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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vanity sizing is not helping the obesity epidemic.  A 200 lb woman thinking she is a size 6 is ridiculous. [/quote]

Can you please explain to me why this is ridiculous?  I know my body. What makes you think you’re an expert on MY body?[/quote]

I just can't understand how this is possible.

I am 5'8.5" and weighed in at 126 pounds this evening. I just tried on the pants I thought I'd like to wear tomorrow,[b] a pair of Theory pants that are a size 6.[/b] They BARELY fit me; if I gain even a few ounces, I'm sure they'll be too small.

The pencil skirt I wore today was a size 8, and it fit me like a glove.

I know sizes differ, but how I could be the same clothing size as you despite me being 80 pounds lighter and 2 inches taller, makes no sense whatsoever. 
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Theory size 6 = cheap retail size 2

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It's the other way around. I wear a 6 in Theory but an 8-10 at Old Navy.[/quote]

People are lying.  Or, they are squeezing into clothes that make them look like sausages. [/quote

Maybe not. People have different bodies.

I am a size 3/4 at 135-142 pounds, 5'8". I can never be smaller than a size 3. My ribs are visible at that size. I have extremely broad shoulders. big bones, big legs and a very high muscle tone. My weight is very evenly distributed-arms, legs, ankles, face, everywhere. So it takes a lot more weight than average in order for my dress size to increase.

I imagine there are women who are broader than I am. So a size 6 could be possible at 200 pounds[/quote]

I really don't see how. The clothes would have to be really stretchy and, as someone else said, you'd have to be stuffed into them. Anyone that broadly built wouldn't fit into a size 6 suit jacket. The shoulders wouldn't permit it.

I am 5'6" and pre-kids hovered between 145-150 and was always a solid size 10 in every shop I ever entered. Pretty medium build, hourglass, carried most weight in breasts and hips/butt. Post-kids I am 200 lbs (grrrr), still hourglass but undeniably fat, and I am size 16 consistently. I know builds differ but I cannot envision someone my weight and height fitting into a 6, at least in professional clothing. Maybe if they were Serena Williams, who has a very muscular build, but even with all that muscle I cannot believe Serena is anywhere near 200 lbs.[/quote]

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