Jean size

What was the time frame?  And how much weight have you lost?

Time frame 2007 to now and I believe the weight loss is from 167 to 120 the 120 I have not check this week it could be lower!

Sorry I wish I had pictures but I don't. I wish I had a picture of when I was 250 now that was a picture!! I believe I wore a size 22 in pants. That was when I was 19 or 20 years old and I lost it one time in a month went down to 119 and my doctor just about died. The reason for the visit to the dr was because I could not stay awake. He said I lost the weight too fast and that I needed to start eating again NORMAL not the way I was doing it. I am an what do you call an emotional eater. BAD THING TO HAVE!

2 yrs. and 50ish lbs....doesn't sound too bad to me.  Without knowing how tall you are, you're probably probably at a healthy weight to maintain.  How many calories are you eating per day?  Do *you* think there's an issue with your weight/size?

So, I'm confused.

Are you asking if it's a bad thing that you've lost weight?

My answer would be that it's entirely dependant on HOW it happened, and why.

Are you trying to lose weight? Are you following an exercise plan? Are you following some sort of diet plan? Are you eating balanced meals? --- if yes, then good! You have been successful.

Are you starving yourself? Are you eating and throwing up? Are you engaging in excessive (compulsive type) exercise? --- if yes, then you have been successful in your quest to lose weight, but you are probably ill in another way that will require treatment.

Are you not trying to lose weight at all? Did this just happen accidentally? --- if yes, get yourself to a doctor. And quick.

I think we need more background.

Good Luck.

I am 5'1" and I have no idea how many calories that is my problem I have no set diet I eat what ever I want. I try to get the carb and protein in ever meal! and stay as much as I can away from junk!

CONGRATS! You seem to be at a healthy weight for your size and you did it sensibly over time. Whats the problem? Embrace your 49 year old HOTNESS!

Ok I don't think I am HOTNESS!! but thanks anyway Comet!!

SIZE 2 IN JEANS!!!!

5'1", 120 lbs size 2 is fine for some women. I'm the same size (though a smidge taller) and that's what I wear. I'm 28, but still - petite women who are in good shape and naturally somewhat lean tend to stay that way. Or at least it's possible and HEALTHY. Just because half of the population is grossly overweight and a size 14 is now "average" for someone who's 5'3" doesn't mean it's healthy or normal. As long as you are eating right, exercising and your doctor says you're healthy, don't worry about it.

Thank you so much I will stop worrying about it!! I will just learn to live with it! Thank you again!

WOW!  It also doesn't mean it's NOT normal.  I know quite a few people that are in this size range and could kick our a$$es in road races, bike races and triathlons. They are extremely fit.  Let's not judge here.  Can't we all get along??

FYI, I'm 5'3" -107 fightin' pounds and swim in a size 2 jean yet get my butt kicked regularly by these "supposed" unhealthy individuals in ultramarathons and other events.... just sayin'.

Did you see the HEIGHT that I put to that size 14? You can be a big woman, fit and strong and a size 14, but the odds are pretty good that you're taller than 5'3". If either you or I were a size 14 at our height, we wouldn't be fit and healthy. That is NOT taking into consideration the bigger, taller, thicker women who ARE in good shape.

The women on this board are an EXCEPTION - they are trying to take care of themselves. That is admirable. That's not what I'm talking about.

Here's the key: "have always worn".. a size 14.  The clothing manufacturers have been quite busy lately vanity sizing all the clothes. I lost 50# two years ago and was overjoyed to find that I now wear size 4. I'm 5'9" and never wore size 4 - even back in high school when I was on the varsity basketball team and ran track. I still have a junior size 9 skirt from that time period (yes, pack rat) and don't fit into it.  I guarantee that a 2009 size 4 pair of jeans is not the same as a 1999 or a 1989 size 4 pair of jeans. So you can't really compare even a few years ago sizes to now.

I do some sewing, and the clothes patterns are sized only by measurements. I am one size bigger now than in high school, for all measurements for patterns, but in ready-to-wear I am usually 4 sizes smaller. Go figure.

Oddly, my size varies so much from brand to brand that it has become truly annoying to try on clothes. Depending on the brand and store, my pants size can vary from a size 2 in Brand A to an 8by someone else. And my husband wonders why it takes so long to "just buy a pair of black pants".