# Are you fat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 22, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238 "2009-12-22T21:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/81 "2009-12-23T15:30:25Z")
I’m ‘too thin’ and always have been. I am around 102 lbs at 5’5" - I’ve gained about 12 lbs since I went through puberty over 10 years ago. I have one of ‘those’ metabolisms. I eat a great deal for a small woman. It’s easier to be bony than chubby in every way I can think of (I could do without personal remarks and people scrutinizing my eating habits - but couldn’t we all?), so I am pretty content although I would appreciate 20 lbs and some curves. Maybe one day. My body looks okay to me and it is in good working condition, which is more important. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/82 "2009-12-23T15:35:51Z")
Good lord yes. When I had a good job, I was making good progress; I was able to afford healthy food, I was exercising more. Now, I cannot afford the ‘good stuff’ any more, and depression has taken over my life, making me eat more. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/83 "2009-12-23T15:39:02Z")
Not as fat as I used to be. I’ve lost 45 pounds this year. But I still have another 30 or so to go. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/84 "2009-12-23T15:42:26Z")
Yes. I’ve been steadily losing weight at about a half pound a week for 18 months now. I started at 248 lbs, the most I’ve ever weighed. I’m at 218 lbs now. My goal is 200, which will put me squarely in the healthy range BMI. It is getting more difficult to run a calorie deficit as I get closer to my goal weight though. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/85 "2009-12-23T15:45:36Z")
Am I fat? Why? Who have you been talking to? 5’10", 200 pounds. The charts say I am obese, so I have transcended the “fat” lab ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/86 "2009-12-23T15:53:03Z")
5’6" and 130 pounds. But according to one of my SDMB stalkers, that means I’m a “porker” or “one of the Doper megafauna” as they put it. You do the math. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/87 "2009-12-23T16:02:08Z")
Yeah, I’m getting there - my BMI is 25.8, so yep. I’ve got 20 pounds I need to lose, 10 more that it would be great to lose. I’ll be getting on my high horse after the new year. 5’6", approaching 160 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/88 "2009-12-23T16:12:46Z")
Yes - mostly due to an unregulated life. Work at all hours, meals grabbed catch as catch can, odd exercise times or no time. Good economy and a normal life I run around 220. Times like these I can sometimes push 260. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/89 "2009-12-23T16:13:25Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > ETA : On reading the replies, yep, fatter than the highest number I’ve seen. I’ve probably got you beat. I’m 5’7" and 356 pounds. > [@ivylass](#): > > I love [Sparkpeople.com](http://Sparkpeople.com). So do I, and it’s a huge part of the reason I am now 356 pounds. I started at 398. The support you get from Sparkpeople and from your friends is amazing, and with people like **Ivylass** and **MsWhatsit** as inspirations, you can’t go wrong! I haven’t given up anything I love: I just watch portion sizes and count my calories. If we go out to eat, I look at the calorie counts beforehand and decide what I want before I get there. My daughter and I both carry a copy of the Calorie King Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter, which helps immensely as well. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/90 "2009-12-23T16:19:31Z")
> [@Lucky\_13](#): > > You would think my blood pressure and other stuff would be a problem, but it’s normal, as is my blood sugar. This was me a few months ago, hon. And this was exactly why I was in denial about how my weight was (and still is) hurting me. However, I took my blood glucose one night, and it was somewhere around 165. That is so not normal. I realized I had downed three Mountain Dew Throwbacks that day, one less than an hour before. I already have two diabetics in my immediate family, my husband with type 2 and my daughter with type 1. I swore that day that I would not be the third. That was the day that changed my life. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/91 "2009-12-23T16:24:54Z")
Yes. I started a new diet/exercise program right before Thanksgiving. Date Wt. Change Net Change 11/09/2009 270 11/16/2009 265 -5 -5 11/23/2009 260 -5 -10 11/30/2009 263 3 -7 (revenge of the turkey) 12/07/2009 260 -3 -10 12/16/2009 255.5 -4.5 -14.5 I weigh myself officially tomorrow. I also got a BMI sensor for my birthday, so I’m going to start tracking that as well. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/92 "2009-12-23T16:46:37Z")
Overweight. I don’t think fat would work, but I could lose 15 to 20 pounds. I don’t look that bad. I’ve always been just a little overweight, except for a time I wanted to be skinny, just to know I could. But I think I like me better with some meat. Gives the allusion I have muscle. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/93 "2009-12-23T16:53:11Z")
Yes, but not as fat as I was this time last year. I went from 306 down to 256. Got about 30-50 more to go! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/94 "2009-12-23T17:01:38Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Not fat, but according to the BMI calculator I am overweight at 5’10 1/2" and 198 lbs. OTOH, my waist is 35". > > The BMI charts don’t work real well for weightlifters. > > Regards, > Shodan I’m your height and waist, and a few pounds heavier, but I’m not a weightlifter. From a high 2 1/4 years ago of 288lb, it’s not too bad, but a little work in the New Year wouldn’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/95 "2009-12-23T17:04:20Z")
Did my mother ask you to post this?😛 Tell her I am mostly water. Who cares how much air a person displaces;) ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/96 "2009-12-23T17:25:44Z")
5’7" and 129 pounds. So the answer is no. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/97 "2009-12-23T17:54:55Z")
Yep; 5’6" and 283 last time I checked. To the constant amazement of my doctor, however, my blood pressure is normal and my cholesterol is at worst just over the normal range. My knees are in bad shape, though, so I’m trying to get off my fat ass and get more exercise. I’m getting a little better with my grazing habits, though. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/98 "2009-12-23T17:55:05Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > I’m your height and waist, and a few pounds heavier, but I’m not a weightlifter. > > From a high 2 1/4 years ago of 288lb, it’s not too bad, but a little work in the New Year wouldn’t hurt. 90 pounds?!!?!?! Congratulations! That’s a bit less than a pound a week, which is nearly ideal. My brother lost 117 lbs. over twenty years ago, and has kept it off. But he is a runner (and triathlete) rather than lifting. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Lurking\_Quahog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lurking_quahog/32/21274_2.png) [@Lurking\_Quahog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurking_Quahog)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/99 "2009-12-23T19:48:05Z")
Yes, but I’ve got a nice personality. Oh, and such a pretty face. Actually, according to the BMI index I just consulted, I am at the high end of normal. One more pound (or if I shrink just one inch), and I will be overweight. I recently started running a little bit and cutting out a lot of the fat that I used to eat, so hopefully, I’ll get a little bit smaller. ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238/100 "2009-12-23T20:03:54Z")
I’m a hair under 6’ and juuust south 260. It’s all in the gut, too. So, yeah, I’m fat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238.md?page=6)