i currently weigh about 190 (either a little more or less, i last used a scale at a friends house and was 192 or so). however, i am 5 ft 9 or 5 ft 10. whenever i ask someone how much they think i weigh, they guess around 150. what is it that makes me look forty pounds lighter ? obviously being taller than normal makes my weight look more spread out so i look skinnier, but i wonder if being just a few inches taller than normal could make me look that much skinnier ? i'm 14 yo boy by the way. i wear xl's, although large fits me (since im overweight i feel more comfortable in roomy clothes)
2007-09-01 18:13:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
The extra height and loose clothes do tend to visually "shed" pounds
2007-09-01 18:19:48 · answer #1 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your height has every thing to do with it. Be thankful you are some what tall. Just think if you were only 5 ft. 3, you would have a huge weight problem. You are going to get even taller and that will really help. If you can maintain the weight you are now and then shoot up taller you got it made. I don't think you are over weight now.
2007-09-02 01:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Diane T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just hte opposite happen to me sometimes, I'm 6'3 and I'm pretty skinny, some people will think I weigh 150 when I really weigh 180. So I guess it just depends on how you look... I could be mistaken for 220 or something if you just looked at my height.
2007-09-03 16:45:14 · answer #3 · answered by jlpenni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
height does make you look skinnier, im taller than you 5'11, 16, and way about 50 pounds less than you, how do u tink i look?skinny
2007-09-02 01:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by El Rey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That or the fact that the people you are asking don't know what a 150lb person looks like because they are young too.
2007-09-02 01:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tyson boy's dad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the secret.
Height slims you down.
Baggy clothes hide, what you don't want other people to see.
2007-09-02 01:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they probably just dont want to offend you, i'm 6' 165 pounds and i work out
2007-09-02 01:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by chris k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could be a little more muscle, since muscle weighs more than fat you'll obviously weigh more than you look.
2007-09-02 01:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by JDGreen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋