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I thought that Old Navy does go up to size 20, or is it only the Internet?:confused:

That was a beautiful post! And yes, like RubberSoul said, I am one of those skinny girls who wish I had a little more pounds on me.

No offense, Max, but.....UH NO. Most women like a man who is larger than she is! Plus I have a lot of male friends who are on the "Shaggy-esque" side and every one of them dates or is married to "bigger" gals, and all because they can't stand skinny women.

I work at the Gap so I can clarify! Old Navy goes up to size 20 in the stores and the Gap goes up to size 16 in the stores. You can find larger sizes in Gap clothes online. I'm a Gap employee who is a size 12/14 depending on what time of the month it is, so I hear about it all the time! We do have stuff in our stores that goes up to size 16 but if you look on clearance only it's going to be the smaller sizes because those don't sell as quickly as the bigger sizes! I know we should stock more of the larger sizes but a lot of our stuff is sent from the warehouse in a "size run" where we get a certain amount of each size. If you find an item you like but there are only size 0 or 2 left then ask a salesperson to do a merchandise locator. If it is found on Gap online and it is full price then you can have it delivered to your house for free (only if you order in the store). If the item isn't full price you can add on a pair of socks to make the shipping free! This is just a heads up for those who can never find a 12/14/16 in our stores! :D

Jess

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Thank you for clarifying. And I know what you mean about that time of the month.;)

I have to concur with Amycat.......I'm 5'10" between 130 and 135 lbs and in L.A. that is considered huge. It's not like I carry all my weight in my middle or posterior, heck no, most of it resides in my chest. But I have still had a casting director tell me that I need to shave off about fifteen lbs. If I took off fifteen lbs, I would tip over from the sheer weight of the twins. I have curves that nearly run for miles because of my height and weight. If I lost weight, I would be disgustingly emaciated with giant knockers (think Pam Anderson......eww)

But, then again, this is also the town where you can never be too rich, too blonde, or too THIN.

I say to all you beautifully curvy girls out there, stand tall, be proud because there is nothing more attractive in the world than self-confidence!!!!

-Lil Snakey K

This is a cool thread too. I too have issues with my weight.

Let's see I'm 5'2, have boobs, hips,and big butt,and wear a size 14. Talk about someone with major issues! Like a posted in the other thread, I'm cool with my height. I struggled with accepting my weight. I was a size 7 from about 6th grade till sophmore year in college. Then I inched up to a size 10. I was a size 12 for a hot moment, now I'm a size 14. It's taking me a long time to accept being a size 14. Now I don't care.

There this guy at work who is interested in this girl who works with us. The girl is about 5'1 and is a size 7 an real cruvy. Anyway I asked what he thought of my other friend who works with us. He's like no I'm not interested C's overweight. C's a 16/18. Then he goes, even M(the girl he's interested in) is pushing it by being a size 7. I'm like how is a size 7 pushing it. Most people would kill to be a size 7

I hate the way society makes women who were concidered the most beautiful in the middle ages feel fat.

I think Im fat, because Im surrounded by skinny pretty girls, and all my guy friends are like "Youre beautiful, we like girls who arent all skin and bone" well where the f*** are those guys?

I am 5'7" and weigh from 150-160 and since college- I have had many self esteem issues with my weight.

Grrr

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I have to say that everytime I go to Express the only sizes left are the 10-14-very frustrating for me b/c I am a 3-4-so it goes both ways.

When you find out, let a sista know! :D

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I feel the opposite. I go to the store seems like all they have is 3-4 stuff.:(

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I'm a size 8/10 now but I use to be size 16 about 4 years ago so I know the struggles of being overweight and not finding clothes in your size (in my experiences larger sizes go quicker than smaller ones because the average American woman is a size 12).

I don't let other people define me and comparing myself to models (and IMHO, most fashion models are too skinny and are ugly) is ridiculous. First of all, when you see a photo in a magazine, it has been touched up. So even the models aren't perfect. They will touch up a photo to remove moles, make a leg look slender, make a model look curvier, etc.

My goal is to be healthy. That's why I exercise 3 to 5 times a week, watch what I eat and lift weights. As someone said, you can be skinny and unhealthy and then take someone who is size 12 who is in excellent health because they exercise.


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I hate that people think just because you're bigger you're unhealthy! I'm only 5'3" and if I was three inches taller and the same weight I probably would be a size 8. I have a fairly low BMI and body fat percentage, but because I'm a size 12 people think I'm lazy and unhealthy. :mad:

Jess

No kiddin! I was thinking the same thing! ;)