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If you are 5 foot 7 and considered slim….

60 replies

Ohmygoshposh · 03/11/2022 11:26

What are your measurements?

I’m 37-29-39

I always used to be very skinny and post-baby have no idea whether I’m slim or not now.

Clothes sizes don’t help - I’m an 8 in some shops and a 14 in others!

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StillMedusa · 03/11/2022 11:32

I'm very similar; I'm 5 ft 7 and 9 stone give or take a pound or two.
Mostly I'm a size 10, sometimes I prefer a 12 in tops as I like them loose. I'd say I'm slim but not thin but I don't give it much thought. Post babies even if you go back to your pre baby weight (I did) your body changes shape and it's never quite the same!

Ohmygoshposh · 03/11/2022 11:33

Mirrors don’t help either - I look slim in my mirror at home, but definitely not slim in photos someone took at a party at the weekend ….

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Ohmygoshposh · 03/11/2022 11:35

@StillMedusa do you know your measurements? Weight doesn’t help, I generally wear a size 10-12 too but I’m nearly two stone heavier than you! (I’m am sporty and carry muscle though)

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Lentilweaver · 03/11/2022 11:37

I am that height but 11 stone, wear a 12 and measure 34- 30-35. I don't think I am slim. I used to be 8-9 stone though until my forties.

minticecreamisjustok · 03/11/2022 11:43

I used to be a size 12 with similar measurements, I'm bigger now and thinking back that is slim and healthy weight/size not too thin and definitely not overweight.

BryceQuinlanTheFirst · 03/11/2022 11:45

I'm 5ft 8, I wouldn't say I'm slim I would say a normal looking weight, I wear a size 12. My waist is 28 inches, not sure about hips and bust but I wear a D bra.

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 03/11/2022 12:09

I'm slightly shorter - 5ft 6. I'm 32/29/39, really pear shaped. I generally wear a 10 on top and 12 on the bottom.

HeraMum · 03/11/2022 12:37

I’m 40, 34C-28-35 and 5’7” size 8-10

AnyRandomName · 03/11/2022 12:44

I'm the same height and to be slim but I'm now chubby.

Im 38-32-41. Luckily still fairly flat fronted and have a smooth silhouette but I'm a 12-14 Blush

Coveredinivy · 03/11/2022 17:29

42-30-42 I've pretty much been this size my whole adult life. Size 12 or 14 depending on the shop

CookPassBabtridge · 03/11/2022 17:32

I'm 5ft 7 and I'm told I'm slim and feel slim at size 12/ 11 stone, I have a wide skeleton.

devilinareddress · 03/11/2022 17:33

I'm 5 ft 6, weigh around 10 and a half stone, and wear a size 10, sometimes an 8, sometimes a 12. I measure as 39 28 38. I think you sound slim. But it depends 9n whether you're happy, don't compare yourself with random strangers on here. And clothes size is nothing to go by

Thequeenofwishfulthinking · 03/11/2022 17:39

I don't know my measurements apart from bra size (34C). I weigh 9 stones and am probably classed as slim. Anything less and I start to look thin which I don't like. I am a size 8 or 10 depending on the shop or style of item. I am straight up and down not curvy unfortunately.

Ridingthegravytrain · 03/11/2022 17:47

I'm 30-25-28

FurAndFeathers · 03/11/2022 18:22

Coveredinivy · 03/11/2022 17:29

42-30-42 I've pretty much been this size my whole adult life. Size 12 or 14 depending on the shop

How are you a size 12 with a 42 inch rib cage???

or are you using an old fashioned bra size measurement?

FurAndFeathers · 03/11/2022 18:25

maybe I’m measuring wrong but I’m a size 14 and 5’9” and have a 34 inch rib cage. I’m large busted (GG) but not including those - just my ribcage measurements - is that right?

just struggling to understand how shorter people who are a size 10-12 can have rib measurement of 38-42 inches - that’s about the chest size of my very stocky 6’3” brother!

Whizzi24 · 03/11/2022 18:28

5'7, 9 stone, generally considered skinny - bony face, arms and legs but not a very defined waist. I am usually 36-29-36. Size 8-10 in most places. Usually an 8 for dresses but anything that has to do up around the waist is usually a 10.

Whizzi24 · 03/11/2022 18:28

The 36 is round my boobs, is that right?

bloodywitchescat · 03/11/2022 18:34

5'7, 59 years old, 10st and 35, 27, 36 and wear a 10-12.

Coveredinivy · 03/11/2022 18:36

@FurAndFeathers I'm 42 over the boobs. My ribcage is 32 (huge boobs)

FLOWER1982 · 03/11/2022 18:38

I find it interesting all different shapes and sizes. I’m 5’7 and 38-30-37 I weigh just over 11
stone and size 14. I’m definitely not slim now. I used to be, miss that!

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 03/11/2022 18:41

5'7", about 10.5 stone and 32DD-28-40. I've always been very hippy. Size 10 on the top, 10 in stretchy trousers and 12 in fitted ones. I'm not as slim as I once was but am still considered fairly slim, especially when sitting down, as my top half is still relatively slender.

Quizzed · 03/11/2022 18:41

I'm 5ft 7, size 8-10 sometimes I wear a 12 on top as I have a larger bust. I'm not sure on my measurements but I'm a 32ff bust. And probably about 9st. I'm often told I'm skinny.

shivawn · 03/11/2022 18:43

I'm 5'6.5 and wear a size 8 on top and bottom. I have no idea what my measurements are.

devilinareddress · 03/11/2022 20:17

It’s not a rib cage measurement though is it. I’m assuming it’s over the boobs