Curious, what's "fat" and what's "skinny?"

Mrs.Hizzo · July 2009

At what point do you consider someone fat or thin? Is it based on dress size, or weight vs. height, or just how they look?

kelbrian · July 2009

I base it on how they look.

expecting-n-tx · July 2009

I would say proportion. I am 5'2'' and size 18 so to me that is fat.

JARbaby · July 2009

For me, fat is a 14+ at 5'9". The moment I hit 200 was the worst moment of my life.

For me too thin is a 6 or lower.

My ultimate goal is a 10 and 150.

beebe929 · July 2009

I think it depends on clothing. Like if you see someone who is a size 12, trying to fit into size 8 jeans and wearing a baby doll t-shirt with roll hanging out, I would say "fat". But that same person in a nice A-line dress or something "Oh she is cute".

Someone who is waif is my example of too skinny.

I think girls that have an athletic build but thin are the ones to be envied.

Kari Merks · July 2009

How they look, IMO.

risysmama · July 2009

How they look.

megontoast · July 2009

How they look. Numbers can be deceiving...

5'3" 158lbs... is this fat?

Jen0414 · July 2009

I don't like looking at weight personally.I hate scales, I would say proportion makes someone look bigger. If my previous clothes from my thinner days fit then I feel better about myself. For a while nothing fit (as I'm sure many of us can relate to) I have been working out all summer, still not "quite to where I want to be...it just takes too much work! lol

My body is still not right and I feel like I constantly need to shop for clothes that fit. ughhh.

merr818 · July 2009

It depends on how you look different people get their weight different places.. if you have rolls or multi chins you are fat lol

1MusicMaker · July 2009

Ditto proportion.

c.sholun · July 2009

Definatly how you look.I know petite people who just look paunchy/flabby and are just out of shape-but they consider themselves fat.Even though I don't think medicaly they would be.Its all in the eye of the beholder.If my stomach jumps up and down when I do, thats my cue to hit the gym and lay off the burgers.

anna7602 · July 2009

well, you've gotten a lot of what fat looks like. skinny, which is not the same as slim to me, looks like someone has done a lot of crack or heroin. Like the skin on their body just isn't hanging right.

GabbysMama · July 2009

I am a size 16 and fat. Who gains 70lbs when they are pregnant and over a year later still isn't even close to pp weight? Oh wait that is me!

cc605 · July 2009

definately proportion, also IMO there is a big difference b/t fat and curvy

jenifairies · July 2009

GabbysMama:

I am a size 16 and fat. Who gains 70lbs when they are pregnant and over a year later still isn't even close to pp weight? Oh wait that is me!

Huh. Try weighing more a year later than you did at DELIVERY!

GabbysMama · July 2009

I only weigh about 23lbs less. When I came home from the hospital and lost 13lbs after having a 9lb baby I was in complete shock. I hate that I can no longer blame this fat on pregnancy. Time to get off my a$$ and do something about it. I really think all of these posts have motivated me.

JessMil10 · July 2009

I think it has to do with how a person looks. You can tell me how tall you are and how much you weigh but I would need to see to have an opinion.

jenifairies · July 2009

GabbysMama:
I only weigh about 23lbs less. When I came home from the hospital and lost 13lbs after having a 9lb baby I was in complete shock. I hate that I can no longer blame this fat on pregnancy. Time to get off my a$$ and do something about it. I really think all of these posts have motivated me.

yup. i have been watching what i eat for about a week now and no soda for 4 days (that's BIG for me). 2 good friends and I are starting ww tomorrow. We're planning on doing weigh-in parties and cooking up recipes. i think it'll be fun. plus, we are all 3 close in weight, so i think that will motivate me even more. lol

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