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mameulah · 06/11/2013 22:33

I am 13 and a half stone and want to know how far off my next target, of being a size 16, I am.

If you can bear to share, t (heaps!) ia!!!

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BearsBeetsBattlestarGalactica · 07/11/2013 02:10

I'm 5'7" and currently weigh about 9 1/2 stone. Wear 10-12.

I was a 14 going into 16 when I was about 15.4 stone. That was my heaviest nearly 2 years ago.

Athrawes · 07/11/2013 02:20

Your height and 11 stone, size 12/14. I'd like to be 10 stone and have been but it's bloody hard work and quite dull getting there, so I hope to stabilise at 10.5 (so a stable, reliable size 12) (5-2 diet slowly working, I have tried many and this is the least OCD calorie counting obsessive)

SabrinaMulFUCKERJjones · 07/11/2013 02:49

I'm 5'6" and just over 10 stone. Size 10-12 depending on the shop. Quite big boobs - so usually a 12 on top. But still look rubbish in skinny jeans

I was 8 1/2 stone at university and tiny Weirdly I was a size 10 then (20 odd yrs ago) so it shows how the sizes have changed over the years.

TrucksAndDinosaurs · 07/11/2013 03:00

I was 11 and a half stone and a 14/16. Size 34-36 waist jeans.
Now 9 stone 4lb and an 8-10, size 28 waist jeans.
Am 5'6 and a half.

BritInTDot · 07/11/2013 03:11

What sugarhut said. I am 9 st 6 but fit into an 8-10 as I work out a lot. I used to weigh less, but fit into the same size as I wasn't as toned and had less muscle but more fat. I say to anyone wanting to lose a dress size or two to add strength training. Muscles burn more calories, even during rest, and, although you won't see as much as a shift on the scales, you will fit into smaller clothes. And you'll look fab! far better than being slim but a bit saggy!

goldopals · 07/11/2013 03:51

I am 5 7 and weight about 8 stone 7. I wear size 8-10 pants, 6 dresses and XS tops.

RichManPoorManBeggarmanThief · 07/11/2013 04:06

I must be really dense. I am that height, weigh 10st and am a size 10, occasionally an 8 (GAP), 26/27'' jeans.

weirdly though, I go through the sizes quickly, so I've been a 14 at 11 stone 5lbs.

Chottie · 07/11/2013 04:07

55 kilos which is approx 8st 9lb

I don't really look at sizes as they vary so much i.e. size 8 in M&S and a large in Zara Confused I just concentrate on buying something which fits me

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 07/11/2013 06:55

5'6" and I weigh 11 stone.

I'm a size 14, clothes are a bit less snug than they were, having Already lost a few pounds.

Ideal weight is nearer 10 stone, can't seem to get under 10!

I stopped running for a few months and the weight piled on! I'm starting to lose it again now I've got my mileage up.

Good luck with the diet op, it's not easy! I tend to find I need to lose at least 10lb to go down a dress size comfortably.

applecharlotte · 07/11/2013 07:04

I'm also exactly your height. Currently 10st and size 12.
I only got down to a size 10 when I weighed 9st 2ish (this was for about a week when I had the most awful tummy bug!). It's amazing how the same height and weight can be such different dress sizes!

Shonajoy · 07/11/2013 07:18

I'm 5 7 and my normal weight is 134lbs, so nine stone 4. Unfortunately due to spinal surgery and lovely metabolism drugs I'm nowhere near that now! Good luck. Oh and I'm a size ten at ideal weight.

BackInTheGameAtLast · 07/11/2013 07:26

I'm 5 foot 6 and a half. Yesterday I weighed 12 stone 5 lbs according to the scales in my local Boots and I am at the larger end of a size 14-16. To be honest though a lot of that is because I am very flabby and need to concentrate more on exercise now my diet is starting to show results (I was 14 stone 3 months ago.)

I tend to carry a lot of fat on my stomach and at this weight I have a 37.5 inch waist and 40 inch hips. My bra size is currently 32F although that is starting to look a little "empty" in the cups now.

Sparrowlegs248 · 07/11/2013 07:30

I'm exactly that height abd currently 12st 5 and a size 14. I am very active and rather muscly. Small boobs and bones of lead by the sound of it! Highly recommend exercise along with diet.

I am managing the exercise atm.....diet not so much!

littlewhitebag · 07/11/2013 07:32

I am 5'6" and 12 stone. My clothes size is 14/16. I hate being between sizes and am trying to get back to 11st so i will be a size 14 again.

Sparrowlegs248 · 07/11/2013 07:33

What a wide variery of weihts and sizes. Don't forget frame comes into it too. I am medium framed and muscly and look bizarre at less than 10 .5 stone. Not likely to see that weight again.

JemimaMuddledUp · 07/11/2013 07:36

I am 5'6" (no half!) and weigh 9st. I am a size 8-10.

18 months ago I was 15st and a size 20. I seemed to lose roughly a dress size every stone.

Thatdidnotgowell · 07/11/2013 09:57

I think I must weigh a lot heavier than I look...I'm that height and around 9st12 to 10st3 (fluctuate quite a bit), usually hovering around the 10st mark, and I'm an 8-10, very occasionally a 12 in jeans.

Retroformica · 07/11/2013 10:00

Mostly size 10.

9 stone 6

issey6cats · 07/11/2013 10:07

5ft 6 and 8 stone size 8 but have been a skinny all my life

Workberk · 07/11/2013 10:08

My advice is get rid of your scales and only weigh yourself on those machines you get in your local Boots, maybe once a fortnight max. Wear the same outfit every time.

I'm just shy of 5'6 but was a 14-16 at 11 stone 2. I'm now an 8-10 at 8 stone 9ish. By that reckoning, 3 dress sizes = 2.5 stone. But everyone is different.

OHforDUCKScake · 07/11/2013 10:11

10-10.4 (keep gaining and losing the same 4lb) and Im size 12.

When Im not bf Im 9.5 stone and size 10-12.

KeepingUpWithTheJonses · 07/11/2013 10:13

I'm 12.5 stone and a size 14.

My ideal weight is 10 stone, which makes me a size 8/10. Weight and size confuse me, my friend is the same weight and height as me but nearly two dress sizes bigger. At 8/9 stone i'd look ill. The lowest I've been as an adult is 9.5 stone and that was too slim on me.

Ilanthe · 07/11/2013 10:14

I am 5'6" and a half and weigh 9st 3oz. I'm a size 10.

I was over 10st and a size 12 after I had my DS, I've just lost the last of my baby weight.

Bingdweller · 07/11/2013 10:16

5"6'. I've been going to SW for a year and here are my stats over the year...

15st 1lb - size 20
14st 7lb - size 18
13st 7lb - size 16/18
13st 0lb - size 16
12st 7lb - size 14/16
12st 0lb - size 14

I'm currently 12st and a size 14 in most shops. Aiming for 10st 4lb as my final target and hopefully the elusive size 10-12 :-)

Good luck OP

Safyre · 07/11/2013 10:20

16st 7lb...

Size 18/20, 36HH

How can I weight twice as much as some other people who are the same height as me? That is just... redoubles dieting efforts

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