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!

Gosh why do care OP, what does it matter what a bunch of strangers think you weigh?
Hairdressers are literally paid to make people feel good. That's their job. They compliment people all day long.

15stone

I’d guess around 14stone

12 stone

Not really! My bingo wings do clap for me now though

That's an amazing loss. Well done!

Huh? The ops bmi is 37.7

30 is obese. 40 is morbidly obese.

op, I think what the thread is showing is people have lost sight of what a healthy bmi looks like. And don’t recognise obesity when they see it. I onky got it right as although taller I also became obese and could see it in you as I could see it in myself. It is what it is.

good luck on your weight loss journey, it’s your call but I really personally wouldn’t be asking people to guess my weight, people have lost sight of a healthy BMI and what it looks like and are messed up about their own weight, which can skew the answers, plus some will think they should guess low to make you happy.

I’ve responded factually and honestly. Hopefully that’s what you wanted, although I’m not sure.

I was going to say between 15 and 16 stone! Nobody will believe now you've said it lol
Oops, I meant to add well done on your weightloss!

You've lost 10 stone? Well done, that truly is good going, keep it up! And yes, you do carry it well, the photos of you do not look too bad.

Im so surprised at the low guesses. You easily look your weight.

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Congratulations on losing 10 stone - that’s incredible. You must feel so different. Hope you get to where you want to be for your health. Are you quite young?

Congrats on the ten stone op. That’s fantastic, I hope you feel so much better,

15 and half stone is a lot though - it's quite heavy even for a man.
I think most women who are size 14 and under don't tend to above 13 stone so can't imagine bigger weights well. Like I can't really guess people under 9 stones weight - they all look thin to me.

Well done on shifting 10 stone so far though.

Either people are being nice, or have lost sight of what different weights actually look like.

I didn't really regard the bit about the hairdresser as I reckon she was just being flattering, as hairdressers do. But fair point.

I have! I’m quite young, as other posters have guessed, and still working at it! I’d like to settle at about a size 12. The nhs says I should be between 7 1/2 and 9 1/2 but that feels unrealistic at the moment!

Because you’re short I’m going to say 12st 10. If you were 5ft 9 I would have guessed 14-15 stones. Height makes a big difference.

Without being too rude to the OP, yes.

I think people are a really poor judge of how big they look, and if that's your only reference for other people's weight then that also makes you a poor judge of other people's weight, bearing in mind in real life people will lie.

Amazing weight loss, well done!

I’d say this too 👆
I assume your hairdresser was being nice OP (particularly to a client paying them.)

10st weight loss is amazing OP well done!

I’m very surprised at that, my guess was between 70-75kg (11 stone plus).

The term obese conjures up certain images doesn't it ... people on documentaries who can barely walk, totally inactive, absolutely huge and unable to wear any clothes other than huge tent style stuff. It's not really the case. I'm just in the obese category...I'm a size 14.. I'm aware I don't look thin but I also don't look like the huge people you see on TV shows about fat people and I'm perfectly active and can run round, run up stairs, exercise etc.

Honestly? At the risk of sounding unkind/rude, which I don't want, yes she does look obviously obese still. I am surprised how many people think she is lighter than she is, unless they were trying to be polite.