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alpha femme · by **alpha femme** » July 21st, 2006, 2:02 pm

so, i have been noticing that the sizes people wear at a given weight vary dramatically. i was just wondering what size people are compared to what they weigh. true, true, i would never ask this at a real life cocktail party, but we're all here for the same reasons... and we talk about periods, diarrhea, etc... so i thought i would put it out there.

right now, i'm 270 and wear a size 22 pants and an xl-1x shirt.

old navy had an AWESOME t shirt a while back. it said "I X Tokyo." except, where the X is, there was a cartoon sumo wrestler. i wish like hell i had bought that shirt. it would fit loosely now, and i would wear it wiith pride. yeah, i'm a dork that way.

so, anyone wanna share?

Prancer · by **Prancer** » July 21st, 2006, 2:46 pm

Alex I am 241 right now and wearing a 20/22 pant and 3x shirt or numbers I buy 30/32. I dont like my clothes touching me...I wear them big.

I think height plays a part in this too.

Sarya · by **Sarya** » July 21st, 2006, 4:28 pm

I am 203 right now and I wear a size 14/16 pant and a size L shirt.
(because I'm shaped like a marker.. except with a belly :/) A somewhat important note is that I have to buy low rise pants because normal rise pants aren't made for my body shape. They are too baggy in the hips and thighs if they fit in the waist.

editted to add: size 14/16 misses lee and levi jeans and capris from target/kohl's. size 15/17 juniors at kohl's depending on the cut.

I started at size 20 from lane bryant.

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » July 21st, 2006, 4:28 pm

When I weighed 276, I wore size 22/24 pant and 3X tops, but I liked things baggy.

Now at 169, I wear size 14, but they're baggy, and size L, but they're getting baggy, too. Now, I can't stand for things to be too big. I expect my jeans for fall will be size 12.

mellowmom · by **mellowmom** » July 21st, 2006, 4:51 pm

When I was 334 I wore a 4x-5x top or 30-32. Bottoms were 28-30s.

Now, at 264 I wear a 2x (getting kinda baggy...may go to 1x) and a 22 pants.

I'm 5'8" in height if that makes any difference.

DogMa · by **DogMa** » July 21st, 2006, 4:53 pm

Height definitely plays a part. I started at 197.6 and was just moving from 18W to 20W at Lane Bryant. Right now I'm 133 (or 134, depending on the day) and I wear either an 8 or a 6, depending on the brand of jeans (or a 4, if they're my beloved Wrangler Aura jeans).

Mike · by **Mike** » July 21st, 2006, 5:21 pm

When I was 460 lbs I wore a 66 pants and 6X shirt. Now I am 294 and wear somewhere between a 48 and 50 pants and 2X shirt.

FluffyNoMore · by **FluffyNoMore** » July 21st, 2006, 6:23 pm

When I started Medifast, I had just gone and bought 16 and 18W from Lane Bryant...so in a normal store it was probably close to a 20W...Lane Bryant is all about vanity sizing.

My measurements were 50 inch hip 39 waist 44 chest.

Now I'm in a size 12. Comfortably. I went shopping this weekend for a cocktail dress and everything I tried on was a 12...and everything fit perfectly. I'm 181.

My measurements now are 41 inch hip, 31 inch waist, 40 chest.

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » July 21st, 2006, 7:01 pm

I started at 265 in 18 & 20. I am now at 164 and I'm in an 11. I'm 5'10.

DeDe

alpha femme · by **alpha femme** » July 21st, 2006, 7:37 pm

hmmm... vanity sizing. i am so going to lame giant this weekend to see what size pants i can suck my gut into there! i won't buy any, but i'm curious.

Aerie · by **Aerie** » July 21st, 2006, 8:32 pm

5'3" at 229.9 I was a size 24. Now at 199.2 I'm a 16.

Dayna · by **Dayna** » July 21st, 2006, 9:57 pm

Wow. It's really interesting to see the different sizes at different weights. At my highest (275ish), I was in a 28. When I started Medifast (259), I was a 26. Now, at 187ish, I just bought a couple pairs of size 14 pants, plus some size 14 shirts at Avenue, who I suspect may also be into vanity sizing. Nevertheless, I'll take it! Haven't tried "regular" clothes since my venture into Old Navy in the 18-20 range, I'm curious to know what would fit. It's hard, though; I pick up things, and I look at them, and they look so darn tiny, and I'm certain they'll never go on, and in fact I'm almost embarassed to take them into the dressing room, because what if the people around me are looking and thinking, "Yeah right, like she's gonna fit in that!" Old thought habits die hard, I guess. :mrgreen:

DogMa · by **DogMa** » July 21st, 2006, 10:02 pm

It's funny how that perception changes, Dayna. When I started, I'd look at a 6 and think "maybe my goal should be an 8, after all" because the 6's looked SO tiny. And now I see them and think maybe my goal should be a 4.

Diana · by **Diana** » July 21st, 2006, 11:09 pm

At the top of "my game," I was just shy of 310 and wore a 32 (leaning toward a 34). Now, I'm hovering around 246 and most 24s fit -- 26s are generally too loose but I can get away with some of them with a belt or something, and some of the 24s are more form fitting than I'm used to. Doesn't mean they don't fit, but it's been a long time since I've let my size be outlined by my clothing on purpose (photos in the Studio notwithstanding -- that was in the privacy of my own home). 3X is really too large, 2X fits well -- some are already too big, some are still too snug. The X-sizes cover quite a range, I'm finding, and vary from maker to maker.

Arklahoma · by **Arklahoma** » July 22nd, 2006, 6:12 am

WOW ~ It looks like sizing really is different for everybody. I'm 5' 7.5" and my highest weight was 289. I was wearing 28 - 30's. When I started MF, I was 265 and wearing 26's. Now that I'm down to 200 and some change, I'm wearing 20 on bottom and XL - 1X on top.

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