5'10" and up ladies!

mravena wrote: »

I weigh sooooo much more than I look like I weigh. Tell me I'm not alone here? I'm 5'10" and 225 but wear size 10 clothes. Where is the weight???

I'm completely stumped and it takes a lot to stump me, you way 16 stone?

Are you sure your scales ain't broken?

I'm willing to accept bone density as a factor, I don't know if you're muscular but that does seem a little... Off

You are my height and a tiny bit more than my starting weight, and I wore 1 or 2 sizes larger than you.

Muscle certainly weighs more than fat, but are you definitely size 10 in every brand?

This illustrates what I was saying about muscle weighing more than fat.

Orphia wrote: »

This illustrates what I was saying about muscle weighing more than fat.

(Y)

That don't look tasty by the way just sayin

mravena wrote: »

But I doubt I have more muscle than Rob Lloyd! He weighs less

Don't worry about it lol, weight doesn't mean anything, it's how you look that's important (Y) and you look great so don't worry!

I am 5'10 160, wear a size 8, have fairly muscular shoulders and am "dense", most of my body is hard with a * extra * holiday layer....140 is low for me.... some people are just DENSE! I have a friend who is a brick house..like, literally I think they swallowed a brick. You'd never guess they were 200 lbs.

I have heard of cysts that can grow quite heavily, thats the only thing I'd be concerned about if you're change was recent or dramatic.

I'm 6'0", weigh 215 currently, and wear a size 10 so that doesn't surprise me.

I've lost over 100lbs and would probably wear a smaller size, but have some loose skin.

I'm 5'11 and it's been a while since I've been anywhere near 225lbs (so I don't remember what size I wore), but I'm at about 272 right now and just bought a size 18 dress for Christmas that is borderline just a little bit too big. I don't buy or try on clothes often as I have to wear a uniform for work, so I'm not really sure if that's uniform across all brands/stores.

I'm 5'10" also and at last weight check, I was 224. Not my lowest or my highest. I am wearing size 12 for the most part right now, a couple of size 10 jeans (but they are stretchy). I stopped telling people my weight, they never believe me anyway.

I'm 6'2" and was recently weighed at the hospital by a nurse, prior to my regular checkup.

So this nurse... 4ft nothing, Scottish and solid may I add... she stares up at me after the scale spits out a reading. She has the oddest look on her face, like she's just caught a whiff of some faecal matter on her shoe.

She looks at me and says : "You're twelve stone." The 'stone' part has particular emphasis. She lingers on it more than the other words for some reason, then stares at me as if waiting for an answer.

I leave it a few moments to see if she qualifies her reaction in some way. She doesn't.

"Was that a question?" I ask.
"Well no dear, but that's quite a lot!" she gasps.
I step off the scale and move to the nearby chair, hiding the smirk on my face. "Yes you're right. Maybe you should calculate my BMI for me."
It takes a moment but she starts nodding. "Yes, yes I'll do that. Just a moment dear."

Several minutes pass as she sits next to me and calculates and recalculates my BMI.
She finally breaks the silence with "Well it says you have a 23 BMI..." She looks noticeably confused.
I try not to smile too much "Oh great, so my weight is fine for my height then?"
She visibly struggles to answer "Well technically yes but..."
"But what?"
"Well it's very heavy dear, you're almost a stone heavier than last year."
"Yes but you just said my BMI is fine," I insist. At this point she sits upright in her chair. I think even my sitting height bothers this woman. I can understand why, let's just say my height for a woman is about as common in Scotland as a sandwich without mayonnaise. Sitting upright seems to give her back her authoritative voice.
"Well yes, but I think you should talk about it with the doctor. Twelve stone is very heavy', she insists.

I left it at that. This is possibly the 8th time I've had this conversation with the "wee Nurses of Edinburgh." It really does catch them by surprise to encounter an outwardly healthy person who is almost 5 stone heavier than they are. They don't know what to do with it lol. The doctor never cares.

It's always a source of entertainment and makes a trip to the hospital less dull

BunnyBomb wrote: »

I'm 6'2" and was recently weighed at the hospital by a nurse, prior to my regular checkup.

So this nurse... 4ft nothing, Scottish and solid may I add... she stares up at me after the scale spits out a reading. She has the oddest look on her face, like she's just caught a whiff of some faecal matter on her shoe.

She looks at me and says : "You're twelve stone." The 'stone' part has particular emphasis. She lingers on it more than the other words for some reason, then stares at me as if waiting for an answer.

I leave it a few moments to see if she qualifies her reaction in some way. She doesn't.

"Was that a question?" I ask.
"Well no dear, but that's quite a lot!" she gasps.
I step off the scale and move to the nearby chair, hiding the smirk on my face. "Yes you're right. Maybe you should calculate my BMI for me."
It takes a moment but she starts nodding. "Yes, yes I'll do that. Just a moment dear."

Several minutes pass as she sits next to me and calculates and recalculates my BMI.
She finally breaks the silence with "Well it says you have a 23 BMI..." She looks noticeably confused.
I try not to smile too much "Oh great, so my weight is fine for my height then?"
She visibly struggles to answer "Well technically yes but..."
"But what?"
"Well it's very heavy dear, you're almost a stone heavier than last year."
"Yes but you just said my BMI is fine," I insist. At this point she sits upright in her chair. I think even my sitting height bothers this woman. I can understand why, let's just say my height for a woman is about as common in Scotland as a sandwich without mayonnaise. Sitting upright seems to give her back her authoritative voice.
"Well yes, but I think you should talk about it with the doctor. Twelve stone is very heavy', she insists.

I left it at that. This is possibly the 8th time I've had this conversation with the "wee Nurses of Edinburgh." It really does catch them by surprise to encounter an outwardly healthy person who is almost 5 stone heavier than they are. They don't know what to do with it lol. The doctor never cares.

It's always a source of entertainment and makes a trip to the hospital less dull

But 12 stone is only 168lbs. Most people at 6'2 would die for 168lbs. But I know what you mean. I grew up in the States, but my grandparents lived in Cheshire, UK. I was always a "tall one", I was 5'9 by the age of 12 (5'11 currently). I got some interesting looks. I was also on the "chubby" side, especially before growth spurts and I know my grandmother/grandfather were always concerned with how much I ate. I would have loved to have seen the nurse's face when you walked in. LOL

kristen6350 wrote: »

But 12 stone is only 168lbs. Most people at 6'2 would die for 168lbs. But I know what you mean. I grew up in the States, but my grandparents lived in Cheshire, UK. I was always a "tall one", I was 5'9 by the age of 12 (5'11 currently). I got some interesting looks. I was also on the "chubby" side, especially before growth spurts and I know my grandmother/grandfather were always concerned with how much I ate. I would have loved to have seen the nurse's face when you walked in. LOL

lol exactly! It's just funny watching people comprehend how much extra you weigh and eat when you're more than a head and shoulders taller.

To the OP, you may want to invest in a Withings scale to work out what is really going on. I've invested in one recently and found the measurements really helpful. It gives more than BMI, you get body fat %, CO2 content, temperature..etc. Lots of useful stuff to give you a better overall picture. Not to sound like this somehow replaces medical advice, as of course it doesn't, but I find sometimes it's useful to see more than one measure as a point of reference.

mravena wrote: »

I weigh sooooo much more than I look like I weigh. Tell me I'm not alone here? I'm 5'10" and 225 but wear size 10 clothes. Where is the weight???

Haha! I'm 5'11, solid with lean muscle and curves. Brickhouse status. lol. At 225 I was wearing size 12. I'm 175 now wearing size 8 dresses and 10 pants (butt and thighs).