Is curvy the same thing as fat?

BooBoo1264

Curvy means you're a sexy hourglass

pawnstarNate

My definition:

Fat Women.......


Curvy Woman....

DashDeV

What an excellent question.

sewerchick93

curvy is a woman who has an hour glass figure (meaning the hip and bust are almost of equal size with a narrow waist).

just_Jennie1

Problem is, a lot of fat women say they are "curvy". Sorry, rolls aren't curves.

I agree.

My husband and I had this discussion just recently and there is a big difference between 'curves' and just plain fat and I don't consider someone who has rolls to be "curvy" either.

Alex_is_Hawks

My definition:

Fat Women.......


Curvy Woman....

I can't unsee that....


THANKS.....(no not really)

Cranquistador

:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:

this again?

Why care about labels?

Does it matter?

raaraa17

No.

Curvy women go in and out in all the right places.

Fat is just, erm, fat!

VeganLexi

No.

Curvy women go in and out in all the right places.

Fat is just, erm, fat!

Correct!

RhonndaJ

I do not consider curvy to be a synonym as fat, but I do believe that some fat people can be described as being curvy.

When I was much thinner I had been defined as curvy, having large breasts and wide hips and a disproportionately small waist.

I still have those things, but an awful lot of fat with it. Logically this says to me that I am both fat and curvy.

Sexy now, that's a state of mind.

RebeccaHite

My measurements are 34-25-38 and people call me curvy. And since curvy is just a nicer synonym for fat, did they really mean I was fat? I'm so confused with the difference between curvy vs. fat. What do you classify as "curvy"?

Where you are bigger in areas just means more muscle there....""Fat evens out all over your body where you appear bigger is just more muscle mass underneath "

Espressocycle

Curvy is when the fat goes to all the right places - Boobs, hip, *kitten*. Fat is when it goes to belly, thighs and face.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

Words have a way of meaning different things to different people.

mmouse90

When men use the word, its meant positively (correctly, bcuz they wouldnt call a fat woman just curvy), when women use it they just mean fat (they are trying to be nice). My experience

I agree with this! Any my measurements are similar to OP's, hips are 41" though....from all the kids I guess :-)

About the same measurements for me however I have 41" hips without the kids......

rml_16

My measurements are 34-25-38 and people call me curvy. And since curvy is just a nicer synonym for fat, did they really mean I was fat? I'm so confused with the difference between curvy vs. fat. What do you classify as "curvy"?

Where you are bigger in areas just means more muscle there....""Fat evens out all over your body where you appear bigger is just more muscle mass underneath "

:huh:

adamalle

Totally different!

Fat:



Curvy:

lorenzovonmatterhorn7549

You can have curves and be fit at the same time. Look at Salma Hayek

RozayJones

There is a difference between curvy and fat - I loved being able to say I am curvy sadly that changed and now I am fat. Big difference!

UpEarly

You have a 25 inch waist - you are not fat! :-)

fbmandy55

This annoys me. They are not the same and curves is abused about as much as starvation mode.

I saw a girl post in a thread last week, that she and her boyfriend both liked her 'curves' and did not want her to lose too much. I assume her definition of curves involves being round, as her body had no actual curves but mostly fat that gave her the shape of a beach ball.

lucystacy71

I actually think of myself more as curvy when I'm slimmer. It's not that I don't still have curves since I have a definite waist that smaller than the rest of me, but I'm more lumpy than curvy now. I'm working towards the curvy.

maddogg82

When men use the word, its meant positively (correctly, bcuz they wouldnt call a fat woman just curvy), when women use it they just mean fat (they are trying to be nice). My experience

YES!!!!! I BELIEVE this is TRUE

alisonlynn1976

I think that curvy should refer to a shape, not a size, but it is often used as a euphemism for fat regardless of shape.

FitCurves444

It depends who you're talking to, I guess.

I know that some "larger" women have used the word "curvy" to describe themselves, but it is not becuase they are "fat" but because they truly are "curvy".

To me (and I think most people) "curvy" means that instead of being shapeless-skinny (or round-fat for others), you have a feminine figure.

How can you be fat if you're stomach is FLAT and have a 25 in waist... sounds more like you're bragging than confused....

pastryari

I didn't think curvy equated to fat until I came to MFP.

vanillacoffee

When men use the word, its meant positively (correctly, bcuz they wouldnt call a fat woman just curvy), when women use it they just mean fat (they are trying to be nice). My experience

This. I think that it is different but it is used as a euphemism to be the same.

ChristineinMA

I think curvy means a very defined waist. Curvy girls can be thin or chubby or anywhere in between, but being round does not make one curvy.

I agree - most of the models who resemble adolescent boys - are not fat and they are not curvy. What happened to Mae West and Marilyn Monroe types? :-)

Cadori

My measurements are 34-25-38 and people call me curvy. And since curvy is just a nicer synonym for fat, did they really mean I was fat? I'm so confused with the difference between curvy vs. fat. What do you classify as "curvy"?

Where you are bigger in areas just means more muscle there....""Fat evens out all over your body where you appear bigger is just more muscle mass underneath "

lol wut?

KANGOOJUMPS

um, no.
duh.

JenniBaby85

I'm a healthy weight, and fit, and still have my womanly curves. Not fat!