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Size 8 Weight Chart -How Much
Weight Do I Have to Lose to Get
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March 13, 2010
By Susan M. Callahan, Health Editor and Katrina Devine,
Contributing Columnist
Most of us have a memory tucked away of how we looked
when we were our "perfect size". Shopping was a joy. Every
dress fit. For millions of American women, that "perfect
size" is a size 8 or 6. We've covered the weight charts for
size 6, and in this article, we do the same for a size 8.
Problem is, most American women are much laeger than a
size 8. In fact, according to Centers for Disease Control, the
average American women is 5'4" and weighs about 162
pounds, which puts us closer to a size 14 ---or worse.
But, even if you've climbed a notch or two higher on the size
charts than you expected, we’ve got the information to help
you reclaim your ideal size again.
What Is a Size 8?
First, you need to know the statistics to aim for. According to
the Official U.S Misses chart, a size 8 is a "medium size". The
standard measurements for a size 8 are bust, 35.5”-36”,
waist, 27.5”-28”, and hips, 37.5” -38.5”.
A US size 8 is the equivalent of a UK size 14. The British
Standard 3666 from 1982 says that a UK size 14 should be
bust, 35” -37”, waist, 27”-29”, and hips, 37”-39”.
In fact, a "size 8" isn't what it used to be. Over the years,
what makes a woman a size 8 has grown, a phenomenum
known as vanity sizing. The problem is that we are all
getting larger, especially in our waist sizes. Manufactureres
have caught on the fact that women are more likely to buy a
dress that they fit in if the label says it is a smaller size.
Many of the smaller sizes in today's stores would have been
considered plus sizes in the 1950's. A size 8 today would
have been a size 14 or larger in the 1950's.
Many famous women are size 8. America Ferrea of Ugly
Betty fame is a gorgeous size 8 as is British Oscar winner
Kate Winslet. So if the camera adds 10 pounds imagine how
good you’ll look walking into your next party in a size 8.
Men Prefer a Larger Size?
The News of the World newspaper completed research in
2008 which questioned both men and women on what they
thought of women’s bodies. Big surprise. Women have a far
more negative veiw of our bodies than men do. Men are far
more accepting. Hard as may be to believe, most men
surveyed prefer women to be around a size 10.
That’s great news, sure, but why aren’t most women happy
with that? Well, the answer might lie with other women. Or,
perhaps the blame belongs to those magazine covers with
the pictures of impossibly-thin models.
Size 8 Measurements
But if you’ve decided that a size 10 just isn’t good enough,
just how much weight do you have to lose to get into a size
8 these days? The good news is that size 8 is achievable for
most frame sizes. It includes those women with hips that are
a bit shapelier.
Try to aim for the measurements; bust: 35.5”, waist: 27.5”
and hips: 37.5”. If you reach these goals you’ll have all
those men coveting those curves and women jealous when
hear that that perfect dress is a size 8.
Here is a chart of the weight you should aim for to get into a
size 8, for women of different heights, if you have a medium
frame. We have used the average weights for women at the
different heights to determine who much weight you have to
lose to be a size 8:
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