I've discussed this with a friend once and she said she'd been mistaken for a lot older than she was and believed the reason was because of her weight. I'm only 23 but people have thought I was my 12 year old sister's mom before. It doesn't happen all the time though. I'm always carded and just yesterday a girl I was tutoring thought I was 18 so maybe I'm putting too much thought into it. I've also traveled to France and over there if someone calls you "madame" instead of "mademoiselle" and you're unmarried, it's because you're older. I always got a mixture of the two and last time I was there this past November, most people called me mademoiselle.
I guess I want to know if any of you get mistaken for older than you really are and after you've lost weight did that stop? I think I'm a little insecure about this but it would be nice to be thought of as the 20 something that I am.
For most of my life people thought I was a lot younger than I am. It wasn't until the weight came along - when I think people assume my actual age. I do think weight "ages" people.
internally most definitely..don't know if i share that otherwise as a general rule.
I feel like I will probably look a lot older once I lose all the weight. My friend who is 32 always looked like a teenager until she lost 80+ lbs, she looks great but she looks her age now and jokes that she wants some of the fat back on her face! lol
Just an example, but I've seen it often enough where people look older after weight loss. It's something I'll be happy to accept though lol
I am 42, but for the past few months, ever since I got into the 150s the most common comment I have been getting from people isn't about my weight loss, but how much younger I look. Some people notice the weight first, but most think I have had some sort rejuvenation procedure that makes me look younger and less tired. So for me, weight loss seems to have taken a few years off of my appearance, which at my age, I won't complain about!
i'm 22 and people think that i'm my 13-year-old brother's mom . for the most part, people think i'm a lot older than i am, and i would much rather just look like a low-20's person too. i'm hoping that with weight loss, i'll look younger. please body, don't make me look older than i already look.
I have chubby cheeks, so I usually get the "Oh, and you just have the cutest little baby face...I'm going to need an ID before I get you a beer," line when I'm out with friends. Yes, I've actually gotten that word for word on more than one occasion. It usually comes dripping with condescension and makes me want to kick someone in the baby maker. I'm hoping that my face will thin out some so that I actually start to look my age -_-u
One time I was getting on the bus and before I had put my money in the machine the driver had printed me out a ticket. He printed out a CHILD ticket meaning he thought I was 16 and under. I'm 23.
However I don't think that had anything to do with my weight, I have bad skin so people seem to think acne must = teenager!
Not really. I get the opposite, mostly. I still get carded for R-rated movies and white out (you have to be 17 or older for both), and I'm approaching 24 years old.
Harpersi: I agree that weight tends to age people internally. It did for me, I think. I'm naturally a little more serious and calm, but I definitely get more playful when I weigh less.
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Haha...I'm glad it's not just me. I was 20 the first time I came to Japan. I decided that I needed a haircut before I went, made an appointment, and showed up. The hairdresser waited for me to sit down and put my purse under the counter before saying "You know, your parents can come inside." Confused, I asked what she meant. She replied that, as it was a hot day, they could come inside and sit in the waiting area instead of in the car. When I told her that I'd driven myself, she informed me that I looked like I was 12 and refused to do anything but fixate on how young I looked until I showed her my license and asked her to please just cut my hair. Yeah...I got carded for a haircut. Stupid chipmunk cheeks...
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Before I lost weight and now at goal people still think I'm younger than I am. I notice that now people do guess a little closer to my actual age, but there are still times people think I'm 15 or something.
i think i must look younger now that i've lost some weight...i know my face is much slimmer now...i am 35 and last winter a doctor thought, when i said i was married, that i was married to the 18 year old boy standing next to me - my nephew!!....the doctor was embarassed lol...ive also had alot of people be surprised when i mention that i'm the mother of a high school-age child
Before I lost weight and now at goal people still think I'm younger than I am. I notice that now people do guess a little closer to my actual age, but there are still times people think I'm 15 or something.
Same here. It gets a little awkward, because I have an 8 year old son!
This happens to me ALL the time. I think it's a combination of being very tall (people often defer to tall people b/c they seem more authoritative) and being overweight.
I'm 22 and I often feel embarrassed to say my age because of the shocked reactions I get.
When I get to my goal weight, I'll let you know if this changes ;-)
Do people think you're older than you are?
. for the most part, people think i'm a lot older than i am, and i would much rather just look like a low-20's person too. i'm hoping that with weight loss, i'll look younger. please body, don't make me look older than i already look.
