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  • #1

    Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

    but....
    I'm confused. I recently went to sears to get some new pants for school which starts Friday (yay for me) And there were no pants in the womens section so I went to the missus department and got a pair of size 16's and they seemed tighter than they should be. Then I went to JC Pennys and they had 16W. Now growin up my great gramma always told me that the W stood for wide. Now I'm coming to the realzation that may not be the case. HELPPPP!!!
    31/F/5'7"
    Tags: helpstupidquestion
  • #2
    Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

    I always thought the 16W stood for womens. A size 16 can be found in misses. A size 16 is smaller than a 16W but if you are trying on different brands you can wear different sizes. Right now I have some 16's, 16W's and some 18W's I'm wearing. They are all different brands though.
    Michele SW250/CW 226/GW150 F, 38, 5'6"

    I was down to 175 in 2007 and I will get back there again!

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    • #3
      Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

      I can wear several different sizes at once too - the different brands are all slightly different in sizing. I just buy what fits (if anything fits)
      Julie__________________F/37/5'2"__________________Start April 15, 2009


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      213 - 50% of the way to goal - Met October 21, 2009
      Onederland - Met December 23rd, 2009
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      163 - No longer obese______
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      • #4
        Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

        I worked in retail for several years, the W means women. I find that different brands always fit a little different.
        F/5'5


        SW-180
        CW-160
        GW-135




        -20lbs
        5 inches gone so far

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        • #5
          Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

          thank god it doesnt mean wide then
          31/F/5'7"

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          • #6
            Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

            Originally posted by shari_dawn View Post
            thank god it doesnt mean wide then

            No kidding! I would never have bought them even if I was wider when I bought them.
            Michele SW250/CW 226/GW150 F, 38, 5'6"

            I was down to 175 in 2007 and I will get back there again!

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            • #7
              Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

              isn't it sad that I grew up believing that? I mean seriously?
              31/F/5'7"

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              • #8
                Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

                Wow this is news to me lol. I thought that also, that the W meant wide.
                Crazy how misunderstood info gets passed around.







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                • #9
                  Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

                  Originally posted by VGrace View Post
                  the W means women.
                  Atlast, what I always thought... the "W" does mean women... wide women So it is true, our bodies as women can be a little wide... I mean have you ever seen a size 2W, size 4W? I doubt it. It is only for like size 12 or 14 and up.. so once you become a women I guess they think you are doomed to being bigger.
                  ~Amanda
                  It is okay if it takes me a little longer to get there, besides this is where I'm going to stay forever and that is a really long time!!!



                  F/ 5'8", Heights weight 417
                  Started Atkins 12/18/08 @ 402lbs.
                  Restart on 2/4/10 @ 337.8 lbs
                  PLAN:
                  Introduction (2/4-2/11)~ DONE
                  OWL 1: (2/12-2/25)~ 5 carbs of veggies (done)
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                  • #10
                    Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

                    It probably came about because shoe sizes can have a W beside them and that means Wide. I have wide feet (and when I'm pregnant I have bloated feet) and enjoy wearing the 10W's because they feel so much more comfortable and aren't pressing on my feet as much.

                    I'm glad you were able to find out that it just meant "Women's" - Many of the clothes here have that W next to the size as well, though I'm not quite sure what purpose it serves when you're purchasing clothes in the Large Women's store...I think we already know we're women. Probably just another ploy to make us feel badly about ourselves and have low self-esteem.

                    Congrats on being in a size 16!

                    Mini Goals:
                    Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
                    Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
                    Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
                    Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
                    Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
                    Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
                    Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
                    Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
                    Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
                    Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
                    Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6

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                    • #11
                      Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

                      In shoes, W does mean wide.

                      In clothing it means "women". From my understanding, the difference between 16 misses and 16 women's (W) is that the women's version adds a couple of inches in pertinent places like the hips and gut area.
                      5'10/28/F

                      Down 40lbs since August

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                      • #12
                        Re: Okay I Need Help, And I Know This Maybe A Stupid Question

                        Okay, a Woman's cut of pants has more hip and butt room than a Misses. Like after giving birth, growing a butt, whatever a woman's figure is a little different. If your Woman's pants are too baggy in the butt and thigh area, try a Misses size. If your Misses are bagging in the butt area, try a juniors size. Its different cuts of pants for different body shapes. Ofcourse I have a range of sizes and stuff. And no one is stuffing me into a juniors. So actually W means woman, but they ARE wider. Your grandma has a sense of humor.



                        My starting weight was 235 lbs and I'm trying to get to 130 lbs.

                        1st mini goal: 145! met 12/09
                        2nd mini goal: 140!
                        3rd mini goal:135!
                        4th mini goal: 130!

                        I drink coffee. I drink when I am thirsty. I am just a low carber. Not on Atkins at all!!! He has everything to do with my weightloss and nothing to do with it, depending on who you ask.

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