Would losing the weight be worth it?

[Anonymous]

I'm going to my very first Anime Con next summer. Anime Expo in LA. I'm going with my best friend and meeting up with my other friend and his girlfriend at the con. It'll be great!

That's not the problem though. I'm cosplaying with my best friend, we're going as Ciel, Finny (Black Butler) and Dawn, May (Pokemon). We're making our own costumes and everything. I'm on the heavier side. About 20 pounds above my weight goal. (5'7, 165 lbs). I really want this to look good and I want people to compliment my work and stuff. I'm worried that my extra 20 pounds will mess everything up. I'm not obese or anything, just chubby.

Would it be worth it to lose some weight? Or am I being ridiculous?

[Tarvold]

We can't tell how you'll look in your outfit just by those numbers - who knows, you could be 60lbs boobs, and that will make any cosplay outfit look amazing.

What we can say from these numbers is that medically speaking, you are technically considered overweight. Being medically overweight means that you are in a higher risk category for heart disease, diabetes, blah blah blah... so I'd say that it'd be worth losing some weight just for health reasons.

[Little-Hippie]

I think it would definitely be worth it to lose about 20kg.

You'd stand out so much more!

[Xx_DRE_xX]

I say if drop a good 10-15lbs you'll look a lot better. I've had a girlfriend with your weight & height before.

[TheUglyOne]

Yes.