Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 In a message dated 11/19/03 6:33:04 AM Central Standard Time, DisDog@... writes: > What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am " average " maybe? Confession: I > have always wanted to be 6', or at least 5'11 " . -------- I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe shorts and underwear! Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost another 30 pounds. Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL Beth Houston, TX VBG - Dr. Srungaram 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. 5'10 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I think self-perception of height isn't always connected to reality! I matured early: lost my first tooth at four, hit puberty at 10 or 11, and was always one of the taller girls through grade school. But I stopped growing (in height, at least) in about the sixth grade and am 5'4 " . When I looked up some government statistics 25 years ago that was the average height for women in this country, though now I'll bet it's shorter than average. Yet I never *thought* of myself as short because I was tall as a young kid, and that self-image stuck. I suspect being fat had a lot to do with it, too, just the overall feeling of being " big " . Now that I'm in a normal size range I find myself patronizing the petite department, and even then I sometimes have to get slacks hemmed. I still don't *feel* particularly short, but I guess my brain has to acknowledge that I am. Celia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I am 5 ft 1. Consequently everyone else is tall. It is just a matter of perspective. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce 479/347/hoping for close to 200 On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:25:09 EST DisDog@... writes: > This tall thing interests me. What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think > I am > " average " maybe? Confession: I have always wanted to be 6', or > at least > 5'11 " . > > So what do people (generally) consider tall? or short??? I am > curious! > (short to me is 5'4 " and under). > > I am not sure we would even all agree on what is " fat " ! We might > do better > on height! LOL! > > Lucille > > > In a message dated 11/18/2003 7:01:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > <<Thanks Kricket! Helps to be tall. Or as Vitalady says " have LONG > legs " !>> > > Debbie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Well, I am 5'1 " . Not TOO many people refer to me as tall. Except maybe Jelly Bean Toes Tina. Is that a helpful guideline? Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > This tall thing interests me. What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am > " average " maybe? Confession: I have always wanted to be 6', or at least > 5'11 " . > > So what do people (generally) consider tall? or short??? I am curious! > (short to me is 5'4 " and under). > > I am not sure we would even all agree on what is " fat " ! We might do better > on height! LOL! > > Lucille > > > In a message dated 11/18/2003 7:01:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > <<Thanks Kricket! Helps to be tall. Or as Vitalady says " have LONG legs " !>> > > Debbie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Yeah, sigh, I'd rather be tall than short, but I think the outcome is pretty much not gonna change at my age. deep sigh Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com RE: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > I am 5' 6.5 " and always thought of myself as tall. I was recently talking > to someone who was only an inch or so taller than me and they told me they > thought I was short. I would rather be tall than short so at this point in > my life, I am just going to continue thinking I am tall no matter what the > yardstick or anyone else says. > > B. > Open RNY 11/7/01 302 lbs > TT 10/16/03 145 lbs > 11/19/03 138 lbs (Life just gets better and better) > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 SHORT? Well, people think I am WAY tall when they meet me! WAYYYYYYYY tall. Yes. They do. (ok til they stand next to me) Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > > > This tall thing interests me. What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am > " average " maybe? Confession: I have always wanted to be 6', or at least > 5'11 " . > > So what do people (generally) consider tall? or short??? I am curious! > (short to me is 5'4 " and under). > > I am not sure we would even all agree on what is " fat " ! We might do > better > on height! LOL! > > Lucille > > > In a message dated 11/18/2003 7:01:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > <<Thanks Kricket! Helps to be tall. Or as Vitalady says " have LONG > legs " !>> > > Debbie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 OK, I can go with petite. I have lots of trouble with SHORT. Sounds like everything stops before it begins! LOL! Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > > > This tall thing interests me. What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am > " average " maybe? Confession: I have always wanted to be 6', or at least > 5'11 " . > > So what do people (generally) consider tall? or short??? I am curious! > (short to me is 5'4 " and under). > > I am not sure we would even all agree on what is " fat " ! We might do > better > on height! LOL! > > Lucille > > > In a message dated 11/18/2003 7:01:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > <<Thanks Kricket! Helps to be tall. Or as Vitalady says " have LONG > legs " !>> > > Debbie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 You ARE slender. Your very fine brain is stuck in numberland. How did this occur? Broken mirror? Broken eyeballs? Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > In a message dated 11/19/03 6:33:04 AM Central Standard Time, DisDog@... > writes: > > > What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am " average " maybe? Confession: I > > have always wanted to be 6', or at least 5'11 " . > -------- > > I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be > ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves > that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There > is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe > shorts and underwear! > Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you > just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - > working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If > you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone > who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger > clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a > large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the > worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, > or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an > incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know > that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could > have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. > Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost > another 30 pounds. > Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask > for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL > > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Actually I don't allow the word short in my house. So my step-son (who is 6'4 " ) refers to me as vertically challenged. He is 35 (my husband is MUCH older then me!) but he well remembers the day when he was 18, and this vertically challenged woman grabbed him by the collar and put him in a chair due to his thinking he was going to go out and get into some trouble. I may be vertically challenged, but I am mighty! As is our VitaMom! Phyllis Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > > > This tall thing interests me. What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am > " average " maybe? Confession: I have always wanted to be 6', or at least > 5'11 " . > > So what do people (generally) consider tall? or short??? I am curious! > (short to me is 5'4 " and under). > > I am not sure we would even all agree on what is " fat " ! We might do > better > on height! LOL! > > Lucille > > > In a message dated 11/18/2003 7:01:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > <<Thanks Kricket! Helps to be tall. Or as Vitalady says " have LONG > legs " !>> > > Debbie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Then there is the other side of the coin. Pre-op at 5'2 " I weighed 260 and wore a VERY tight 22. Do you realize that clothes manufacturers think all fat people must be tall? There is no such thing as a petite size 22. Oh the freedom of being able to buy a size 8 petite and not have to shorten pants and skirts! LOL Phyllis Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness In a message dated 11/19/03 6:33:04 AM Central Standard Time, DisDog@... writes: > What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am " average " maybe? Confession: I > have always wanted to be 6', or at least 5'11 " . -------- I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe shorts and underwear! Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost another 30 pounds. Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL Beth Houston, TX VBG - Dr. Srungaram 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. 5'10 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I am 5'2 " and 140 pounds. No one believes I'm 140 pounds--they think I'm like 125 or in that neighborhood----I think if I got that small I'd look sick!! I am constantly called tiny (I can't believe this--it still shocks me when someone refers to me as tiny) I wear a size 12--sometimes 10 pant and a small or medium top. The issue here is my excess butt and thighs----they were humongous when I was fat, they are still big in relation to the rest of me---which is why I have to wear a 12---when my waist would probably fit into a 10 or even an 8---all of my pants gap really bad in the waist. I don't plan on having any plastic surgery, although I could certainly use a TT and a boob lift, I know my insurance wouldn't cover it because my excess skin isn't that bad comparatively (it's bad to me and I'd love to get rid of it, but it hasn't really caused me any health issues) and I can't afford to pay out of pocket---or afford to take the time off work to heal. All in all, except for the fact that I have no chest left to speak of, I am pretty darn happy with the way I look---and my new guy thinks I am a goddess---hanging belly and stretch marks and all---so I have no complaints! :-) Open RNY June 4th, 2002 Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery Dr. Sonpal 285/140/where ever my body decides to stop!! > I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be > ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves > that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There > is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe > shorts and underwear! > Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you > just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - > working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If > you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone > who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger > clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a > large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the > worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, > or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an > incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know > that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could > have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. > Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost > another 30 pounds. > Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask > for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL > > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 In a message dated 11/19/03 10:02:56 PM Central Standard Time, irisheyes@... writes: > Do you realize that clothes manufacturers think all fat people must be > tall? ------- But they also think that all thin people are SHORT! I used to be able to get away with " almost too short " pants lengths back when I was in 18's and such on my way down ... but now that I need 10's -- forget it ... the pants are half way up my shins -- and they aren't meant to be capris! On the same note though, I was shopping yesterday and wonder of wonders came across a rack of pants in my favorite store (Kohl's) that had wool pants in Misses TALL sizes -- and on sale! I was so jazzed...took a pair to the dressing room, thinking " Great! I will have a nice pair of black pants for the hoildays! " ...Tried them one...they were huge in the butt and tiny in the waist and about 6 inches too LONG. I found myself wondering just WHO the heck was the woman who would fit into these pants! Beth Houston, TX VBG - Dr. Srungaram 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. 5'10 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 I don't know WHO clothing manufacturers are using for size models. I am 5'10 " . I cannot find pants that are long enough, nor dresses where the waistline is not directly under my boobs. I see those clothes on the dummies in the window. They don't look like THAT on THEM. I want my pants to reach my shoes, and I don't want every dress I own to look empire style. If it didn't get so cold here in winter, I'd just go naked. LOL. NOW THAT WOULD BE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD! Jac(WEARING ILL FITTING CLOTHING) http://www.pictureitdigitaldesigns.com/ http://members.cox.net/XXXFARMPAINTS mail to: jholdaway@... Order a BRAT 2004 calendar today at: http://www.basenjirescue.org/calendarcontest/ Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness Then there is the other side of the coin. Pre-op at 5'2 " I weighed 260 and wore a VERY tight 22. Do you realize that clothes manufacturers think all fat people must be tall? There is no such thing as a petite size 22. Oh the freedom of being able to buy a size 8 petite and not have to shorten pants and skirts! LOL Phyllis Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness In a message dated 11/19/03 6:33:04 AM Central Standard Time, DisDog@... writes: > What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am " average " maybe? Confession: I > have always wanted to be 6', or at least 5'11 " . -------- I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe shorts and underwear! Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost another 30 pounds. Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL Beth Houston, TX VBG - Dr. Srungaram 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. 5'10 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 I am 5'2 " and 140 also. I am also being called skinny. hmmmmmm nope, I am not skinny. I am an apple shape. so tho I am wearing an 8 in jeans and skirts, in the jeans I could wear a 6 for my but and thighs. 8's are baggy in the non-existent posterior area. I have to search for " classic fit " cause the relaxed fit look absolutely like I am wearing clown pants! I do want to get to 130 if for no other reason then to cushion for the " bounce back " . I too seriously doubt that my crappy insurance will pay for any reconstructive surgery. I look good dressed. I cry when I see myself without clothes. Even my face wrinkled all up and sagged! Oh well I feel much better physically and that IS the reason I did it! Phyllis Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness I am 5'2 " and 140 pounds. No one believes I'm 140 pounds--they think I'm like 125 or in that neighborhood----I think if I got that small I'd look sick!! I am constantly called tiny (I can't believe this--it still shocks me when someone refers to me as tiny) I wear a size 12--sometimes 10 pant and a small or medium top. The issue here is my excess butt and thighs----they were humongous when I was fat, they are still big in relation to the rest of me---which is why I have to wear a 12---when my waist would probably fit into a 10 or even an 8---all of my pants gap really bad in the waist. I don't plan on having any plastic surgery, although I could certainly use a TT and a boob lift, I know my insurance wouldn't cover it because my excess skin isn't that bad comparatively (it's bad to me and I'd love to get rid of it, but it hasn't really caused me any health issues) and I can't afford to pay out of pocket---or afford to take the time off work to heal. All in all, except for the fact that I have no chest left to speak of, I am pretty darn happy with the way I look---and my new guy thinks I am a goddess---hanging belly and stretch marks and all---so I have no complaints! :-) Open RNY June 4th, 2002 Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery Dr. Sonpal 285/140/where ever my body decides to stop!! > I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be > ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves > that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. There > is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. maybe > shorts and underwear! > Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you > just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right now - > working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If > you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture someone > who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger > clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I have a > large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the > worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' nothing, > or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have an > incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know > that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you could > have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound number. > Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost > another 30 pounds. > Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask > for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL > > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Hmmm, that's why I LOVE Chico's. Their " travelers " outfits come in short/reg/long pants. Pam in Niceville ----- Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > In a message dated 11/19/03 10:02:56 PM Central Standard Time, > irisheyes@... writes: > > > Do you realize that clothes manufacturers think all fat people must be > > tall? > ------- > > But they also think that all thin people are SHORT! I used > to be able to get away with " almost too short " pants lengths back > when I was in 18's and such on my way down ... but now that I need > 10's -- forget it ... the pants are half way up my shins -- and they > aren't meant to be capris! On the same note though, I was > shopping yesterday and wonder of wonders came across a rack of pants > in my favorite store (Kohl's) that had wool pants in Misses TALL > sizes -- and on sale! I was so jazzed...took a pair to the dressing > room, thinking " Great! I will have a nice pair of black pants for > the hoildays! " ...Tried them one...they were huge in the butt and > tiny in the waist and about 6 inches too LONG. I found myself > wondering just WHO the heck was the woman who would fit into these pants! > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 > But they also think that all thin people are SHORT! I used to be able > to get away with " almost too short " pants lengths back when I was in 18's and > such on my way down ... but now that I need 10's -- forget it ... the pants > are half way up my shins -- and they aren't meant to be > capris! This is the reason that pants are the only thing I can't buy at resale stores. There is almost no such thing as a long size 6 pant. I don't like to buy clothes unless they are REALLY cheap - I am weird that way. I try on all these great clothes at resale and consignment stores, and never can buy any pants. I have suits, dresses, coats, sweaters, evening wear -- all bought on the cheap or for nothing at all (due to having credits from my old stuff selling) but I have to pay full price in the store for pants. Old Navy and Wal Mart both have pants in short/average/tall, so that works for jeans. But for dress pants I can wear one brand: Ralph . That's it. I have two pair and that's all I'm gonna have. Funny how we have different body types and different images. I'm 5'8 " , 125, wear a 4 or a 6, but I think I look average. Not fat, but definitely not thin. In fact I thought I looked thinner at about 150, size 8/10, than I do now. We just can't see ourselves. hugs, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 > Even > my face wrinkled all up and sagged! Phyllis, my face came back about the same time that my butt did -- at 3 years postop. hugs, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 The sweater I'm wearing today would suit you fine. The sleeves go down to my knees. sigh But it's a cute sweater, darn it Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > > > In a message dated 11/19/03 6:33:04 AM Central Standard Time, DisDog@... > writes: > > > What IS tall? I am 5'8 " and think I am " average " maybe? Confession: > I > > have always wanted to be 6', or at least 5'11 " . > -------- > > I'm 5'10 " and consider myself to be " tall. " I would NEVER want to be > ANY taller - I have enough trouble as it is finding pants and long sleeves > that fit! My neighbor is 6'0 " and she has an awful time finding clothes. > There > is absolutely NOTHING in a department store that will fit her -- okay.. > maybe > shorts and underwear! > Another " issue " that I have with being tall is that, being tall, you > just MUST weigh more. I weigh 160 pounds (okay, I'm up four pounds right > now - > working on that!). MANY people think of a 160 pound woman as being FAT. If > you described a woman as 160 pounds to a stranger, they would picture > someone > who was at minimum, " pudgy. " Being this " big " also translates to larger > clothing sizes. I need a 10 - occasionally a 12. " Double digit " sizes. I > have a > large number of " friends " who feel that double digit sizes are one of the > worse things that can happen to a woman. Of course, these women are 5' > nothing, > or maybe a couple of inches taller and WOULD be " fat " in a size 10. I have > an > incredible hang up about all of this. I know that it is irrational. I know > that I look good - a doctor even described me as SLENDER one day ... you > could > have knocked me over! But I just lust over that size 6 and 130 pound > number. > Yep, I know -- they are only numbers, and I would look really bad if I lost > another 30 pounds. > Tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. However, I don't have to ask > for help in stores reaching items on the top shelf! LOL > > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 All this talk about being tall has brought me out of lurkdom once again. At a mighty 4'11 AND 1/2, I feel tall now!! At 250 lbs there is no such thing as size Petite 32. I would have to cut pants off at the knees just to get them to a decent length. Laine does not carry anything for vertically challenged big people. Now, I still have to hem things sometimes, but it's soooooo much easier now to be able to buy something off the rack. Now, I just feel so much taller for some reason and not many people even comment any more on how vertically challenged I really am. I think they used to comment on my being short just to keep from saying how rolly polly I was. Now, I utilize my height to get me some cute young tall dudes at the stores to help me get stuff that's too high for me. Hey....at 56, this old lady needs all the strokes I can get! Judi 4/24/00 Dr. Wetter, Burlingame, CA -150 ---------- From: Phyllis Seager To: Graduate-OSSG Actually I don't allow the word short in my house. So my step-son (who is 6'4 " ) refers to me as vertically challenged. He is 35 (my husband is MUCH older then me!) but he well remembers the day when he was 18, and this vertically challenged woman grabbed him by the collar and put him in a chair due to his thinking he was going to go out and get into some trouble. I may be vertically challenged, but I am mighty! As is our VitaMom! Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 So there is hope????? LOL I don't feel 48, I feel 20 again and look 60! *sigh* My only hope is to smile 24/7 cause then the wrinkles go up instead of down! LOL Phyllis Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness > Even > my face wrinkled all up and sagged! Phyllis, my face came back about the same time that my butt did -- at 3 years postop. hugs, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Yeah, some people have told me I look taller now. It could be that I wear heels alot, just cause I can! or it could be that I am no longer was wide as I was tall. My next purchase???? Horizontal strips! I have never worn them! Gonna get some tho! LOL Phyllis Re: Re: RE: Re: Body awareness All this talk about being tall has brought me out of lurkdom once again. At a mighty 4'11 AND 1/2, I feel tall now!! At 250 lbs there is no such thing as size Petite 32. I would have to cut pants off at the knees just to get them to a decent length. Laine does not carry anything for vertically challenged big people. Now, I still have to hem things sometimes, but it's soooooo much easier now to be able to buy something off the rack. Now, I just feel so much taller for some reason and not many people even comment any more on how vertically challenged I really am. I think they used to comment on my being short just to keep from saying how rolly polly I was. Now, I utilize my height to get me some cute young tall dudes at the stores to help me get stuff that's too high for me. Hey....at 56, this old lady needs all the strokes I can get! Judi 4/24/00 Dr. Wetter, Burlingame, CA -150 ---------- From: Phyllis Seager To: Graduate-OSSG Actually I don't allow the word short in my house. So my step-son (who is 6'4 " ) refers to me as vertically challenged. He is 35 (my husband is MUCH older then me!) but he well remembers the day when he was 18, and this vertically challenged woman grabbed him by the collar and put him in a chair due to his thinking he was going to go out and get into some trouble. I may be vertically challenged, but I am mighty! As is our VitaMom! Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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