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arielian

My bf asked me hoe much I weigh because he likes picking me up...(he does it because i get scared--i HATE being picked up). i told him roughly 220 (im 219.4) and he laughed at me! He said you have to be at most 190! Why is it that i've gotten this "compliment" so many times?! why do people not look the weight they really are!

arielian

here's a link of me at 225: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/leopardbanana

LesmillsJunkie

I wish I knew. I get that a lot. It is actually kind of frustrating. It's nice too, but people get after me when they find out that I am watching what I eat and my excersize routine. They don't believe that I weigh what I do.

nosey_rosey

I get he same thing all the time.... my husband thought I was lying when I told him I was 205!! I am pretty tall (5'9) so I think it is because I have more height to carry all my weight

QueenofCups

I don't know why that is. I was always told I didn't look as heavy as I am. And even now my friends say I am "skinny" but I am still 5-20lbs overweight (based on BMI). I am 150. When I was 180 people thought I was "slim". I don't get it, and I certainly don't see it.

But I think you look awesome! I looked horribly Jabba the Hut-esque when I was 220.

MB_Positif

Were you an athlete when you were younger? Everyone always thinks I am nuts when I tell them what I weigh, thinking it should be at least 20 pounds less. Are they being nice? I've always assumed it was because even though I've gained weight I still have a pretty muscular physique under my fat layer, so I think that's why I look like I weigh less. Could be 100% wrong though!

karensoxfan

I can't see your picture, but I think some people "look" like they weigh less than they do b/c of how or where they carry the weight.

Like if you have a thin face/chin or a narrow waist or flat stomach, it can trick the eye.

karensoxfan

When women dress nicely & in a way that's flattering to their body type, I think it can make you look thinner/lighter too.

cfer843625

we all carry out weight differently.... I guess its due to some having more muscles tone than others?!! I have always been told that I didnt look like what my weight said but I was more solid I guess... I actually had some muscle under it all!!! LOL

omgsaleslady

i get that a lot...which is weird, because i'm short. as someone else mentioned, i'm pretty muscular (underneath my chub), so maybe that's it?

arielian

Were you an athlete when you were younger? Everyone always thinks I am nuts when I tell them what I weigh, thinking it should be at least 20 pounds less. Are they being nice? I've always assumed it was because even though I've gained weight I still have a pretty muscular physique under my fat layer, so I think that's why I look like I weigh less. Could be 100% wrong though!

yes yes! I swam for 10 years! That's how i feel too!

bethvandenberg

I get that too. It's nuts. Someone asked the other day and I said 191 and they were like, no way. That's not even possible. I was like yep, why would I lie heavy? Insane. Whatever. I'm horrible at guessing what people weigh.

nataliesophia

I definitely think it has something to do with muscle. Even when I was 200lbs, no one could ever see it. I'm 173 now and everyone asks the same question every day - where is all of it? It guess it's just how you are built. I have a LOT of muscle for my age and as my stomach is getting smaller, it looks like everything else is even smaller, but it's not. I've learned to turn it into a compliment and it makes my day

foxxybrown

Body fat composition! People at the same weight will look differently depending on how much muscle and fat their body has.

LikeNoOneElse84

I think it depends on where you carry your weight. Those who have a big belly and thighs look like they weigh more than someone who has a flat belly with a big butt and boobs. I think it's a perception thing.

heniko

I'm not sure how this works but it's really true. I have a friend who weights less then me but looks like 25lbs heavier then I do. And we are the same height.Go figure!

Charger440

I think basing what you should weigh on BMI is bad. I am 6 foot tall and my BMI says I should be some where around 160-180 I just can't imagine being that skinny!!!! I'm 275 now and when I look in the mirror I'm not that far from where I see myself looking good. A good BMI is another 100 smaller than I am now!

sarahbeth17

I have a lot of muscle too and always look about 20 pounds less than what I am, it frustrates me cuz I want to weight what I look like. One of my friends weighs about 35 pounds less than me, and I am one pant size bigger than her. I just wonder if everyone else lies about there weight but she has tiny legs and mine are all muscle.

marianne_s

Men are actually notoriously rubbish at guessing women's weight or clothes sizes....

MsTae84

I wonder the same thing at times and I never understand why people tell me I look smaller than what I am. I think it is mainly based on how your body is structured. Some people carry weight different from others which tends to make some people look slimmer.

Genie30

I get that a lot as well. I always assumed it's because I'm apple shaped and therefore prone to storing fat in my body cavity (visceral fat as opposed to subcutaneous fat).

NancyAnne1960

My guess is that muscle weighs more, therefore those who carry more muscle will appear lthinner. I too have been told I don't look like I weigh so much. I was extremely active and muscular when I was younger.

MiniMichelle

Some people just hold their weight really well.. I am one of them- If people in my "real" life knew how much I weight I think they would faint!

Rikki444

I get that all the time, too. Which is why I always tell the truth about my weight. Love the 'shock factor.' Now, my suspicion is this... that if your legs are muscular, they account for a lot of that weight. People who carry their weight on top always look their weight. At least, that is my observation.

trac3

Muscle and bone structure. At *almost* 5'2", when I'm at 120-122 lbs, I'm a very small size 2 ~ the same size as my 5'4" 105 lb friend. Never go by weight alone!:huh:

Schraudt814

I get that allll the time. I tell people I'm trying to lose 22 lbs and they freak out like I'm crazy and immediately start trying to discourage me...I'm 5'5 and my GW of 130 is smack-dab in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height!

boomboom011

Ha when i told my husband i was 171 pounds he sayd "damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" i laughed cause its funny but it really wasnt funny that i was 5' 4" and almost 180 pounds.

MsTae84

I would have to agree with you, because me and my friend are around the same height and we weight the same but she appears atleast 20 pounds smaller. The Difference between us is my boobs are way bigger than hers and it makes me look bigger.

_Tristan_

I'm a cheerleading coach and I still don't know how much anyone weighs until I pick them up but that's because I've been picking people up for more than 10 years. Unless you have a reference point (like knowing how much someone weighs and picking them up repeatedly) I don't think anyone knows how much anyone weighs. Do this: try to guess the weight of person that asked you next time but please don't try to pick us up... Ha! (If I ask someone’s weight then I am fully prepared to give mine so don’t take no for an answer…)

yankeefamily05

I have always been told the same thing. Perhaps its the way people carry their weight or how tall they are. I am 5'8, and the weight seems to be distributed differently than in someone 5'3 and at my weight. That is my observation anyway.

l3ugjuice

People have always acted surprised when I've told them how much I actually weigh. I just assume it to be them being nice more than anything else....