Size 16 and 16.7 stone??

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Hello all, I’ve been trying to lose weight and I was talking to my friends who are about size 12-14 and they weigh between 10 stone and 12 stone and they were shocked when I told them I was over 16 stone. I am 5”6 and wear 36C/38C bra and size 16 in top and bottoms. Is this normal and is there anyone else like this?

When I was 14st, I had a 28" waist - upper size 10 in many brands. I also couldn't wear jeans smaller than 14 because my hips were so wide, and my bust is big too.

I'm over halfway down to there from 21st now, but I don't think I'll have the same waist size at that weight again because I've done more muscle work in that area since.

Mind you, I'm afraid I agree that 16 is a particularly broad size for dresses. Because of my big bust and wide hips I have an army of elasticated waist affairs that easily obscure any half size gains.

I'm 5ft8 and 14 stone (need to lose a couple of stone!) and I'm a 16 but that's because all the weight is around my middle so I need bigger waistbands and roomier tops to hide the tummy! I think if my weight were more evenly distributed I'd actually be a 14.

Bendydick

There is no “size 16” any more. There’s an M and S 16 or an H and M 16 for instance. But in the 90s we had standardised sizing. Im not sure when it stopped. A 12 was a 29-30 waist. I was a 12 everywhere. And online shops still go by this sizing so if I’m an 8 in M and S I’m certainly not an 8 on ASOS. Sadly for me the ASOS size is correct.

I'm size 16 and not sure exactly what I weigh but it definitely starts with an 11. So I'm 4 stone less than you and 3 inches shorter. To be a size 14 I need to weigh nearer 10 stone. Sigh.

That's the problem for clothes manufacturers with how women carry weight so differently. I'm 5'6 and 13 and a half stone, I wear a 14-16.

i'm almost 5'10 and my heaviest was about 15 and half stone and was heading into size 20 but could get away with an 18 from "big sized" shops.

I am 5ft 5 and at 14 stone I was a size 16 and I am currently 16st and a size 18-20. My own GP couldn't believe I was 14 stone when he weighed me, as I carried it so well...so much that he used two different sets of scales!

Everybody is different OP.

I'm like this. Even the doctor didn't believe my weight.

I'm 5ft 7, about 13 stone and a size 12, 10 if the shops vanity size (Sainsburys, Next)

Both my DDs are like this DD2 is currently over 22 stone and 5’4” but quite comfortably fits into a size 22 but one of the women at her weight loss group is about 19 stone and wearing a 26/28.

I'm surprised, I'm 13.5 stone and a size 18/20 but I am only 5'3"

People can have quite different weights for their sizes, due to muscle, bone density etc. I'm heavier on the scales than people generally think I am, the doctor apparently told my mum when I was a baby that I must have lead bones! We don't all conform to the same scale, basically.

5'6" 9stone size 8-10 almost all shops .

I'm the same height as you OP, lighter by 3 stone and about the same size or slightly larger. Unless you have particularly heavy arms or feet or a really heavy brain I'd be surprised if you were that size and weight.

5’4”
9.13st
Size 12 (36-30-38) as a true size eg online shops
8 10 or 12 in the high street so shopping takes ages. It depends how clothes are cut eg I find Next are cut for people with hips and I’m an apple

Maybe I just have really heavy bones??

When I was a size 16, I was 5ft 2 and 12 stone. I am 5ft 2 weight 10:5 stone and I am a 12/14 size.

Sorry bones only weigh between 7-9 pounds. There is no 'big boned'. It's been repeated debunked as myth.

I’m 5ft 5, size 16, 34GG, 11st 10,

I’m 16 stone 9 and wearing size 16 jeans right now, but I’m 5’10” and vanity sizing is a thing! People do carry their weight differently, a few years ago my sister and (who are the same height) were both bridesmaids and we had exactly the same bust, waist and hip measurements but she weighed 3 stone less than me. She’s got slim arms and legs, calves etc. whereas I’m just evenly fat all over!

Well I have lost almost two stone and stayed a size 14 going from 14 st to almost 12 st. ( at 5’10) so I get that weight and size aren’t very closely related.

My shape has massively changed and whilst I can wear more clothes my old ones still fit and they weren’t overtly stretchy - my work trousers are 98% cotton and 2 % elastane and still fit.

However Most of my clothes were trousers and tops. Because I looked pregnant I never considered a fitted dress or skirts ( which tend to sit higher than trousers). I am buying them now and 14s fit neatly so I don’t know what size I would have been before.

I suppose if you are really interested you could go into a shop and see what size you need for a slim fitted dress and not just in the styles that you think flatter your shape which are probably cut looser over your worst areas.

It's a little bit surprising.

I am 5ft 6, 14 st 7 and I'm a size 18 with a 36F cup.

At 5ft 6 and 15 stone I was pushing a size 20. I am an hourglass with quite wide shoulders so I'm not of slight build.

When I weighed 10 stone 7 I was a size 12.

There's no such thing as big-boned

Even the briefest of google searches brings up numerous studies which say there is -

www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/can-you-actually-be-big-boned-102624074257.html

If you read that article it comes up with the stunning news that taller people have bigger bones than shorter people and there is some variation between individuals.

What there is not is 2 stone of difference. It's a variation of a couple of pounds or so.

www.everydayhealth.com/news/truth-about-being-big-boned/

www.fitnessunderoath.com/big-boned-big-myth/

Pregnant atm but 14 stone and size 14. Pre pregnancy I was 13 stone and size 12 and at my lowest 12 stone and size 10. I’m only 5’4. Based on topshop sizes. I really think everyone weighs differently and I have always had a small waist for example. This is why a lot of people think bmi is rubbish lol

There’s such a range of answers here. I have most of my weight on my boobs and tummy. My thighs and legs are fairly slim.

I go to the gym a lot although I should do more cardio for all over weight loss. I’m 5ft3 and I’m about 11st12 (been a wee while since I weighed myself).

I’m a 14 although I’m definitely closer to a 12 than I was before. I got my bra measured recently and I’m 32G. My work trousers are a 14 from top shop and are hanging off me now which is exciting as before I couldn’t even do the inside button!