Who cares about being a size 0?
notgivingup2012
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I read on MSN some info on Marilyn Monroe and from what I read idk if this is 100% true but she ranged from a size 10 to a size 16 at her highest. But mostley stayed around a 10-12 size. If she were here today she would probably be in the tabloids and called fat like Adele is called because she didn't weigh 105 lbs like actresses today do. I wanted to share this info because I think sometimes we beat ourselves up for maybe not reaching our goal weight. But we should tell ourselves who cares what Hollywood calls "beautiful." I don't care if im not a size 0-2 because Marilyn Monroe wasn't that size either.
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I agree, and I believe Marilyn oscillated between a 10 and a 16, and at the height of her career was a 12.
We need to learn to love ourselves for everything we are and just keep working out and becoming healthier people. I believe with time the size/shape and weight of our bodies will change, and because it is gradual it will be a more permanent and lasting change as well. :flowerforyou:0 -
That's so true!
I also think it's interesting to see how many slightly overweight girls get lots of guys. They show that beauty and attraction rely on so many more things than body size.0 -
You have to remember sizes were a lot smaller then...what was a 12 back then is probably an 8 now. I read an article about an estate sale for some of her clothing...and people were surprised at just how tiny they actually were.0
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You have to remember sizes were a lot smaller then...what was a 12 back then is probably an 8 now. I read an article about an estate sale for some of her clothing...and people were surprised at just how tiny they actually were.
I have always been confused about her also I saw a pic once with her measurements and they were fairly small number I remember thinking some of her measurements were the same as mine0 -
I'd LOVE to be a size 0, to be perfectly honest. I've never been in that size, so it would be nice to know I could.0
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I don't care what the size is when I get to my final goal.. I just want to look heathy, with the proper curves of a woman, and not look gaunt and anorexic. How many of those size 0 - 2 celebs really look healthy? I think they look ill.0
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Okay, Marilyn was those sizes back then. Her sizes compared to today would range from a 0-6.0
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I don't care what the size is when I get to my final goal.. I just want to look heathy, with the proper curves of a woman, and not look gaunt and anorexic. How many of those size 0 - 2 celebs really look healthy? I think they look ill.
Don't start with the skinny bashing now...0 -
I think you're right about the sizes being smaller then, and she would have been a 14 (uk size). She had a lovely figure. But I'd never want to be below the size my body should be. I'm not sure what size that is, but I vaguely being my ideal weight at a size 12 (bottom) and 14 top) which is a fine enough goal for me now. I've known men who have loved me being that size 12, and men who thought I was skinny and preferred me at a 14. But the one's that really love me for me.... love me not my size. I'm a 16 bottom and 18 top (due to a generous bust, but am aiming for my size 12 bottom and 14 top again.That would be achievement enough. :bigsmile:0
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I don't care what the size is when I get to my final goal.. I just want to look heathy, with the proper curves of a woman, and not look gaunt and anorexic. How many of those size 0 - 2 celebs really look healthy? I think they look ill.
I agree with you!! I would rather be curvey with a healthy BMI. I think with my bone structure I would look very ill at 115 lbs.0 -
I agree but you have to realize that sizes back in the 50's are different from the sizes of today:
"Her measurements were recorded by her dressmaker as 36-23-37 and sometimes fluctuated between that and 36-24-37".
Clothing sizes irritate me!!!!! Why can't clothing be labeled for the size it is and not a random number!!0 -
she was a 10 to 16 in HER DAY, which is like a 6 to 10 in modern sizing.0
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Don't start with the skinny bashing now...
Not skinny bashing, calling it like it is.
real woman are not sticks.0 -
I have no desire at all to be a size 0. When I was sick a few years back and size 2, I was miserable and weak. So much happier being an 8!
And I am not skinny bashing as I was skinny and fine with it most of my life, just not for me now that I'm 40 and had three kids.
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:flowerforyou:
Don't start with the skinny bashing now...
lol.. it wasn't meant as skinny bashing. That's just my honest opinion. Sorry if I offended.0 -
she was a 10 to 16 in HER DAY, which is an 8 to 12 in modern sizing.
Very true,
but with that being said, she'd probably still be in the tabloids for being fat now-a-days.0 -
Actually it totally is skinny bashing. So if "real women are not sticks" then are large people not real women then? Oh please, enlighten me with your definition of a "real woman."0 -
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I wouldn't ever want too be a size 0 I want to be a 14 that too me is the perfect size!0
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Actually it totally is skinny bashing. So if "real women are not sticks" then are large people not real women then? Oh please, enlighten me with your definition of a "real woman."
Thank you. I am a size 3 and can squeeze into a 1. A little more fall loss around my thighs and I could be in a size zero.
Try and tell me I am not healthy.0 -
I agree, she was beautiful and was never stick thin but not fat either. She looked healthy and that is what should matter.0
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Actually it totally is skinny bashing. So if "real women are not sticks" then are large people not real women then? Oh please, enlighten me with your definition of a "real woman."
i HATE hearing/reading "real women have curves".
i have very small breasts. does that make me not a woman?0 -
And I'm not an f-ing stick.0 -
Real women have a vagina, and come in all shapes and sizes.0 -
I think if I was just bone I still wouldn't fit into a zero!! 0 -
Real women come in all sizes. Not everyone is built with curves.0 -
breathe and relax people.
this is the internet.
Don't like what someone posts, turn the pc off and go back to real life.
Sheesh
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I may be wrong, but I presumed she was a UK size 10-12, so an american size 6-8? xx0
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Okay, Marilyn was those sizes back then. Her sizes compared to today would range from a 0-6.
So true. The sizes are way different. When I was 20, I wore a size 10 and I was 5'6 and 120 pounds. I am now 60, if I was 120 pounds, I would be a 4. Marilyn was not even close to fat. I am obsessed with her and no one was ever that beautiful!!!0 -
breathe and relax people.
this is the internet.
Don't like what someone posts, turn the pc off and go back to real life.
Sheesh
I love how you chose not to respond to my question. And when I don't like what someone says, I have a conversation about it. This is called life.0
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