Weighing more than I look :(

Why does it upset you? It just means that you probably have a good deal of muscle and you carry your weight well.

I don't look my weight, either. I wear a size 6 at almost 150 pounds (also 5'3"). Even *I* don't think I look my weight, based on some recent photos.

But what does that matter?

I always shock people when they learn my weight. I look like I weigh 15-20lbs less. I think it's really neat that I have that much muscle on me. I really don't care what the number on the scale says as long as I'm wearing the size clothing I feel my best in.

Charmagne

I have that issue as well but it doesn't bother me. I have muscle mass and that weighs more than fat. Not that I don't have the fat as well though, LOL

I'm 5'10 and I weigh 170lbs. I get this all the time. Generally people think I weigh around 130-140. I carry my weight very well. I take this as a compliment!!!

i agree with the above poster....who cares if you weigh more than you look...that is a good thing....that means you look "good" on the outside right??? you just need to get where you feel you look "good" on the outside and feel good on the inside....

i do know what you mean though...when i was working at my last job the other girl in the office was like 120 lbs and stick thin....her name was bambi and she LOOKED like a bambi if you know what i mean...i think i weighed between 245 down to 190 when i worked with her (hit my highest wt back then as i started that job and then joined WW and got lots of weight off)....she always would say to me - noooooo, you can't weigh 225 or 230 or 240 or 220 or 200....you dont look like you weight that....it didnt matter what i weighed, she could never "see" it lol....i was always like, yeah bambi, i'm lying, i'm telling you i weigh this awfully heavy amount to amuse you, i really weigh 130lbs, does that make you happy? seriously it got annoying.....

i can see what i weigh but it is hard to know what someone else weighs and not compare yourself - whether they are bigger than you, smaller than you or the same as you....we all carry out weight differently......

it's about what you see and if you are happy with what you see....get to where you are happy and then re-evealute your goals...
good luck with your journey...

It upsets me because most people would think "Wow she's 5'3 and 236 pounds, that's fat".
(Edit: I don't like that way that sounded. I guess I really shouldn't care what other think, only what I think.)

If I'm carrying more muscle (didn't think I had any LOL) does that mean that I may always be more than the recommended weight for my height? Technically I should be aiming for 130-140, but right now I'm trying to get down to 170. I think I will look good at that weight.

The range for 5'3" goes all the way up to 141. For my frame (and I have a lot of muscle), that's still heavy for me -- too much flab. I'm aiming for 115, towards the bottom of the range.

You'll have a better idea when you get closer, but personally, I think the BMI range is big enough to contain all body types of a specific height.

Anyway, unless you tell people what you weigh, they don't know. So stop telling them. :-)

I don't KNOW how much muscle you have, since I don't know you. But that's often a reason people look smaller than their weight says they are.

When I was 166 (my highest) I was in a tight size 12 and very unhappy with my body. And I was muscular then, too.

I also have that problem that I tell people I want to lose 60 lbs and they are flabbergasted. They say that is too much. I think it is just a goal. When you get down to a weight that you are comfortable with and look good, then stop and maintain. The weight is a guide, not the end all amount. I have large shoulders and hips so I will never be considered 'thin' but smaller and thinner sounds good to me. Exercising will help with the toning and the smaller size cloths. I haven't lost much weight but I can feel my cloths getting a little looser. It is all about the total journey and not just a number. Pat yourself on your back that you are doing so well. Congrats!!

it has to do w/ur body type. i'm the same. ppl think i weigh around 180 when i actually weigh abt 230.

hourglass figures tend 2 look less than what they weigh.

pear shaped/upside-down triangle figures tend 2 look more than what they weigh.

rulers tend 2 look their weight.

this is from my own personal observations.

p.s.:
hourglass figure's tend to carry a lot of muscle so that's y they weight more than they look.

That is true. Although, I've actually only told 3 people my weight (well until now - I'm in the open now I guess). My 2 best friends and my boyfriend. It was only after I had said that I wanted to lose 70 pounds and they were shocked and said it was too much.

I am an hourglass shape and have a very large chest. I do a lot of lifting at work so I guess that's where my muscle has come from.

I'm also an hourglass (the large chest comes with that!). We tend to carry our weight evenly distributed (someone said that already, I believe) so it doesn't all concentrate in one area. Apple shapes tend to carry it all in their bellies, so you can really see it on them. Pears carry it all in their butts, hips and thighs, so you see it. Imagine all your extra weight concentrated in one area and you'd probably be more likely to look your weight. When it's all over the place, it's harder to tell.

But that's still not a bad thing.

When people tell me I don't need to lose, I just mostly smile and nod. It's about me, not them. I'm not aiming for an unhealthy weight. I'm eating healthy foods and I'm not starving myself -- if I'm hungry, I eat! So, the rest doesn't matter.

Technically I should be aiming for 130-140, but right now I'm trying to get down to 170. I think I will look good at that weight.

I think you're doing the right thing by going in stages. 170 will come and you'll look and feel better and then you can re-evaluate. I am 5ft 5ins and know that historically 140 is a good weight for me because I can sustain it, it looks good and I feel and am healthy at that weight. However, the last time I was 140 was 6 years and my second child ago so currently I'm aiming for 140 but checking along the way - could be more, could be less, could be dead on. Any way, it will be less and healthier than I currently am!

As you say, take it positively and use that to keep on going. Wel done.

i'm 5'3 and weight 184 -- i don't look like i weigh that much! i wear a size 9 or 11 depending what brand. i've always been this way. my fat is just evened out i guess :-/

i wish i could just slice off the extra fat in my stomach and i'd be happy...a bloody mess but i'd be happy lol

I totally feel you on this. It sucks. I weight 312 currently. No can beleive im over 200 lbs. I literally have friends that are bigger than me and wear larger clothes that weigh AT LEAST 100 lbs less than I do. I guess its our body chemistry who knows. I am 5'10 though so supposedly that counts.

I hear you guys. I'm starting to fit in size 12 pants and I weigh 196. I don't believe it--but I'm just trying to come to terms with it. I changed my goal from getting down to 130 to getting into a size 6. If the weight follows, great, but if not, I don't want to beat myself up over not getting down to that goal weight. The smallest I've ever been was a 10 so I'm obviously doing something right with working out.