Do you think I need to lose anymore weight?

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I'm 6'2 and a female. I currently weight 184lbs. I want to get Down to 144 or 130lbs. My staring weight was 195lbs. My friends thought I was crazy and told me I didn't need to lose weight becauseI'm tall and tall people can be overweight and still look good. I don't like tbe weight I'm carrying. My family told me to stop and since I'm a very tall girl, I can carry the weight and I look healthy. I have curves as well and my hips are 43 inches. I feel so fat. I'm a pear shaped and my hips and butt are big.

witzelsucht · Accepted Answer

Rule out the possibility of an eating disorder, anorexia, and so forth, and rule out that you enjoy ample self-confidence and love yourself.

Everyone, even friends and family who want to be kind, lies a bit when remarking on others' appearance, so trust your own opinions about yourself more than others. If you don't like your body image and want to be slimmer, more fit, and healthy, just get to it despite what others say.

If you exercise and choose a vegan diet, you will lose at least 15 pounds the first several months. However, if you become obsessed with being thin below your BMI, you should consider that it's not your body image but something deeper causing your dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, take this cautionary note that your BMI is 24.6, which is just at the upper limit of normal, so people may be telling you the truth about your weight. Go here:

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/.../bmicalc.htm

FDusty24 · Accepted Answer

Im 6'3, 220lbs and I like thicker girls, but you sound like you're the athletic thick built type! guys like curves, and its only the media that tells women to be skinny, a little meat on the bones never hurt anyone, and I think that you are fine were you are, and if you lose anymore weight you're going to look like a tall skinny tree lol. do you have a pic you could send?

skeletonqueue · Accepted Answer

Please don't base your decision on what people over the internet say. I know that's not the answer you want, but the most important thing is that you're healthy and happy. If that means being a little (or a lot) heavier, fine. If that means losing some weight, also fine. It's your body and your decision. If you want an opinion of how much you should weigh, try speaking to your doctor if you can, because they will be able to give you a much better answer than anybody over the internet.

I'm sure you'll want an actual answer though, so if you're that tall, in my personal, unprofessional, and completely unqualified opinion, 130 pounds sounds extremely thin and unhealthy. You sound beautiful just as you are.

becca123 · Accepted Answer

Because a taller girl can hide weight gain a little better. 15 extra pounds on a 5'5" girl is very obvious. 15 pounds on a 5'9" frame is a lot less apparent; it is "stretched" over more distance more or less.

There is NO WAY a 6'1" girl should weigh 130 pounds. You would look anorexic. Please don't go that drastic.

PokemonLover · Answer

Well because taller girls can carry the weight a lit better than shorter women. Plus taller people are SUPPOSED to weight more than short people. Consider yourself lucky. Most women KILL to be tall. Plus 144 or 130lbs? Are you kidding me? You'll look too skinny. It's probably normal for a 5'6 or a 5'5 girl but it's too low for a 6'2 girl. Stay the way you are!

Anonymous · Answer

NO that's perfect im 6' so I understand you in a way cause when I was younger I was 165 but then I went down to 145 but I'm still curvy and I don't look like skin and bones.. But if you still want to lose a little more go ahead about don't go past 155 cause that's even still a little skinny but that's my opinion

rjroy3 · Answer

They are right. You don't need to lose much weight. Elite athletes your height that cut weight barely get to 155. You'll probably be alright at 160-170. That's likely the lowest you can be and still be healthy

Anonymous · Answer

You're borderline on the BMI scale and if you put anymore weight on you'll be classified as overweight.

If you are fine with you weight currently then kudos to you, but if you want to lose weight then you're young enough to do so and it will probably be better for your overall well-being if you did.

QueenOfStuff · Answer

Dont lose eny more, your the perfict wait. Im 6ft and about 140 would love to be abit more, look to thin atm. You are perfict, how ever you should do what makes you happy.

mistninja314 · Answer

STAY AT YOUR CURRENT WEIGH imho your tall and sexy right now im sure but once ya get down to that weigh goal you'll be skin and bones lol

cheeseysouffle · Answer

You need to be a healthy weight regardless of size. The difference from people who are taller is that the table you are the more you should weigh

slackercruster · Answer

Tall gals can carry more weight. Your a real monster of a gal! Any guy that gets you is a lucky dog.

Drooogie4 · Answer

Don't go lower than 160 ish or you'll be waaay skinny.. It wouldn't be healthy at your height

Klaatu51 · Answer

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! tall thhick girls are beautiful don't end up a lanky broomstick

aamy811 · Answer

I'm not tall, but I understand your pain when you say you wish out where skinnier

badger25 · Answer

If you want to lose the weight go for it but do it for you not anyone else. I like to date women who look healthy. Not skinny

Anonymous · Answer

honey im 5'3 and I weight 144 you're 6 feet that's normal, the number on the scale means nothing if you're healthy and look great !(: if kill to have ur body

nicko2552 · Answer

we need pictures and never trust BMI always go with body fat %

front2back · Answer

Are you insane? 145lbs at 6'2"?  You're fine, darlin'.

Athleticbroo · Answer

Men do like skinny chicks but you are alrdy underweight dude

MoonMice · Answer

Never heard of that before.

Tdieseler · Answer

grrrrrrr...

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