I read an interesting study, whats your opinion.

Grimmerick

So I was reading this study where they gave women pictures of the different weights and body types and asked them to pick the one they would most like to be like and they also gave men pictures of womens body types and asked them to pick the ones they were most attracted to. While most women chose a body type that was more boyish and thin around 110lbs , most men chose the curvier women around 140 to 150lbs. This is based on a height of 5'5. It's so weird to me that some women work so hard to become rail thin because they think it is more attractive and they actually end up being less attractive to the opposite sex. Guys whats your input on this? Ladies would you rather be very skinny or have a little oomph in your walk away?

jperrysunlover

I vote for curvy. Straight and thin is not my goal!

alexbowser

I would rather be curvy, albeit less curvy than I am now.

proverbs31chick

Wow very interesting, I most def don't want to be rail thin. I want to be thick from the waist down, I love Beyonce's shape, she's got thick thighs and hips. You got to have something to work with and bones well that doesn't work. Just my thoughts.

clw_888

This study doesn't surprise me. I fall into the same category as most of the women from it...would like to be super thin. Obviously not unhealthfully skinny but with very minimal body fat.

jennifer3998

I'd like to be thin but not super skinny. I like looking like I obviously work out. What I want most is a nice toned stomach and no muffin top - it's bikini time!

running_mom

I'd rather be curvy. It's more sexy ; )

mummum2

Give me curvy all the way, Beyonce and JO LO bodies come to me!!!

HolleeERL

I just want to wear jeans and not have my gut spill over. Don't need to stick thin...I looked like that in high school.

ket_the_jet

For the "awwwwws," I'll say that I just want a good personality.

But in reality, I would say someone healthy, of course. Not fake. I guess it is all based on proportions though.

Oh, and being interesting is a plus. And having a good personality.
-wtk

Edit: To whomever said Beyonce over Kate Moss, definitely.

b00b0084

I would love to be a size 12-14, and look healthy. I have been over weight most of my life and I have always wanted to be a plus sized model. I am 5'7'' so wearing a size 12 I will still look thin, I want to be thin, but have meat on my bones.

JanerZzz

No rail thin here, curves are more attractive...I just don't want the lumpy lumps and muffin tops and all that unpleasantry. But def Beyonce type body vs. Kate Moss. 100%

Christie422

Curvy definitely! When I see someone who is rail thin I think they look sickly. I am shooting for still having some "meat on my bones".

knittnponder

I don't want to be super skinny. I want to be shapely and have a fit looking body. One with a little muscle on it that doesn't look like I'll blow away at the first strong breeze! (Of course it would take a hurricane to blow me away at the moment!)

__flexylexi

I want to be fit, and lean. I dont know what they mean by curvy, but I am in a size 6, would like to end up in a 4/5, and would like to keep my chest. lol. I want to have visible cuts on my biceps, triceps, back etc... but I don't want people to see my ribs lol. So I guess not stick thin, just very lean -- kinda like the typical runner body... but with boobs.. lol

nill4me

Definitely curvy.

Helice

I Vote for curvy!
Altho i try desperately hard to be stick thin.

Im very close to my goal weight, with only some stubborn thigh flab to get rid of..
But i must say that as stick like as people think i am im still a very curvy woman.

My waist is currently 24 inches, but my hips are 32 inches, and my breasts are 32DD.
Which im sure puts me in the 'hourglass' body shape category.
And i have an even bigger bum, which unfortunately results in me having legs 2 dress sizes bigger than the rest of my body..

Which is the reason im on a diet...

But what im trying to say, is as some people might think im skinny.
I'd argue with anyone who said i wasn't curvy...
because i am very curvy.
im just small curvy.

But is it even possible to be small curvy naturally?
I dont no..

Honestly i still feel very fat.
But my fionce says that its because of the size of my boobs..
I don't no.

But i do no that its NOT possible to feel skinny while being curvy.

tashjs21

Definitely curvy!

I've always been curvy in a family of the "sticks" so it took me a long time to get comfortable with that.

Now that I've gained weight (during and after pregnancy) I am even more comfortable with it. I adjusted my goal to my pre-pregnancy weight instead of the "10 more pounds" that I was striving for at the time. I was perfect for my body type at that time and 10 more pounds probably would have made me look sickly.

kevanos

I don`t think women try to look good so that men think they look good; they want to look a good according to what they think looks good.

That opinion of what women think is attractive tends to be influence by media a lot and social pressure. Its a vortex. Women are influence by media, then other women are influence by those women.

StaceyL76

I want to be fit and toned - athletic looking, not rail thin. Curves are sexy, I just want my curves to come from my muscles not chub.
I have been too skinny, too fat, and athletic and out of those, I have always been happiest and felt the sexiest looking athletic.

Jenn316

When I lose weight I tend to be boyish rather than curvey. When I was younger I wanted to get fat (wish granted!) and then lose it in hopes of keeping some curves but that is just not my body type. I really want to get back down to a size 7 and not have a muffin top at all. My weight can flucuate several pounds in one day and it is very annoying. I tend to weigh myself everyday which I know I shouldn't but I am a little obsessive. LOL I carry most of my weight around my middle . Any suggestions for getting rid of my middle jiggle?

Drunkadelic

I, for one, looove my curves. I'm just trying to get a flatter tummy and thinner arms so I feel better in my own skin

TiffanyW1014

I would love to be a size 12-14, and look healthy. I have been over weight most of my life and I have always wanted to be a plus sized model. I am 5'7'' so wearing a size 12 I will still look thin, I want to be thin, but have meat on my bones.

I'm 5'8 and just got into a size 14. I still think it's to big. (for me). I was thinking like a 6 when I started but now I'm going for a 10 (i think). I want my athletic body back then i will be happy!!

Drunkadelic

I don`t think women try to look good so that men think they look good; they want to look a good according to what they think looks good.

That opinion of what women think is attractive tends to be influence by media a lot and social pressure. Its a vortex. Women are influence by media, then other women are influence by those women.

This is sooo true! I've told my bf many times that I don't really dress cute to impress him, I do it to impress other girls. Stupid, but true.

greeneyed84

I like having curves so I wouldn't slim down like that. My husband likes curves to. To me it's about being healthy & not having a lot of excess fat. Heidi Klum & Giselle Buendchen have perfect curves

JJBRAY85

Sounds like the study is spot on and you all ready have OUR opinion! Pointy shoulders, scarecrow thighs and a snake skelton back... blah... thats why i believe strenth training is SOOO important! Put some muscle over them bones and now we're talking!

amberaz

I am definetly not skinny. I don't think I will ever be skinny. My body type does not lend itself to that look. Even after losing pounds AND inches, I am still athletic looking. I would rather look strong and fit than curvy or skinny. Right now, I am trying to put on some more muscle and take off some more fat, it seems to be working and I am achieving the look that I want.

tashjs21

As a woman watching celebs in the media, I constantly hear myself say 'she needs to eat a sandwich'.

The media and Hollywood have come up with this ideal that just is NOT attractive.

Just look at some of the actresses that were acting in the 90's (like Aniston and Jolie) they were so pretty with a little meat on them...now they try to be so rail thin..it is not attractive at all. :sick:

I am a HUGE fan of Mad Men and Christina Hendricks on there is the curvy beautiful Joan. Well, there was one season where she had lost weight and her face looked awful, she was obviously MEANT to have meat on her. Luckily the next season she was back to her old self. I can only hope the producers stepped in and said...put the weight back on!

tashjs21

Jennifer--I much prefer her Then. Now her face is too pointy and manish almost.




Angelina, although still super skinny on the left she looked healthier. Now she is just waaaaaaay too bony and her head seems to big for her body. With her large features she needs the muscle there to support it.



Christina Hendricks

Beautiful full face


Not so much



Okay, I am done pick apart the celebs. :laugh:

jeffrodgers1

To be honest... For me it's about a way a person carries themselves. I have in my lifetime had partners of varying shapes and sizes... curvy, sleak, petite and voluptuous.

Sex appeal is an attitude not a measurement. :bigsmile:

myofibril

It's so weird to me that some women work so hard to become rail thin because they think it is more attractive and they actually end up being less attractive to the opposite sex. Guys whats your input on this?

I think the answer is obvious. Now, before anyone drop kicks me for saying this or puts me in a headlock this is obviously just my opinion.

It's because the prime motivation isn't to attract men. We're just not that important.

The prime motivation is to look better than other women. You ladies, not all of you but a serious amount, have this weird competition thing going on where the perception is that being slender elevates you in status above other women.

Sisters are doing it for themselves? I'm not so sure about that....