I'm 5'8" and 155 and definitely not chubby. I am very muscular and athletic and wear a size 6. Your results may vary.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’9 and 120. I can’t imagine 160. My frame is pretty slim and I do not have big bones, but I could never add 40 lbs without feeling fat.

Again, I think frame is important. I am 5 9 with a broad-shouldered frame and I think I look way too skinny if I go below 135.

PP has a BMI of 17.7, which is very underweight. She is actually at higher risk of death or illness right now than if she gained 40 lbs.

PP, I'm really into keeping a low weight too, but you're dangerously over the line.

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Anonymous wrote:These threads are so stupid. It totally depends on body type. Carrying fat around one's middle looks chubby, while people who carry fat in their butt, breasts or thighs might look more curvy. And athletic people may be much heavier than they look.

Also: Why do you care what other people think about your height and weight ratio?

In all seriousness, doesn’t everybody care about what others think of their bodies?

No, we don't. And it really seems insecure and needy to go on an anonymous forum to put in one's height and weight and hope for validation.

And if I'm insecure and needy, is that really a reason to be so mean and critical as a response?

This is my height and is my goal weight. I look best at 160ish. Once got down to 137 and it looked terrible on my frame.

Anonymous wrote:The BMI indicates normal weight, so no.

BMI is often an inaccurate measure. It doesn’t take frame or muscle into account & is generally skewed toward labeling shorter people as being thinner/healthier.

Anonymous wrote:Goodness no. I’m 5”10 and 165. People always say how tall and slim I am. I’d actually like to be closer to 150 but not willing to go hard on diet and exercise. People on DCUM are a skewed sample.

can you post a pic?

Goodness no. I’m 5”10 and 165. People always say how tall and slim I am. I’d actually like to be closer to 150 but not willing to go hard on diet and exercise. People on DCUM are a skewed sample.

I’m 5’9” and 170 right now, which is a little chubby and a size 10. At 155-160 (which I’m working at right now) I’m a size 6-8 and not chubby. I’m pretty fit which makes a difference. I guess in a world where size 0 is the only acceptable size a 6-8 might seem chubby but it’s really not.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm 5'8" and nowhere near 160 pounds. I'd be fat/chubby even at 150.

Depends on frame. When I weigh 150 I like ok too thin. My doctor said 170 is perfect. I have a huge head, big shoulders, etc,

Depends on frame and muscle.

Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’9 and 120. I can’t imagine 160. My frame is pretty slim and I do not have big bones, but I could never add 40 lbs without feeling fat.

Again, I think frame is important. I am 5 9 with a broad-shouldered frame and I think I look way too skinny if I go below 135.

I'm 5'9" and muscular with a medium frame. I work out a lot, weights and HIIT.

I feel and look best around 140 lbs., which is my current weight. After I turned 40, the weight crept on and I got up to the high 150s. Nobody would have called me chubby, but I didn't like how I felt.

I was soft around the middle and clothes just didn't hang as nicely. I felt less energetic. I just didn't feel comfortable in my skin at that weight, so I made a bunch of diet changes and got back down to my preferred weight.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I would. I always learned that 100 lbs for 5 feet and 5 lbs per inch was the most you should be. I am 5'6" and 125 lbs and I could definitely lose some fat in my stomach and thighs. I think it depends on how much of that weight is muscle though.

160 lbs of muscle would not be chubby.

That's a bananas rule, my frail grandmother probably came up with it. Normal BMI for someone 5 feet tall ranges from 95 to 128 lbs. As a couple people stated above, 145 lbs can look creepy on a 5'9" person.

No way. Unless you have a tiny frame.

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Anonymous wrote:These threads are so stupid. It totally depends on body type. Carrying fat around one's middle looks chubby, while people who carry fat in their butt, breasts or thighs might look more curvy. And athletic people may be much heavier than they look.

Also: Why do you care what other people think about your height and weight ratio?

In all seriousness, doesn’t everybody care about what others think of their bodies?

No, we don't. And it really seems insecure and needy to go on an anonymous forum to put in one's height and weight and hope for validation.