To ask how much you think I weigh?

[ThatLadyLady]

I’m genuinely just curious. My hairdresser said she thought I’m a good 2-3 stone lighter than I actually am, so it got me thinking!

Plus you’re likely to have solid bones as a result of the weight - obese people don’t get osteoporosis generally.

16st?

I’d say 13 stone. I was 11 and a half stone and a size 14 which I’m guessing your a bit bigger than?

It's not too low at all. I'm roughly the same height.

I've never weighed more than 8st 4 and that was when I was 9 months pregnant with a healthy child who weighed 7st 7lbs.

I look nothing like a skeleton.

The range is not ridiculous.

82kg

That’s very untrue, obese people are at risk of osteoporosis due to metabolic issues, poor vitamin absorption , poor glucose tolerance etc, it’s at a lowe rate than those not obese but very wrong to say we don’t get it. We do. A lot.

14 stone

I think people just can’t imagine what they’d look like. No woman looks like a walking skeleton at 9st unless very tall.

I mean you are wearing the baggiest clothes so doesn't make it easy. I would say close to 16 stone.

Other peoples' perception of you will of course vary. Sometimes people are being polite, sometimes they are bad at guessing, Often they are expressing their own insecurities. Having lost a lot of weight over the last year, I have got used to people who want to ask what I used to weigh, and what I weigh now, but don't like to actually ask. They will say things like 'I didn't think you were that big to start with' or 'surely you don't need to lose any more weight' etc. Your hairdresser might be angling for you to tell her what you weigh. You must know what you weigh (and if not, a set of scales is pretty cheap). The only real question is, are you happy with that, or not.

82kg

13 stone 5

13 Stone 7. I think you look bigger in the second photo, si judged it on that.

I'm 15.3 and 163 cm and look like you. We carry it round our middle and thighs. It's hard

16 stone

I am the same height at 8st so thinking you are about 12stone …

I would have said about 14 stone @ThatLadyLady, I've also been losing weight at 164cm and am now down to about 12 stone 7ish, so I'm comparing to myself. Not to put a downer on it, just my personal opinion and experience - I think when you've previously been really big (as I was) and then you're smaller, people find it much harder to gauge weight. I was about 17 stone before, I double people would have thought I was that heavy (heavier than my taller, and fatter husband) so they would probably gauge me now at lighter than I am. Which is only just into Overweight BMI rather than Obese.

Absolutely killing it though! Congratulations and keep on keeping on :)

I wish I could frame this comment on my wall for myself. As someone who has also had my weight go up and down over the years.

I may have to get some new scales if everyone thinks that's wrong!

I'm just really interested because I look at my body and see it the same as it was a year ago. It's sometimes a wakeup call to have others input!

Is this true? My nan had osteoporosis and it's always been a concern of mine!

Goodness me, that WAS a healthy child!

I would have said around 16 stone. My best friend is 14 stone and looks a good bit smaller. I think sometimes it’s really tricky to guess weight thats not close to your own. Big or small. If you ask people closer to your own size (not much bigger or smaller) you’d probably find the guesses are a lot more accurate.

You look great. Certainly not obese. Well done you. Don’t worry about the charts. Stop at a weight that suits you and your life. I’m nearly 60 so not going to be the weight I was at 20 and that’s ok. I’ll have about an extra stone on. Maybe less if I decide to diet after Xmas.

I wish we still had the laugh react

Sadly no it’s not true.