Is size 8/10 chubby for someone who is 5"3?

Yeah, I would say my figure is very similar to Kylie's in the picture I linked although obviously not identical. From what I could find on the internet my dress size and measurements are smaller than hers but I'm also shorter than her so I look quite similar proportionally overall. Fair enough, haha. So, according to you, I'm sort of on the border between slim and chubby?

Honestly, I think it's fine. You don't need to worry about losing weight because you're perfectly healthy. If you do want to lose weight, be careful because you don't want to end up underweight.

I'm kind of like you. I am 5'3'' and used to weigh around 6 stone last year. At the time I thought I looked fine but my family would always say i was too skinny/looked ill and needed to put on weight and i'd get offended. Long story short now I weigh 7 and a half stone and wear size 8 clothes. I thought i was chubby too because i was soooo skinny before that in comparison I felt like i was fat. Whenever I told anyone they'd act like i'd gone mad. I'm still very thin and get comments all the time, so no, you're no where near chubby. I saw a video of me from when i weighed less and wow...i looked ill. Anorexic skinny. Now i'm still skinny but don't look like I need to be fed through a tube. I'm small framed and didn't have much on me to begin with so a stone made a huge difference.You're just used to being even skinnier which is why you feel chubby but in reality you are still slim. My friends are the same height as me but weigh slightly more (8 stone) and wear size 8, they're all thin too.

Thing is, if your ass is her size then muscle mass is an important factor. If the skin is tight without stretchmarks or cellulite then you haven't much to worry about. If you don't have much muscle mass there then it must be fat which changes everything.

Thank you, I do know that I'm a healthy weight but it's just so difficult to be happy with my weight nevertheless because I just feel really chubby (I used to be really underweight so now I feel like I look chubby comparatively). Some of the comments on here have made me feel even worse as well so I just feel like I should lose weight in order to look nice even though I logically don't need to from a health perspective if that makes sense. I do want to lose some weight in order to be happy with the way I look. Due to some of the comments on here I actually really want to be underweight again right now but I know that that is not a healthy state of mind to be in.

Everyone has the same issues with their weight. I know I do but comparing yourself to how you were when you were underweight is not a sensible way to go. Underweight is not a healthy look just like being obese isn't. Have you spoken to anyone about how you feel? I know that lots of people on here want to help but most of us are in similar situations and struggling with our own weight.

The fact that you recognise it's not a healthy mindset to want to be underweight again reassures me but you need to speak to someone. Even if it's just a friend, it's better than talking to faceless people who don't fully understand your situation. They might be able to offer better advice.

Almost overweight territory? Really, this is going a bit too far now. If people reading this believe you then they could get a seriously distorted view of what is normal and healthy. My BMI is 19.8. That is at the low end of a healthy weight. I am 8 stone and a size 8. I'm 5"3.5 and 5"3 is the average height for a woman in the UK. It is not "extremely short". I used to be very underweight and I know that I'm not really skinny anymore. So, I accept that I'm not super skinny, I accept that I'm a bit curvy, I accept that I'm maybe a bit chubbier than ideal but I am definitely a normal and healthy weight. I am not anywhere close to medically overweight; my BMI is much closer to underweight than overweight. That is a fact. What is your idea of a normal, healthy weight? Someone who is severely underweight?

BMI is not a clear indicator of health as it doens't take into consideration age, height musce or fat mass.

Fat girls been calling themselves curvy since the dawn of time, therefore wihout any proof I cannot take your statement to be valid. It is bordeline overweight. Not obese, overweight which 65% of people in the Uk are. Therefore it is a pretty normal thing.

I wish i had reference to see what 5ft 3 and size 8 even looks like. Right now I'm just imagining someone looking like Snooki.

Idk anything about sizes

Is this a joke? I could only dream of being that size

WTF. Some of the people that have said "yes that's chubby" really need to adjust their view of reality. People aren't meant to be sticks, no one likes to cuddle a stick, just be yourself. Be the size you're happy and comfortable being and don't conform to the stencil society says you should be living by.


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If you lose 1 stone you'd be around 7 stone with a BMI of 17.1, which is underweight I do not recommend this. I know someone in this thread has already said BMI is useless because it doesn't take into account muscle mass, but that is an argument against the overweight side of the scale. Not the underweight side.

While yes it is important to be happy with yourself, it's also important to realise why something makes you unhappy or happy. So you can decide what changes are reasonable and healthy not just physically but emotionally.

Hi, sorry to bother you again but you seem really sensible about all of this. I was just wondering if you could give me any advice on how much weight it would be safe and sensible for me to lose and how I could do it healthily. Or do you think it would be better if I didn't lose any weight and just concentrated on trying to be more positive and happy with the size I am now?

Hello.

At your height it wouldn't be healthy (in terms of BMI to get any lower than around 105lbs).

Losing weight is very simple, simply eat less than your TDEE

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

Around 500 calories less a day will lose you approximately 1lb of fat a week (1lb of fat = 3500 calories/ 7 days = 500 calories per day).

However I don't think losing weight is going to solve anything. It's unlikely losing a couple of pounds but not getting as low as you used to be will make you happy or secure in yourself, because it still wouldn't be what you're used to. I think working on your mind would be best to be honest and maybe focus on being healthier rather than smaller.

Hello.

At your height it wouldn't be healthy (in terms of BMI to get any lower than around 105lbs).

Losing weight is very simple, simply eat less than your TDEE

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

Around 500 calories less a day will lose you approximately 1lb of fat a week (1lb of fat = 3500 calories/ 7 days = 500 calories per day).

However I don't think losing weight is going to solve anything. It's unlikely losing a couple of pounds but not getting as low as you used to be will make you happy or secure in yourself, because it still wouldn't be what you're used to. I think working on your mind would be best to be honest and maybe focus on being healthier rather than smaller.