# Weight Gained Since High School Graduation **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150 "2008-06-16T20:59:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/61 "2008-06-23T19:23:46Z")
At HS graduation I was around 110 and a size 1 to 2. It stayed that way through college, then started yo-yoing around. At my highest point I was a size 6. I really felt “wrong” the whole time. I’ve more recently gotten back to 2 and am working on 1 again (I’m only 5’2 and somewhat petite, so not trying to be underweight). ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/62 "2008-06-23T21:30:00Z")
I graduated at 180 pounds (5’10") and now I am 300 pounds (and a tiny bit shorter). I thought I was fat at the time but now it’s my dream weight. I’ve done some yo-yoing in the past 23 years, from a low of 145 to a high of 321. 100 lost, 140 gained back, etc., etc. The roller coaster ride continues. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/63 "2008-06-23T21:46:59Z")
Let’s see, 28 years ago: I’m 45. I’m about 5’8" and went from 125 lbs to about 155 lbs now. A very gradual pound per year I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/64 "2008-06-23T22:26:33Z")
Weight at high school graduation was 128, 5’9", down from 165 the year before that. Weight now is 117, same height. I’m satisfied with that. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/65 "2008-06-23T22:57:57Z")
I think I weigh about 10 lbs less. I was an athlete and weighed maybe 130 (at 5’9), and now, 14 years later I weigh about 120. I was down to about 98 for a while there and looked pretty grim. I hit 30, went on migraine preventative meds and went from about 100 to 120 in what felt like overnight! Kinda odd to suddenly have hips at the age of 30, let me tell you. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/66 "2008-06-24T17:36:14Z")
I weighted about 165 pounds when I finished high school. Today, at the age of 25, I weigh about 140. This may or may not relate to the fact that my high school cafeteria offered Papa Johns pizza on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150/67 "2008-06-24T23:07:15Z")
1973: 6’2", 145 2008: 6’2" 230 The weight kinda snuck up on me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gained-since-high-school-graduation/453150.md?page=3)