What is too small, average, too big?

[LadyJ]

What does everyone think is a normal size/weight vs. height? I've never given it much though, but it's been brought up several times today. First, I was listening to Elliot in the Morning on the way to work and Kyle (their intern) said that a girl who called in (5'6", 125lbs) was "a little heavy." Then I saw the MJ mugshot which stated that he is 5'11", 120lbs.

Now I'm a firm believer in health as opposed to looks, but this has me curious. I think that both of those examples I mentioned sound really tiny. I'm 5'4", 140lbs and I think that's pretty average.

Discuss.

[Gizmo]

I'm 5'5, 125 pounds and if anyone called me heavy I'd tell em to go get their eyes checked.



Then beat them up.

[ggfab]

I think you're normal. Everyone has their own idea of what 'normal' is. 5'6 and 125 lbs is almost anorexic! The media is the reason why so many woman are throwing up their dinner these days.

It's sik.

[housecat]

Jami, the title of this thread is very decieving :tarvis:

[breaks princess]

I think it's all about proportion.

[orangeglow]

I'm 5'10" and 135. I think I am too skinny.

[badkitty3804]

I'm 5' 1"ish, and I weight about 115 (last time I checked)

Back when I was in high school, I weighed about 103 and I had abs. I miss those days.

[madeofwires]

Originally posted by housecat
Jami, the title of this thread is very decieving :tarvis:

lol i was thinkin the same thing :delirious:

[housecat]

Originally posted by breaks princess
I think it's all about proportion.
Absolutely. I don't think weight is really an issue so much as body fat.

[Moebius]

Well, weight is not what is important here.
It is a fact that muscle weighs more then fat.

For example, I am 5'11" and weigh 225.
I am not over weight, but I work out 5 days a week.

[SCHLiTZ]

proportion is a big part..... if you don't look right, you don't look right.

[housecat]

Exactly

[ggfab]

Originally posted by Schlitz
proportion is a big part..... if you don't look right, you don't look right.

:haha:

ain't it the truth

[tinybutterfli]

I'm not even 5ft and I weigh 115. I don't think I'm heavy..... people still like to toss me around :D

[badkitty3804]

I feel like I could stand to lose a few pounds, and I really need to start exercising more to get my old muscle definition back...Stupid tasty Totinos pizzas! :dammit:

[blewmymindblank]

all's I know is all the ladies that I know that have posted in this thread are the hottness :yes: :wink:

[KittyBleu]

I was originally going to say "When it tickles, it's too small."
:D

BUT! I like a woman with a little curve, if I see ANY bones, you're nasty...flat out, NASTY. That does not look attractive, but a nice soft belly...that's what I like. Of course, my belly is getting a little big because I'm splurging since my gym membership starts on December 1st..heehee! I'm always like.."what the hell! I'll be working out in two weeks!"

[iminxtc]

yes all the ladies are perfect! i think it really depends on how your body is poportioned too. im 5'5 and i weigh 118. im pretty comfy with that.

[blewmymindblank]

Originally posted by KittyBleu
I was originally going to say "When it tickles, it's too small."


How about if you can use it as a toothpick? :shrug:

 

:touchmymonkey:

[cleophite]

it's all relative .. proportion, muscle mass, body fat, and how its distributed. i have a friend whose 5'5" and weighs 140, but even the "guess-your-weight" guy at the beach said she looked 125. its so silly the way we worship numbers on a scale.

[blewmymindblank]

I don't own a scale...I go by how I look in the mirror...

[cleophite]

i'm still trying to trash mine.

[blewmymindblank]

trying...is it like an addiction?


:cracksmoker:

[tinybutterfli]

i like the "guess my age" guy at the carnival. i always trick him :D

[blewmymindblank]

from your picture I'd guess about 24?

[tinybutterfli]

Originally posted by blewmymindblank
from your picture I'd guess about 24?

no! where's my prize? :D

[LadyJ]

Originally posted by housecat
Jami, the title of this thread is very decieving :tarvis:
LOL. :tarvis:


Originally posted by breaks princess
I think it's all about proportion.
:werd: I totally agree. The only reason I know my actually weight is because one of my roommates has a scale. I actually get a kick out of making people guess my weight. It's just a number. I don't understand why people like to keep it a secret. Whether everyone knows your weight or not, you still look the same.

[blewmymindblank]

Originally posted by tinybutterfli


no! where's my prize? :D

i have nothing to give....but when was the picture taken?

[Mokey]

Im always between 115 and 125. I fluctuate like crazy. Im 5'4

[blewmymindblank]

everyones weight varies...that's why scales are worthless...water weight alone can put you +/- 5lbs from one day to another

[cleophite]

Originally posted by Mokey
Im always between 115 and 125. I fluctuate like crazy. Im 5'4 :werd: .. i have about a 7-8 pound variable in my weight. lately i've been on the lower end of that, which will hopefully change once finals week is over :D

[iminxtc]

ehhhhhhhh finals. i hate them!

[tinybutterfli]

Originally posted by blewmymindblank


i have nothing to give....but when was the picture taken?

the picture is about a year old. but i wasn't 24 last year either lol.

Okay, I just saw the MJ thread about his weight. I'm like a foot shorter than him and only weigh 5 lbs less. dear god.

[blewmymindblank]

i suck :sadblue:

[iminxtc]

hes a freak! a mutant freak!

[Mokey]

Originally posted by blewmymindblank
everyones weight varies...that's why scales are worthless...water weight alone can put you +/- 5lbs from one day to another

Yeah, I can usually tell just by putting my pants on. Somedays I need a belt, and somedays I have to lie on the bed to put the damn things on. :D

[tinybutterfli]

Originally posted by blewmymindblank
i suck :sadblue:

lol, its okay. :smooch: I'm 27 :)

[iminxtc]

i bought a bunch of kakhis to avoid that....i only have one pair of jeans that fit me!

[Mokey]

Elastic waist bands anyone? LoL.

[blewmymindblank]

Originally posted by tinybutterfli


lol, its okay. :smooch: I'm 27 :)

 

I know...I looked at your profile, still wanted to guess it though *pouts*

[blewmymindblank]

Originally posted by Mokey
Elastic waist bands anyone? LoL.

 

Lmao....you know you're fat when sweat pants are the only pants that you can wear :afterbuzz:

[LadyJ]

Originally posted by Mokey


Yeah, I can usually tell just by putting my pants on. Somedays I need a belt, and somedays I have to lie on the bed to put the damn things on. :D
LOL. I used to wear really baggy clothes. I lost a LOT of weigh without trying and I didn't even realize it because my clothes were already baggy anyway. I went to the doctor one day and they asked me how much I weighed. I told them and then when I got on the scale, I was 20lbs less. That was a pretty cool surprise. I am currently 20lbs less than THAT. My doctor is concerned, but I'm not complaining!

[Alexis]

I am ummmm.....


6'3 and 138



I eat about 5 times a day...everyone around me is baffled at the fact I can't gain weight. I hate it. I used to wear baggy clothes just to look heatlhy...recently I started putting on weight due to a new type of bc...10lbs makes almost no difference. I wish it did.

I need my metabolim to slow down

:glcaroline:

[koolaidluva]

Originally posted by housecat
Jami, the title of this thread is very decieving :tarvis:


once again i SOOOO Thought this was about somthin eles...
Stop being nasty dina!! haha:raveon:

[The Logic Theorist]

I've read that the average height/weight chart used by the mediacl industry currently is actually heavier than what average should be per weight class, it's been changed due to american's diets and the fact that so many people are overweight. Before anybody takes offense, I haven't seen anyone post in this thread that I would even think of as heavy.

Personally I know I'm a little underweight, but being as how I'm able to lift things at work that other people who weigh more than me have trouble with, I'm not really worried about it.

[Moebius]

Originally posted by tinybutterfli


lol, its okay. :smooch: I'm 27 :)


Now I feel like a geriatric raver.

[Moebius]

Oh yeah, it is too big if she screams in pain when you stick it in.

[iminxtc]

Originally posted by Mokey
Elastic waist bands anyone? LoL.

lol.... I have some pants from limited too with elastic  in the back!

[ekitn]

Originally posted by Mokey


Yeah, I can usually tell just by putting my pants on. Somedays I need a belt, and somedays I have to lie on the bed to put the damn things on. :D

I hate those days! If I put my jeans in the dryer, I have the same problem.

[Julierose]

I'm 5'5 140 and i think i could stand to loose a little weight but when i look at other people with similar builds i think they look good. Its hard to detach yourself from it to make a judgment on your own looks. I think that as long as someone is not risking their health with their body weight (either too much or too little) its okay. I get sick when I see some of these models who are 5'10 and 95lbs that just cant be healthy but at the other extreme if you're 5'10 and 300lbs that cant be healthy either.
Thats my two cents...

[housecat]

My weight fluctuates a lot I don't know by scale but some weeks my pants are tight other weeks they're falling off my :booty: Senior year in high school thru college I used to weigh myself every morning and every night... I think my OCD kicked in or something. Now, I just go by the mirror and how my clothes fit. Who cares about the number IMO if you're comfortable and healthy then you don't need a scale.

[blewmymindblank]

as long as you still get to :ANden: then all is good. If you're too fat or too skinny to get someone to :ANden: with then you need to make a change :yes:

:delirious::afterbuzz::delirious:

[Moebius]

Originally posted by blewmymindblank
as long as you still get to :ANden: then all is good. If you're too fat or too skinny to get someone to :ANden: with then you need to make a change :yes:

:delirious::afterbuzz::delirious:


:stupid:

:raveon:

but there is always :loot: :bigpimp: :cracksmoker: for:buttsex:

[nyhope]

interesting thread jami... those guys need a swift kick in the ass for calling someone who is 5'6" 125 "a little heavy" but then again guys are absolutely clueless about girls weight.

i am 5'5" and weighed about 145 until a year ago. i lost 20 pounds (by accident) when my lifestyle, diet and exercise habits changed. the only reason i think my life is better weighing less is that i am in much better shape (if you have been to my house, i couldn't have managed the stairs being in bad shape) and my back doesn't hurt on a daily basis because my muscles are stronger.

i think the wrong people in this country are obsessed with weight. some of the tiniest people i know are constantly worried about how the look and the amount of obese people i see daily sickens me. (i am not saying slightly heavy-- seriously OBESE)

by the way, i am seriously impressed with how many girls told their weight in this thread. hooray for healthy body images!

[uberclkgtr]

Ladies are always telling me I'm too large. Er, tall.





:D

[uberclkgtr]

Originally posted by cleophite
its so silly the way we worship numbers on a scale.

"Les grandes personnes aiment les chiffres." - The Little Prince

[Wickity]

I'm a fatty... But I like to play Santa Clause at Christmas...

[orangeglow]

I think i'm gonna have a donut party today.

[Wickity]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr


"Les grandes personnes aiment les chiffres." - The Little Prince

Fat people like chiffon?

[uberclkgtr]

big people like figures, or adults like numbers. :shrug:

[iminxtc]

mmmmm donuts!

[cleophite]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr


"Les grandes personnes aiment les chiffres." - The Little Prince le petit prince!! :badkitty: :hifive: :affection:

i'm 5'2" and about 98 .. i try not to worry too much about what i eat, but i still like to eat mostly healthy stuff; although i would never turn down a steak or ice cream :drool:

[Mokey]

I try to watch what I eat too. Nothing wrong with trying to be healthy. My mothers side of the family is morbidly obese, so that shit freaks me out. Healthy is the way to go. Funny, I eat healthy, but I hate exercising... I need to work on that.

[tigermomma]

I'm 5'7" and 137. I was about 20 lbs heavier when I was a stay at home mother because baby food is goooooood :-p

I'm pretty satisfied with the way I look..got a little bit of extra skin from carrying two children in such rapid succession...

However, I dont look like I have children, and thats the best compliment a mother can get. (Similar to other mothers on this board. A bunch of hotties they are!)

[blewmymindblank]

mmmm....steak....:drool:

[tigermomma]

*hungry*

[pluryou]

I am 5'4 about 130. I have been about the same weight since HS and I am fine with it. I am pretty fit because I work out and eat healthy. :)

[The Drifter]

Im 6ft (6`6 with the hair) and have wighed 165 since I was 14. In HS I swam and played ice hockey and never gain a pound no matter how much I eat or try to to build muscle.

[Mandaba]

i dont look my weight :D but i know im chubby :yes: i used to mind it A LOT, but lately thanks to friends and a bf i dont really get bothered by it. i'm more comfy to lay on anyways :raveon:

[Thug Lite]

I'm 5'8" 135 and I'd say I'm a small framed guy.....

[El Magnifico]

I'm 5'7" and 175lbs, but have high muscle density...it's all about what your weight is composed of and proportion, I guess.:shrug:

[Mandaba]

Originally posted by EmCeeAWOL
I'm 5'8" 135 and I'd say I'm a small framed guy.....

bitch you are not 5'8

[El Magnifico]

:haha:

[Thug Lite]

well shit am I shorter cause I know I'm no taller.

[Mitaic]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr


"Les grandes personnes aiment les chiffres." - The Little Prince

do you think the snake might have body-image problems?

http://is6.pacific.net.hk/~rebylee/text/prince/pics/1b.jpg

[betseyxox]

I'm 5'5" and 113lbs. I think I'm pretty tiny. I appear shorter because my frame is so small. I used to be like 140 pounds, but I had an ass like J. Lo and was a 34C. I started running and watching what I eat more and I got really tiny, to the point people thought I had an eating disorder. So I stopped running and now this is where I am. I like being so little in some ways but I also have nothing of an ass now and needed to buy much smaller bras. I would like to put on some weight so I'm eating really badly again, you know candy at midnight stuff like that. I need to start working out again because I have a lot of back problems and my physical therapist said that I dont have enough muscle in my back to support my spine and it keeps curving. I think I'm gonna try stuff with weights because I can't afford to get any skinnier. So to sum it up I think someone of my stature is tiny. The average american woman according to glamour is 5'3" and 138lbs.

[Mandaba]

:shrug: well i have a pretty big rib cage and frame all together,im broad shouldered too, so me being the size i would like to be wouldnt look too right....so ill settle to loose -some- weight, but not as much as id like. oh well, chubbiness is comfy-ness like whoa :raveon:

[Buddafly]

it's about how you carry your weight too.

the dr's where I go do a double take when weighing me- I'm between 5'6 and 5'7... and I weigh 155~160 depending on how my week goes. a lot of it is muscle because of the work I do :D

[Mandaba]

yeah i've been told i dont look my weight,heh, well sometimes.

[Capital Zero]

Originally posted by El Magnifico
I'm 5'7" and 175lbs, but have high muscle density...it's all about what your weight is composed of and proportion, I guess.:shrug:

i saw jose's dense muscle once.

[A.J. Inx]

:afterbuzz:

[A.J. Inx]

:no: Honestly... Lemme see... When I first started on my whole weight-anxiety thing... I was about 16, had JUST hit my full height of 5'6" - and discovered that being a healthy 140 was "TOO FAT". Eating disorders ensued. I got down to about 112, did permanent damage to my heart and lungs (smoking ^.^), and STILL thought I was too fat... I'm about 118-120 now, but it wavers depending on how much stress I'm under/how much partying I do... and I still battle with eating disorders that are triggered by depression, stress and a whole SLEW of physical ailments... The body does play a lot into someone's concept of beauty, but have you ever seen an anorexic's face? ... :no:

[empath]

<h2 align="center"><b><i>Weight Chart for Women</i></b></h2>
<p align="center">Weight in pounds, based on ages 25-59 with the lowest
mortality rate<br>
(indoor clothing weighing 3 pounds and shoes with 1&quot; heels)<br></p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#CCCCCC">
<tr bgcolor="efefef">
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>Height </b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p><b>Small Frame</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p><b>Medium Frame</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p><b>Large Frame</b></p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>4'10&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>102-111</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>109-121</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>118-131</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>4'11&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>103-113</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>111-123</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>120-134</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'0&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>104-115</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>113-126</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>122-137</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'1&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>106-118</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>115-129</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>125-140</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'2&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>108-121</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>118-132</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>128-143</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'3&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>111-124</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>121-135</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>131-147</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'4&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>114-127</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>124-138</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>134-151</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'5&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>117-130</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>127-141</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>137-155</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'6&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>120-133</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>130-144</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>140-159</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'7&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>123-136</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>133-147</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>143-163</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'8&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>126-139</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>136-150</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>146-167</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'9&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>129-142</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>139-153</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>149-170</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'10&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>132-145</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>142-156</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>152-173</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>5'11&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>135-148</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>145-159</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>155-176</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="efefef"> <div align="center">
<p><b>6'0&quot;</b></p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>138-151</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>148-162</p>
</div></td>
<td> <div align="center">
<p>158-179</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>

[badkitty3804]

yay..I'm still in my healthy frame!

(108-121)

[El Magnifico]

Originally posted by Capital Zero


i saw jose's dense muscle once.

:tarvis:

[cleophite]

Originally posted by dabigfro99
In HS I swam me too :hifive:

i was a competitive swimmer for 9 years; i think that really helped me learn to eat healthy and kept me in good shape. double AM/PM practices kicked my ass :badkitty:

[Synthetikid]

I'm 5' 9" and 160, just right in my book