Plus size model

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  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    i want everyone to post up a picture of what "normal" is.

    Normal model or normal woman?

    I don't know. I guess I'd consider my self a "normal woman". Although I guess I'm a bit taller than average.

    5'9", 160lbs, size 8/10.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    I wouldn't say a size 12 is "obese" for most women. It isn't for me. I'm still in the healthy body fat range in a size 12. I am "bigger" than most woman (5'9" and large framed) But yes, 50% of Americans are obese, and this is the reason the average size is so high.

    No! No, no, no! I wasn't trying to say that a size 12 was obese at all. Sorry if that came out wrong.

    But I'm saying that if 50% of the population is obese, obviously "average" now is MUCH bigger than it was when 15% of the population was obese.

    Those nomenclature conventions were not invented in 2010. But I also don't think they should be updated so that we establish the new higher average as normal. Because "normal" is what you would think of as a normal healthy adult weight.

    And all of this is just from the perspective of "what things are called". Things are what they are. But what they are called . . . *shrugs*
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    I wouldn't say a size 12 is "obese" for most women. It isn't for me. I'm still in the healthy body fat range in a size 12. I am "bigger" than most woman (5'9" and large framed) But yes, 50% of Americans are obese, and this is the reason the average size is so high.

    No! No, no, no! I wasn't trying to say that a size 12 was obese at all. Sorry if that came out wrong.

    But I'm saying that if 50% of the population is obese, obviously "average" now is MUCH bigger than it was when 15% of the population was obese.

    Those nomenclature conventions were not invented in 2010. But I also don't think they should be updated so that we establish the new higher average as normal. Because "normal" is what you would think of as a normal healthy adult weight.

    And all of this is just from the perspective of "what things are called". Things are what they are. But what they are called . . . *shrugs*

    Here's what I heard: blah, blah, blah, science, science, science, bigger. And bigger is better.


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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    i want everyone to post up a picture of what "normal" is.

    The confusion seems to lie in the difference in interpretation between the word "average" which really just means the median size of all people in a group, and "healthy weight" which would be within the normal range of BMI and body fat %. Normal conditions right now in the US are that a large portion of citizens are in the range that would be considered above the high end of normal, so this pulls the "average" range to a higher number.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    so post what you consider average
  • tomsarahzoey
    tomsarahzoey Posts: 4
    This makes me feel huge! What is this world coming to?!?
  • GingerJenX3
    GingerJenX3 Posts: 419
    Well whatever they call it ....she's a stunner!
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Who cares what anyone else thinks? Ladies be happy with what God gave you. Be thankful your not getting chemotherapy treatments and can't eat. Just STOP this insanity. Love your body- after all it is the only one you have. Embrace your curves if you have them. As long as you get some form of physical exercise a few days a week and eat healthy 80% of the time live your life. Don't let society dictate how you should look and feel.
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    She looks good.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    so post what you consider average

    If we are to consider the current size of most women in America, the average seems to be a size 12-14, with body fat in the 30-35% range. There are outliers, of course, but if you were to graph it based on what current statistics are, you'd have a graph where the majority of women ended up in those ranges.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    so post what you consider average

    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/bodymeas.htm

    5' 3.8"
    166lbs


    http://www.mybodygallery.com/photos-19847-body-shape.htm?StartAt=88#.UtWdBrQZvmg

    http://www.mybodygallery.com/search.html?gender=female&height=163&age=30&weight=77&pantSize=any&shirtSize=any&bodytype=




    What point exactly are you trying to make?
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Ladies be happy with what God gave you.

    thats not how ladies work
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Ladies be happy with what God gave you.

    thats not how ladies work
    I'm happy with what I have. That's how I work.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member


    What point exactly are you trying to make?

    that everyone has there own skewed version of what average is. and it normally is a direct reflection of what they see in the mirror.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Ladies be happy with what God gave you.

    thats not how ladies work
    I'm happy with what I have. That's how I work.

    i guess you're not on myfitnesspal trying to change?
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Ladies be happy with what God gave you.

    thats not how ladies work
    I'm happy with what I have. That's how I work.

    i guess you're not on myfitnesspal trying to change?
    Nope. I'm on MFP trying to maintain what I have right now.
  • KrazyDaizy
    KrazyDaizy Posts: 815 Member
    so post what you consider average
    I am average size, I think. My pics are in my profile. Of course, "average" is different to everyone. I'm considered little to some people and large to others. Meh, whatever, to each their own.

    I'll PM you my REALLY average pics. :wink:
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Ladies be happy with what God gave you.

    thats not how ladies work
    I'm happy with what I have. That's how I work.

    i guess you're not on myfitnesspal trying to change?

    I'm relatively happy with what I have. I'm just here to make slight improvements (which is why it's so hard to stay motivated).
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    so post what you consider average
    I am average size, I think. My pics are in my profile. Of course, "average" is different to everyone. I'm considered little to some people and large to others. Meh, whatever, to each their own.

    exactly!!!!
    I'll PM you my REALLY average pics. :wink:

    i have no problem with this at all.
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    She has boobs. That makes her plus sized. Stupid.

    Who reads cosmo? Oh...young girls do. Great.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member

    I'm relatively happy with what I have. I'm just here to make slight improvements (which is why it's so hard to stay motivated).

    i don't understand that last part. why is it so hard?
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member


    What point exactly are you trying to make?

    that everyone has there own skewed version of what average is. and it normally is a direct reflection of what they see in the mirror.

    "Average" is a statistic. Maybe more people don't realize it but I do. I know that I am slightly better than the statistical average based on the hard numbers. I am 5" taller than average and 6lbs lighter. I feel I am "normal" because I'm within a healthy body fat percentage I guess.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member

    I'm relatively happy with what I have. I'm just here to make slight improvements (which is why it's so hard to stay motivated).

    i don't understand that last part. why is it so hard?

    I don't know. Maybe if I were more unhappy with my body I could stick with a calorie deficit for longer. I was able to do it after the birth of my children when I was pretty unhappy with myself. I've been trying to make the same "slight improvements" for 2 years. I still work out because I enjoy it, and for the health benefits, it's just the eating part I have problems with.
  • dannatona
    dannatona Posts: 101 Member
    This model actually has LOST weight since getting more famous in the industry. I'm pretty sure she used to be a size 14-16 and in that photo she is a size 10. She's 6ft2, so being a size 10 on that tall of a frame makes her look even smaller. I don't think she looks plus size at all, and if you ask me Cosmo just put that on their Facebook to get more media attention...
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    She has boobs. That makes her plus sized. Stupid.

    Who reads cosmo? Oh...young girls do. Great.

    Um, I have boobs, and I'm nowhere near plus sized.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member


    I don't know. Maybe if I were more unhappy with my body I could stick with a calorie deficit for longer. I was able to do it after the birth of my children when I was pretty unhappy with myself. I've been trying to make the same "slight improvements" for 2 years. I still work out because I enjoy it, and for the health benefits, it's just the eating part I have problems with.

    wow. that is kinda sad.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member


    I don't know. Maybe if I were more unhappy with my body I could stick with a calorie deficit for longer. I was able to do it after the birth of my children when I was pretty unhappy with myself. I've been trying to make the same "slight improvements" for 2 years. I still work out because I enjoy it, and for the health benefits, it's just the eating part I have problems with.

    wow. that is kinda sad.

    Why? There are plenty of people who have a hard time with motivation. Deficits suck. The only reason I have for losing weight at this point in vanity.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Am I the only one bothered by how much her bikini top doesn't even GO with her bottoms?

    *twitches*
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    She's got the physique that I'm after, that's for sure! Except on my 5'7" frame (she's 6'2").

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  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    :noway:

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