re: What size is "fat"??

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Wow, thank you! I think I lean meeeeean in that pic. he he"</blockquote>




Lol. Just classic beauty.  

Each person has their own idea as to what body type looks better. I don't have a particular guideline that I set when looking at someone to say "she is fat". Some girls look great with more weight on their frames. For me personally, I feel for my specific body type, I look better smaller but toned, I think feminine muscular look is beautiful! I like the way I look now, but will be more pleased once even more definition and muscle tone starts to show.

I think all three women in the pic look great. The third ones weight may not look good on the first one and vice versa. Each person is different. I like the first one because she is fit and has tone but still very feminine. Plus there is no way of knowing if the said sizes are actually their sizes. I have seen this pic before, but different pant sizes were listed.

Not a single person is truly fat, they HAVE fat, and every single person on the planet has it. When someone hits 100% body fat then they have permission to label themselves as fat. I hate seeing people hate themselves because of their weight. Change it if you don't like it, accept it if you don't want to change, but don't hate yourself!

It is really all about perception. The girl on the right has more fat than the other girls, but since she still fits into the societal view of sexy, many will not label her as fat. That has a lot to do with the stigma attached to the word fat. Fat is just a descriptive term but all the other stuff attached to the word is what gives it a negative connotation. Fat is linked with being a slob, lazy, gross, stinky, etc and since the girl doesn't look like any of those things, she will not be labeled as fat.

The people who know me personally will object if the term fat is used to reference me, and I am obviously fat. I wear, on average, a size 20... sometimes higher, sometimes lower. They aren't rejecting my size, but the other things that the word fat means in our society.

I would postulate that the girls who say that the size 10 is fat is because they have a different perception of what fat is. Perhaps a fat phobic viewpoint. They may look at her and think, "If I was that size, I would feel fat."

I really think it depends on a lot of factors including height, body shape, frame size etc. I see a lot of people posting that once you hit size 20 you're considered fat. I'm 5'2" if I were a size 20 I would more than likely be considered morbidly obese, no joke. I was considered obese (BMI) when I was a size 14, and yes, I considered myself fat at that size.

I don't think any of those are fat. It makes me sad to think that people think they ARE fat. They look normal, IMO.

For starters, they should post real models at those sizes vs. 5'11 size "10". I think everyone is different.

If I go above a 5 I freak out. I think I'm fat at anything over 125. My sister is a size 9 and doesn't look large to me, however my younger sister is an 11, only one size bigger (but 4" shorter) looks unhealthy and fat to me.

I'm not convinced those are the true sizes those women wear for one (I'm 5'6", wear a 4, and look like the size 12 woman, but mot as toned). It all depends on your frame and muscle tone as to whether or not you look fat in my opinion.