Do guys really care about weight on a girl?

[Anonymous]

Do guys really care about how much a girl weighs. If she is in the range between 145-150 do you consider that fat?

[kholland65]

Obviously to a degree it depends on the guy and everyone has their preference, but quite honestly being overweight is the biggest physical turn off to men. I've seen numerous surveys where this comes out on top without anything even close.

Again, everyone has a different standard, especially today. Some guys consider any girl who isn't athletic looking at exactly at the healthy weight to be fat and unattractive. Some guys find girls who have an extra 10-20lbs to be more attractive. Obviously being completely obese is pretty much a turn off to everyone accept other obese people who might prefer it.

Your weight as a straight number means nothing. Weight is a function of height, which is why in a doctors weight charts, they look at what you should weight "based on your height". Obviously the taller you are the more you should weight. Technically those the most accurate indicator of healthy weight is BMI, which is essentially a number that combines your height/overall size with weight to determine if you are overweight. According to height charts, that weight is ideal for a girl who is about 5'9 give or take a couple an inch or two. I would say if you are 5'6 or shorter, you are likely a bit too much overweight.

Personally, I'm a huge stickler on a girls body. Like really big. It's by far my biggest factor with regards to her appearance and my attraction level. I'm a guy who is into eating right, being active and staying in shape so as you would expect I'm attracted to really fit looking women. Not body builder fit, but as in not overweight at all.

Overall, most guys will cut you a little slack. We dont' scrutinize over every couple of lbs. However, 10, 20, 30lbs, etc. is another story. At that point your going to start alienating yourself from a decent portion of guys who just won't find you attractive. Obviously the more weight you gain or the father you move outside of the recommended range, the more guys your going to find who cannot tolerate your weight.

Just to add a real world example. I have a friend who has been dating his Girlfriend for about 3 years now. He loves her a lot and is likely going to marry her soon. However since they started dating she's gained quite a bit of weight. They both know it since she admits she's fat. He has voiced to us guy that he would like it if she lost weight, but at the same time he still loves her and wouldn't necessarily leave her just for that (though he did consider it once in the past).

At the end of the day, (not that I'm accusing you specifically of doing this), people just need to stop looking for excuses to not get in shape. Trying to see how many guys/girls can tolerate your weight, or how to hide it, or what's considered fat. Instead be self motivated and simply get in shape for the sake of your own health. You can change your weight so spend the time improving it than finding ways to justify it.

[PhilaPenn]

Depends on how tall she is...each guy is different. My personal preference is that I usually not attracted to a lot of fat. I'm not a big fan of muffin top, or arm flab. But I don't want a girl starving herself to fit into an image that I personally find attractive. It also depends on the proportions and where the weight sits on her. I once met this gorgeous brazilian girl who was about 5'3 and 180 pounds. That's a lotta, lotta weight for a girl. Especially a short girl. BUT she had the most amazing hourglass figure. Her tummy wasn't fat. She had a huge behind, and thick muscular thighs...but everything was toned, not a lot of cellulite. She's one of the best looking girls I've ever met in my life. I wouldn't have believed that she was 180 pounds if I had't picked her up. She wasn't kidding. But carried amazingly well. So the number doesn't always tell the story.

[Anonymous]

Weight is relative. 145-150 pounds can look very different on girls who are the same height. Guys don't care about the actual weight/numbers, but most do care about the way a girl's body looks. I mean let's be honest, we care about a guy's body as well. It's only natural that you want to be physically attracted to someone you're going to get physical with.

Also, I doubt most guys can tell how much a girl weighs, so it would be silly to think they care about the actual numbers. Most girls lie about their weight, so it's not like it's anything to go by. If a girl tells me her weight, I add 10-20 pounds and that's her actual weight.

[Anonymous]

they care about how she looks not the number on the scale. if she weighs that much and is over a certain height she probably looks normal weight, not fat. at my height that is chunky but I am short.

[tadpole25]

Not very much. It depends on her height and muscle mass, among other factors.

But seriously, being 10, 20 or 30 pounds overweight won't make me any less interested (though everyone wears their weight differently). But like 50 pounds overweight (Obesity) is when things start to get shaky. Even then I've seen women 50+ overweight who I found hot honestly, but some don't wear their weight well.

150 is just fine. Not fat at all. If she reaches 200 lbs (and she's shorter than 5 foot 10), then it may be a problem.

[Lux17]

As long as she's visually attractive that's fine; however I've lost family members to heart attacks and strokes therefore I would try to bring about a more active and healty lifestyle if we started dating to ensure she stayed aroune forq as long as I do.

[kheserthorpe]

Depends on height and musculature.

Generally, do we care about weight? Most of us care a LOT if she's overweight or not overweight, most don't care that much between sorta thinnish vs. super thin.

[bigguy86]

As the others said, it all depends on the height. I'd say 150 lbs on a girl over 5'6" is OK. Under, it's getting a bit heavy, but again, it depends on how it's carried. If it's all muscle...sure. if the weight is distributed in the proper places...it's all good.

[Little-Hippie]

145 is almost always too fat for me.

Unless she's like 5'11"

[antonlikesmlb]

Height pretty much determines whether you're fat at 150 lbs or not, but that's getting up there so you gotta be pretty tall.

[Theguyoverthere]

It's not the number, it's the overall picture. "love handles" and such.

Many girls have a different means of carrying their own weight.

[asdaven]

No not at all, or at least not as critically as women take it. As long as they're not extremely skinny or extremely fat, I don't care.

[Prof_Don]

If we like the way she looks physically...her actual weight number doesn't matter. Most guys don't even ATTEMPT to compute a girls weight. :-P

[JazzyJay]

It depends on the guy some guys have a thing about weight on a women others don't care either way.

[josesmaf]

In general, the answer is no. Guys mostly care about excessive weight or excessive underweight of a girl. I've seen many extremely beautiful women in that weight range.

[KingsOfleon88]

If I'm attracted to her face, really it doesn't matter.

[Racez]

Nope, I wouldn't care.

As long as she looks visually attractive, then I would still go for her.

[G-Daz]

Digits have little relation to a girl being fat. Its how she carries it that matters

[1stPlace]

If her weight suits her body and she isn't too thin nor too heavy, she's cool.

[Anonymous]

Dont throw numbers around it get inside guys heads to much. If he finds your body physically attractive that should be all that matters.

[Anonymous]

I don't care however if she's bigger than me, I wouldn't want her on top

[Lj237]

Depends on here height but yeah a girls size is important to me

[AnonGuy]

YES, I CARE VERY MUCH!

[Anonymous]

4'8" and 150lbs = fat

5'6" and 150lbs = not fat

[WavyCherry]

yes