To say you can still look okay at 13 stone?

[sayitaintsobow]

I'm 13 stone 7... To my horror! I knew I'd put on a lot rapidly in a short space of time. I'm aware this actually makes me obese. And I need to lose weight for my health

I don't think I look huge though. Definitely not. Might say I'm a bit chubby at a push. Face doesn't look too fat

AIBU to say you can actually be obese and not realise because you don't look 'fat'?

I'm 5'3 so not tall

Of course you can look okay at that size! What are you a size 14/16 or so? I honestly don't think slightly bigger is unattractive in men or women. I wouldn't choose to be super slim tbh and I don't think badly of people who are bigger at all.

I'm not skinny either btw! I'm a little heavier than you are but also taller. I'm not thrilled with how I look but it actually isn't my weight which is getting to me - it's my face and hair 😩

I'm an 18 on the top, size 14 jeans though???
Tbh I don't care what anyone else thinks. I'd LIKE to be a bit slimmer, but I'm not going to wail & gnash my teeth.. ;-)

Not particularly healthy though is it, you can't escape that fact no matter what.

Some folk are obsessed.

She isn't asking about health though. If she was, clearly being a "healthy weight" is the optimum. But just because you can see weight doesn't mean it's the be all and end all for measuring health either. But let's not get into that as it isn't what op asked.

I'm around 13 stone. 5 ft 6 and I'm usually a 14. Can sometimes fit into a 12. I feel huge but I seem to have it mainly on my face and tummy. What height are you?

Same. My BMI put me as obese but I don't think I look it particularly

Yes, it does. Bitches

I hope you're aware that you've just set off on the bat-signal for all the 'we've lost sight of what a healthy weight looks like...' brigade.

Oh yes, you could be right....

Incoming 😂

If you are maybe 5’8”-6’ and carry the weight evenly then possibly , I really doubt it at 5’3”

Completely agree.

OP I'm 5ft 4 and around 11 stone. I look okay, but feel really fat. 9.5 stone suits me well. Under 9st and I think my head looks too big for my body 🤣

I think at our height and weight it's beneficial to lose weight for health, even if we feel okay.

I think if you are a pear rather than an apple and dress for your shape, you can look ok. Especially if you have a narrow face to start with.

Im 5'8 weigh 13 stones, wear size 16/18 and am fat and look fat. I compare how I was as a young un and weighing in at 8.5 -9 stone in the '80s and wearing size 10 and think "urgh"

I'm 5ft 8 and 12s 3 and can definitely tell I'm overweight. I've been trying to lose some weight as I'm a stone heavier than I used to be but am really struggling to lose it in spite of regular exercise and eating healthily (thanks menopause). In fact today I've finally got rid of the clothes from the wardrobe that I kept telling myself I would slim back into!
I've got a beach holiday coming up soon (first one since 2018) and I'm dreading having to wear beach clothes.

At that weight and height, you will look overweight but that doesn't mean you won't look good.

But its true...we have!

Firstly, 'health' wasn't mentioned by the OP, or myself. These crusaders on the internet who suddenly act like they only have everyone's best interests at heart and 'they just want them to all be healthy', when actually all they want is to snidely put someone else down so they feel better about themselves is EXHAUSTING. Trust me when I say, there are enough of you around. You really, really don't need to keep touting that 'thinness = health' from the rooftops, so for the love of god please stop.

Secondly, unless you're their GP who knows blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body fat percentage, bone density, musculature, how their mental health is doing, any other illness etc, then you really cannot comment either.

You're about the same as me
I have been surprised to find that in a well cut suit, .i don't look half bad

but summer is difficult. More importantly, I feel heavy, so I want to sort it out. Byt when I look at pics of me at 11 stine, I'm suprised I don't look that different.

also worried the fat is keeping my face skin looking nice. I don't carry weight on my face.

I’m 5 foot 4 and nine stone and I’m definitely looking “curvy” which is me being optimistic about the fact that I’m overweight.

I'm 5"2 and 12st 10. Apple shape. No clothes will hide that

I'm the same height and weight. I look dreadful in photos and OK in my head!

I am obese though and need to lose weight for my health.

Lots of the YOUNGER women around here (I'm old!) are downright fat and look fantastic. They have hourglass-type shapes just oozing oestrogen, with soft & creamy shoulders and bouncy cleavage and/or amazing curvy legs with bouncy bottoms. I'm not perving over them, honestly 😂 I just think they look brilliant.

It kind of doesn't work at my age; my bulges have melted into one another and my body looks more or less like a shed. Enjoy it while you've got it!

I'm exactly the same height and looked my best between 12.5 to 13 Stone. Currently about 17st.

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