Am I fat?

I said 'in the upper range of normal'. 25 is overweight. 30 is obese. 24 is one under 25, as in one point under being overweight. My BMI is 21.4, which is right in the middle of the range of what is considered a normal, healthy BMI for a woman my age and height. 'Chubby' isn't a dirty word. The Body Mass Index is a guideline anyway. My DH was really chubby, bordering on clinically obese. He's lost 55lbs recently because he hated how big he was. He now has a lot more energy and feels much better within himself.

Certainly if you compare yourself to others you probably feel fine but comparisons only matter to how you feel, they won’t prevent the extra stress on your body from carrying unnecessary fat. It gets harder to stay slim as you get older because you lose muscle mass. I would nip it in the bud and lose the weight for the sake of your health (not for the sake of how you look)

Oh my god, yesterday a guy in the street who had been drinking all day call me “A big turkey” !! I was also eating out (in a weatherspoond) and a guy walking past said “Christ those are big” on about my boobs !

I dont know what was in the water yesterday !

Im 5”2 and 11 stone, I was struggling also to find clothes that look good, I’ve ate and drank the same as my partner neatly all year and I feel like everything’s hit me at once !!

I would say 5”4 and 10 stone isn’t fat.

If you are within BMI limit and a size 12 then no you are not fat. However you may not look the best you could, you may look better being 10 lbs lighter or whatever but you are not overweight with a BMI of 24.

Some ppl at 5 ft 4 look amazing at 10 stone, size 12 and some look less amazing as pp have said it will depend on build, where you carry weight etc

If you don't feel toned or fit I'd work on that but don't be thinking you are fat. I'd say a size 12 at age 41 you probably look pretty good.

I was that height and weight aged 14 and a size 10-12 in clothes (in 1989). I didn't look fat. Glad the internet didn't exist then or I might have read something like this and thought I was fat.

A size 12 isn’t fat.

perhaps you feel self conscious about your body as you sound like you are perhaps a bit unfit? Coupled with post baby body, everything does tend to feel more jiggly. Maybe find an exercise that makes you feel really empowered and good about yourself for toning and self confidence?

sincerely, a 22 stone woman

ps: am I fat?

Exactly. Some really moronic responses on here. And OP…you know FULL WELL you are not fat with that BMI & clothes size. Why do you need strangers on the internet to reassure you?

A size 12 is not fat

No, people will say she’s not because her BMI is NORMAL 🤷🏼‍♀️

If her BMI is in normal range you can’t say that’s “chubby” 🙄

I am almost exactly the same as you - an inch taller but also a few pounds heavier. I think I am neither thin nor fat. I’ve lost almost a stone in the last 6 months so definitely thinner than I was, but when I’m with actually thin people, I can see I’m not thin. I also love food though so there’s only so much I’m willing to sacrifice. I work hard to stay within my healthy weight range and not willing to get much thinner than that!

No this is a healthy bmi.

If you feel fat your probably just not very toned so you feel flabby. Not fat though.

You won't be especially "fat" but I wouldn't expect you to be slim either. I'm slim when I'm 10stone at 5ft 6 (size 10-12).
If you'd prefer to be slim then yes diet/exercise. But if you're happy to be medium then you aren't overweight and there is nothing wrong with your size.

You must be like a whale OP. How can you even leave the house looking like that? 🙄

/sarcasm
and please /fishing for compliments
who cares if you’re fat or thin? Be happy. Live well while you still have health and a degree of youth on your side. It can change too quickly and the worrying about being fat will be bottom of the list then. Make it bottom now.

If you're asking, the answer is probably yes. But of course most people will say you're not, because most people (two-thirds of UK adults) are overweight or obese, and will be jealous of you. They will also say things like "if you lose any weight you will look gaunt" etc etc.

Puh...
Probably a little overweight.
I'm 45, 10st and 5'8" and still not as slim as 20 years ago.
The stones and lbs are confusing to me, though.
I think most of us could lose a couple kgs....
😁

My DD is 5'6.5" and a size 10-12. She's fine but wouldn't miss half a stone. Slightly pear shaped.
I think 5'4" and a size 12 is curvy, but as PP have said it all depends on your shape.

If the problem is you don't feel slim, perhaps you should try to lose a bit of weight then?

I don't know what you want anyone here to say if the people you know in RL are telling you, you don't look fat and you don't think they're lying.

I mean they can actually SEE you, we can't!

Am same age and height, am currently 8 stone 12, goal is 8 stone 6. I have been on a diet and exercise routine for a month or so and it's coming off sooooooo slowly. Gone are the days off a couple of days meal skipping and instant results!

Yeah, I'd say you're a bit chubby.

Not fat, but slightly overweight.

I'm 5' 8" and just under 10 stone and could probably lose half a stone.