Two points: one to brag and one to ponder.

Point one

I tried on size 14 pants the other day and they were to big so I had the sales lady bring me a size 12. I put them on and they fit. I was doing back flips (well almost) in the dressing room. Woohoo.

Point to ponder.

I am 65, and even although I am up there in age I do remember when I was in my twenties. My weight was about 135 my pant size was 12. So how come now at 180 I am a size 12?

Humm, good ponder point. My guess would be your body structure changed over the years. But, that is just my non-medial knowledge speaking. lol

Interested to see what replies you get.

Congrats on the new size!!!!

My understanding is that clothes are sized differently than they used to be. You hear the comment that Marilyn Monroe was a size 12. But she was quite small though curvy. In today's clothes she would wear a 6 or possibly smaller.

Manufacturers made the clothes sizes smaller, so us dumb females would buy them!

COngratulations for being a size 12!!! 180 is my initial goal, congrats!!! Size 12 is fantastic!!!

And yes, as we've gotten fatter, sizing has changed, otherwise we'd all be plus size now....