I love you honesty, so refreshing in this so bland and boring PC world. I've been size 16 at my biggest size, the homemade wine story explains how I got there. No calf high boots for me! Aesthetically they do not compliment the line bigger bodies have. Ankle boots are the way to go! If I stay away from sugar I am a solid size ten by American sizes. My favorite style is the long sweaters with line hugging jeans or pants and an ankle boots. I don't like super high heels on plus size girls either, reminds me of balloons on a string...plus it's hard on the feet/back and hard to walk gracefully when carrying a lot of weight.