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Curious About Weight and Dress Size Comparisons

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PawneGoddess · 12/03/2023 20:06

Sorry, I know this is very nosey, but a friend and I are both trying to lose weight.
And I was surprised to hear that I weigh a little more than her but I'm also a couple of inches taller and we're currently the same dress size.
So was wondering how much everyone's height and weight and dress sizes compare?
I'm 5ft 8in, 13 stone 3lb and a size 16.
(Can squeeze into size 14 trousers, if I don't mind losing all feeling in my legs!!)
Also what did you weigh before having children?
I was between 9 and 10 stone, so cannot believe I have gained 4 stone with 2 children

OP posts:
LookUponMyWorks · 12/03/2023 20:09

I'm 5ft 11, 16st and an 18-20

Rebel2 · 12/03/2023 20:09

I'm 2 inches taller than you and 3 stone heavier and the same dress size Smile

HelloIsItYouImLookingFor · 12/03/2023 20:09

I'm 5 foot 6, 8 and a half stone and size 8 to 10

Justforlaffs · 12/03/2023 20:11

I'm 5"8" and currently weigh 11 stone 5 - I'm trying to lose a stone having already lost about 10 lbs.

Im a size 10 on top and 12 on the bottom and was about the same size pre-children, apart from one stage in my 20's when I was below 10 stone and a size 8 after eating very little for a while!

FrostyFifi · 12/03/2023 20:12

I'm 5 ft 6, 11 stone, 8/10 on top and waist, bottom would be 12/14 if I had to buy something non-stretchy that fitted my hips but as it then bags hugely on the waist I don't.

SunshineGeorgie · 12/03/2023 20:13

LookUponMyWorks · 12/03/2023 20:09

I'm 5ft 11, 16st and an 18-20

Isn't weight strange.... I'm 5ft 11, 16.6 stone and size 16....which in a lot of cases is too big!!

Dazzylazzy · 12/03/2023 20:17

I’m 5ft 3ins just under 11stone I’m a size 12. I’m very fit though. I know everyone overweight says that’s but hey ho! I think I’m solid!

Hoppinggreen · 12/03/2023 20:19

5ft 4, 15 stone and size 16

buckleten · 12/03/2023 20:22

I'm 5'5", weigh around 11-11.5 stone and wear a 12-14

gloriousmulch · 12/03/2023 20:22

I’m about 12st 10lb, 5’3” and a size 16, sometimes 14 on top. That’s after losing some weight and I’d like to lose more.

AmberGer · 12/03/2023 20:26

I think it more depends on your shape than anything. I have very wide hips. Even if I weighed 7 stone, I would still have to wear size 14 bottom to accommodate.

Chelsea26 · 12/03/2023 20:28

I also find this fascinating - I am hugely heavy but don’t look it.

I’m 5’5 and currently weigh about 13.9 stone - I am a size 14 (sometimes 12)

At the start of covid I was a size 10 but still weighed over 12 stone

My mum is the same height as me, about 10.10 stone and a size 14.

Howmanycats · 12/03/2023 20:30

I’m 5’6”, 8 stone 5 and a size 8-10. Before I had a baby I was the same weight but I think it was distributed differently!

Kranke · 12/03/2023 20:31

Do you buy the same clothes from the same store? If so that is strange, if not, I can see the discrepancy.

lljkk · 12/03/2023 20:31

60-61 kg before & after having kids. 5'8"
M&S says I'm a size 14 dress. Maybe size 16 even.

Turtletumy · 12/03/2023 20:32

5ft3”, 12stone 7 size 14/16

0hs0s0rry · 12/03/2023 20:33

5ft 7, 15stones 8lbs, size 14.
At my smallest I was 9stones 4lbs and a size 8.

Currently trying to lose weight thought as my BMI is 33!

Els1e · 12/03/2023 20:33

I’m 5’8”, 14st 10 lbs, size 16/18. Definitely can’t fit into size 14 jeans though.

Justforlaffs · 12/03/2023 20:34

I would be interested to know how much Lycra clothing is involved in some of these answers!🤣

LookUponMyWorks · 12/03/2023 20:35

Isn't it! I can get in the odd 16 but carry my weight in hips/thighs/bum and bust so almost always need a 20 in trousers!

EmmaDilemma5 · 12/03/2023 20:37

5'4", 8.5 stone, size 10-12.

Booooot · 12/03/2023 20:38

I’m made of bricks. 13.5 stone, 5ft7 size 12.

Rebel2 · 12/03/2023 20:39

Justforlaffs · 12/03/2023 20:34

I would be interested to know how much Lycra clothing is involved in some of these answers!🤣

I mean I wear Lycra to exercise in but I don't wear leggings anywhere else!
I'm consistently heavy. 5ft 10 and if I drop to 14.7-15 stone I'm a size 14 in skinny jeans
Never go below a 16 on the top as my boobs don't shrink

Tailfeather · 12/03/2023 20:41

@LookUponMyWorks @SunshineGeorgie I'm also 5'11 and 16.5 stone and a size 20!