Is a size 14 big?

That's bollocks, I wear size 14 at times and I'm in a very healthy BMI range

I'm 50, perimenopausal, 5ft 10.5" (was measured yesterday during NHS healthy nation thing) and 12 stone, making my BMI (if it matters) around 24. Waist is 31". I carry my weight on my lower half, I'm a size 14, (sometimes a 12 in some stores). I'm strong, healthy, fit, workout daily, lift weights, walk a lot. On me, 14 isn't big.

That's really fucking horrible.

and reeks of jealousy.

no I couldn't imagine being a size 14, which is overweight. What's the issue with that?

Yes. I am a size 14 at the moment and feel very large. However I put all my weight on my belly and breasts so look much larger then people who put weight on in proportion across their body. I have a friend who is 20kgs heavier then me but looks much better then me because her fat is spread across her body better.

You sound a similar size to me, I hated my large rib cage when I was younger and couldn't wear skinny jumpers without it looking like I had an extra set of boobs

It’s almost like a how big is a piece of string question.

14 can look big on some people, just right on others and small on a few.

It really depends on height and build.

So I’m a 14-16 and would say I’m bigger than I should be, I need to lose about a stone and I’m 5ft 3 and carry weight around my belly.

I'm 5'5 and between a size 14 and 16 - for me, that's overweight. Trying to lose weight at the moment. It will vary for everyone based on height and also lifestyle/fitness - some people are physically bigger because they're muscular from certain exercise etc.

Yes, I think that would be definitely be considered a bit overweight. I'm a 16 and way 13stone so no judgement here. I don't think it's epically bad but I think it's understandable you might want to lose a bit of weight and be closer to a 12 but I also don't think you should be feeling you're the size of a house or anything.

I am 5ft 10, sitting at just over 11st and size 10-14, just depending on the shop!!

What is your BMI telling you. Although not accurate to be honest but remember bone structure etc can play a really big part in clothes sizes. Even if I got below a healthy BMI I will never be a size 8 for example, as I have wide frames, broad shoulders, wide hips, long arms and legs and I have quite a large prominent rib cage.

It's obese at 5'4" so I consider it big. It's also really an 18 in old money. Clothes sizes have gone up massively.

What age are you op?
I'm 44 and see a massive change in my body shape. Have always been a size 12-14 but put on half a stone and definitely heading to 16 territory.

It's completely different for everyone. Depends on height, build, where you carry weight. Although a size 14 on me (5'8, pear shaped) doesn't look bad, I still feel fat at that. I've dropped to a size 8 and it feels too slim so there are different ends of the scale. If you don't feel good at the size you are, do something to change it. If you don't like how you look in photos at that size, do something to change it. It's about how you feel, no one else.

Like everyone is saying, it think it depends on your body size and shape. I've put on 2 stone in the last few years and I'm now 14 stone. Although I swear my 34/H breasts are stone each 😂I wear size 12-14 (more 14 these days). As I am the heaviest I've ever been and overweight according to my BMI, yes I feel a little large. However, I'm also 5'10 tall so I wouldn't necessarily say I look as large as I feel.

I go by how I feel. I know when I'm keeping fit and eating well I feel much better compared to when I'm not. I care about that more than my dress size.

I dont think its big. but its certainly not small.
For context I've spent the last 15 years as an 18-20. I'm now a 14 at 11st9. Technically still obese at 5ft4 (mixed race so BMI bands are lower) I'm clearly not obese, or even fat in my opinion, but I'm still chubby.
I guess a lot depends on how your weight is distributed. I inherited a boxy short torso and big thighs. My arms are disproportionately big now (loose skin) I have a mum tum which I didn't have the last time I was this weight.
I thought I'd feel thin when I got to this but I don't. But I dont feel 'big' I certainly feel better - and I look better. I think I've settled here for a bit, but I intend to lose about a stone and a half more.

I think it depends where you carry it.

I'm also 5'7.
Size 8 at 8.5 stone.
Size 10 at 8st 10.
Size 12 at 9.3-11 stone.
Size 14 at 11 stone.
Size 16-18 at 13.5 stone.

I look big at 14 because I carry all my weight on my belly. At size 8 I look ill. And the difference between size 8 and size 10 for me is a just a few lbs so it is a fine line to look healthy.

My friend is a 14 and she is all boobs and hips and looks fantastic, I would love her figure.

So IMO it depends more on where you carry it and the rest of your body.

Not really, I wore size 14 when I weighed 10 stone with BMI 24. I have big hips. Lots of women are the same!

I'm 5'7" too. Was always a 12-14 for years. I'm now a size 20 and feel fucking awful but struggling with all sorts of factors to get a grip on it. I often felt a little overweight at a size 14 but looking back I looked absolutely fine, I was very fit and toned. It's all relative. I'd swap with you in a second if that helps!

I can always find 12s, I notice the 14/16/18 out of stock a lot but 8/10s always left
It’s weird so many shops don’t stock accordingly

I’m a size 14 and weigh 10.5 stone. As I’m 5ft 8in, I’m in the ideal range for BMI. I rarely fit into size 12 clothing as I have big boobs and hips.

No 16 is average and has been for 15 years at least

50, 5’ 11” and just moved down into a 14 and love it. But then I’d crawled up to a size 22 by last September.

All hail mounjaro, personal trainer, new love of home and gym workouts, swimming and walking!

so a 14 to me is still overweight on the bmi scales. But I’m happy with my body shape.

im not a slim build. I have broad shoulders and not a petit frame.

I could push to a 12 but I have always always always had a very curvy bum and hips (more pear than hourglass) and I’m not sure how that would go.

anyway - happy at a 14 and focussing on toning up more now and weight training.

It’s curvy, never think of it as fat. It’s below average (16) and to be honest it feels like I see more 18s now. So 14 doesn’t stand out at all but could lose a few pounds to be healthier.

Your bmi puts you at overweight so I would say yes. However we all carry weight differently. I am shorter than you and at 12 stone I was obese but wearing size 14 trousers and jeans.

I am the same height as you and weigh pretty much the same. I am definitely overweight. I'm currently doing the 16/8 fasting and have lost half a stone in a month. Definitely feel better for it in terms of fitness and agility.

Plan on losing another stone and the. Keeping with the fasting as it's so easy. I only do it 4 days a week and eat sensibly but no dieting.

I'm the same height as you and 12 stone 3 (ish) and a 14/16. I need to lose a stone (I've lost 2 over the last year - weight piled on in my 40s after I'd been a size 10 all my life up to them).

GP said my blood pressure, which is high, will come down.

I'm concentrating on my health though rather than a size. I'm exercising more, I'm more toned, I'm fitter - all of those things have made me fool good about myself as well as clothes fitting better.

Maybe that's a goal?