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[ThisVividGreenEagle]

Hi my scales say I’m about 17 stone I have big legs and a weird stomach there’s no denying I’m a big girl but the top of my stomach is flat however it’s the bottom part just bellow belly button that is big and it’s hard to (it even hurts to squeeze it) however being 17stone I assumed I should be about 18-20 however I’m not I fit comfortably in clothes that are size 10-12 and the biggest size I wear is a 16 to me for someone who is 17 stone I should definitely be in bigger clothes yet anything bigger than a 16 is to big
is this normal?

How tall are you? Without that information nobody can comment.

I’m 5ft 3 and if I weighed 17 stone I would have a BMI of 40, I wouldn’t be fitting in a size 10.

If I was 5ft 11 and 17 stone my BMI would be 32ish, and depending on how that weight is distributed I could fit into a 12.

It also depends where you shop and what clothes you’re buying. Primark for example has pretty big sizing, I have a pair of leggings from Primark that are an XS, I’m not a size 6, but in Primark I am. If you’re buying an oversize t shirt or a hoodie then sizing is a lot less strict than say a fitted button up corset top.

I’m 5’6

I buy from primark shein H&M everywhere like I said my size varies I just don’t understand how I can fit into those sizes comfortably and whilst being 5’7

You’ve grown an inch!

Sizes in clothes very massively so that’s not really a good guide. Plus they’ve changed loads over the last 20 years - my clothes from back then that say ‘size 10’ are all 26” waist, whereas that would now be a aize 4 or 6 (not that I can wear them but I live in hope 😂) I’d be concerned at it only being lower stomach, and the feel of it (hard and painful). Have you had it checked out by a doctor?

i said on my last post IM BETWEEN 5’6-5’7 so wind your neck in and be quiet if you’ve got nothing useful

Primark & shein are both big sizing, h&m is as well I’d say. Sizing does differ massively though and as I say it depends what clothes. A pair of fitted trousers or a button up corset top would be a truer reflection of what size “fits” than say leggings, a jumper, floaty dress or t shirt- I’m not a size 6 but fit into my sisters leggings and dresses, wouldn’t fit her jeans though!

You said 5’6.
Why are you being so rude?

Edit for spelling

No I haven’t been checked out by a doctor . last year I was 14 stone (which until now was the heaviest I’d been) and due to me still fitting into size 10-12s as I got bigger I never clocked how much weight I had gained from last February . I am concerned and do plan on being checked out and making sure everything is okay as I’m not lazy I am active and don’t eat rubbish food all the time (once a month I eat out or have a take away) and I portion control my food I’ve tried countless diets and feel like I’m loosing no weight ever

Yeah that is very true thank you

Can you show us a diagram please ?

You didn't. You said you were 5'6".

How can you expect anyone to want to help you when you're so rude?

That was on your other thread about Ryan Air Seat Belts...🙄

I’m 5’6 and if I was 17 stone there’s no way I’d be in size 10/12. I weigh 9 stone and can just squeeze into a size 10.

unless you have got your numbers mixed up, you’re probably wearing clothes way too small for you but not accepting that. Your weight and height make you clinically obese.

I’m struggling to see how you fit into size 10-12 clothes if you’re 5’6 and 17 stone. I’m 5’7, 12 stone and a 14 everywhere apart from M&S where I’m usually a 12.

Agree

Yeah this.

17 stone at 5”7 isn’t just overweight, it is obese.

I’m 5”3 so granted I am shorter but I’m usually around 8 stone 6-8lb, I often wear a size 10.

I’m struggling to see how you fit in size 12. Im 5ft 5, 10 stone and size 12.

I honestly think it must be the type of clothing. As I say I’m usually a size 8-10, currently pregnant with my second baby and I’m yet to have to buy any maternity clothes really because lots of my clothes- especially those from Shein & my trusty primark comfy leggings are stretchy material and still fit comfortably over my bump while approaching my third trimester.

I'm 5ft 9.5 and about 13 stone and a size 14-16. Are you incredibly muscular?

I'm 5ft 7. I weigh considerably less than you and just about get in size 18 Next clothes. I've had to go to size 20 elastic jeans from Asda as the 16-18 don't fit.

What size is your top half, so not your stomach area? My bra is a 38H which is why I need a 18.

If you stomach is genuinely hard and sore you need to see a GP.

No I Litterally have zero muscle I don’t understand other than clothes sizes being weird 😂

It is what it is, ‘normal’ or not. You must know in your heart of hearts that if you need a plane seatbelt extender, you are not a size 10-12.

The question is, if you’re unhappy and uncomfortable, are you ready to change it? At 5’6 and 17 stone your BMI is around 38 so you could consider weight loss injections if you’ve genuinely tried a proper calorie controlled diet.

I’m 100% not wearing clothes to tight hence why I am confused how these clothes can fit comfortably on me and yet I am so big