How much do people think you weigh...

n0ob
n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
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I've lost a bunch of weight recently and been hitting the gym hard ( pauses for applause), but my family has been asking what I weigh lately and are shocked

They usually guess 175-180, when I'm really 5'10" 215-217 (depending on time of day, constipation status, water retention, etc)

So what do people over or underestimate your weight when asked ?
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  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    People always underestimate my weight. I don't know if they are just trying to be nice or if they really think I weigh less than I do, but it's all good.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I weigh 155 lbs. Most people assume 125 - 130 lbs. I'm also 5'10, so my weight has never been properly guessed.
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    I dont ask, they dont tell.

    Oh, and I really dont give a SH--
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    people guess that I weigh 250 to 300, I'm 335. I always weigh more than I look
  • ShmoozyQ
    ShmoozyQ Posts: 390 Member
    People usually assume I weigh LESS than what I really do.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    people guess that I weigh 250 to 300, I'm 335. I always weigh more than I look

    This.
  • theblackbirdtree
    theblackbirdtree Posts: 168
    People usually assume I weigh LESS than what I really do.

    Me too.
  • timmymon
    timmymon Posts: 304 Member
    I am realistically 206 and every time I tell somebody that they don't believe me, saying I look more like 180-190 or something.
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    the question is how much do you think I weigh?? I have never had anyone guess...
  • GeorgieLove708
    GeorgieLove708 Posts: 442 Member
    People don't bring up my weight anymore and if they did, I'm sure they'd guess low trying not to hurt my feelings. But back when I weighed 200 pounds everyone thought I weighed around 160-170. Everyone including my doctor who was shocked when she saw the scale. I still remember the look on her face and what she said. "Oh my! I would have guessed you at around 170. Well we're going to have to put you on a diet immediately". That diet resulted in a 25 pound gain within the next year. Thanks doc.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    They never give a number. But they call me "tiny" and tiny I am not.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I asked my FL this today and most guesses were 40-50lbs lower than the actual figure.

    (I'm 5'9" if anyone else wants to take a guess like someone did below :P)
  • scottbrown78
    scottbrown78 Posts: 142 Member
    People rarely guess my weight but most are shocked to find out that I've lost almost 50lbs and don't believe me when I tell them I started at 251.
  • blackmagic10
    blackmagic10 Posts: 335 Member
    @iron uhhh maybe 295
  • darisey
    darisey Posts: 228 Member
    People usually guess me at around 180. I'm actually 242 in my pic (my starting weight here)
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I've only had one person try to guess, he thought my weight was in the 90's and I really weighed 120.
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    They don't really think about my weight. Too busy looking at datass.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Fat.
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    I have had lots of people ask what I weigh, but they don't typically guess. Similar to scottbrown78, they are shocked when I tell them I have lost 40 lbs. They all claim to have thought I wasn't that big. Then I show them my driver's license photo from 2 years ago!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I have never asked anyone this question, and no one has ever approached me to announce their opinion on what my weight may be. What can I say? I'm a freak.
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    People always believe I'm less than I am! I carry it well.
  • BritneysStuntDouble
    BritneysStuntDouble Posts: 849 Member
    I like to let them know when I last pooped, to help them out a little. They usually guess in the low 400's.
  • Heather1899
    Heather1899 Posts: 179 Member
    Most people think I look 150ish which is where I wanted to be...but I am 180ish.
    My sister totally can't believe I weigh about as much as her husband did. He has gained weight but at one time he was in the 180s too and I was smaller but same weight. But he is a little shorter than me.
    My mom the other day asked how much I weighed. She was perplexed because her sister had been in the ER and later told my mom she weighed in at 160. I told my mom last I weighed myself I had been 185...my mom told me I can't weigh 185 I am smaller than her sister! She tried convincing me my scale is broke...lol
    No I weigh in the 180s. I am just 5 feet 7 and I don't hold fat in one place, it is more distributed in my legs, butt and some in my stomach so I just look....smaller? :/
  • Morningstar93
    Morningstar93 Posts: 161
    Nobody has ever tried to guess mine.. have a go .. no peaking at the answers. :smile:
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    I dont know.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    I dont know.

    I'd say about 9 lbs, give or take a lb
  • MacInCali
    MacInCali Posts: 1,012 Member
    I think women are typically better at guessing another woman's weight, but many people (albeit not those on here since they see so much evidence around them) are quite often under a misconception of what 140-170lbs looks like on a woman. There are MANY women on this site in that weight range with AMAZING bodies, however, if you were to take a poll of people on the street, many would consider a woman who weighs 140-170lbs to be heavy.

    I've never looked my weight. Everyone always guesses too low. When I use to announce the number on the scale, they didn't believe me. I stopped trying to convince them, lol.
  • chopzgurl05
    chopzgurl05 Posts: 84 Member
    Wayyy less than I actually do.
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
    1 Astronomical Unit
  • ShunkyDave
    ShunkyDave Posts: 190 Member
    People guess 270 for me, and I just saw the scale sneer a 302 at me this morning.

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