Anonymous
Post 01/20/2022 13:14     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, I was a size 8 in the not so distant past. I weighed approx 155 and I'm 5'2".


No way.


OKAY THIS IS HILARIOUS.

I opened up this thread and saw this response on the front page, and was 100% certain it was mine.

I skipped to the last page, and someone has just disputed it.

My weight and size has varied really wildly throughout my adult life, but one thing remains constant-- I look thinner and comfortably wear much smaller sizes than my weight would suggest. When I was 125, people thought I weighed 100. When I weighed 165, people assumed 140.

But it's not just that-- I literally fit smaller sizes than I "should" no matter what I weigh. And they're not tight.

It must be a confluence of factors, including one I am certain of-- I'm very curvy.

It's definitely a sort of optical illusion or cognitive bias, because people don't mentally register or "count" boobs, and to a lesser extent, hips, if you have a small waist.

When I was bigger, my measurements were 42-32-46 (and up).

Right now, since losing weight, they're 38-28-40 and I absolutely wear a size 6.

AND NO, I DO NOT KNOW WHY.

I just did a Rent-The-Runway membership and perfectly fit a non-stretchy Marchesa dress in a 6R, Chiara Boni 42, Paco Rabanne 38, Herve Leger Small, S-M in most high end designers. I suppose those could be stretched out, though they didn't look it at all. But I also recently bought NWT Diane von Furstenberg 6, Tibi 6, PinupGirl Small, Re/Done, Hudson, AG and Madewell Jeans in a 26-28, etc... I have some Size 6 Old Navy jeans I bought a long time ago and never wore and they are falling off of me, so I'm probably an Old Navy 2 or so.

Designer/brand size charts are worse than useless for probably everyone, but definitely for me. Even if I get the size suggested by my relatively smallest measurement (my waist), the clothes are not only always very baggy on my waist, but almost always loose on my hips/bust too (???) I remember when I was bigger, the Loft chart said I was a 14 by my bust, a 16 by my hips and an 10 by my waist, then I'd go into the store and the best fit would be an 8.

All I can think of is that it's my specific build-- like I have a very short waist or a certain angle to my ribcage (actually my ribcage is very prominent) or some other weird thing.

Plus, as far as my weight, I have a lot of lower body muscle and maybe my bones are made of lead or something, IDK.

I haven't weighed myself in many years, but despite wearing a size 6 most often now, I HIGHLY doubt I weigh less than 140-ish. Maybe mid 130s on the very very low end.

I just... weigh a lot.


When you have muscle, you'll look trimmer than someone who is "fluffy" and your same weight. I am a size 8, 5'8" but haven't been working out. My jeans still "fit", but sure don't look as good as when I was working out daily!
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2022 00:32     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, I was a size 8 in the not so distant past. I weighed approx 155 and I'm 5'2".


No way.


OKAY THIS IS HILARIOUS.

I opened up this thread and saw this response on the front page, and was 100% certain it was mine.

I skipped to the last page, and someone has just disputed it.

My weight and size has varied really wildly throughout my adult life, but one thing remains constant-- I look thinner and comfortably wear much smaller sizes than my weight would suggest. When I was 125, people thought I weighed 100. When I weighed 165, people assumed 140.

But it's not just that-- I literally fit smaller sizes than I "should" no matter what I weigh. And they're not tight.

It must be a confluence of factors, including one I am certain of-- I'm very curvy.

It's definitely a sort of optical illusion or cognitive bias, because people don't mentally register or "count" boobs, and to a lesser extent, hips, if you have a small waist.

When I was bigger, my measurements were 42-32-46 (and up).

Right now, since losing weight, they're 38-28-40 and I absolutely wear a size 6.

AND NO, I DO NOT KNOW WHY.

I just did a Rent-The-Runway membership and perfectly fit a non-stretchy Marchesa dress in a 6R, Chiara Boni 42, Paco Rabanne 38, Herve Leger Small, S-M in most high end designers. I suppose those could be stretched out, though they didn't look it at all. But I also recently bought NWT Diane von Furstenberg 6, Tibi 6, PinupGirl Small, Re/Done, Hudson, AG and Madewell Jeans in a 26-28, etc... I have some Size 6 Old Navy jeans I bought a long time ago and never wore and they are falling off of me, so I'm probably an Old Navy 2 or so.

Designer/brand size charts are worse than useless for probably everyone, but definitely for me. Even if I get the size suggested by my relatively smallest measurement (my waist), the clothes are not only always very baggy on my waist, but almost always loose on my hips/bust too (???) I remember when I was bigger, the Loft chart said I was a 14 by my bust, a 16 by my hips and an 10 by my waist, then I'd go into the store and the best fit would be an 8.

All I can think of is that it's my specific build-- like I have a very short waist or a certain angle to my ribcage (actually my ribcage is very prominent) or some other weird thing.

Plus, as far as my weight, I have a lot of lower body muscle and maybe my bones are made of lead or something, IDK.

I haven't weighed myself in many years, but despite wearing a size 6 most often now, I HIGHLY doubt I weigh less than 140-ish. Maybe mid 130s on the very very low end.

I just... weigh a lot.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 23:36     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5’5” and 140. I’m more often a 6 but have been creeping into 8 lately.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 23:26     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, I was a size 8 in the not so distant past. I weighed approx 155 and I'm 5'2".


No way.[/quote

Depends on how she wears her weight. If it’s in her upper body or thighs, I can see how a size 8 pant might fit her waist.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 23:24     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:5’8 and 155 lbs.


This is also a gap/crew 8, not designer. Designer I am a 10/12
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 23:23     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5’8 and 155 lbs.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 22:53     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5'8". I was size 8 when I weighed 135-140. Now size 10-12 at weight 155.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 22:51     Subject: Re:If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5 feet, 130 to 137 lbs, size 8
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 21:42     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5’8”, 156 lbs
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 21:36     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5'8" 170
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 21:31     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
5’8 135
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 21:26     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
125-130
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 14:44     Subject: Re:If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:5'7" 150lbs. Some of 8s are a little tight on me right now - I still have 5lbs of baby weight (if you're allowed to call it baby weight at 14mos PP, lol) to lose.


Just saw this is a zombie thread, whoops


I appreciate you reviving this thread actually. I'm currently losing weight and not sure how long to stick it out in baggy jeans v. sizing down, so these are helpful data points.

Currently 148, 5'6". Some 8s are perfect and some are a little loose. Goal weight is 135, which historically has been either a 4/6 for me, depending on how much muscle I have.


This thread is old enough that vanity sizing has probably made some of the answers on the first few pages obsolete.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 14:04     Subject: If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:Well, I was a size 8 in the not so distant past. I weighed approx 155 and I'm 5'2".


No way.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2022 14:04     Subject: Re:If you are a size 8, how much do you weigh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:5'7" 150lbs. Some of 8s are a little tight on me right now - I still have 5lbs of baby weight (if you're allowed to call it baby weight at 14mos PP, lol) to lose.


Just saw this is a zombie thread, whoops


I appreciate you reviving this thread actually. I'm currently losing weight and not sure how long to stick it out in baggy jeans v. sizing down, so these are helpful data points.

Currently 148, 5'6". Some 8s are perfect and some are a little loose. Goal weight is 135, which historically has been either a 4/6 for me, depending on how much muscle I have.