Hi all, i hope everyone is doing AWESOME!!

I was curious about something and thought i'd ask if i am not alone

As i have been reading posts on here and following some people who are almost the same weight i started (230 lb) and i am 5,5 and i notice something different with almost everyone who was the same weight and hight as i am they say that they wore sizes 18-20 jeans while i wore sizes 10-12!!!

I am just curious about why is there that much difference between pant sizes?? and even tops i always wore sizes Medium and Large nothing bigger...

This might be a worthless topic for some but it might mean something for me just want to see if someone started at almost the same weight and wore the same sizes as me and what was there size after they lost 80 or so pounds.

Sorry for this waste of the time topic but i hope to get some answers back thank you

Good morning your graphics are Outstanding. Simply beautiful. I just think people have different shapes if even with the same weight.

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I weigh 233 i wear 18-20 pants ughh shirts xl-xxl. Not nice always having problems with pants I wish I could wear your size. If I wear size 10. I have to weight around 165-170 pounds

Good morning your graphics are Outstanding. Simply beautiful. I just think people have different shapes if even with the same weight.

Blessings

Thank you for your sweet comment, am just curious where my weight goes

I weigh 233 i wear 18-20 pants ughh shirts xl-xxl. Not nice always having problems with pants I wish I could wear your size. If I wear size 10. I have to weight around 165-170 pounds

So we were almost the same weight!! But wore different sizes how interesting!!! I hope u have a successful journey with the surgery and hopefully we both go down in sizes very soon

I weigh 230# and wear a size 22/24 pant and 2x/3x top and am 5-3.

You probably have denser bones and are more muscular than others. I was told that if I worked out a lot, I could end up a super buff size 4 at 175 pounds and I'm 5'4.

Muscle does weigh more than fat.

My theory is that it all depends on how you carry your weight. I'm 5'3 and currently 218, pants are 16-18 depending on brand and xl tops. I hold the majority of my weight from my waist to my knees. I'm also not quite 3 weeks out from surgery.

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My starting weight was 233 and I'm 5'5 and also wore a size 16-18 and XL shirts. You must just have some heavy bones lol. I have sons like that though...they can be the same size but one is very lightweight (I tell him he has hollow bird bones) and the other one is much heavier weight wise (we say he is solid). 80 lbs might be too much to lose for you if you are only a size 12 now. 80 is my goal I'm hoping to be a size 8.

My theory is that it all depends on how you carry your weight. I'm 5'3 and currently 218' date=' pants are 16-18 depending on brand and xl tops. I hold the majority of my weight from my waist to my knees. I'm also not quite 3 weeks out from surgery.

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Definitely how you carry your weight. I was 250 lbs, 5' 3" and wearing size 20 pants with 2 xl tops. Almost 50 lbs down and bought a small 18 pants and xl tops. I too carry most of my weight from my waist to my knees so while tops have gone down in size, pants are going much slower. Be thankful you are already a smaller size. You won't have as far to go, size wise.

Height also comes to play. Now I am not your height, 5'10" and wear a size 12/14 and I weigh 201.2 pounds. So it does depend on height and how your weight is carried.

I started out at 250 lbs @ 5'3" and a pant size 20-22 and tops 1X to 2X. I'm now 154-160 (varies every day). And I now wear a size 10-12. and a med to large top. Everyone is different. Bones, muscle & age play a big role in our sizes.

Also depends alot on the jeans... brand, cut, etc... i fit into a sz 14 old navy jeans on black friday, right around 230#... but still have 20s (also from old navy, but like 8-10yrs old) that still fit (very loose, but not dropping to the floor or anything)... weird! And ive been down to 220 @ one point before n never worn a 14 in my life until now... lol... i also have other sz 14 jeans n dress pants that dont fit (like 4-6 inches til i can zip them... so many places vanity sz now & ever maker does it a little differently... its almost like sizes r not standard measurements any more, each company just does what they want...

I don't think bones play that big of a role. They probably have a bigger butt and boobs than you. Or are shorter than you.

Size just all depends on the person. We all vary soooo much. I know a girl who is 5 pounds from being obese and wears a size 0. Crazy (and sickening) huh? She also works out like crazy and is super fit. My mom also weighs 170 and is able to wear a 12, while my aunt weighs the same but wears an 18. Body shape and genetics all play a part as well as your physical fitness. I started off at 260 and wore an 18/xl.

Forgot to put.. I'm 5'6"

At 180 5' I wore an 18 and an xl. at 145 i wear an 8 to 10 pant, and am generally a medium, though occasionally a large. You just never know Size varies by shape but even more so by brand and quality. Typically the higher end the cloths, the lower the size (if you are rich you can buy a size zero at 180 LOL). That said lower end brands are starting to do vanity sizing more and more so it gets confusing...much like the example above from old navy.

It can be a manufacturer change, product change (they might have found thighs didn't fit LOL) etc, but it's just one of those things that is so variable it's kind of a crap shoot to be trying for a specific size.

I like to average a 4 or so, but know that I will wear from a zero to a 6 likely. Unless money starts growing on trees...in which case I'll just buy expensive 00's