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Iftheclouds · 19/10/2020 12:49

5’4 is very slim?

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amusedbush · 19/10/2020 12:50

I'm 5' 5 and I've never been 8 stone in living memory - I first weighed myself as a teenager and I was 10 stone then.

I think it's very slim and I'd sell my granny to weigh that little!

goose1964 · 19/10/2020 12:51

Yes, but you get the competitive undereaters satin they're six foot talk and a size 4.

JuliaJohnston · 19/10/2020 12:51

Yes, of course it is.

ShinyGreenElephant · 19/10/2020 12:51

Everyone's body shape is different but I would say usually yes. When I was 8 stone at 5'6 (pre kids!) I was very, very thin to the point of looking bony and people constantly making rude remarks.

AuntieStella · 19/10/2020 12:53

It brings a BMI of 19.1 which is at the slim end of 'normal' and that sounds tine to me.

I have similar BMI when race fit

JuliaJohnston · 19/10/2020 12:54

@goose1964

Yes, but you get the competitive undereaters satin they're six foot talk and a size 4.
Haha, yes. I was savaged a while back for suggesting that a 5'8", 9 stone woman being a size 6 was unusual. I was told my idea of 9 stone was fat and flabby, hers was pure muscle 😂
wigglerose · 19/10/2020 12:54

Yes, slim.

Mabelface · 19/10/2020 12:55

Pre kids at that height I was 8st2lbs. I was skinny but ate loads. I'm a couple of stone heavier now 28 odd years later and I suit it better.

kowari · 19/10/2020 12:56

It's a BMI of 19, so I'd say slim, very slim for some depending on build. I have a BMI of 18 and I would say I'm slim. I have a small build so look healthy at this weight.

britnay · 19/10/2020 12:56

Its comfortably within healthy BMI range.
I'm 5ft 3 and weight 8 stone. I'm a size 8. I could certainly do to lose more fat, but I am naturally pear shaped, so it would take a lot to lose it.

BabbleBee · 19/10/2020 12:57

I’m 5’3” and weigh somewhere around 8 - 8.5 stones. I guess I’m slim but I have a bit of a belly!

KylieKoKo · 19/10/2020 12:57

I think it is undeniably slim but weight doesn't tell the full story. You can have a low BMI with a very low muscle mass and a relatively high body fat percentage. I think it's better to focus the bigger picture of overall health rather than solely on weight.

imnottoofussed · 19/10/2020 12:58

my DD is 5 foot 5 and 8 stone 5. I can't imagine half a stone making her look very thin. She is slim yes but nothing bony about her. Her BMI bottom end is 7 stone 13lb. Me on the other hand I'm close to the top end of my BMI category for healthy weight.

Crinkledbeetroot · 19/10/2020 12:58

That sounds like a normal, healthy weight.

LoseLooseLucy · 19/10/2020 12:59

I’m 5’5 and currently 8st, I’m definitely skinnier than I’d like to be.

ConstantlySeekingHappiness · 19/10/2020 12:59

I’m 5,4 and was 8 stone or thereabouts (sometimes under by a few pounds and sometimes over) in my twenties.

Yes i would say it is pretty slim, but not unhealthy or dangerous. It is within the healthy BMI range.

CounsellorTroi · 19/10/2020 12:59

It is slim..But I guarantee you if you'd posted "I'm 5ft 4, 8st and feel chubby" there'd be people coming on with weight loss advice.

Got99ProblemsBut · 19/10/2020 13:00

I think people are assuming its slimmer than it is Confused I’m 5ft 3” and 8st and still have a belly and although I would count as “small” I’m definitely not intsagram/fitness model “slim” and just normal body size HTH Smile

Charlieeee76 · 19/10/2020 13:01

Yes definitely very slim.

roarfeckingroarr · 19/10/2020 13:02

Yes. I'm 8 stone 8 (when not pregnant/ nursing newborn) at 5"4 and that's a size 6-8

zoemum2006 · 19/10/2020 13:03

I'm 5ft 4 and I look my best at 10 stone (I've got an hourglass figure).

When I was 9 stone I looked a little thin.

I haven't been 8 stone since I was about 13 years old!

However, it could be absolutely fine on a different body shape.

Zaphodsotherhead · 19/10/2020 13:03

I'm 5'6". Earlier this year I trained for a half marathon and got down to 8st 3lbs. Almost without exception people told me I was too thin and, yes, in photos I now recognise that I looked gaunt and ill.

I'm fairly chunkily built, boobs, tiny waist and bum. Some people apparently thought I was lying about the training and was really in treatment for cancer.

Too thin is actually a thing.

Ihatefish · 19/10/2020 13:03

I think it would depend on your build though. I’m 5’3” and look too thin imo at that weight and I’m best around 9 stone but I’m fairly curvy. sIL same height but v small build looks best around 8 stone.

BoulangerieBabs · 19/10/2020 13:03

My dd is 5ft4 and weighs just over 7st. Yes she's very slim but her frame is tiny so she looks a perfect weight and not remotely underweight.

maddiemookins16mum · 19/10/2020 13:03

I was 8 stone 4 at 5ft 4 for over 20 years. Those were the days.

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