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141 pounds?!

posted 11 years ago by ds1313
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"141 pounds, age 11"
I'm a little surprised, I thought he weigh more than that.
What was his height? Cause I know a lot of kids are about 140 pounds and they don't seem fat at all!

[–] branenj001 11 years ago

I thought that was a little strange as well because I was a chunky kid myself and was friends with a fellow chunky kid who weighed close to 200 and was similar size to Jerry

[–] novastar_6 11 years ago

It was really weird to me because I'd seen this movie since I was about 7, and when I was 11 I WAS 140 pounds, and I'm a girl, and I didn't look like that at all.

[–] oldewill 11 years ago

novastar_6 got a pic????? Just play'n ...I been skinny all my life ..141 means nothing to me . I just try and get along...I try not to judge people by appearance...Maybe its just me..HAVE FUN...Peace.

http://youtu.be/ifJYxdV57go .
http://youtu.be/9WNPorqIyD8 .

[–] Ditto-head 11 years ago

He probably was heavier, but the filmmakers didn't want to humiliate the kid too much. Unless he was just really short, 141 lbs does sound low.

Get out of my chair, Meathead!

[–] Goatlips 10 years ago

What people aren't realising is that Ben Stiller is a 5ft 6" dwarf. So, the fat kid is under 5ft. 141lb for a sub 5ft adult would be close to obese - so, a kid would be classed as obese due to less musculature (muscle weighs 1.5x fat, so you can allow adults, with more muscle, to be heavier than kids).
Also, in the film, doesn't he gain 9lb (150lb total)?

[–] actionmanrandell 7 years ago

muscle does not weight more than fat. a lb of fat is a lb of fat. just like a pound of muscle is a lb. fat simply takes up 3 times the space as muscle

[–] tchevyz71 10 years ago

141 pounds is fat at 11. I was 100 pounds at that age, and I remember because it was the first time I weighed that much. Of course the fat kid in class weighed 140...

[–] novastar_6 10 years ago

That's a blanket statement. All 11 year olds are not the same height, they don't all have the same muscle buildup.

[–] Broncho_Knight 8 years ago

Maybe that's the target weight they hope he achieves over the summer.

[–] BigBadDolemite 8 years ago

141 pounds is big for an 11 year old. Where I'm from in little league football the weight limit for ball carriers is 140 for the 12-13 age group. His age range the weight limit would be 115. He's not the fattest kid ever but 140 is rather big for his age.

[–] alyssie 8 years ago

My son is 12 and is 5'8 and 132lbs. He's lanky as all get out,
I'm guessing the kid was pretty short.