Why do people have a problem with telling others their weight anyway?

Shying away from discussing weight is something that puzzles me. If a person is thin and they tell me their weight, theys still look the same. Likewise if a person is overweight. The number doesn't affect the way you look, so why hide it. Hiding the number won't give you the body you want. You need to work for it.

Weight seems to be as much as part of the person nowadays as any other characteristic. I will not blame this on the media, but apparently in some countries more people are overweight than normal weight and the number of obese persons have skyrocketed. You weight tends to get personal like your age as it goes up. Small things you can do to moderate your weight is to start a food diary. Apparently if you write everything down you tend to lose weight if you are on a diet. Use a small plate or dish. If you have a large plate you tend to fill it up. Drink water with a twist of lemon or soda water instead of soda pop. What people should be doing is concentrating on being healthy, not thin. Even thin people can be unhealthy if they are not eating enough, not enough nutritious food, or nnot getting any exercise. Plan a healthy way of eating you can sustain for the rest of your life, crash diets do not work as you will lose weight but gain it all back again and more when you go back to your old eating habits.

We are what we are. I know people who are thin and won't tell their weight. What the heck! When I met my husband online I told him exactly what my weight was. No secrets there. Once you meet me you know that I don't weigh 110 or even close to that. I am fluffy and make no beans about it. Being fluffier than most doesn't mean I am less of a person than one who is thin. I am more active now than I have been in years. I weigh 264. Next week I start Curves (a gift from my husband for Christmas). I am looking forward to helping my body become more toned and healthier. I wish you a happy and healthy New Year.

I am overweight but by the grace of god I am not obese. I have problem in telling people my weight as it is not the right one. Had I been in shape I would have told people about the same proudly.

people have this perrinial habit of judging person at the first instant. ironically,people hate to be judged. so,its obvious that many people will not freely reveal their details such as height,weight,complexion..

I think i a bit overweighed.I dont have any problem in telling my weight,my weight is 66, height is 157.my weight is keep on increasing no matter i am eating more or less. I dont know why? I was 50 at my college days,from then i keep on putting weight like 55,60,62..now 66. I am not taking extra food,or fats. I think it is my genes.Bcoz my mom,granny everyone are fat.

[i]Hi SomeCowgirl, I have no problem about this in fact, my friends and I love to share about our weight once in a while...(when I was single) This time, I know that I gained weight but still it is within the appropriate weight as far as my age and height is concern! I've known also people who prefer not to talk about their weight! My friend told me she will get sad when she will talk about it![/i]

I'm not the kind of person who runs around telling everyone my weight because I am fat and I am trying to lose weight. I'm ashamed to admit how much I have gained over the years so the more I lose the better I feel about what weight I am. What I am doing to lose is I am eating little meals more than 3 times a day I eat little portions and I even use a little plate so I can't take more and I only take one serving I don't go back for seconds. And I don't go out to eat a lot I don't drink sodas and I can't drink milk. I try to eat good home made food and not a lot of it just small portions and 4 or 5 times a day just a little snack sized portions. I also eat yogurt that has live cultures in it to help digest my food and it keeps me regular. One person I think they wrote something on Mylot about it but they get those little yogurt cups with lids and fills them with left over food from dinner and stuff that they cook for the family and puts them in the fridge and they eat them thru out the day I think to keep their blood sugar at a good level. But that would be a good thing to do and you can take them with you if you have to be gone for the day instead of eating out you can put them in a lunchbox.

This is a really good discussion baby and I am sure that there are a lot of people who have different opinions when it comes to weight and whether or not they will share it with anyone,I know it seems that most of the time women get offended easier when people ask their weight,even though I have seen guys who have gotten offended about their weight,especially guys who are over weight,and I remember when we went to my Granny's to eat for New Years and I remember that we went back and ate again that same day,and I remember us weighing ourselves,and I know I am overweight and I knew I would be overweight when we weighed ourselves,and I do not have a problem telling people my weight,because I know I am overweight so I do not care if other people have comments or rude remarks to say about me,and I know we need to try and exercise more,and we need to try and eat more healthier foods,I love you with all my heart and soul,have a great day,good luck with all your mylotting goals,and Happy Posting.

Hi there Some Cow Girl. I don't really have a problem with telling family my weight. I was a little overweight on holidays as well as i got an extra 4 kg on me and i am now getting them off slowly. I had about 94 the most, about 2 years ago, but then i lost in about 7 months until i reached 75 - it was sort of a goal for me and i did it with out any diets or anything, i just cut back on bread, and stopped eating very much. I later decided to set my default weight to 80 kg tops - actually my goal is to not get the 80 number so now i have about 4 kg to get off like i was saying.

I think it's because media has brain washed us to believe that there is an ideal weight for everyone - a specific weight, and not necessarily the same that health optimists vouch for. I actually mind telling people about my weight, because I'm short and stuff and weighing a lot doesn't sound good for someone with my body type - plus my sister's body looks like that of a model, which is in complete opposite of mine. For losing weight, I'm incorporating lots of fiber in my diet :D Thanks for the comment on my discussion!

I will tell you the story from my personal side. I am a little overweight. Actually I weigh more than I look. My dressing style & my face makes me hide a few pounds of mine. So i never wear a skin tight t shirt and always dressed formal. So when somebody asks my age I give him the false answer a few pounds less than the actual one. I guess it would be the reason with a good number of people. Some of them consider their weight to be purely a personal thing & they don't want anybody to share the secret.

I have never really had a problem telling people how much I weigh but most of the time I keep it to myself. I was always pretty small and I would get teased a lot since people would always tell everyone that I had some sort of eating disorder which was far from the truth. It didn't matter how much I tried I had trouble gaining weight even while I was pregnant with my both my girls. It was always a bad subject for me and now that I am a little older I was finally able to start gaining weight but now it seems that I won't stop!! At least people don't accuse me of having a eating disorder any more though.

I suppose now that I am heavier than I would like to be I am not anxious to share that piece of information, but it isn't a secret either. I was just telling my mom about the fact that I didn't want to sit at home getting any "fluffier" so I was going to have to come up with a plan to shed the extra me......I tell my girlfriends if they ask. They are such great friends....they always say....."No way! You look great!" I am planning on participating in my church's Daniel Fast this year. Cutting out processed sugar, bleached flour and meat works wonders. You clean a lot of toxins out of your body while rapidly shedding weight.

I am overweight and I don't get offended if someone mentions it. After all I already know I am overweight. I have tried a lot of different things and nothing ever works.

I do not like to share my weight with people because I have put on a bit of weight over the last six months, and I hide it well, so no one really believes that I weigh what I do. I am not afraid for my family or close friends to know, but I am definately not proud of my extra weight.

I have to tell you that I am not happy about this heavier me. I expect because I am not swimming like I used to that I have just gained the pounds. I'm not swimming beacause I have a part time job as welll as my full time job and so my schedule is tight. My daughter brough me a botle of pills called 'my ali' or something. I do want to shed two sizes before she gets married next Christmas Eve. At this weight, which is the heaviest that I have ever been, I am not going to want to look att he wedding photos or video. lol. To be honest - I don't tell my skinny sisters how much I weigh either and I am the youngest one! Blessings

I don't have a problem with telling people my weight, but that's because I'm skinny. I think if I were overweight I'd have a problem with it and be a little more embarrassed to tell people how much I weighed. It also has to deal with being a girl because girls always want to be the right weight and not too heavy or too thin.

1. before you eat, drink plenty of water 2. don't eat too much rice, fatty foods 3. exercise 4. be positive.. always think that you're SEXY :) God bless