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What size are you if you’re 5’8” and 10 and a half stone?

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Fearlesssloth · 12/05/2026 10:37

Posting here for traffic. If you’re 5’8” and around 10st 8lbs what size are you? And what’s your BMI? My bmi is 22 and I’m between a 10 and a 12 but I think I must have a large frame or something cos I thought I’d be an 8-10 at this weight/this bmi

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TeaPot496 · 12/05/2026 18:51

Massive norks. 14 on top, 10-12 bottom, BMI 21.

DieSchottin93 · 12/05/2026 18:50

I'm the same height and was 10st 2lbs when I weighed myself yesterday morning. I wear an 8-10 but it really depends on the shop. I am also definitely more of a 10 on my bottom half as I'm quite pear shaped.

Albarino · 12/05/2026 18:44

I'm those exact measurements and am closer to 12 than 10 - however I have 'light' bones generally and was always 8.5-9.5 stone before peri hit so whilst BMI is healthy for me, I'm definitely carrying excess weight for me as it's all around my middle.

Vivienne1000 · 12/05/2026 18:32

I am 5 feet 8, weigh 9 and a half stone and a size 10.

Abracadabra12 · 12/05/2026 18:28

I’m the same height and weight as you and also a size 10-12

PetulaDark · 12/05/2026 18:24

I’m 5’8, 11st and a 10 in most things, 12 in a few (Zara!), 8 in others. I do have quite large boobs so they probably push my weight up, other than that I have quite a small frame

MessyNDepressy · 12/05/2026 18:19

I’m 5ft 8, 10 stone 10 and a size 10. Small boobs, bit of a bum. Shop in Zara mostly and I’m a medium there. Have gained weight within the last year after trying to since I was a teenager. Under 9 stone I was a size 6, 9 stone 4ish to 10 stone roughly I was an 8.

Youhadrambledonfor18pages · 12/05/2026 17:55

I imagine you look very slim at that height/weight and you’re a v healthy BMI so does it matter what the label in your clothes says?

HedgeKnights · 12/05/2026 17:53

5ft 6 weigh 10 stone, size 10 to 12

Thechateau · 12/05/2026 17:50

I'm 5'8 and 10 1/2 stone and a 12. I would look pretty gaunt at a lower weight

MyIcyHeart · 12/05/2026 17:45

Not currently that size, but when I have been that weight, I've been a 10.

liloandstitchh · 12/05/2026 15:37

A small 8 but I’m very athletic so my body composition is completely different to how it was before I started working out, I’m probably smaller now than I was at 9 stone. My wedding dress was a size 6 much to my surprise.

ToffeeCrabApple · 12/05/2026 15:28

RampantIvy · 12/05/2026 11:09

I'm 5"7 and weigh the same. I'm a size 14 and don't believe anyone who says they are a size 8 or 10 at this weight.

This. I was that weight and a smidge shorter and was a size 12 minimum.

DonTBeacunt · 12/05/2026 15:17

5”6.5(it’s important 🤣) and 11st 3

Today I put on a size 14 and 16 top in M&S, 14 too small. Size 12 jeans here are too big.

waist size between a 28-29 (Anthropologie/Me+em)

a size M in some places (h and m)

John Lewis I’m a 10

none of it makes sense, I’ve lost weight so it’s all a bit trial and error and I’ve taken to my clothes fitting me whatever size the label says than fitting into the “size”.

I’ve lost significant weight and still don’t look “thin” but I look thinner - but sizing is its own mystery and I’d probably still be a 16 in “old” money sizing! My waist measurement is 81cm which if you look on sizing falls into all
the flipping categories depending on store :)

Soooooooverthisnow · 12/05/2026 15:09

Im 5' 8" and 11st 4lbs. I'm a tight 12. Exprcting at 10st 7lbs I'll be a comfortable 12 edging towards a 10 so pretty much same as you. I would describe myself as having quite a large frame.

TheEveningReport · 12/05/2026 15:06

I’m 5’8, 10st6 and I am just about a 10 in some shops and a (baggy) 12 in others. I seem to be a size ‘11’ if such a thing were to exist. I’m big boobed so often a 12 up top.

Sharptonguedwoman · 12/05/2026 15:04

I'm 5'8" and about 10 stone. I'm a standard 12 in most shops. In cheaper makes I might be a 14. Long Tall Sally, 10. I get more boggled with small and medium sizes tbh. And the sleeves are never long enough in anything apart from LTS.

AGrunner · 12/05/2026 14:59

Im 5ft 9.5 and weigh 9 1/2 stone. BMI 20ish. Im size 10 in pretty much everything (occasionally 8 on top but never on bottom!). I’d say Im medium framed. I think you need to be very slight framed to be an 8 if tall.

PickleSarnie · 12/05/2026 14:51

I'm 5'8" and weigh 12.5 stone. All my clothes are size 12. I'd definitely be a size 10 at 10.5 stone (not that I'll probably ever stop eating biscuits for long enough to find out though!)

manovertheroad · 12/05/2026 14:41

I'm just under 5’10, 61kg (9 st 10 I think?) size 8 or an XS usually, if it’s long enough. BMI 19. I was around 67 kg for a long time and was more a 10. I do a lot of exercise so am lean with it which probably means smaller clothes sizes, plus a slight build.

FaceIt · 12/05/2026 14:31

Size 10 or 12

Pleasedontdothat · 12/05/2026 14:28

5’7”, 10st 4lbs, BMI 22 and 10-12 depending on the brand

Aprilmaymum · 12/05/2026 14:26

slightly taller and 8 st 8 I am a size 8. My BMI is not good as it is too low and have been trying to put a bit of weight on. I def am too skinny. Keep the size 8 for the shorter ladies

dandelionandbirdcock · 12/05/2026 14:15

I’m 5ft 8’’ and 9 and a half stone, and I’m a size 8. At 10 and a half stone I’m a small 12. But that’s because I have a rather large arse Grin

Blondeshavemorefun · 12/05/2026 14:13

5/7 and 10.4-10.7 and size 12/10 depending on fit. Many dresses /tops are a 10 but trousers /skirts a 12 due to child bearing hips