buchanantarrant:
In my personal opinion I would say no. Maybe slightly chubby. But only slightly. It differs from person to person, depending on your hormone levels, rate of gain, activity levels and where you body stores fat. At 5,3 you would more likely hit that category before someone who is 5,8. Personally I would say not to even consider yourself fat until you're over 200lbs, but then I'd call that chubby. My wife is about 250lbs but I still wouldn't brand her as fat, yet society would say differently. It all depends on how you feel as a person. Not what the bmi says. Because we all know bmi isn't everything.
It's not about vibes. It's about body composition. BMI operates on a very narrow definition of normal.
Your hormones, rate of gain, and activity levels are factors that contribute to body composition. Things like body fat percentage, muscle mass, viceral to subcutaneos fat ratios, and water retention.
Where you store fat also influences how fat you feel, but only to a certain point. It's easier to lug around more weight if it's balanced rather than concentrated. Of course, once you get past that point (varies depending on the person) you're going to feel fat no matter what.
Now, around here, what people consider fat tends to be very different than those outide this kink. Like buchanantarrant said, most people on here would consider you to be chubby. Which makes sense seeing most fat women on here at at least between 200 - 300 lbs.
So if you don't feel fat, it's either due to body composition, this community, or both.
