do I really look 35% bf and 13 stone? pics

You honestly could easily be 35% BF at that weight and height.

Cannot tell anything from the pic.

Here's what I think:
I think that you were confronted with an unpleasant truth, which you are not ready to accept, and perhaps not ready to change. You want perfect strangers to somehow assure you that maybe, just maybe..its not true. You can go ahead and go on a different scale, get a body fat test done, etc. If those numbers aren't much different what do you plan to do? It doesn't really matter what we think, you need to decide for you what you want your reality to be. If its not where you are at currently then do something about it, but as long as you stay in denial, nothing will change.
ETA: how you look externally is far less important than your health overall. If your body fat is 35% you are carrying too much fat.

You know, it's possible...but I'm not sure? I will say, I have always been slim (about 140ish) and then let a bunch of weight creep on and last year I was told I was carrying 30 pounds of extra fat. I was in absolute disbelief that I was overweight! By spring, I was up to 166 and couldn't fit in my size 12's. Sometimes the truth is difficult to accept, but I know the truth is what I *needed* to hear to get me moving on my journey.

I guess I'd be less worried right now about the exact % and just get moving in a positive direction. Don't let it discourage you to a point that you stay still. If you are super fixated on that number, perhaps get a second measurement of your BF, such as from a dunk tank.

GL!!

65 pounds of fat? That is a lot of weight to have to carry around. Instead of thinking of it emotionally, is there any way to try and look at it a bit clinically? If you were to pick up a 50lb child and try carrying it around right now... how would you feel?

I have a 60lb child - and I'll tell you, it's exhausting. So, right now, you are piggybacking a small child. Can you imagine how great you will feel if you can get that monkey off your back? How much more energy you may have? How much more freedom?

The impact of losing that weight on your joints, muscles, back... it'll be amazing!

I hope I don't sound insulting, or insensitive... because I am not intending to be that at all. Don't go crazy to lose it all at once, but start making changes... little by little, and work to adjust your life so that you're not so burdened.

Your thin pic, is really thin - maybe you don't have to get there... but you may want to seriously think about the impact your weight has on you - emotionally, physicially, spiritually, and financially... therein may lie your motivation for change.

All the best to you, and please keep smiling! I think you'd have a gorgeous smile, if you let it out!

Here's what I think:
I think that you were confronted with an unpleasant truth, which you are not ready to accept, and perhaps not ready to change. You want perfect strangers to somehow assure you that maybe, just maybe..its not true. You can go ahead and go on a different scale, get a body fat test done, etc. If those numbers aren't much different what do you plan to do? It doesn't really matter what we think, you need to decide for you what you want your reality to be. If its not where you are at currently then do something about it, but as long as you stay in denial, nothing will change.
ETA: how you look externally is far less important than your health overall. If your body fat is 35% you are carrying too much fat.

So my weight and body fat mean that I'm fat enough for my health to be at risk?
I agree health is most important issue. I think I need to hear and accept the truth and get myself out of denial about this. I always valued being fit and healthy and I want that back x

Its considered obese, yes. You would want to aim for between 21-24%. 25-31% is merely average(average does not mean fit, anymore than stating that the average woman in the US is overweight), but for fitness the ideal is 21-24% for women. You can visit builtlean.com for these stats.
Sucks, I know, but better to know what you need to do and where you are at then to keep the blinders on.

As someone who spent a lot of time assuring herself (and being assured by other people) that 'you don't look it' I'm gonna be straight with you as I kind of wish someone had been with me. You can tell, even from that photo that you're visibly carrying extra weight. It's not a full length photo either which tells me that you know you are as well and that the majority of it is probably centering on your hips/thighs/belly (not an unusual distribution in women).

The good news is: you've caught it now, not 10 pounds from now or 50 pounds or a 100 pounds. More good news, at your fingertips you have an enviable and helpful resource - MyFitnessPal. If you start now, and set your goal for a respectable 1lb or 2lbs a week, follow advice given, you'll be back to your old self - healthier, slimmer, less at risk for all sorts of weight related conditions and not needing to take photos at odd angles.

The cool thing as well? Do your research as you work and you'll end up with a knapsack of knowledge at the end, on top of your svelte new self, knowledge about fitness, about food, health, calories and all sorts of things that'll stand you in good stead. Best of luck to you.

Important thing is you've taken the key first step. You know you are not where you want to be; now to fix it! Weight quietly creeping on is pretty common. I was a very thin child, and stayed that way for a while. I always thought of myself as thin. Yet, I slowly went from 62kg as a teenager, to about 80 in my 30s (which was still good) .. and then drifted up to 103kg and well over 30% body fat. All without really noticing it!

So it happens. And you can fix it too :-)

I've always been slim but noticed my weight creeping up from 9 stone 127lbs. I didn't weigh myself as I still felt slim but going to a gym yesterday I was told I weigh 13 stone (around 180lbs) at 5" 6 and have 35% body fat.
I'm in shock!
I've been told these scales can be inaccurate. I need some brutal honesty here.

Let's assume you were at a trim 20% body fat at 9 stone. You added 4 stone of fat - that's like a bag of horse feed you're carrying.

If your lean body mass (none-fat) stayed the same at 7.2 stone you would now be 44.6% body fat.

Sorry. 35% is credible and likely to be an underestimate.

I can't click on your link on my iPad, but your stats are similar to mine. I was 154lbs at 5'6 (BMI 24.9) and a US size 6/8, very fit with an hourglass figure. Then I got pregnant with my third child. I exercised and logged all pregnancy, and was back at the gym when she was 6.5 weeks old, but had the shock of my life when I weighed myself at 4 months post partum!

Just move forward now and focus on losing the weight. It sucks when you've been slim before, but you can do it again! I know it's slightly different for me as I do have a gorgeous baby to show for it, but it did really knock my confidence.

This time next year, you'll be slim and fit again, so just move forward!

Sorry to say, but yes - I would have guessed around that weight. The BF % may be a bit inaccurate depending on your hydration levels but the pounds won't be, unfortunately.

Our perspective of ourselves is interesting. I remember when my before picture was taken, I didn't think I was "much" bigger than the average 14-16 size. Especially since I was a lot heavier (well over 300lbs) at a younger age, so it was still "better" than the fattest me that I knew. So I actually felt really good in that picture. It's only when I put the pictures side by side that the penny dropped just how much above "average" I actually was - which is where I genuinely am now.

All I see is face and boobs....soooooo, I guess this post was only meant for the guys?

<----5'7" and 180 lbs. I wouldn't be able to make a guess with a seated picture.