Women underestimate their weight by five pounds on average, new survey shows

· Nearly half of parents of obese children thought their child was “about the right weight”Women in England think they weigh about five pounds less than they actually do, new figures from the Health and Social Care Centre show today. On average, women think they weigh 10st 11lbs (68.7 kilos) when their actual weight is 11st 3lbs (71 kilos). The gap between perception and reality was widest among women aged 35 to 39 - who underestimated their weight by nearly 8lb (3.6kg) on average. The figures are from the Health Survey for England 2011, which this year for the first time saw the