How much do you weigh if 5'3 and a size 14?

[Lovingmylife]

Ok so I know body shapes differ.

I'm on a diet and size 14 is my goal, rather than weight but as it's far away, I'd like to know what I might be aiming for.

Thanks!

I think sizes can confuse matters and make it easy to kid yourself you haven't got fat.

Because I'd bought 14 before when I was 9 stone 7lb I kidded myself I wasn't too overweight when I hit 10 stone 10 as I was 'still' a 14.

I've lost nearly 2 stone since my heaviest and am just pissed off with myself I let it get that bad.

@ThinkAboutItTomorrow

I think sizes can confuse matters and make it easy to kid yourself you haven't got fat.

Because I'd bought 14 before when I was 9 stone 7lb I kidded myself I wasn't too overweight when I hit 10 stone 10 as I was 'still' a 14.

I've lost nearly 2 stone since my heaviest and am just pissed off with myself I let it get that bad.

Definitely agree on the sizing. I didnt realise how overweight I'd got for ages. 1. Because it's been a very gradual increase over the course of 5 years and 2. My old clothes still fit. I was wearing a 12 at 9 and half stone and still wearing a 12 two stone later.

Need to go on weight and inches rather than clothes size.

I'm 5'3" and find quite conveniently for me:
11 stone =size 14
10 stone = size 12
9 stone = size 10
8 stone = size 8 (some 6s)

@CountFosco

It's quite interesting just quite how offended people are about the truth about weight. I was quite factual, with vanity sizing size 14 is very overweight for a short woman, if the OP was 6' then it could well be a healthy clothes size. I gave the healthy BMI range and for the vast majority of people that is accurate (male Olympic level weight lifters being one exception, the other being those with very low muscle mass who would still be an unhealthy weight with a BMI of 25). The OP should aim for a healthy weight. That's not to say that she can't be attractive at a higher weight. Attractiveness is not about weight.

I think it's more that you were presenting your opinion as fact and failed to add any qualifiers. It is possible to be five three, size fourteen and still be within healthy BMI range or low overweight. There is no sensible definition of very overweight that includes people of that BMI.

Oh wow! Thought I'd be lucky to get three or four replies. Let alone a debate.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I need to pop back and read more thoroughly.

Sizing is a weird one isn't it as I definitely think there is vanity sizing now.

Just thought I'd update that I hit a size 14 at 12st 2lb. I think I'll be more comfortable half a stone lighter but I got there! Now onto thinking about a size 12.

Wow @lovingmylife you're doing great!!