At what point does weight become unattractive?

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  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
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    Sorry but I think the original post was correct. Obesity is not healthy. There is no way you can eat right and exercise and be fat, yet healthy. Maybe you are accepting and feel like you are contect with your weight and life style, but medically speaking, there is no healthy in being obese.
    The original post also specified 'overweight', which is an entirely different medical classification than 'obese', hence people coming in and saying that they're overweight and healthy. Likewise, overweight=/=unhealthy just as thin=/=healthy.

    As for me, it really depends on the person. Beauty is an inside and outside thing and unless they got the personality to match, I'm out. Initial attraction however, I will admit that I tend to be attracted to an 18 and below. I think. It's really hard to say what a person's pant size is just by looking at them.
  • cubbies77
    cubbies77 Posts: 607 Member
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    Marilyn Monroe was a UK size 16. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

    No, she wasn't. Using her dressmaker's measurements against modern sizes, she was a size 8. This is a common misconception due to the way sizes have changed over the years.
  • AQ3107
    AQ3107 Posts: 81 Member
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    I am 5'4 and 110 pounds. I look extremely thin and I am currently trying to gain weight.
    If I eat less than 2500-3000 calories a day, I start dropping weight like crazy and start looking extremely ill, malnourished and ugly.
    So many people in the past have told me that when I get to around 7 stones, I look like either a junkie or someone who is terminally ill.

    To answer the question directly - weight becomes unattractive when someone starts looking ill.
    That's my personal experience.
  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
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    These topics always make me laugh.

    Who dictates what 'attractive' is? The answer is nobody. Generally speaking, I've found that people who like to put down others based purely on their looks, are generally people who are rather insecure themselves and attempt to bolster their confidence by take pot-shots at those they perceive to be 'lesser' than them.

    Well I'm officially a 'fat bird' and have been all my adult life. I can state two things for a fact:

    1. I've never had any problems finding men who find me attractive
    and
    2. I don't give a damn if other people find me unattractive as long as they're polite. If they aren't polite and feel it's their right to pass comment about the way I look then I'm more than happy to correct them with a knee in the gonads.
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
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    I am consantly amazed at the variety of human shapes and sizes. People wear their fat in so many different ways. So it would be hard to put a size on unattractive but I guess it's like porn-- you knows it when you sees it.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    Could be 10 lbs overweight, could be 50....its all in the eye of the beholder....
  • technicalman
    technicalman Posts: 23 Member
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    When you need help to get your shoes on. When you need tools to clean yourself in the bathroom. When you're unable to go to the department store and pick your size in clothes. They don't have it. You have just reached ugly.

    Get busy living or get busy dying. Time to get a beefed up bike and start using MFP. That's what i did.
  • HerBravado
    HerBravado Posts: 392 Member
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    Why are so many people so sensitive about the thiought that somebody MIGHT find a particular weight unattractive? The op asked for opinions.

    Because it's impossible to tell--
    everyone wears their weight differently,
    & not all guys & girls think the same. :/
    It's our own opinion that counts.
    If someone bases their happiness on someone else's perception of what we SHOULD look like,
    we'd never be happy.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
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    Marilyn Monroe was a UK size 16. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

    She was an American size 16 (UK 12) and that was wildly different from the vanity sizing of today 37-23-37 is approx a UK 8 today
    Exactly this. Her measurements would have put her in a US 4 or 6 by today's standards.
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
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    For me, at 5'1, being a size 8-10 means I'm at my absolute limit for curvy-sexy. And that would be unattractive in a swimsuit. I don't know about other women, though.

    For me, a man's weight is unattractive when he's soft and doughy all over, and/or has breasts.
  • Connie1979
    Connie1979 Posts: 77 Member
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    It becomes a problem when the person with in themselves feel its no longer attractive. We should never live our lives based on other peoples standards of what we should or shouldn't be...me I'm not happy with my weight so I'm doing something about it, but who am I to say that someone heavier shouldn't be proud of the way they look?

    Live and let live is what I always say
  • usernameMAMA
    usernameMAMA Posts: 681 Member
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    For me it is about how you carry your weight but I have been told that I am dumb because I can find scars, stretchmarks or wrinkles as sexy. I like things that make women unique so I am not sure how much I helped.

    I like a person with a little personality in their features too! I find Adrian Brody and Owen Wilson much more attractive than Brad Pitt.
  • panano
    panano Posts: 62 Member
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    overweight people do not eat right or exercise, therefore they are not. [healthy]

    Well there's a bunch of crap. I'm overweight, eat well and exercise a lot. I'm very healthy.

    And there are lots of people that are attracted to a person regardless of their weight.

    I don't think that's what she meant. Most women/men that are overweight are not taking any means to change it. Most people that are overweight don't exercise, or eat right. It was not meant to be offensive. Obviously, if we're on this site, we're taking steps to lose weight and eat right and be healthy.
    And on the contrary, I had a boyfriend who would constantly tell me "don't lose weight, or do, it doesn't matter, I still love you either way" - but after talking with his best friend(s) after*** we broke up, that was NOT his train of thought at all. Lets face it, most men are extremely shallow and can't get past a woman's size.
    However I personally believe that no one has the right to dictate what is or isn't beautiful... there are some people you don't find attractive and their are some that you do. But that doesn't mean that person is completely unattractive to someone else.

    The point is, everyone is beautiful to someone. Just because a guy was being a prick about your weight doesn't mean someone else doesn't find you completely breathtaking.
  • usernameMAMA
    usernameMAMA Posts: 681 Member
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    The moderators care. You might want to view the forum guidelines.


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    This is a bit of a stretch
  • vikkistarr89
    vikkistarr89 Posts: 122 Member
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    Why are so many people so sensitive about the thiought that somebody MIGHT find a particular weight unattractive? The op asked for opinions. And I love how people like to throw around Marilyn Monroes dress size yet they never mention her measurements. It was 36-23-36 with only slight fluctuations.


    People should chill out! When I asked for opinions, that was all i wanted, based on a conversation I had the other night.

    I agree with the whole confidence thing, and i also agree with its whats on the inside. BUT, when it comes down to it, people look for a mate based on attractiveness. You HAVE to be attracted to the person you're with to a certain extent, and if i cant ask what people think on here then where else can I. It's not a personal attack on overweight people?!
  • vikkistarr89
    vikkistarr89 Posts: 122 Member
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    The moderators care. You might want to view the forum guidelines.


    4. Show Respect to All Groups and Individuals

    No derogatory references to sex, gender, weight, body-type, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, or endorsement of violence against any person or group, even if couched in humor, will be permitted. This includes expressing stereotypes about any group or community.

    This is a bit of a stretch

    Who exactly am I disrespecting?
  • Marie_25
    Marie_25 Posts: 67 Member
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    I pointed out to him that I was a size 10-12 (US Size 8-10) (I'm 5'4') and he looked me up and down, grimaced (haha), and then said 'Well.... i'd say you were borderline'.

    Anyway, I am interest to find out *honest* opinions, at what point does your size make you unattractive?

    More importantly, at what point does being a complete and insufferable *kitten* make someone unattractive?


    Couldn't agree more!! With friends like that who needs an enemy!!
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
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    How much do you weigh?
  • vikkistarr89
    vikkistarr89 Posts: 122 Member
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    Why are so many people so sensitive about the thiought that somebody MIGHT find a particular weight unattractive? The op asked for opinions. And I love how people like to throw around Marilyn Monroes dress size yet they never mention her measurements. It was 36-23-36 with only slight fluctuations.


    People should chill out! When I asked for opinions, that was all i wanted, based on a conversation I had the other night.

    I agree with the whole confidence thing, and i also agree with its whats on the inside. BUT, when it comes down to it, people look for a mate based on attractiveness. You HAVE to be attracted to the person you're with to a certain extent, and if i cant ask what people think on here then where else can I. It's not a personal attack on overweight people?!

    And by the way, my BMI is 25.7, which TECHNICALLY, makes me overweight too.
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
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    Why are so many people so sensitive about the thiought that somebody MIGHT find a particular weight unattractive? The op asked for opinions. And I love how people like to throw around Marilyn Monroes dress size yet they never mention her measurements. It was 36-23-36 with only slight fluctuations.


    People should chill out! When I asked for opinions, that was all i wanted, based on a conversation I had the other night.

    I agree with the whole confidence thing, and i also agree with its whats on the inside. BUT, when it comes down to it, people look for a mate based on attractiveness. You HAVE to be attracted to the person you're with to a certain extent, and if i cant ask what people think on here then where else can I. It's not a personal attack on overweight people?!

    I think deep down you must know the answer... that it is all a matter of personal taste and preference. Some people like tall people, some like short, some like large and some like slim...it isn't rocket science...surely.

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