To consider 8 stone very slim

[Whyyouso]

At 5’4 mother in law seems to think not. She told me I could do with loosing half a stone. I was about half a stone lighter before I had dd.

8 stone is certainly very light. Whether it is visually slim or not probably depends on your height and body shape, but I can't imagine anyone looking actively overweight at that weight, or being technically overweight unless they were really exceptionally short. In any case, it's none of your MIL's business. Do you have the sort of relationship where you can just tell her you're happy as you are and would like her to stop going on about it?

I haven’t worked out the BMI or anything but yes, it’s very slim.

I was very slim when I was 5’4 and 8st12.

Still 5’4 but somewhat heavier now 😂

For 5'4 it's on the low end of a healthy BMI.

I'm the same height as you and I was absolutely tiny at 8 stone!! You must be pretty much close to the bottom end of the healthy BMI scale already. She's talking utter rubbish.

Your MIL is a cunt.The ideal weight range for some who is 5.4ft is 8st 13lbs - 10st 6lbs.

8st is very slim for your height and you definitely do not need to lose any weight.On thé BMI calculator 7st 7lbs at 5ft 4 is considered underweight.

I literally cannot believe your MIL is encouraging you to become underweight when your a healthy weight.

I'm 8 stone and there's absolutely no way I need to lose weight! She's speaking a load of tosh.

Plenty of people have issues with weight you see it on here all the time. Ignore her.

Tell your MIL to go fuck herself.

Why would you tell your MIL what you weigh? Even my DH doesn't know what I weigh!

Unfortunately there are some people who think a person's worth is in inverse proportion to what they weigh or how much/little they eat - please don't encourage her in this train of thought.

I am 5' 3 and 8' 7", I was 14 stone, I lost it on the cancer diet.

I will be hones I really like the fact that my clothes fit nicely, and I will happily go right to the edge of a size 8 but I am not going into a 10, for no reason other than I hate shopping for clothes, but I do hate the fact that my face is scrawny.

Your MIL is chatting shit. Not to put too fine a point on it.

I am the same height and weight. I used to be half a stone lighter and I felt better at that weight but I’m perfectly fine at 8 stone.

I personally think that it is very slim for that height.

I am around five three/four and when I weighed that amount I didn't look healthy at all. Looking back on photos I did look very thin and head large if you get what I mean... not saying that everyone that weight would look like that but it wasn't right for my body or body shape.

Regardless, Nobody should be commenting om your weight especially after having had a baby. That would be very hurtful to me and I imagine others also. It goes for being thinner and also larger which I certainly am now. Hope you're okay and honestly please don't be feeling like you need to lose weight. I would be asking her to stop or if you don't have that type of relationship where you can easily do that I would try and change the subject if it comes up or ask your baby's father to have a word.

I'm shorter than you and half a stone heavier, and I definitely don't need to lose any weight, size 8/10.

There's no way you're not already slim, your MIL is a knob.

How rude. It IS very slight.

Who cares whether it's slim or not - your MIL shouldn't be commenting on your weight!!

I'm 5'3 and when I was 8st everyone told me I looked ill, too thin etc. Your mil sounds odd.

At 5ft3 I'm 9 stone 3 pounds and I'm a size 8 - I was 8 stone once upon a time but I was VERY thin with no muscle whatsoever.

I'm 5"6.
When I was 8 stone, I looked skeletal.
It all depends, though, I suppose. I don't look massively overweight now (although my BMI is over 30) so I don't seem to "show" fat as much as some people, even though I am fat!

Your mil is a bitch.
I am smaller than you, but once, in 20's, went below 9 stone, to 8 3/4, because working so hard, and all my friends and family said that I didn't look right,

My mum also likes to comment on my weight post pregnancy. Eitheir ignore, if you're able, or simply turn on your heels and get out of the room. Completely block it. It's no one else's business!

I'm 5 ft 4 and Ive been 12 stone and after my DC went down to 8 and a half stone. I looked awful and my skin has gone all saggy as a result of the rapid weight loss. I'm now 9 stone and feeling better about myself.

Dont get into this shit with her. Your MiL is not discussing your weight with you, she's being fucking rude about you. There is no further discussion to be had other than about how rude she is.

Lol at first response asking you if you have the sort of relationship with mil where you could tell her you are happy as you are. Did poster miss the part where mil commented on op's weight? Fucking rude.

@Whyyouso

At 5’4 mother in law seems to think not. She told me I could do with loosing half a stone. I was about half a stone lighter before I had dd.

How did you come to be having conversations about your weight with your MiL?

Tell her she could do with reading a book on manners.

She’s being rude. I am classed as being underweight BMI at that weight. Looking back in photos I looked very thin too.