5'6" - What weight/size are you?

[JeanneC 0]

I'm 5'5 1/2", is that close enough?

I started at 247 in a snug 22. I'm not around 170, and have found my 12s in pants are a bit loose. Up top, I'm anywhere from a M to a XXL due to a ridiculously large chest.

FWIW, if you want an ego boost, try clothes from Hanna Andersson or JJill. They're infamous for vanity sizing! It's fun to put on a M and have it hang on you!

[Jeni 85 0]

I'm 5'5.5 as well and i started at 287.7 size 24 (most likely 26 because i was in a denial phase where i still squeezed myself into the 24's and :faint: refused to buy bigger clothes!!! )

But im now 220 and i wear 20/18... mostly 20 though ... but i carry all my weight in my stomach (actually the majority of it.):heh:kinda funny looking big stomach no butt!!! LOL!!!

[KarenG. 0]

I am 5'6'' and weight 210 as of this morning and can just fit into a pair of size 16 pants but can wear an L on the top and a 14/16 in dress sizes depending on the cut. I have large hips and breasts but am narrow on the top. Hope this helps!

[kaninag 35]

I am 5'6" and at my heaviest of 270.....My size 22-24 depending on the brand. Can't wait to have the band!

[KelinTx 1]

I am 5 ft 5 starting weight of 359 (banded 9-13-06) wore a size 32-34 pants and a 4x or 5x top. Today i weighed 214 and can wear size 18 old navy jeans (hadda buy 3 pair just cuz i was thrilled they were an 18). Top size is a 22 or 2x, much to my distress i seem to have shrunk more on the bottom half then the top! UGH.

[AZA 0]

I'm 5'6 and was around 335 at my highest. I used to wear up to a 5x (size 32). Right now I can wear anything from size 3x to 5x depending on the style.

[Sue Magoo 71]

KelinTX:

Funny that you said you seem to be losing from the bottom more than the top. I started at 324 and as of this morning was 235 and I'm shrinking from the top down. I look like an average-sized person from the ribs up, and like a very large woman from the ribs down. I can wear a Large top, but am wearing size 20W on the bottom! I heard that as you get close to goal is when it "melts" off the heaviest part. I hope that's true.

Keep up the good work.

Sue

[Leena 108]

Well I'm 5'5", but with shoes make it to over 5'6".

I started at 333 and a size 28.

Now at 275, I'm a 18/20 in tops and a 24 in pants. I have been able to fit into some XXL tops and dresses from Old Navy, but not their pants.

One day I'd love to be a single digit size take your pick: 2, 4, 6 or 8.

[SueSue 0]

Well I am sorry I took so long to answer your question Jenny. I am at 195, 5'5" and I am not sure of what size I need yet. I am wearing my 18's in pants and tops. I might could wear a 16 but I am not buying any new clothes yet. I still have quite a few things in 18. I had like 3 sizes in my closet. I gained most of my weight in my torso area. My legs are very small so to get pants to fit me is hard. I was wearing size 20 before so I am down 1 size with the 26 lb. weight loss. My rings have gotten too big so I have lost weight in my hands too.

[argon 3]

I'm around 145lbs as of today, and wearing size 10's.

(I started at 284lbs, and size 24 sometimes 26's)

[valstar 0]

I'm 5'6. Started at 319 a size 26. I lost 23 in total pretty evenly with the extra inches in my waist. As of 12/2, I am now 277 size 20. I am buying and requesting 18's for the holidays. I think a size 12 would be grand!

Val

[socalgal3 4]

I am 5'6". I started around 250. I am now 155 and a size 10.

[BandVirgin 0]

I am 5'6 and started at 234lbs and wore a 2XL shirt, and 18-20 bottoms. I am currently at 195lbs and am wearing a L-XL shirt, and 14 bottoms. I too carry my weight around my midsection. I have long skinny legs, virtually no chest (due to a breast reduction), and a rude looking rear end. You know the long, flat looking type. I would love to see 170 lbs, and a 10-12 bottom.:kiss2:

[Jennie1976 1]

Wow! Thank you all for replying! It was very interesting to see everyone's weight/size. I think that size is what I obsess on the most. I don't care if I'm 300 pounds if I'm in a size 6!

[Lisa99 1]

I'm 5'6" and weigh 145 (banded Sept 2006). I wear a size 8 now.