what to wear and how to hold oneself!

[mollysmum82]

I have the problem that I'm quite small (5ft 5, size 8) but people think I'm a lot bigger. For example:

• I asked a sales lady yesterday to translate a size 36 for me at Kookai and she said "Aah I'm afraid this is a size 8, sorry" clearly assuming I'm much bigger than I am.

• At a recent bridesmaid dress fitting I had the same issue...I told the lady I was an 8 and she said "hmmm I don't think so, let's start with the 12 shall we?" and she was shocked when I was an 8.

• At a swimming pool the life guard said "you can't use the slides when you're pregnant!" I wasn't.

• I did go to the doctors when I was having fertility problems and I asked if this could be because I was underweight. He laughed and said "haha you don't look underweight to me!"

• My mother in law always talks of her other daughter in law, saying "she's so small its not fair, she's not like us eh?"

You get the picture! Now I'm not saying there's anything wrong with being bigger but I'd love to know what I'm doing that makes people think I'm a lot bigger than I am. Do you think I'm paranoid? Or do you think its the clothes I wear/way I hold myself?

Cheers ladies!

How much do you weigh? I'm 5'5" and 9st 6, and am a size 10 in M&S but a 12 in Topshop

How odd.

Are you hunched over and walking round in maternity clothes?

do you have, as my gran would say- a baw face?

(ie a round face)

Blinks is right, if you have a round face people assume you're heavier than you are. I spent my teenage years being called fat for that reason.

Laughed loudly at that Traceybath! I do have a special walk...but I don't know if its a fat walk?!

Oh my goodness I DO have a round face! Is that what I'm doing wrong? Well there's nothing else for it. A balaklava is my only option.

Poppysox, I'm 7st 10.

I used to be seen as chubby etc. at 5'3" and a size 8. I was kinda curvy though (back in the day :() Do you wear baggy clothes?

think it's safe to conclude it's yer face.

just wear extremely tight fitting clothes at all times so people can fully enjoy your buff physique.

You must be tiny at that height/weight - think people are just odd making those comments.