!!!!

The scale reads 160 for you, but muscle weighs more than fat.....I bet your inches are very small!

keep up the good work! ~pat yourself on the back!~

I'm 5'7 and at 140 (my goal weight and the weight I will get back too)...I am a size 8 and some 6s.

At my smallest.....133...I was in 4s....I mean WALMART 4s!

At 150-160 I am a 12....now when I was younger before WLS....at 150....I was a 14....your body is different after babies.....sex,......weight gain and weight loss.

But, I am also small-framed. We have to keep in mind....the person's height, build (body and bones--YES I said it again BAF BONES).....and clothes they are buying.....

Some women have long legs and small waist.....short torso versus long torso. 

Me, I have normal length legs...big thighs and hips...my ass is wide versus round.....so with my current weight, I am in a 14 ~dayum I admitted it on BAF~ but no one believes me until I show them the tag.

Girl, my uterus knows no babies! I don't have the luxury of that excuse... But damn if I can't say I didn't start gaining until AFTER I started having sex & using BCs (that came 1st - there were a lot of rapes on campus and my mom made me get on them.)

I am hella tall and part of the Nohipsatall Club and not much ass. I am 6'3, weight 227, size 14 pants.

For the record, I was very toned.  (there's pics of me, but since my parents were strict on clothes, you can't really see my figure) If I wasn't, I'd have a strong talk with myself and some action to follow - I'd just hit the weights more or in band practice, raise them legs higher, more toe point and drive them legs down in the ground!  So it wasn't sloppy weight - I was too petrified of gaining weight (where did I make the wrong turn???) But in between football & parade season, 5-10lbs came on, but they fell off real easy,so I never worried too much.

Well, it'll be interesting to see... I can't stress over it too much.  Just to be able to breathe while walking will work for me! (and anything under 160- that's too big. I think my frame is 135 max. Ha!!)

But you ladies inspire me and give me hope.  I wanna be like y'all when I grow down!!!

At 5' 4" and finally under 200lbs (even if its just by 1lb) I just started buying size 12 pants this week.  First time since high school!

Clothing sizes seem larger than they used to.  I do have a fair amount of muscle mass, but in high school I weighed at least 30lbs less and wore 12 and 14.  

Never thought it would happen, but I'm starting to look like a candidate for membership in the Noassatal Club.  Perhaps its the missing ass that has allowed me to wear a size 12.  

Congrats!!!  Keep up the good work, madame!!!



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