Riz2006 242 Posted March 18, 2015 Have you ever been in the size you are in now (in your adult life). Like if you are a size 8, were you ever an 8 as an adult? Make sense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mae7365 372 Posted March 18, 2015 I'm 18 lbs from goal weight and down 53 lbs since surgery. I pulled out my size 12's and they are actually big at this point. I do have size 10's in storage and I suspect that's where I'll end up once I hit goal. And yes, I've been as low as a size 8 in the past, but don't plan to get down to the 120 lbs I weighed when I was that size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2getgoing 41 Posted March 18, 2015 No - I am at a point now that is smaller then when I finished high school and started college. It's a bit weird to say - but I'm smaller then I've ever been in my adult life - smaller then when I got married. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesea71 698 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Yes. I weigh 153 now and I weighed anywhere from 149-163 from 6th grade (11years old?) until I was 29 years old. (Note: I went through puberty really early and have been my adult height of 5'7" since 5th grade.) I slowly started gaining weight in my 30's post children. Did you have a specific question about this? I can tell you that clothing sizes have changed a great deal. A modern size 8 is equivalent to a size 12 that I wore in the 80's and 90's. I have boxes of old clothes I kept in storage that I compare. I'm currently a modern size 8 and I can't fit into some of my old size 12 and 14 pants from the 1980s!!!! Not that I would wear those pants out of the house anyway! Still questioning why I kept them all of these years?!? It's funny to go back in time though! Shoulder pads are sill awful! Edited March 18, 2015 by Bluesea71 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikrchk 1,313 Posted March 18, 2015 Obese since childhood, I was sleeved at 47 years old. I'd gotten close to a healthy weight (for no longer than a few months) only a couple of times in my adult life through dieting. I think the smallest I can recall was a size 10, and it didn't last long! Today, I hang out in a 4\6. I concur, vanity sizing is a "thing" if you grab something from a thrift store or out of the back of your closet that's 10-15 years old, it's likely to be a size off, (smaller). I weigh less today than I did in Jr. High. I never would have though it possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowgirlJane 14,260 Posted March 18, 2015 I was an obese child too. I did get trim in my early 20s and wore a bigger size than I do now, but i was actually smaller or same size. Sizes have changed. At 22, I weighed about 140-145 and wore size 9/10. I now weigh about 155 and wear 6/8 range pants. I don't think i am slimmer now, I think vanity sizing kicked in... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
