I am a UK size 16 (US 12), am 5'7" and am pretty well proportioned. Would you say this is fat, or what? I worry because I am quite fit and tight all over, yet loads of females seem to think they are massive at two sizes smaller!!! Also, for all you men out there, would you rather be in bed with someone who is super-slim or someone is shapely, but with good boobs and not the wash-board stomach?
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Honestly? Just be healthy and fit your body. Bone structure plays a big role, how you carry and dress yourself also factors in. There are all sorts of body types and height/dress size is not the biggest indication of "fat". \n\nIf you take care of yourself by putting forth efforts to eat right and exercise then you should be fine. US Size 12 is pretty close to average as far as I've heard lately. Get to where you feel healthy and sexy and people will respond to that. If they judge you by popular media images and advertisements then they have their own problems to be dealing with.
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Most guys prefer a girl with some meat on her bones. It really doesn't matter how much you weight, it depends on how you are proportioned. I'm only 5'2 and weigh about 130, so your not much bigger than me. But there was a time when I only weighed 103 pds and i looked horrible. My boyfriend says your not fat until your tummy is bigger than your breasts. :0)
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Its just the sexy appeal. Not ALL women like it... I don't really care, I mean its nice to see a guy take care of himself and have a flat stomach maybe with some muscle there but when its too cut, thats just overboard.   Why do guys like women with large breasts and flat stomaches and long legs?  All the same thing...
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Don't concern yourself so much with "fat" or "chunky".  We are all built different.  My girlfriend and I weigh exactly the same but can't wear the same size clothes.  Why? Because we are built differently and different things work for different body types.  Instead, worry more about healthy!  What do you eat? How much do you eat?  Content and portion size is what should matter most.  Pay attention to your HEALTH FIRST and the body will follow.... 125 lbs. is hardly close to being "fat" at 5' 3" !
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Okay.....I'm not a guy but I was tempted to answer this question. Just wanted to tell ya you're beautiful in your own way. Just because you suffer from a medical condition doesn't make you any less beautiful than you are. You're fine and you shouldn't worry about it. Let a man appreciate you for YOU and not your body. Oh and to answer your question, I've asked this question to my guy friends many times, not that I'm overweight or anything but just out of curiosity. And they said, they would rather prefer meat over bones. I hope I've answered your question.
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Up until the 50's, there was no such thing as a size 0. Marilyn Monroe was a modern size 10 and is still considered to be one of the most beautiful women of all times. During the French Revolution, the ideal standard of beauty was considered to be a size 20.I think that as the standard of beauty changes, so do women's self image.Meeting someone elses standards has never been a priority for me.Me personally, i feel it depends on the individuals body type. I'm of average height, but i have a large bone structure (Damn my German heritage!)and put on muscle very easily.At 170 pounds, I'm a size 10, believe it or not.I can also bench 150 and leg press over 300 lbs. I was once very sick and lost 20 pounds (chicken pox) and i looked unhealthly, even though by weight standards i was considered "normal".I think the "perfect size" is the weight at which one feels and looks their best and completely dependant on the individual.I'm at what i call my fighting weight, and my doctor assures me i'm in good shape.So as society is concerned, I know I'll never be the toothpick ideal, but that still doesn't stop 3 of my last ex-bf's from trying to get back together with me!
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A really pretty girl you say? Didn't you mention in 1 of your earlier questions that you weigh 76kg?!!!\n\n76kg and you have the temerity to say you're pretty....\n\nA 76kg Iranian girl and you're worried about Ronaldinho's looks.....\n\nHmmm......, Now should I laugh or be outraged?
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Oh my God!  No, they were being f**ktards who should probably enjoy a good evening of electro-shock to get them back on track as people.\n\nIf you're a 5'7" female, you should weigh anywhere between 127 and 159 pounds.  That would be considered ideal, so the other user (and if you can contact her through her question, please do so) was thin, and you're actually a bit underweight.\n\nI don't care what anyone else says, you're NOT supposed to be able to see the outline of your skeleton, and women are SUPPOSED to be hippy.\n\nGuys really need to spend a bit more time perusing their Boticelli and learning to appreciate the beauty the female form was supposed to possess.\n\nYou're fine, girl.  Anyone who tells you you're fat either doesn't know what they're talking about, or they're just being malicious.  In either case, you shouldn't bother listening to them.  =)
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not yet but im only fifteen...congratulations on your confidence\nby the way to the guy who answered before me(the squid guy): you are so mean...do you actually think women LIKE having wobbly bits? well they don't! and you saying things like muffin tops are disgusting makes us feel worse about all our insecurities! shame on you!
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hey, I'm a a size 8UK. anyway, what does shoe size has anything to do with this question? the last time i checked, a lesbian's "size" wasn't checked via the shoe size anyway. or have i miss something again?!?!?\n\ngirl! you gotta keep your itchy fingers in your pants man! or else your GF would have your head for dinner!\nand to answer your question, my answer would be no cuz otherwise MY GF would have MY head for dinner! lol\n\ngood luck in your quest kiddo
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I think that sounds fine. My wife is 5'4 and 120lbs...so I think "shorter" girls are cute. And 130 is not fat, not even close. I bet you are a very attractive lady.
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I felt a little guilty reading this. You are right. We say that we just want a good man, but we look at the abs too. I am short and have a lot of boobs and junk in the trunk, but no junk anywhere else, so thank you for giving me and other women like me respect. I am not fat (fab abs.. gotta brag a little work hard at them) but educated, but I do see your point. (@blonde coley) For all the trash that you just talked, honey you better be a perfect dime peice. To talk that much trash, you need to make at least 100,000 a year, have a PhD. and be the most desireable thing that ever walked the earth. My guess is that you probally are not. I wonder how many heads that you turn at the beach..What makes me sick is when an inadequate person tries to find fault in others. You have to be lacking to be so angry. Before you say that I must be heavy, no baby, I have DD with a 25" waist and booty, but I am confident enough in myself to not have to put someone down to feel better about myself. I have a feeling that you are the skinny, pale guy at the beach that have his shorts pulled up really high in the front, with the swim flippers on.(or the girl that looks like the skinny pale guy)
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As a health educator I am appalled at most of the people answering this question and their ignorance.\n\n  The fact is that the question, as you asked it, makes NO sense at all and to answer it with a cookie-cutter, one answer fits all people equally well response, could even be dangerous.  Is this a man or woman?  What age?  What height? Weight? Any serious physical conditions?  What is  their lean body mass?  Why do they wish to have a smaller buttocks?  Are they an athlete?  Sedentary office worker? Disabled retiree? \n\n  Just in case, any of these questions hit the mark and you need to talk to me personally, my e-mail address is included below . . . having said all that, I'll give you a generalized answer for a likely question-asker, OK?\n\n  Let's take two typical people who might ask this question.  First a girl 18 years old with a lean body mass (LBM*)of 57% and secondly a 45 year old man who once was fairly athletic but who has worked in an office for 23 years and is a couch potato:  his LBM might be 68%. The answer is almost the same for both people.  Forget the size of your butt, is it solid or is it flabby, that is the question!  If it's a solid butt, which is unlikely given the information I've included, then bless your grandparents, etc. for giving you good genes and be resigned to your beautiful solid butt because you can do absolutely nothing about it other than becoming anorexic and starving yourself unhealthily.  'nuff said on that!\n\n  On the other hand if the two sample people I've created for you have typical flabbus buttus Americanus, well a lot can be done to make it more solid . . . as far as reducing the size, a bigger reduction of a real flabby tush is most likely for the girl as she becomes more and more solid but the man is likely to replace a good deal of his fat with gluteus maximus ripplus musclus and will tend to see a lot less reduction in size.  Reason:  men build muscle far more easily than women do. \n\n  How is the reduction accomplished?  Thought you'd never ask.  The fact is that weight training will not reduce even a 1/4 inch.  You just might create an ultra-solid rear end beneath all that flab.  nothing wrong with calisthenics or weight training, they won't get you what you want, I'm afraid, but in conjuction with the exercise in the next sentence . . .  Eureka!   However, if you just walk 40-60 minutes a day 5-7 days a week, the flab will disappear and solid butt will gradually replace it.  Other aerobic activities such as dancing, skating, running, jogging, bicycling, tennis, swimming, and cross-country skiing will have the same effect, but walking is easily available to all people virtually all the time.  Good luck.
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Because they are immature boys with no self confidence.  There was another question similar to this one.  Here is what I wrote on that one:  \n\nIn my opinion, as a woman, I have always assumed that men wouldn't want to date a BBW or plus-size woman. (I'm 43 yrs old). About a year ago I met a really great guy who expressed interest in me - extreme interest. I came right out and asked him why he was paying so much attention to me (we had only met and emailed) and he was very honest and he said that women with big hips and thighs turned him on. I nearly fainted. We have been seeing each other over the past year and the attraction has grown. We have talked many, many times and I told him that I thought most men don't want plus-size women. He told me that I would be surprised the number of men that like larger women. Via the internet, he has shown me how much. The number of men who are attracted and adore plus-size women, is absolutely amazing. Believe me when I tell you....it gives us plus-sizers hope. \n\nThe relationship that I've had with this guy in the past year, has been better than any I've ever had. Previously, I never had a guy who wanted to see me in sexy lingerie. I never had a guy who wanted me to dress up in a short skirt and garters. I never had a guy who constantly tells me how beautiful I am. It is incredible and is absolutely wonderful. I can't get enough of it!! Talk about an ego booster and talk about boosting my self esteem! He has made me feel so much better about myself and my body. \n\nMen need to realize that plus-size women are no different than average size, or thinner women. We want a relationship, we want sex, we want exactly what other women want....there is more to us than the exterior. Don't assume we are just stupid fat women. We are regular people, and have feelings too.\n\nMen who like plus-size women need to stop worrying that their friends will laugh at them for liking plus-size women. A woman is a woman... tall, thin, short, average, plus-size... doesn't matter. Be a man and be with who you want to be. \n\nHoney - you need to be more self-confident and be happy with yourself and your body.  No one can do that for you....  A man will notice a self-confident woman.  Your self confidence will improve after he shows you a little attention.  That's what has happened with me.  But generally, you must be happy with yourself first.  \n\nJust be yourself.  Don't try so hard to be what you think guys want.  Just be you....
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Why the mentioning of the "fat" so what if you are fat. That shouldn't be the reason why you feel he pays attention to you? I think fat is georgoeus and find yourself some1 who aint hitched already. It just goes to show that you want to boost your moral, and besides, forbidden fruit is always the best.
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I cannot speak for others but size is not a preference to me. I know girls who exceed their BMI but yet are beautiful and very sexy (Yes, you CAN be beautiful and large.)\n\nIf you're hot, you're hot.
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I'm thick and i've never had a problem. My thighs touch and i haven't seen i size six since i bought pants for my son. But that's my hang-up. My fiance loves me and he tells me everyday that i'm beautiful. You have to trust that the man that loves you the most is going to love you no matter what size pants you are. And it sounds so cliche, but anyone that makes you question yourself isn't worth your time.