ok so one of my friends told my friend she was fat (well didn't come out, but implied it) and she only weighs like 97-100 lbs!! shes about 5'2ish and she wears a size 00...i was totally appauled at hearing this..which got me thinking, i'm 5'4, 120 lbs and i wear a size 7 pants! if she thinks my friend is fat she must think i'm a freaking BEAST! so i need you to tell me the HONEST truth..am i overweight..i want my size to be like a 3/4 so i'm thinking maybe lose like 10 lbs.. do you think i'm fat and is my weight goal realistic or should i lose more??
2007-03-10 13:44:30 · 18 answers · asked by that girl♥ 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
fytsg,
No, you are not fat, and don't take your cue from someone whose motive may not be healthy. Frankly, the one who told your friend she was fat seems to me to have the problem.
If I were your age, I'd most likely find you attractive. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
As for your weight goals, yes, indeed they are realistic. You'd look fine at any weight in the 110-to 120-pound range, so go ahead and do as you wish.
Just lose weight slowly. Crash diets are an invitation to weight gain because when we do that, we do it for the wrong reason: to lose weight.
"Duh"? Not quite. When we lose weight to lose weight, we reduce to our target weight and then stop dieting, which means we go right back to doing what we did before that made us want to lose weight to bgin with, and so we gain the weight right back again. Some years ago, Oprah Winfrey lost a celebrated amount of weight, and then gained it back. Recently, Beyonce Knowles lost some weight for "Dreamgirls," and then gained it back.
What we need to do is to change our lifestyle and our eating habits permanently. We need to lose weight slowly--a pound a week is a good goal, and that will mean a reduction of about 500 calories a day (how many junk-food snacks do you eat? I'd bet that if you cut out cans of soda and Oreo--for me it's chocolate chip--cookies you'd lose a pound a week).
At your age it won't be hard to do. All you need to do is to put your mind to it and do it for the right reason. Don't do it to please the tastes of some tasteless "friend" who's idea of beauty is someone else's sickness (fashion shows recently started telling models to gain weight because they are looking sick). Don't do it because you "have to." Do it because it's good for you and because it makes you feel good. If you weight loss is positive, that is, if you look forward to a certain weight and not just "looking thinner because I look fat," if you will have fun with it all, then by all means go ahead. 110 is a good weight, just like 120.
Good luck, and enjoy.
2007-03-10 14:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by eutychusagain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are wearing a size seven, it sounds as if you are in great shape. You are not overweight. Do not let anyone else determine how you feel about yourself. Anyone who tells someone who is 5'2 and wears a 00 that she is fat is just plain sick. She was probably trying to be cruel when she said it. I hope your friend did not take this seriously.
If you would like to lose 10 pounds and can do it in a healthy way, that would be fine. You are not overweight but would not be underweight at 110 pounds either.
2007-03-10 21:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OMG no you are not fat by any means. Sometimes you just have to ignore what other people say. If you want to lose weight I would suggest just eat healthy and exercise daily. I am fat and I am trying to get my life in order by eating right and exercising daily. Just tell your friend that you know someone that is 5'5 and 230 pounds and wears a size 20 then they can pick on me and I don't care. Hope this helps!
2007-03-10 21:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by chunkysmom3502 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOU are not fat. Your friend is not fat. Women who look like those anorexic, skin and bone models are...gaggg. Petite women who are not SKINNY are great. I remember when my wife was your size...up to 135#. She drew many lusty glances from the Italians in the town we lived in and also from my shipmates in her string bikini (1973-76) and even when we came back stateside. She still draws stares to this day (she's 56)...so round, so firm, so fully packed!
What your 'friend' thinks is of no matter. It's what YOU think is what's important.
My first 'real' girlfriend stood 4'10", weighed 95# and wore a petite 5 (34, 20, 35). She wore a girdle! She thought she was fat! Last time I saw her around 1989 she told me she weighed 85# and she still looked great (because of having 2 children, her breast size was obviously larger).
So, for you to be 5'4", 120#, you are quite ...RIGHT. Don't change.
(old fart, married over 38 years to a gorgeous babe!)
2007-03-10 21:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way to tell what you should weigh is by taking your height and build into account. If you are 5'2'' and medium build, you should weigh 125-140lbs. You are below even that. Whoever told your friend she was fat is either jealous or very self conscious themselves. If it was a guy, they have no respect for woman at all. They probably to not have a sister or they would never say such a thing. I'm sure that you are perfect, don't change a thing.
2007-03-10 21:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by anngbelle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At 5'4" and 120 pounds, you are perfect, my dear. Don't listen to that person. Why does she have such influence on you? You're just fine as you are, and you don't need to lose any weight. Size 7 is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. That is a wonderful size to be. Trust me!
2007-03-10 21:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by gldjns 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no way!! you are not fat!!! I am only five feet and weigh 96 lbs and i am a size 3/5!! You are perfeCt! everyone's body is built different.. some of us got big thighs, some got big chest, some even got long necks.. but hey who cares.. just as long as you know your beautiful and are confident in your own shape.. everyone else can go shove it! Nothing is more attractive than a woman with self-confidence!!
2007-03-10 21:50:41 · answer #7 · answered by Chiquita 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol. If she said someone that was a size 0 was fat she was most likely simply trying to knock that persons since of security out of wack. (look like it worked on you better.) and no your not fat. It might be realistic but why would you want to? just because that person says so? You sound perfectly fine to me
2007-03-10 21:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, please you are absolutely fine...perfect in fact. I'm sure your friend doesn't think you are fat. She clearly has a body image disorder about herself and see herself as much bigger than she really is. What you need to do is be supportive and not end up going the same way as her, obsessing over your weight and size. You need to stay strong for your friend.
Take care : )
2007-03-12 22:16:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you're the one who should be worried about your weight. Your friend needs some help, weighing at 97-100lbs isn't good. You should celebrate who you are and be thankful for what you have. There alot of people who would kill to be your size.
2007-03-10 22:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by s3xy_1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋