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If you’re 5ft 6 or 7

169 replies

Shedcity · 25/05/2022 12:52

What do you weigh and what dress size are you?

I know there’s lots of other factors but I’m
mainly asking because I’m trying to lose weight for my friends wedding and I’m just wondering what dress size I may be by then if I keep on track.
Also I’m just curious, it’s so interesting how everyone’s bodies can be so different!

I’ll go first! I’m 5ft 7 and I weigh 11.5stone I’m a size 14.
even at my thinnest (around 9.5-10st) I don’t seem to go lower than a size 12.

obviously size doesn’t actually matter, but I’m just interested!

OP posts:
SherlockTomes · 25/05/2022 13:49

5ft7" 12 stone, size 12. 34JJ busy.

Polpetto · 25/05/2022 13:49

5’7 10.5 stone and a 12

Zazdar · 25/05/2022 13:49

5’6” Size six. I haven’t weighed myself recently, but usually around 8st 7lbs.

bloodywhitecat · 25/05/2022 13:52

5'7, 10st 3lb and a size 10-12

aaronsnorkelling · 25/05/2022 13:52

5ft 17 over 13st and 16
(See also weight loss threads for me)

tiredanddangerous · 25/05/2022 13:53

I'm finding this thread really interesting because I'm 5ft 7 and weighed 11.5 stone about 20 years ago and was a size 16! Has vanity sizing really made that a size 10-12 now??

bigdecisionstomake · 25/05/2022 13:53

I'm 5 foot 7 and weigh 10 st 6lb currently. I buy size 10 for tops and dresses and size 12 for trousers/skirts/jeans. I'm 53 and through the menopause so all my fat accumulates on my stomach now hence needing larger bottoms than tops and I'm starting to find my size 12 jeans uncomfortable to do up.

My happy weight is around 9 stone 10lbs so I'm a bit heavier than I like currently. If I can get back to that weight then I would expect to be a comfortable size 10/12 again.

CombatBarbie · 25/05/2022 13:53

5"7 and 10st 3lb. Size 12 but can away with 10 in flowy dresses. For me to be a 10 completely I need to be at 9.5st.

DamnShesaSexyChick · 25/05/2022 13:54

I’m 5’7” and I weigh 8st 10lbs, size 8.

Eastereggglutton · 25/05/2022 13:54

5'6" 8 1/2 stone size 8

bigdecisionstomake · 25/05/2022 13:55

tiredanddangerous · 25/05/2022 13:53

I'm finding this thread really interesting because I'm 5ft 7 and weighed 11.5 stone about 20 years ago and was a size 16! Has vanity sizing really made that a size 10-12 now??

Yes, I absolutely think this is the case. I was wearing a size 10 when I got married and then I only weighed 8 and a half stone!

Lovinglife45 · 25/05/2022 13:56

5ft 8 11st 6lb (aiming for 10 stone in order to look a little more slender over summer)
Size 10
I have a tiny waist, flattish stomach and slim legs.

MintJulia · 25/05/2022 13:57

I'm 5'7", weigh 10st4 and am a Boden/White Stuff/Fatface size 10.

springhassprung22 · 25/05/2022 13:58

I'm sort of the opposite of you OP, I'm about 5"6 and a half, weigh just under 11 stone at the moment (10 stone 12-13) and I'm a size 10, although I think in some shops I'd be a 12 in no-stretch jeans. When I was 9 stone 12, I was a size 8 and very slim. At around 10 stone and a bit, up to 10 stone 7, I'm a slim size 10.

stodgystollen · 25/05/2022 14:01

5.7, 10.4st and 12-14 in H&M and European brands. Could do with shifting a few kilos. Size 10 at 9.9st

Italiandreams · 25/05/2022 14:02

I’m 5 ft 6 and a half! I currently weigh 12 st 4 and just about squeezing back into my 14’s. Determined to lose all my baby weight currently though. I know under 11 stone and I can start to squeeze into a 12. Like you though, even at my lightest just under 9 and a half stone I was still a 12. Think I would probably need to be under 9 stone to be a 10 and would really struggle to eat little enough/ exercise often to maintain it.

Italiandreams · 25/05/2022 14:04

I generally carry my weight around my middle though, wonder if that makes a difference. I’m a definite Apple shape.

Whatafielddayfortheheat · 25/05/2022 14:05

I'm 5'7. When I was 23 I was a size 10 and I was 9.5 stone.

When I was 30 I was a size 12 and was 11.5 stone.

I'm now at my biggest, 13.5 stone and a size 14/16.

So there seems to be around 2 stone between sizes for me!

Totheweekend · 25/05/2022 14:06

5-7, 9 stone, size 8 mostly but sometimes a 10

SmellyNelliey · 25/05/2022 14:09

I'm 14st 7😳 5ft 6inch and a size 14-16

mistermagpie · 25/05/2022 14:11

I'm 5'8 so slightly taller. Weigh between 9 and 9.5 stone depending on the day and wear a size 10. Ive got quite a big frame though - broad shoulders, muscular legs etc - so although my weight is fairly low I don't look especially slim.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 25/05/2022 14:13

5'7", about 10.5 st. Size 12 mostly, dip to a 10 sometimes. Decent bust. I could do with dropping a bit or, rather, toning it back up as I've been ill and seriously dropped off my exercise. If I get to 10 st I'll be a size ten and if I drop to 9-9.5 I'll be an 8. Roughly. I have been smaller and lighter but that's thanks to Crohn's disease and it's not a good thing.

Rosehugger · 25/05/2022 14:15

13 stone, size 14.

Whippet · 25/05/2022 14:16

5ft6 36DD bust and 10st13lb - heaviest I've ever been 🙁and now mostly a 14, although I can be a 12 in stretchy stuff, but I hate gaping shirt fronts, or the 'bosom ledge' of a tight t-shirt!
In my 20s/30s I was about 9st 4 and a 10/12 then!

Rosehugger · 25/05/2022 14:18

I do a lot of exercise. Gardening and walking the dog plus two yoga classes a week (one mellow, one dynamic) Body Attack and weights/cardio in the gym. I would like to be lighter and got down to 11st 6lbs on Fast 800 but just piled the weight back on and more when I stopped. I can't not eat carbs for the rest of my life so it's back to slow and steady weight loss.