the 'you don't look like you weigh that!' club - who's in?

wikitbikit

I think it's because so many people lie about their weight. People are trained to think that in order to be slender/thin/skinny (word of your choice), you can't weigh more than about 115 pounds. Or you have actors who have a publicity weight, and then we generally see them on TV/screen and 'the camera adds 10 pounds.' It's all very skewed! Numbers don't matter, except maybe bodyfat%.

cristian989

I can totally relate to this, I also have a height issue. I'm 6' but I have terrible posture, so people think I'm like 5' 8". Also, I distribute my weight very evenly, so most are thrown off when I tell them how much I really weigh (and how tall I am).

ekkand

I get that all the time. I'm 5'6" and I weigh 144 lbs and people never ever guess that. They are shocked when I tell them what I weigh.

denezy

No one believed when I was 220, because I was a size 16 I guess? i am 5'9". In my profile photo I was about 204 lbs and technically obese.

I am 192 now but no one has been asking what I weigh. Being a size 8 is my goal and I estimate that will happen around 170 lbs.

I can also bench press 160lbs, and leg press 640lbs so that might help. lol

dinkerdwn

I hear that, followed by "you need to eat more" all the time, haha. At 5'7", with long legs and torso, my barely over 120 weight usually gets pegged at 115.

misskerouac

I get "You don't look like you weigh that much!!!" A lot, I even shocked my trainer!

I also seem to shock people with my pant size, but I have wide hips so its really hard for me to get under a 12. At goal ill probably be a 10.

cryswest57

I weigh 153, but I look about 135. That's my goal though, to weigh what I look lol. I have a more athletic build like my birth father.