'Size Zero'

[Catlady711]

I don't know about other parts of the globe, but here anyways it seems sizes are getting larger despite the number on the tag.

For example, my mom finally lost quite a bit of weight and had to go clothes shopping, which she hates with a passion and does very rarely. She started out in what should have been only a size or two smaller than what she was wearing, which should have been sufficient. However ended up going down 4 sizes to find ones that actually fit. These jeans were the same name brand as the ones she'd bought a number of years ago. She didn't lose THAT much weight, but had to drop down the size more than was actually necessary because of the sizing.

I've also had similar problems, even within the same name brands of jeans. I've both lost and gained alot of weight (I normally have to keep 4 sizes of jeans in my closet at any given time).

What I'm noticing is that say a person wears what was a size 10 from six years ago, they don't lose or gain any weight, go clothes shopping, and suddenly they are wearing a size 8. Ego trip? definately!

Sizes are relative depending on the manufacturer and how much they percieve the public wants to have smaller sizes on the tags. So in fact a size 0 could actually have been a size 6 ten years ago, but because of the trends it has changed.

As for banning the very small sizes I think that's just nuts! I have a cousin that is very very tiny naturally as well as very short, and she's always complaining because she can't find any adult looking clothing in her size. She ends up having to shop in the childrens section because there are no adult clothes her size. The problem is she works in a very professional office and can't exactly dress for the job if all her clothes have winnie the poo on them and little frilly lace decor!

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

The most popular question I'm asked...

"Do you ever eat?"

I currently weigh 107 pounds and am 5' 6 ¾". During my first pregnancy, I only gained 11 pounds (Pre-pregnancy I was 109 pounds). My second pregnancy was pretty much the same. I walked out of the hospital weighing 111 pounds. My "normal" weight is 109, but after the fire, I couldn't eat or sleep - hence the 4 pounds I lost. I wear a size 1-3 jean, it just depends on the style. I have a fast metabolism, and I go for walks everyday (we don't drive).

I also wrestle a lot with my Hubby, I get an awesome workout!

[Freedom]

I have a fast metabolism, .

Both a blessing and a curse.

I have a s- l - o - w _ m - e - t - a - b - o - l - i - s - m. I don't have ANY of the problems you are discussing in this thread.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I don't see how banning small clothing sizes will make anyone with a legitimate eating disorder want to stop losing weight...that's just silly. Everyone is different, but we all need clothes that fit!

Not to mention, I think it's a great deal likelier that more people are at risk from obesity-related illnesses than from anorexia. Obviously, banning a certain size for large people wouldn't cause them to lose weight anymore than banning a size zero would cause people to stop losing it.

[Lobodeb]

I have a s- l - o - w _ m - e - t - a - b - o - l - i - s - m. I don't have ANY of the problems you are discussing in this thread.

I don't think I have a metabolisim at all! j/k

And I feel as if clothes are getting smaller. Granted I've gained weight, but I see an extra large now and I wonder what I'm supposed to cover my other half with?

[Babyboonie]

This is a debate that can go on and on and everyone will have different opinions! Unfortuantely I have a slow metabolism aswell as polycystic ovaries (which seems to make it near on impossible to lose weight around my middle - god only knows what Victoria Beckhams secret is!!), and am currently slightly overweight at the moment.

There was a programme aired in the UK a couple of weeks ago that was highlighting some of the issues with people trying desperately to get down to size zero. Louise Redknapp (used to be in a girl group called Eternal - can't remember if they ever released anything in America), was given the challenge of slimming down to a size zero within 6 weeks. She is naturally quite a small person anyway as well being healthy and fit so she really did have to put her body under immense pressure to lose the weight. She was practically spending 3 hours a day in the gym and barely seemed to be eating anything at all - yet this was the regime given to her by the "professionals". By week 4 her doctor advised her to stop the programme immediately as it was affecting her some functioning of her vital organs and her immune system aswell. Needless to say, she had got to the point where she was determined to make a point that it could be done, so continued. She did get down to size zero within the time frame - but she certainly didn't look all that healthy, she looked pale and exhausted. It also took her a further 4 weeks to get back into her normal healthy eating routine as her body couldn't digest the food properly.

I suppose the moral of this is that there is so much pressure for young girls to be slim that they are putting their bodies through this - which does unfortuantely result in eating disorders.

In an ideal world we would all accept the way we look and the way others look - but we are certainly not in an ideal world!

[wolflady]

I don't think I have a metabolisim at all! j/k

And I feel as if clothes are getting smaller. Granted I've gained weight, but I see an extra large now and I wonder what I'm supposed to cover my other half with?

I hear that. Actually, it is a fact that clothing sizes (where I live) ARE smaller than the same sizes in most other states. So, basically a large is really a medium and so on, which is just rude IMO. It just really irritates me that everyone is expected to be impossibly thin, and when I go shopping...nothing fits me. Everything left on the racks are smalls, extra smalls and mediums...since all the "normal sized" people probably already picked through what little we have available to us.
I'll admit that the media puts this stress on thin=beautiful, so I have self-esteem problems. I didn't used to feel as bad about myself when I was in shape, but now that I'm out of shape and a huge fat cow...it's really depressing. It makes it moreso when I can't even find clothes that fit, and the fact that all sizes run small here. That's just rediculous to me. I hate looking in magazines, because the "hangars" (aka...the impossibly thin women) that model the clothes do not help me at all figure out if that outfit would look good on me. I would be more incline to purchase clothes if I saw them on a normal person, or someone who is pear-shaped. I'm not straight up and down...I have curves. I've also noticed the trend here for everything (on top of already being small) to be skin tight, or tube shaped. I really hate shopping...
It also irriates me when tiny people complain about being fat. If only they could walk a day in my shoes, they would have no reason to complain! *snicker* A very slim colleague here at work was just saying how fat she was (she's a size 8 - which to me...is a small normal size for a woman, and she looks thin) and wanted to get back into her 3's. Ugh...

[Whisk_Luva]

Everyone just thinks men like women who are size zero. LIE! what is there to hug and hold with someone is size zero? it would be like hugging a pile of bones. So everyone- EAT UP!

[buttercup132]

Everyone just thinks men like women who are size zero. LIE! what is there to hug and hold with someone is size zero? it would be like hugging a pile of bones. So everyone- EAT UP!

My bf seems to like me just fine..everyone is different..I actually find what you said VERY offensive...It's not as easy to just "eat up" if you read through other peoples posts you would have seen I said that I eat ALOT more then my parents but dont gian weight. I was on a get fat diet when I was younger to try and gain weight its not easy! Thats like saying fat people stop eating so much , I think we all know that dosent work and there are alot of larger people who eat perfectly fine and healthy but still are bigger and dont loose weight.

[wombat2u2004]

Everyone just thinks men like women who are size zero. LIE! what is there to hug and hold with someone is size zero? it would be like hugging a pile of bones. So everyone- EAT UP!

Yep.....Eat up all !!!!!
Fat Wombat

[barncat]

As a large size woman I often have problems finding clothes that are well made and professional looking and don't cost a fortune! We don't expect toy poodels and bernese mountain dogs to look the same or wear the same collars. I wonder when people will get the ideas that not all people need to look the same to be beautiful or healthy.....

So bless you, petites and talls and plus-sizes. Human diversity is a good thing, in my opinion.

[Cataholic]

I just look for sweats with a drawstring. Solves all my fat fashion dilemnas!