Comments on: Looking good under fluorescent lights

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:52:04 +0000

I’ve lived in four different states, and have always (I think) had my weight on my license. I now live in California, and had to go in a few years ago for the first time in 15 years. My hair color still says “brown”, although there’s more gray. The clerk did not ask me about that or my weight…just tested my eyes (thank you. I want to know that everyone on the road with me can SEE).

I would love to weigh what my license says (my ideal weight would be about 15 pounds less). However, with all this lying and obvious overlooking of same, it makes me wonder why there is a weight on the license anyway?

By: rebecca

rebecca — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:03:26 +0000

Pasta Queen, do you still feel the same about not putting your real weight on the liscence, since you didn’t reach the goal weight?

I lost 80 pounds several years ago – a lot, at 5’1″ – and was inordinately proud of myself when I put my actual weight on my lisence. Lying on one’s lisence just perpetuates womens’ obession with weight, and shame of overweight. We deserve to have more self respect than this.

By: SRa

SRa — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:57:13 +0000

I went in to get my “real” (Im graduated!) license a while back and I realized the fatter I was the more I lied, I mean, I still lied, but not so much. When I was 250 I said I was 160, and when I changed it I was 200 and I said I was 190…. weird…….

By: Lyn

Lyn — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:20:55 +0000

Wow! You look great! My license picture is just horrible. I dont even know what weight is on there but my face takes up the whole square… fat cheeks and chins right to the edges!! Uh yeah thanks for ZOOMING IN on me, I am so small and all that you HAD to ZOOM IN. But I cannot wait to get a new picture taken!!!!!!!!! Won’t that be the day!!

By: n.b.

n.b. — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:46:46 +0000

At first glance I didn’t even get what this was about, because my state does not put your weight on your license, or even ask for that information. They do ask for height however, and being a woman who is 5 feet 11 and 1/2 inches tall, I always have to decide if I am going to round up to 6 feet or round down to 5 feet 11 inches (the DMV doesn’t accept fractions.) I invariably, after a twinge of conscious, round down to 5 feet 11. My whole life has been seasoned with comments about basketball and jolly green giants…I figure I can give myself a half inch break on a little plastic card that nobody ever looks at, anyway! :-)

By: ann

ann — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:12:21 +0000

Loved this post! Even when I weighed 224, my driver’s license said 145. And nobody ever questioned it.

By: Christine Thresh

Christine Thresh — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:02:59 +0000

I’ve never lied about weight. I’ve always been slender. But, you say you are overweight at 5’9″ and 150 pounds. That can’t be right. I am the same height and usually weigh-in around 150. According to my doctor I am the ideal weight for my height. I look slender and feel slender. I am on a walking program and when the pedometer reports the calories I have burned, I immediately eat a piece of fudge. I don’t want to lose weight! I am perfect and at 150 pounds so are you.

I weigh about 180 these days. My goal weight is 160. I don’t even dream about weighing 150 except at the BMV, but thanks for the sentiment! – PQ

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:24:17 +0000

Another great post!

In South Africa they don’t ask for your weight, but they won’t accept the photograph if it doesn’t look like you. I have a very pretty photograph on my drivers licence and passport. My drivers licence expires in May 2008, so I’d better lose some (um, a lot) weight before then, otherwise I’m going to look like my new ID document, which is hideous! An ID book is for life, but I had to get a new one after my handbag got stolen. I think once I’ve lost weight I’ll conveniently “lose” the current ID book and get a new one with a better picture (I currently look about 50, and I’m only 38).

By: TeaMouse

TeaMouse — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:19:37 +0000

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who lies on that. I once was pulled over by some really smug police officers. They knew I was speeding but they didn’t have the radar on, so they got me for not having a front plate – at the time that was illegal.

I remember sitting back there feeling very nervous, my first time being in a police car and they looked smugly at each other and said ‘how much do you weigh’ I was absolutely mortified! I know it was more than the license said and I felt really offended. I must have been a smart mouth as I responded with ‘what do you need to know that for’ and they left it alone. I guess I had that look in my eye that had them realizing they better not push it.

What can I say I was fat and desperate.

I’ve recently signed up for the Online Jillian Michael’s program – have you heard anything good about it?

By: v'ron

v'ron — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:20:35 +0000

My driver’s license has said 165 for some 20 years, and nobody at the DMV has questoined this.

Actually, one of my weightloss milestone goals is “to have my driver’s license be true” My doctor laughed when I told him that. (with me, not at me. My doctor is massively cool.)