hey ..i'm 5'3,175 ...i know what u mean about the pants thing..i hate shopping for clothes cause i cant' find my size alot of times..i would like to be a size 5 but i dont know what weight i neeed to be to wear a size 5 in pants..right now i can wear 12-13 or higher..but no higher than a 16..if u want to email me here's my email address ... lady_bug3126@hotmail.com....and i have msn instant messenger.!