would you think i LOOK overweight..?

Question

weight - 172.8 lbs
Size pants 13/14 SOMETIME 15/16, but only SOMETIMES (US size)
Height - somewhere between 5"6 and 5"7 (closer to 5"7 though)
age 18

i just wanted to know

k



thanks.

oh and by the way..
i used to be 200 something lbs about 4-6 months ago, but i've been working REAL HARD to lose the weight by exercising, and all i eat is healthy stuff..and i'm still doing it..

Answer 1

i'll warn you before you read this that it's very opinionated and probably stereotypical. but i'm entitled to my own opinion. i would say you're about the same size as me, but i'm almost 5'9". some people say i look fine and healthy but that my ideal weight should be no more than 165. my parents have told me that i'm fat and so has my doctor. although i feel beautiful how i am. i don't think you would look overweight. i think you would look average. not thin, not fat, but just right. i'm sick of all of these american idol/next top model people who make young girls think they have to be a size 1 or 2 to be beautiful. and all the magazines and clothing companies that have stick thin models. maybe clothes that look good on them wouldn't fit us size 13/14 girls. maybe we want to see bigger models so we have an idea of what would look good on us. we may not be america's ideal image of beauty, but we're still beautiful. just because we can't fit into size 1 pants doesn't mean we don't want to be fashionable. plus it's america...the average woman is a size 12 or 14, not a 1 or 2. i'm so sick of america's image of beauty it makes me want to scream sometimes. who wants to see aneroxic women every time they turn on the tv or open a magazine? not me! they normally don't look healthy. i think a woman needs a little meat on her bones. it makes her look healthier, happier, and more beautiful.

Answer 2

Hey keep up the good work! Thats great you've been losing weight and eatting right! You can use a BMI calculator to check your weight... I will give ya the link.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

In case you dont know a BMI calculator is used to tell if someone is underweight, normal, overweight or obese. You put in your height and weight and it gives you a number...anyways they explain it on the sight....good luck with the weight loss :P

Answer 3

You sound fine to me hun. I'm 5'2", 160#, wear size 14/16 (depending on namebrand) and I feel fat but my hubby thinks I look great (even tho I know I could stand to lose a few more pounds)

Answer 4

Does it matter, you technically are overweight, so what you look like is irrelevant. As a female, if your body fat percentage is too high, i.e. over 30%, then you should make efforts to shed some weight and get into better shape. HTH.

Answer 5

okay well im not very imaginative, but i dont tink ud look overweight, ud prob look average...i mean a picture would be better, becuase sometimes people have wider shoulders, or different bone structure...instead of haveing weight around the waist line

Answer 6

You're probably on the higher end of your recommended weight for your age and height.

Answer 7

YEP!

Anything over 13 is a plus size, so yes you are overweight.

just telling you the truth, try to go down to a 13 or under.

Answer 8

you may not look overweight but you are....because iam about the same as you...i have a nice body...but my doctor tells me I am overweight...I am a healthy person and have no medical problems...

Answer 9

i think u r but check with a DR.

Answer 10

if you feel ok, they you are ok.