"The Perfect Girl" -- in 1912

trophywife24 · December 2012

OP, you see what you started.
Go to your room!!!

LMAO!

I don't think the OP should be blamed. OP started a nice thread. Its the other women who started bashing on ... other women?

Women are horrid to each other. Horrid.

Sarauk2sf · December 2012

I don't know what her BF% was, but 5'7" and 171lb would put her at a BMI of 26.8 which is overweight. I don't know why everyone is jumping on me about this. 26.8 is overweight.

Yes, it says it in the article. And you know full well that the BMI does not give the full story, as you said, you do not know what her BF% is, plus you were less than complimentary about her measurements, not her weight.

oregonzoo · December 2012

*sigh*. So we have already had someone with very 'normal' measurements insulted and more slender 'less curvy' women insulted - and that's on the first page.

I am a sad sad lonely man who thinks any woman with a pulse and a hole is desirable (bonus points for multiple holes!)

Oh, you!

oregonzoo · December 2012

Oh god. I was actually interested in this article but now I'm irritated because of some of the comments people have made. Seriously, I'm getting so tired of constantly seeing this fat girl vs. skinny girl argument on here. No one is better or more woman than anyone else because of their body type. End of story!

I've seen some really dumb conversations on MFP. But the skinny vs fat is the by far the dumbest. People need to be what they want to be to be happy and healthy.
And from there, zip it.

You don't see men tearing eachother down this way.

BarackMeLikeAHurricane · December 2012

I don't know what her BF% was, but 5'7" and 171lb would put her at a BMI of 26.8 which is overweight. I don't know why everyone is jumping on me about this. 26.8 is overweight.

Yes, it says it in the article. And you know full well that the BMI does not give the full story, as you said, you do not know what her BF% is, plus you were less than complimentary about her measurements, not her weight.

Her large measurements are a result of being overweight. This article just seems like "fat acceptance" to me and most of the people in this thread seem to think that you can't be a "real woman" without endangering your health by being overweight.

BarackMeLikeAHurricane · December 2012

Oh god. I was actually interested in this article but now I'm irritated because of some of the comments people have made. Seriously, I'm getting so tired of constantly seeing this fat girl vs. skinny girl argument on here. No one is better or more woman than anyone else because of their body type. End of story!

I've seen some really dumb conversations on MFP. But the skinny vs fat is the by far the dumbest. People need to be what they want to be to be happy and healthy.
And from there, zip it.

You don't see men tearing eachother down this way.

Healthy is the key word here

firstsip · December 2012

I don't know what her BF% was, but 5'7" and 171lb would put her at a BMI of 26.8 which is overweight. I don't know why everyone is jumping on me about this. 26.8 is overweight.

Yes, it says it in the article. And you know full well that the BMI does not give the full story, as you said, you do not know what her BF% is, plus you were less than complimentary about her measurements, not her weight.

Her large measurements are a result of being overweight. This article just seems like "fat acceptance" to me and most of the people in this thread seem to think that you can't be a "real woman" without endangering your health by being overweight.

Seeing as how her hip/waist ratio, her waist measurement, and her waist/height ratio all pinpoint her as being healthy, BMI is notoriously controversial as an indication of healthy weight, let alone health, and you lamented your 32" hips (boy, my 36" hips when I was 95 lbs at 5'6" during my hardcore anorexic days must have been huge to you)...

I think you need to reevaluate your perspective on health.

And no, like... two women made the "toothpick" vs. "real woman" arguments, and the majority of the rest of this thread ridiculed that sentiment.

SyntonicGarden · December 2012

She eats but three meals every 2 days and almost always goes without breakfast...Her favorite food is beefsteak....She has never taken a drink of tea or coffee...She says she has never been ill and doesn't know what fear is....

What what what?? Three meals every 2 days and goes without breakfast?? WHAT was she eating that she maintained 171 lbs if she was only eating 1.5 meals a day? Handfuls of pebbles and small flat stones? Were her meals 3 hours long?

And even if it was true, how was her weight distributed? Is the first number her under bust or her overall bust? How much of it was muscle mass to have those stats? If she was muscular, wouldn't that mean she was more active, thus burning more, so she'd have to eat more?

I would LOVE to believe this story, but something doesn't seem right.

ebr250 · December 2012

To move away from the less friendly line of conversation here, I really enjoyed the part of the article where the "Perfect Girl" talks about women getting over fear. I agree that fear holds a lot of women back and many would be much happier if they learned to conquer it. Women and women's rights have come a long way thanks to women like the one in this article, but we still have a lot of work to do and part of it is learning to conquer fear!

Victoria2448 · December 2012

Forget the measurements I was shocked she ate so little.

I'm thinking her measurements and weight at 5'7" were just fine. I started with similiar measurements...although my chest was much

larger and waist was a bit smaller...but I am only 5'2". I think I was fairly desirable at that size...

Why are people so judgmental? We are all on different journeys and our destinations are not the same. Just support one another!

arrexu · December 2012

She eats but three meals every 2 days and almost always goes without breakfast...Her favorite food is beefsteak....She has never taken a drink of tea or coffee...She says she has never been ill and doesn't know what fear is....

What what what?? Three meals every 2 days and goes without breakfast?? WHAT was she eating that she maintained 171 lbs if she was only eating 1.5 meals a day? Handfuls of pebbles and small flat stones? Were her meals 3 hours long?

And even if it was true, how was her weight distributed? Is the first number her under bust or her overall bust? How much of it was muscle mass to have those stats? If she was muscular, wouldn't that mean she was more active, thus burning more, so she'd have to eat more?

I would LOVE to believe this story, but something doesn't seem right.

^^ This, thank you for summing up what my thoughts were exactly! Eating 3 meals every 2 days is not healthy!

Sarauk2sf · December 2012

She eats but three meals every 2 days and almost always goes without breakfast...Her favorite food is beefsteak....She has never taken a drink of tea or coffee...She says she has never been ill and doesn't know what fear is....

What what what?? Three meals every 2 days and goes without breakfast?? WHAT was she eating that she maintained 171 lbs if she was only eating 1.5 meals a day? Handfuls of pebbles and small flat stones? Were her meals 3 hours long?

And even if it was true, how was her weight distributed? Is the first number her under bust or her overall bust? How much of it was muscle mass to have those stats? If she was muscular, wouldn't that mean she was more active, thus burning more, so she'd have to eat more?

I would LOVE to believe this story, but something doesn't seem right.

^^ This, thank you for summing up what my thoughts were exactly! Eating 3 meals every 2 days is not healthy!

Why is it not healthy? Seemed to work for her. Also, google IF.

Sarauk2sf · December 2012

I don't know what her BF% was, but 5'7" and 171lb would put her at a BMI of 26.8 which is overweight. I don't know why everyone is jumping on me about this. 26.8 is overweight.

Yes, it says it in the article. And you know full well that the BMI does not give the full story, as you said, you do not know what her BF% is, plus you were less than complimentary about her measurements, not her weight.

Her large measurements are a result of being overweight. This article just seems like "fat acceptance" to me and most of the people in this thread seem to think that you can't be a "real woman" without endangering your health by being overweight.

You are missing the point of why people were annoyed with your comment. Also, my measurements are very similar at 36 28 39. I have a 20% body fat. You are making assumptions.

chocl8girl · December 2012

chocl8girl · December 2012

*sigh*. So we have already had someone with very 'normal' measurements insulted and more slender 'less curvy' women insulted - and that's on the first page.

I am a sad sad lonely man who thinks any woman with a pulse and a hole is desirable (bonus points for multiple holes!)

Hi.

PetulantOne · December 2012

this is an from an era where thinness was actually frowned upon.

here's another link that might interest people:

http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php/2009/04/22/vintage-weight-gain-advertisements/

I've seen these ads before. Funny how things change. But the only thing I ever take from any of this type of stuff, is how sad it is that women are always striving to look like someone else. I try to make looking good a bonus. My main priorities are strength and stamina. Everything else is secondary..