How big is 'fat'?

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  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
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    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    You're charming, brah. I jiggle. I'm not fat.
  • snoopytwins
    snoopytwins Posts: 1,759 Member
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    If I can slap the leg and ride the wave in.

    Ok...this made me laugh and laugh.

    For me, I'm fat when my body fat percentage is too high or my clothes don't fit right.
  • jess6742
    jess6742 Posts: 146
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    This is definitely different for everyone. A lot of my friends are bigger than I am but I don't consider them fat. They look great how they are. They carry their weight well. They look like they belong at that weight. I consider myself fat because I am carrying excess fat/weight that shouldn't be there.
  • PeanutButterLuver
    PeanutButterLuver Posts: 910
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    I consider myself fat. I have a big ol badonkadonk. :(
  • amirahdaboss
    amirahdaboss Posts: 921 Member
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    i consider myself fat when...lets face it, i always consider myself fat
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
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    I consider myself fat. I have a big ol badonkadonk. :(

    Pics or GTFO.







    Oh. Wait. :frown:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    It's a relative term.

    This. I'm 5'3 and I consider myself fat when I'm above 140. If I had more muscle and less fat at that weight it would be a different story. Just as someone who carries their weight differently than me might look slender and fit at 150.

    Definitely relative! I'm 5'4" and my *goal* weight is 170.
  • crisb2
    crisb2 Posts: 329 Member
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    Considering all diff body types, heights, lean body mass and all that, i think:

    BMI and BF% are a fair gauge of "fat".
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,449 Member
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    Everyone has a different definition. But it really doesn't matter. It doesn't make you a terrible person because you consider yourself fat or other people do.

    1. Can you do the things you need to do physically (or do you have a plan to get there)
    2. Are you healthy (or working with your doctor to improve your health as needed?)
    3. Do you eat well (with lots of produce)?
    4. Do you get regular activity?

    If so, great! You are on the path to longevity, no matter what your BMI is.
  • jaecamp1
    jaecamp1 Posts: 120 Member
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    Do you have different standards for what you consider fat for yourself as opposed to others?

    I still consider myself "fat" even though I'm now in normal sizes and really wouldn't look at someone else in this size and see them that way.
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
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    It's a relative term.

    Exactly...the standards will vary.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
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    Five Levels of Fatness. Reason why I say "Used to say" is because now there are six! Uh-huh, I met the new one in Las Cruces. The original five levels are Big, Healthy, Husky, Fluffy, and DAMN! People ask, "What could be bigger than DAMN!" The new level's called "OH HELL NO!" What's the difference? You're still willing to work with level five.--Gabriel Iglesias
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
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    For males 16% and above. Fat boy status. Chicks, it depends on where the fat goes :wink:
  • Mitzki5
    Mitzki5 Posts: 482 Member
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    It depends.....When I played football in H.S. I weighed 225 at 5'10" and was not fat. Ten years later same height and weight, I was fat. Pant and shirt size was larger than when I was younger but still same weight. Difference is, the body fat percentage.
  • sjanejack
    sjanejack Posts: 158
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    I think that for someone to be fat they have to be obese.
    My BMI is around 30.2 and it is smaller than it was, but it is still obese.
    I have felt like I am fat for a while, but I don't judge other people for how they look, weight or height wise.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
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    Well, I am fat at 6'0" 310lbs.
  • gzus7freek
    gzus7freek Posts: 494 Member
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    When you look like this........

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  • marleniap
    marleniap Posts: 120 Member
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    when your thighs rub together and your belly hang like the suit eddie murphy wore on the movie "Bigmama's House."
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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    "the rule is, you can't look hilarious on this motor-scooter"

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