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5ft 8 - weight and clothes size

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AlwaysTired2019 · 29/12/2018 22:39

Name change and copying a trending thread :)
Doing the new year new me bullshit. I was to be a perfect ten. How much do you weigh and what size do you wear?
I'm a good 12 and about 10stone 8 (before 37 thousand mince pies)

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Whatjusthappenedthere · 29/12/2018 23:01

I’m 5ft 6 and weigh 12 stone. That’s a lot for me as I usually manage to stick to around 10 stone. I’m currently a size 16. To get back to a 12 I need to loose 2 stone ( again Blush) .

WendyCope · 29/12/2018 23:06

5 ft 9 and 9 1/4 stone size 8 or 10. Always weighed about this, just got a fatter stomach and thinner legs now, from menopause Hmm

Raggedyaine · 29/12/2018 23:07

I’m 5’7–I weigh 9 stone 7 and wear a size 8-10

I am 5ft 7", weight 9 stone 7 or less and I am a size 12! Well a 10 in some brands (Next) but if i was ordering online i would always play safe with a 12. I am a 30ff chest though which accounts for some of that size difference but I would never be an 8! How does that happen?

My DD is 5ft10, weighs 9 stone 12 and is a 12 or 14. C cup chest.

My mind is boggled at the difference in weight/size.

Anyway OP, my resolution last year was to rein in the eating and drinking and lose a few lbs by June. Not by exercise (I was a marathon runner who never lost a lb that way) but by portion size. My goal was 12 weeks to be 10 stone (I was 11.5st) I reached 9st 7 early summer and have kept it there ever since. My new goal is 9st even. Though I am happy where I am now. Long realistic goals and keeping busy were the keys i found.

Justletmego · 29/12/2018 23:11

5’10 and 9 stone I’m a size 8/10 depending on the brand

KeepServingTheFestiveSnogs · 29/12/2018 23:32

Neverunderfed I love you!!!

whatwillbewillbe03 · 29/12/2018 23:32

I’m 5’7–I weigh about 10st 9 and squeeze into a well worn 10 at the mo.. heaviest I've been in a good while!

I've put on about half a stone these last couple of months and feel like shit. I was going to the gym 3/4 times a week then went on holiday an struggled to go back since but seeing those numbers and hurting after a 4 mile walk I know I need to stop eating the biscuits, cakes and chocolates and sort myself out again.

I can go to the gym during my break at work so I've got no excuse...

MarilynSlumroe · 29/12/2018 23:36

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MovingNextYearHopefully · 29/12/2018 23:36

5ft 8in, currently about 13st 7lb & 16 on bottom but could get away with 14 on top. Smallest i have been as an adult was 9st 7lb & looking back I was too thin, but still a size 12. Never got below a 12 in adult sizes, but at that size I did fit into age 15 stuff from New look 9/15 range, which is a bit mad lol. Confused

SplodgeBear1988 · 29/12/2018 23:45

5'6", 9 st 10lb, size 6-8, I must have dense bones and I'm slightly muscley.
I eat well and still cannot put any weight on, I have been the same weight for the last 15 years.

19lottie82 · 29/12/2018 23:49

I’m 5’9’’, just under 16 stone and I’m a size 16-18. Usually an 18 on the bottom and a 16 on top but it can vary from brand to brand.

SmartyPants0 · 29/12/2018 23:49

I'm 5'8" weigh 9 stone and wear an 8 - 10
Depending on the shop.

OldGreyBoots · 29/12/2018 23:51

5'8", about 11.5st, generally a size 14 (a little bigger on the top than bottom, so hard to tell for sure!)

Really want to lose some weight, going to enjoy my Christmas chocolates then try and cut out a lot of my bad habits and hopefully exercise more.

SpotlessMind · 29/12/2018 23:51

5'8" and around 12.5 stone, need to lose a bit to get back to a healthy size. I'm pear shaped, so size 12/14 top, size 14/16 bottom. At my skinniest I was around 3 stone lighter and size 8/10 top, 12/14 bottom.

Looneytune253 · 29/12/2018 23:51

Wow I’m 15 stone 8 and a size 14 don’t even think I’m quite as tall as 5 8 either lol. Just goes to show we can all carry it differently

stopgap · 29/12/2018 23:56

I’m 5’7.5 and weigh 8 stone 8 pounds. I’m a size 8, sometimes a 10 in posh clothes. I’m a 32D with stick legs and if I do put on weight, it tends to be just on my stomach and waistline.

Seniorschoolmum · 29/12/2018 23:56

5’8”, 10st 3lb and size 10-12 depending on which brand.

Winter weight is anything up to 10st 6lb, summer about 9st 8lb. I get tired unless I take a multi-vit, and run a couple of times a week. But my youngest is 10 so I probably get more sleep Smile

Red2017 · 29/12/2018 23:57

I feel so short seeing all these heights Blush
I'm 5ft .. weigh 8 stone 12lbs and wear an 8 or 10
2 months ago I was 10 stone 5lbs and still in a ten

Pinkyyy · 30/12/2018 00:01

I'm 5ft8.5", 9 stone exactly and a size 8

Drum2018 · 30/12/2018 00:01

About 5ft 7in, yo yo between 9st 7lbs and 9st 12lbs. Have worn size 12 for years but I reckon if there was a size 11 it would be a perfect fit. People assume I'm a 10 but it never fits, as I'm broad.

chickydoo · 30/12/2018 00:04

5'7 1/2
Weigh 8stone 7lbs.
Seems about ok to me. Don't want to gain, don't want to lose.
Would like more muscle though.

Apparentlychilled · 30/12/2018 00:05

Nearly 5'8". Think I'm 9st 5. Size 10.was 8st 12lb and a size 8 earlier this year and looked awful. Always been pretty small build, but this is about the right size and weight for me.

IdblowJonSnow · 30/12/2018 00:15

Why is almost everyone on this thread 5 feet 8?! HmmGrin I'm about 8, 5 but short. Need to lose around 5 - 7lbs really. Doesn't sound like much but it's so hard!

Hushabyelullaby · 30/12/2018 00:22

Does anyone else find that as they're getting older the less they weigh, the older they look? I'm 43 and when my body looks good, the wrinkles on my face become more noticeable. I lost 3 and a half stone 8 years ago so that I was 9 and a half stone, but consciously put on half a stone as it really aged me.

Triskaidekaphilia · 30/12/2018 00:59

I'm 5'7, at 9st4 I was an 8-10 (but only brands that size quite large), at 10st7 was 10-12, but was very untoned both those times. Recently before getting pregnant I was 11 stone but more muscle and less fat this time so could fit 10-12 again. I will always be a size bigger on the bottom. I will probably never get back to 9 stone as I had an eating disorder to get to that point- the weight I got to was not unhealthy but the method was. But one day I'd like to be 10 stone but with a decent muscle and fat % which would be the closest to a perfect 10 for me I think.

MrsG8 · 30/12/2018 01:04

I'm 5"8 and used to be a size 10 weighing 9.7 stone on average but then this year I had a baby so I'm approx that plus 3 stone now ShockSad

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