Any Large Framed 5'8" - 5'9" Women Out There 170- 180 Pounds?

What can I say, I am a typical German and large boned!
I am wanting to get down to 170 because I think that is healthy and realistic.  What I am wondering is wheter I will fit into a size 10 at that weight.
I know, I know, I know.  Everyone is different!  I just want an idea of a range of sizes.  I realize that different clothing manufacturers run their sizes differently.  Who runs big?  I heard Gap does.  Any others?
Thanks!
This will help motivate me ladies!!!

I'm in a size 12- at 5'8 and in that weight range. I personally, don't feel that Gap runs big. I think it depends on the cuts of the clothes and how your body is shaped. I've been buying my clothes at thrift stores and I don't see a big difference in most of the other brands and the Gap, but that is just my opinion. For me, I think a size 10 will be around 160. It's funny, because I started fitting in 12's quite a few pounds ago, but my size isn't moving down yet. I can put 10's on and button them, they are just very unattractive! lol

Honestly, this may sound odd but I have the best fit when I buy juniors. I think it's because they sit lower and my hips are small in comparison to my waist.(I am an apple shape and hold weight there longest) I am wearing a 13 juniors and some 11's.

I'm not in that weight range (YET), but I do know that Old Navy runs big. Their pants are all cut wide at the top and low, to sit on the hips, and that can make a big difference.

I am 5'10" started at 298 and 189 to date at this point I'm in a 12/14 and to answer your question yes I believe if I were 170 I'd be in a 10.  I can tell you that old navy does run big cuz I think I would fit into a 10 right now.  The gap not so much in a 14 there and I have 2 different types of Levis 515's I wear a 12 and I can't remember the other number, but those are 14's.  All depends I guess.

I am 5'8" and weigh 170 lbs. I am currently wearing a size 10 very comfortably. If I venture into juniors sizing it varies between an 11/12 or a 13.  I thing DKNY (Macy's) has the best cut jeans.  The sizing is true to your body, hugs curves in all the right spots, and are very flattering.  I thing Gap and Old Navy runs small.  Atleast they do on me.

Original Post by hairgurl32:

I am 5'8" and weigh 170 lbs. I am currently wearing a size 10 very comfortably. If I venture into juniors sizing it varies between an 11/12 or a 13. I thing DKNY (Macy's) has the best cut jeans. The sizing is true to your body, hugs curves in all the right spots, and are very flattering. I thing Gap and Old Navy runs small. Atleast they do on me.

 It's so nice to hear someone else say that Gap and Old Navy does NOT run big for them! The cut of the pants is completely wrong for me. It's funny how pants fit differently for every body type. When I was 50 pounds heavier, I always bought the jeans there in a size 18. Now that I'm a 12 I absolutely hate the fit.

I'm 5'9" and really large boned. Right now I'm 203 and I wear a 16 in most brands. I think Old Navy runs kind of small also, because I have a pair of their pants and the 18 fits me now.

For me I have to be around 160 to fit into a size 12. I know for Polo and JCrew it was a 12. I think Old Navy too. You can see one pic in my profile from when I was that weight. Or at least that's the only pic, where you can see my pants. Those white pants where I think 13's.

I've never been able to get into a 10! I would love that!

Oh God I pray they do run small cuz I wear a 12 in theirs right now...so I could really be in a 10?  I need to venture out and try some different ones on just for sizing sake.  You guys surely made my day!

I weigh in the high 170's now, I'm 5'10 and I wear a 12/14. Old Navy, by the way, has just come out with a really nice cut called the sweetheart which is higher cut in the back and i love them. I'm a 12 long there.

Thanks Ladies!
I will have to try that sweetheart cut.  I just do not like low-rise pants.  Guess I am old fashioned!  I don't like seeing people's undies and I don't want them to see mine no matter how good I look. :O)
Melaniearriaga, your son is adorable and you look beautiful in your photos!  Hope you meet your goal by the end of May - what a way to celebrate Memorial Day!!!
About Gap....I did hear that from a skinny, small boned girl with barely visible hips.  Perhaps I shouldn't take tips from my skinny friends on clothes!!! LOL!

I hope I reach it too! I sure am trying! I would love to go back to looking how I did in those photos! I'm already kind of behind for my first mini goal! :( But even though I haven't lost much, I know that I have lost some fat, because a couple of my pants are feeling bigger. I've been working out for about a month now, so I must have gained some muscle and switched it for fat! I'll keep trying and waiting, now worry about the scale...

I'm 5'9'', currently 173 and I generally wear a 12. Good luck!