5'10" and up ladies!
mravena
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I weigh sooooo much more than I look like I weigh. Tell me I'm not alone here? I'm 5'10" and 225 but wear size 10 clothes. Where is the weight???
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I weigh sooooo much more than I look like I weigh. Tell me I'm not alone here? I'm 5'10" and 225 but wear size 10 clothes. Where is the weight???
I'm completely stumped and it takes a lot to stump me, you way 16 stone?
Are you sure your scales ain't broken?
I'm willing to accept bone density as a factor, I don't know if you're muscular but that does seem a little... Off
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I'm in America! I'm not petite... Petite would be a size 5-7 here. I'd say I'm just normal size wise... Just tall. Lol I have always been very strong so I know muscle contributes... But it's so weird how much I weigh. Even my doctors have no clue.0
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I'm in America! I'm not petite... Petite would be a size 5-7 here. I'd say I'm just normal size wise... Just tall. Lol I have always been very strong so I know muscle contributes... But it's so weird how much I weigh. Even my doctors have no clue.
I'm 6 foot 1 and you way more than me and I'm 180lbs it's actually a mystery haha0 -
@mravena I did notice you were on birth control so maybe?
But seriously, judging by your profile pic you either have serious water retention or your scales at home are more broke than my bank account over the Xmas period Haha0 -
You are my height and a tiny bit more than my starting weight, and I wore 1 or 2 sizes larger than you.
Muscle certainly weighs more than fat, but are you definitely size 10 in every brand?0 -
I have always been heavier. In high school I was a size 7 and was 180, and a three sport athlete. @orphia I am maybe a size 12. Definitely no bigger than 12. I just had a baby, and I am the heaviest I've ever been... But I'm back into my normal clothes. It's all so confusing. My weight will go up but my clothes will fit the same. I've recently dropped 8 pounds so that's happy
at least I'm losing haha 0 -
This illustrates what I was saying about muscle weighing more than fat.
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roblloyd89 wrote: »@mravena I did notice you were on birth control so maybe?
But seriously, judging by your profile pic you either have serious water retention or your scales at home are more broke than my bank account over the Xmas period Haha
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But I doubt I have more muscle than Rob Lloyd! He weighs less
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I was pretty fat at a size bigger than you.0
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I am 5'10 160, wear a size 8, have fairly muscular shoulders and am "dense", most of my body is hard with a * extra * holiday layer....140 is low for me.... some people are just DENSE! I have a friend who is a brick house..like, literally I think they swallowed a brick. You'd never guess they were 200 lbs.
I have heard of cysts that can grow quite heavily, thats the only thing I'd be concerned about if you're change was recent or dramatic.
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I'm 5'11, and 150, which is 75lbs less than you are claiming to weigh, and I wear an 6/8. How on earth?0
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I'm 6'0", weigh 215 currently, and wear a size 10 so that doesn't surprise me.
I've lost over 100lbs and would probably wear a smaller size, but have some loose skin.0 -
I'm a guy, 5'11" and weighed 220lb at my high point. I was in size 34 jeans, which by no means is large. My dad always wore 36" pants and is 2" taller and weighed 225ish (though I know he got up higher, but don't know if his pant size got bigger). I asked myself the same question all the time and most people were shocked to hear I was 210 (the last 10lb where over a very small window and most people wouldn't have known). I'm now 176lb and back in 31-32" pants, and the fat was all over, no questions asked. Amazingly, back at 220lb I didn't think I was that fat, just a tiny bit overweight. If I look at the side by side pictures now I'm amazed I was so delusional.0
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I'm 5'11 and it's been a while since I've been anywhere near 225lbs (so I don't remember what size I wore), but I'm at about 272 right now and just bought a size 18 dress for Christmas that is borderline just a little bit too big. I don't buy or try on clothes often as I have to wear a uniform for work, so I'm not really sure if that's uniform across all brands/stores.0
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I'm not 5'10, but I can relate.
I'm 5'8 and weigh 180 pounds. It's depressing because I weigh more than most people (men and women) my height. Am I a little more fluffy than I should be? Yes, but I'm also pretty dense. My lean body mass (muscles, bones, organs, etc.) is 130# of my 180# body (based on body scans). So yes, I have some fat to lose, but I'm also fairly content with where I am. I wear a 8-14 in pants, depending on brand and cut.
If you carry more muscle than the average person your height, you will weigh more while being smaller. The only way to know: a body scan (either a DEXA or a BodPod).
Either way, what you weigh is just a number, a piece of data. If you're active, fueling your body right, and have good healthy markers, you're doing good and who cares how much you weigh?! 0 -
I'm 5'10" also and at last weight check, I was 224. Not my lowest or my highest. I am wearing size 12 for the most part right now, a couple of size 10 jeans (but they are stretchy). I stopped telling people my weight, they never believe me anyway.0
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I can relate to what you're saying, as I'm 5'10 and have pretty much always worn UK size 14/US 10 clothes. Was nudging up more often into UK16/US12 by the time I started on MFP, when I weighed 196/14 stone, now in the 170-173 range, ideally hoping to lose 7-10 more "fluff" but not going to sweat it too much. My build is naturally quite "thick" and my bone density is a little higher than average, plus any extra weight tends to distribute quite evenly rather than all pile on in one noticable place like my belly or bum, so all of this means that people wouldn't guess I'm as heavy as I was/am.
One time when I went skiing, the man in the ski hire shop didn't believe me when I told him what I thought I weighed (at the time I didn't own scales and hadn't weighed myself for years so I could only guesstimate), and he adjusted my skis as if I were a good 10lbs lighter. Although it was quite flattering, I had loads of problems with my skis that holiday - on previous ski holidays the hire shop made customers stand on scales and adjusted your skis accordingly, and I never had problems those times when I was weighed properly...0 -
I'm 6'2" and was recently weighed at the hospital by a nurse, prior to my regular checkup.
So this nurse... 4ft nothing, Scottish and solid may I add... she stares up at me after the scale spits out a reading. She has the oddest look on her face, like she's just caught a whiff of some faecal matter on her shoe.
She looks at me and says : "You're twelve stone." The 'stone' part has particular emphasis. She lingers on it more than the other words for some reason, then stares at me as if waiting for an answer.
I leave it a few moments to see if she qualifies her reaction in some way. She doesn't.
"Was that a question?" I ask.
"Well no dear, but that's quite a lot!" she gasps.
I step off the scale and move to the nearby chair, hiding the smirk on my face. "Yes you're right. Maybe you should calculate my BMI for me."
It takes a moment but she starts nodding. "Yes, yes I'll do that. Just a moment dear."
Several minutes pass as she sits next to me and calculates and recalculates my BMI.
She finally breaks the silence with "Well it says you have a 23 BMI..." She looks noticeably confused.
I try not to smile too much "Oh great, so my weight is fine for my height then?"
She visibly struggles to answer "Well technically yes but..."
"But what?"
"Well it's very heavy dear, you're almost a stone heavier than last year."
"Yes but you just said my BMI is fine," I insist. At this point she sits upright in her chair. I think even my sitting height bothers this woman. I can understand why, let's just say my height for a woman is about as common in Scotland as a sandwich without mayonnaise. Sitting upright seems to give her back her authoritative voice.
"Well yes, but I think you should talk about it with the doctor. Twelve stone is very heavy', she insists.
I left it at that. This is possibly the 8th time I've had this conversation with the "wee Nurses of Edinburgh." It really does catch them by surprise to encounter an outwardly healthy person who is almost 5 stone heavier than they are. They don't know what to do with it lol. The doctor never cares.
It's always a source of entertainment and makes a trip to the hospital less dull
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I'm 6'2" and was recently weighed at the hospital by a nurse, prior to my regular checkup.
So this nurse... 4ft nothing, Scottish and solid may I add... she stares up at me after the scale spits out a reading. She has the oddest look on her face, like she's just caught a whiff of some faecal matter on her shoe.
She looks at me and says : "You're twelve stone." The 'stone' part has particular emphasis. She lingers on it more than the other words for some reason, then stares at me as if waiting for an answer.
I leave it a few moments to see if she qualifies her reaction in some way. She doesn't.
"Was that a question?" I ask.
"Well no dear, but that's quite a lot!" she gasps.
I step off the scale and move to the nearby chair, hiding the smirk on my face. "Yes you're right. Maybe you should calculate my BMI for me."
It takes a moment but she starts nodding. "Yes, yes I'll do that. Just a moment dear."
Several minutes pass as she sits next to me and calculates and recalculates my BMI.
She finally breaks the silence with "Well it says you have a 23 BMI..." She looks noticeably confused.
I try not to smile too much "Oh great, so my weight is fine for my height then?"
She visibly struggles to answer "Well technically yes but..."
"But what?"
"Well it's very heavy dear, you're almost a stone heavier than last year."
"Yes but you just said my BMI is fine," I insist. At this point she sits upright in her chair. I think even my sitting height bothers this woman. I can understand why, let's just say my height for a woman is about as common in Scotland as a sandwich without mayonnaise. Sitting upright seems to give her back her authoritative voice.
"Well yes, but I think you should talk about it with the doctor. Twelve stone is very heavy', she insists.
I left it at that. This is possibly the 8th time I've had this conversation with the "wee Nurses of Edinburgh." It really does catch them by surprise to encounter an outwardly healthy person who is almost 5 stone heavier than they are. They don't know what to do with it lol. The doctor never cares.
It's always a source of entertainment and makes a trip to the hospital less dull
But 12 stone is only 168lbs. Most people at 6'2 would die for 168lbs. But I know what you mean. I grew up in the States, but my grandparents lived in Cheshire, UK. I was always a "tall one", I was 5'9 by the age of 12 (5'11 currently). I got some interesting looks. I was also on the "chubby" side, especially before growth spurts and I know my grandmother/grandfather were always concerned with how much I ate. I would have loved to have seen the nurse's face when you walked in. LOL0 -
You said that you just had a baby, right? Are you breastfeeding? Maybe your increase breast size in addition to water retention is contributing to your weight. I'm 5'7 and was around 200 pounds postpartum and was wearing a size 12, so I guess it's possible.0
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lol exactly! It's just funny watching people comprehend how much extra you weigh and eat when you're more than a head and shoulders taller.kristen6350 wrote: »But 12 stone is only 168lbs. Most people at 6'2 would die for 168lbs. But I know what you mean. I grew up in the States, but my grandparents lived in Cheshire, UK. I was always a "tall one", I was 5'9 by the age of 12 (5'11 currently). I got some interesting looks. I was also on the "chubby" side, especially before growth spurts and I know my grandmother/grandfather were always concerned with how much I ate. I would have loved to have seen the nurse's face when you walked in. LOL
To the OP, you may want to invest in a Withings scale to work out what is really going on. I've invested in one recently and found the measurements really helpful. It gives more than BMI, you get body fat %, CO2 content, temperature..etc. Lots of useful stuff to give you a better overall picture. Not to sound like this somehow replaces medical advice, as of course it doesn't, but I find sometimes it's useful to see more than one measure as a point of reference.
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I'm 5'10". At 225 pounds, I'm a solid US 14. I am not there at the moment, but I know this from the past. I'm getting closer!0
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I weigh sooooo much more than I look like I weigh. Tell me I'm not alone here? I'm 5'10" and 225 but wear size 10 clothes. Where is the weight???
Haha! I'm 5'11, solid with lean muscle and curves. Brickhouse status. lol. At 225 I was wearing size 12. I'm 175 now wearing size 8 dresses and 10 pants (butt and thighs).0 -
I'm 5'11 and a competitive bodybuilder. At my heaviest I was around 175 and wore a size 8 (though a 10 probably would have been better in some things).
Being tall people never (did or still) guess my weight with accuracy; we just carry weight differently. Now, with a lot more muscle, my weight fluctuates between 160 in my offseason (size 4-6) and the low 140s for a national level show (size 2) - and people still guess crazy low! They just don't account for height at all.
I think my body is most "comfortable" for me to exist in around the 150 mark. With the amount of muscle I carry 140 is too lean of a look for everyday living; when I am done competing one day I won't want to achieve that level of leanness again.0
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