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I choose 6-8, but I also considered myself average when I was a 4-6.

And when I was in college I considered myself average and was a 10-12.  

I think clothing size is tough to judge.

I fit in anything from a 6 to a 12, depending on the garment. I'm also 6' tall. 

Is this dress size? Pants? Jeans? My size differs in dresses vs. pants.

When I made the post I was thinking pants.  American sizing.

i'm a pear.  my shirt size is smaller than my pant size.  which one do you want?

shirt - 4-6

pant - 6-8

 i haven't yet answered the poll.

 EDIT:  nevermind, i got it.

Emmybean:

I choose 6-8, but I also considered myself average when I was a 4-6.

And when I was in college I considered myself average and was a 10-12.  

I think clothing size is tough to judge.

I agree. I wear a different size depending on where I shop.

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

(edited to add a quotation mark I left out) 

tosababy:

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

(edited to add a quotation mark I left out) 

Maybe they live in Miami or Los Angeles.  I know I can feel a little chunkified around this damn town. 

tosababy:

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

(edited to add a quotation mark I left out) 

I would have said the same thing 3 years ago. Then I was able to wear size 2 pants... at a solidly "average" weight for my height (ETA my height is 5'8"). It is possible, esp with vanity sizing. 

I am also built like a linebacker, small lower body, wide shoulders and ribcage... so that helped too.

tosababy:

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

(edited to add a quotation mark I left out) 

tosababy:

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

If you're under 5' tall, it could be average. 

I don't mean to call anyone out (and it is an anonymous poll), but in no universe is a 0-2 "average," except maybe among supermodels.

Crazy as it sounds, I disagree.  I know a woman that is under 5 feet tall, though.

For my height (5'7") and build, for me a size 6-12 covers the medically healthy range.  Size 8 would be ideal BMI of 22.

A size 4 would be average for someone who is 5'1" and a 16 would be average for a woman who is 6'1", so it varies a lot.

Clothing size is so interesting to me...

I'm 5'6", and I wear a 6-8 (dress vs pants, manufacturer/designer, etc.).  I weigh 130lbs.  My BMI is 21, and I have a small frame.  I say that clothes "fit" if they look nice on me - not baggy around the bustline (usually a huge issue for me), no VPLs, etc.

I met a woman last weekend who recently lost a lot of weight.  She announced to everyone that she was now wearing a size 8.  I looked at her outfit - a GAP cargo skirt and t-shirt.  She was pulling at the skirt all night because it kept riding up on her.  The waist was cutting into her belly.  I could see the outline of her thong.  She determined that she was a size 8 because that was the smallest size that she could button/zip, not because it was the most flattering size for her to wear.

On the other hand, I know women who say that they're a size 8, and their clothes are hanging off - because that's what's comfortable.

It's all subjective. 

End of my rant. 

Thats really tough because depending on your height and frame those sizes mean nothing

for a shorter small person an avg size is going to be much smaller

I think kris is on to something. I didn't answer the poll because I'm thin, but not underweight. I'm on the small end for average weight for my height and age. I'm skinny, but I don't look like I am in desperate need of a sandwich.

kris216:

I think a lot of people chose "average" because they're thin but not underweight.  I'm a good bit smaller than the supposed US average size (which I believe is 12 - 14), but I'm by no means underweight.  So there was no really accurate choice in the poll for my category.

I completely agree with you.  I'm thin, but no one would look at me and think I'm underweight.  For my frame, my weight is just about right.  

Agreeing with kris216 and apple_tini...I chose "average," am not "underweight" and wear a size 0-2 (depending on the designer). I am 5'6" and athletic. I think the poll just didn't provide a choice for people in my (or similar) categories, so people chose "average" even though it may not be a U.S. average of 10-12 or whatever.

ITA, i interpreted "average" to mean neither over- nor underweight, not average US size.

 i'm so jealous of men, who just need to know their waist size and inseam length, and go in and buy pants accordingly. and women are stuck trying to figure out arbitrary numbers like 2--which are of course different in every. single. store.

I'm way late, but the fact is, the original poll did not include a "healthy weight but smaller than average" option. I am exactly on the dot for the healthy weight guidelines for my height, and I can wear a 2. In order to be officially underweight for my height I think I'd have to weigh, like, 92 pounds or something according to BMI charts (I'm nowhere near that and haven't been since elementary school!) I didn't pick underweight because underweight means that you weigh less than is healthy for your weight. Just to clarify for the person who said 0-2 is not average. It may not be average, but it's still not neccesarily underweight, especially for us shorties.