overweight or not ?

Question

im a girl , i play soccer

im 5'6 and i weigh 160 lbs.

overweight ?

Answer 1

the body fat % determines if one is overweight or not, the total body weight is irrelevant

Answer 2

I would say no, your good height and obviously active. My suggestion is don't put some much stock in what your scale says. The best indication of good health is how you feel, if you feel good, if you perform on the soccer field well, and YOU think you look good your golden. A scale fails to take into account bone density, different build types, as well as the fact that muscle weights more than fat. Sounds to me like your doing a good job, don't stress about it so much, just enjoy being in your own skin.
Good Luck

Answer 3

In order to know if you are overweight or not, you need to read this article:
Evaluating your body weight is very simple . There are two methods that most professionals use to assess body weight, and these can be easily used by individuals at home to assess their weight. These are the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference

Read the rest of article here

Answer 4

you probably have very low body fat %, and lots of muscle. so according to a BMI scale, you're right at the top end of healthy, verging on overweight. the problem w/ BMI is that it doesn't take into account all of that stuff i just mentioned.

so, NO, you're not fat! :]

Answer 5

well...it depends on your body type...im a girl too, am the same height as u and weigh...like 120 lbs. Ask your doctor if u r concerned..he'll help you..i promise..

Answer 6

for your Height you should weigh 125lb.. Cut out the junk food and eat healthy. the weight will come off when you cut out fried foods, chips, candy and soda.

Answer 7

you are just about normal

but iif you want a more accurate answer, look up yo ur bmi,

just google 'bmi' and enter in weight and height.

and there you go =]