Size Rise

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 04-09-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I'm a size 16 US. I do zumba three times a week, go to the gym two times a week, and regularly participate in 30+ mile charity cycling rides in my area. I also swim alot in the summer.

I might be fat to some of you people, but I think I carry the weight well and feel pretty damn good about myself.

**** the haters.

You are more than that anyway. Size does not define who a person is. I think it's great that you are proud of who you are because so many girls aren't.

CanwllCorfe · 04-09-2012, 05:54 PM

I used to be bigger than I am now. I was pushing around 200lbs., then slowly but surely made it down to 158. I've hovered around 158-162 for the last couple of years. I'm 160 right now. I think my issue was just portion size. If I ever want a treat, like ice cream, I'll just get a kids size and be set. Usually it'll be yogurt or frozen grapes though. Sometimes dark chocolate. I feel far better now than I ever did when I was overweight. Well, maybe not the last few months but it's not related to weight or food or anything.

midnight rain · 04-09-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I'm a size 16 US. I do zumba three times a week, go to the gym two times a week, and regularly participate in 30+ mile charity cycling rides in my area. I also swim alot in the summer.

I might be fat to some of you people, but I think I carry the weight well and feel pretty damn good about myself.

**** the haters.

If you can carry the weight it works, like sparky said that second pic guitarbizarre posted was attractive.

Sizes are pretty arbitrary, no two people look alike carrying it.

GuitarBizarre · 04-09-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

You are more than that anyway. Size does not define who a person is. I think it's great that you are proud of who you are because so many girls aren't.

There are plenty of ugly or fat people who have perfect personalities. Does that make them great friends? Absolutely.

But I'm not going to lie, I will not be asking them out. It's all well and good to focus on personality but a romantic relationship requires I be attracted to the person physically as well as mentally, and size is a primary concern there. Does that mean I judge them in other ways? Absolutely not. But it does mean that I think trying to imply a personality can make up for a lack of physical attraction is completely fallacious romantically.

Now obviously some people carry weight attractively whereas other people only shine physically when they're quite thin, and moreover some people make up more weight in muscle than fat, but that doesn't change for me that there is a point, individual to each person, where too much is too much.

NSW · 04-09-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

There are plenty of ugly or fat people who have perfect personalities. Does that make them great friends? Absolutely.

But I'm not going to lie, I will not be asking them out. It's all well and good to focus on personality but a romantic relationship requires I be attracted to the person physically as well as mentally, and size is a primary concern there. Does that mean I judge them in other ways? Absolutely not. But it does mean that I think trying to imply a personality can make up for a lack of physical attraction is completely fallacious romantically.

Now obviously some people carry weight attractively whereas other people only shine physically when they're quite thin, and moreover some people make up more weight in muscle than fat, but that doesn't change for me that there is a point, individual to each person, where too much is too much.

See, I actually get this. There are alot of factors that spark attraction and those are different for everyone, and we all have our preferences. However, I don't think it's right for someone to say things like "I would NEVER date a woman over size 14" or whatever (and I'm not saying you did say that GB, just pointing it out as a general rule).

What I do take issue with is the people who feel that just because a person is over a certain size or weight, they must automatically lead an unhealthy lifestyle. It's pretty ignorant really.

GuitarBizarre · 04-09-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

See, I actually get this. There are alot of factors that spark attraction and those are different for everyone, and we all have our preferences. However, I don't think it's right for someone to say things like "I would NEVER date a woman over size 14" or whatever (and I'm not saying you did say that GB, just pointing it out as a general rule).

What I do take issue with is the people who feel that just because a person is over a certain size or weight, they must automatically lead an unhealthy lifestyle. It's pretty ignorant really.

I think there's an upper bound on how fat ANYONE can be before "unhealthy" is the only way to describe it though. You don't get to 450lbs without crossing a line somewhere, you dig?

hip hop bunny hop · 04-09-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

At this point, I think you're cherrypicking examples of people with small frames and too much weight, as an excuse to pour scorn on the examples that exist of people whose frames can properly support that much weight perfectly well without being unhealthy nor unattractive.

Erm, the BMI exists for a reason. The guidelines set by it are not arbitrary; they were established because what is - for the majority of people - healthy and unhealthy fall between these guidelines.

Claiming that the outliers are unhealthy is not cherrypicking; it's using averages. Claiming that most outliers are healthy because a minority are healthy outside of its bounds is, however, cherrypicking.

Paedantic Basterd · 04-09-2012, 09:23 PM

I don't know what it's like to date someone you find visually attractive. I've dated people who, in hindsight, were really quite unattractive, but it was never the issue at the time.

Key · 04-09-2012, 09:35 PM

I don't see the problem with the size of the woman. More cushion for the pushin. Think about that.

In all seriousness, physical attributes and all that really doesn't bother me. I like a woman or man for what they have to offer with their mind, heart, soul, etc. If they're attractive fine, if they're not, their heart makes them attractive even if it isn't evident.

Dr_Rez · 04-09-2012, 10:00 PM

The fact remains that their is a set body fat ratio that is (given our current technology and health knowledge) the most healthy for a person of any given age/sex/height/frame. While that person who you think is super healthy with pecs for days, may actually be far unhealthy than that person who looks a little chubby.

You body fat and the proper foods being put into your body (vitamins/etc) is the true judge. To really know how healthy one is you must put them through a series of tests. And while that determines the health at the time, anything can happen and peoples health can change extremely fast.

In my opinion the healthiest people are not the healthiest looking but the ones who have a good health regimen. The ones who normally eat healthy and normally excersize. Ok to much babbeling I need a beer and a donut. Fuck you!

Gb your new avatar is hot stuff, definitely an upgrade from the last one.

FOR BURNING DOWN TO EAT IMMEDIATELY

04-09-2012, 05:54 PM	#92 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I used to be bigger than I am now. I was pushing around 200lbs., then slowly but surely made it down to 158. I've hovered around 158-162 for the last couple of years. I'm 160 right now. I think my issue was just portion size. If I ever want a treat, like ice cream, I'll just get a kids size and be set. Usually it'll be yogurt or frozen grapes though. Sometimes dark chocolate. I feel far better now than I ever did when I was overweight. Well, maybe not the last few months but it's not related to weight or food or anything. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

04-09-2012, 10:00 PM	#100 (permalink)
Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,361	The fact remains that their is a set body fat ratio that is (given our current technology and health knowledge) the most healthy for a person of any given age/sex/height/frame. While that person who you think is super healthy with pecs for days, may actually be far unhealthy than that person who looks a little chubby. You body fat and the proper foods being put into your body (vitamins/etc) is the true judge. To really know how healthy one is you must put them through a series of tests. And while that determines the health at the time, anything can happen and peoples health can change extremely fast. In my opinion the healthiest people are not the healthiest looking but the ones who have a good health regimen. The ones who normally eat healthy and normally excersize. Ok to much babbeling I need a beer and a donut. Fuck you! Gb your new avatar is hot stuff, definitely an upgrade from the last one. FOR BURNING DOWN TO EAT IMMEDIATELY __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

04-09-2012, 09:23 PM	#98 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I don't know what it's like to date someone you find visually attractive. I've dated people who, in hindsight, were really quite unattractive, but it was never the issue at the time.

04-09-2012, 09:35 PM	#99 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I don't see the problem with the size of the woman. More cushion for the pushin. Think about that. In all seriousness, physical attributes and all that really doesn't bother me. I like a woman or man for what they have to offer with their mind, heart, soul, etc. If they're attractive fine, if they're not, their heart makes them attractive even if it isn't evident.