Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I don't like being a pear. And it is noticeable when I gain weight. I'm only 5ft2 though. I'm a solid 8 right now--I've definitely gained about 5 pounds in the last month due to stupid prednisone. But my goal is to be at a 4/6 in pants. Which means I have about 12-15 pounds that I need to lose.
Meh, I'm skinny. Sometimes I hate and wish to change, sometimes I love it. Being skinny is what I'm known for, literally it's something that became my identity. Sad, I know. People either think I look sick and ugly, and some people tell me I should model. I love it. But what would happen if I decided to put meat on my bones, become curvy? Who would recognize me?Would people still tell me I could model? (Pshh yeah, Lane Bryant) People would just say, "She used to be so skinny!" I see it all the time when ladies tell stories about other women. I don't think I can bare to be talked about that way.
Plus, genetic wise I'd end up being apple shaped. >_> Do not like apple shaped, that's not curvy.
I think if you have a perfectly proportioned figure you can afford a few pounds, if you like 'curvy', but most women are not perfectly proportioned. Most women, therefore, look better if they are a bit underweight so that bulky fat is not so noticeable.
Women with money who are 'curvy' have all their clothing either specially made or, if off the rack, severely altered just to suit their bodies, and even then some look not so good.
Hillary Clinton has too much weight on her bottom measurement. I remember, during her race for the presidency, she would be attired in very long jackets that were slightly fitted. I never noticed that she had that problem until someone chose those jackets for her.
Michelle Obama also is big on the bottom. She had an all blue number on for the state dinner with PM Campbell that made her bottom heavy awkwardness so very obvious. The one solid color, instead of making her look slender, drew the eye right to the problem area. She usually dresses so well, too.
Thin women can go shopping and just about anything will look good on them. People with excess lumps of fat on their bodies have a hard time pulling anything off.
You know what's funny, I'm not too far off from your measurements and I doubt most would call me curvy (though I fit my own definition). 28E, 33-24-35.
I'm feeling more pessimistic that curvy to most people truly means chunky and has very little to do with actual curves.
My definition of curvy does not mean chunky, but it does mean more than three measurements or someone's waist-to-hip ratio. The curves from shoulder to wrist and hip to ankle, for instance. Slim women have narrower shoulders and thinner upper arms, and narrower hips and thinner thighs. More straight up and down all over. Waist-hip ratio doesn't indicate whether the woman has curvy calves or shapely arms.
I am watching ABC news (atm) about this young woman name Ralph Lauren (23) and is considered a "plus-size" model because she wears size 12. I can't tell her measure size but she looks great. I wouldn't consider her a "plus-size" at all. She is 6'2 but didn't mention her weight.
I would choose to be a height-appropriate weight, with curves. I've always enjoyed having wide hips and a nipped-in waist, and have grown to enjoy having a round butt (which I hated when I was a preteen-teen because of all the attention it got), and wouldn't want to lose that. So, healthy weight but keep the curves, please. That's my natural build, so it's not a problem.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
