How big is 'fat'?

Nirvana16
Nirvana16 Posts: 88
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What weight/height proportion do you consider 'fat'?
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  • KarlaH9801
    KarlaH9801 Posts: 362 Member
    For me, myself, and I, "fat" came when I started wearing 'plus size' clothing. I am 5'4", and when I was 120, you could see hip bones, ribs, and vertebre. When I was 170 (obese, technically), I had a bangin' bod. Super hourglass. It all depends on personal perspective.
  • fishnbrah
    fishnbrah Posts: 550
    if you jiggle, youre fat.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    Well crap. I must be fat, I jiggle up top for sure.


    Fat is, I think, a term based on personal views. There's not an 'official' view or measurement or ratio for fat, as far as I know. Overweight or Obese would be more technical terms, and thus definable.
  • apatheticsloth
    apatheticsloth Posts: 47
    It's a relative term.
  • fishnbrah
    fishnbrah Posts: 550
    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    Well crap. I must be fat, I jiggle up top for sure.


    Fat is, I think, a term based on personal views. There's not an 'official' view or measurement or ratio for fat, as far as I know. Overweight or Obese would be more technical terms, and thus definable.

    ill be the judge of that, pm me vid of you jumping on trampoline to verify
  • TheRealOrson
    TheRealOrson Posts: 1,415 Member
    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    Well crap. I must be fat, I jiggle up top for sure.


    Fat is, I think, a term based on personal views. There's not an 'official' view or measurement or ratio for fat, as far as I know. Overweight or Obese would be more technical terms, and thus definable.

    ill be the judge of that, pm me vid of you jumping on trampoline to verify


    This lean SOB knows what's up.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    I don't think you can escape body fat %
  • TheRealOrson
    TheRealOrson Posts: 1,415 Member
    Hey ReganTaxi!!!

    ;P
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Hey ReganTaxi!!!

    ;P

    Hey TheFakeWells :flowerforyou:
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    BMI over 24,9 is fat (except for athletes).
  • 0xbalthamosx0
    0xbalthamosx0 Posts: 154 Member
    Personally to me, it was when I could feel " Two stomachs " As I liked to call them, the fat rolls... Thats when I felt " fat "

    OR MY LEGS WAVED FOR ME D:
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    Fat is when you go to haul *kitten*, you have to use a wheelbarrow and still make two trips. That is fat.

    Just saying….
  • Hexahedra
    Hexahedra Posts: 894 Member
    In for "yo mama is so fat" jokes...





    But seriously, while fat is somewhat relative it's not completely arbitrary. You're fat when your body fat percentage is above 25% for men or 32% for women. BMI is also a decent measurement if you're not an athlete.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    Well crap. I must be fat, I jiggle up top for sure.

    ^^This
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    It's all relative. Compared to the average american, I am thin. But I don't think in terms of the average american, I think in terms of my goals. And when compared to my goal physique, I am fat. Granted gaining fat is necessary to build muscle, and I will shed it when I cut in the spring. But never the less, I consider myself fat right now.

    In other words, it's all a matter of opinion.
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    When you jump up in the air and get stuck.

    When you sit on a quarter and George Washington's booger squeezes out.

    When your blood type is Ragu.

    When your belt size is "Equator".

    When you step on the scale and it reads "One at a time, please".
  • mag131
    mag131 Posts: 542 Member
    It's a relative term.

    This. I'm 5'3 and I consider myself fat when I'm above 140. If I had more muscle and less fat at that weight it would be a different story. Just as someone who carries their weight differently than me might look slender and fit at 150.
  • Tessyloowhoo
    Tessyloowhoo Posts: 504
    You know what i have never been able to understand is when a someone says "well she wasn't fat but she was chubby" to describe someone
    Its like what in the world does that mean...????:noway:
  • ames105
    ames105 Posts: 288 Member
    Its all relative. People like different body shapes and sizes and think different things look good.

    Before I lost the 60lbs, I was fat. Technically, by all calculators, scales and appearances, I still am fat. But having lost 60lbs and fitting into clothes in regular stores for the first time in decades, I feel pretty darn thin and good about myself. I still have 55lbs to go, but I don't feel fat any more.
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    if you jiggle, youre fat.

    You're charming, brah. I jiggle. I'm not fat.
  • snoopytwins
    snoopytwins Posts: 1,759 Member
    If I can slap the leg and ride the wave in.

    Ok...this made me laugh and laugh.

    For me, I'm fat when my body fat percentage is too high or my clothes don't fit right.
  • jess6742
    jess6742 Posts: 146
    This is definitely different for everyone. A lot of my friends are bigger than I am but I don't consider them fat. They look great how they are. They carry their weight well. They look like they belong at that weight. I consider myself fat because I am carrying excess fat/weight that shouldn't be there.
  • PeanutButterLuver
    PeanutButterLuver Posts: 910
    I consider myself fat. I have a big ol badonkadonk. :(
  • amirahdaboss
    amirahdaboss Posts: 921 Member
    i consider myself fat when...lets face it, i always consider myself fat
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
    I consider myself fat. I have a big ol badonkadonk. :(

    Pics or GTFO.







    Oh. Wait. :frown:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    It's a relative term.

    This. I'm 5'3 and I consider myself fat when I'm above 140. If I had more muscle and less fat at that weight it would be a different story. Just as someone who carries their weight differently than me might look slender and fit at 150.

    Definitely relative! I'm 5'4" and my *goal* weight is 170.
  • crisb2
    crisb2 Posts: 329 Member
    Considering all diff body types, heights, lean body mass and all that, i think:

    BMI and BF% are a fair gauge of "fat".
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    Everyone has a different definition. But it really doesn't matter. It doesn't make you a terrible person because you consider yourself fat or other people do.

    1. Can you do the things you need to do physically (or do you have a plan to get there)
    2. Are you healthy (or working with your doctor to improve your health as needed?)
    3. Do you eat well (with lots of produce)?
    4. Do you get regular activity?

    If so, great! You are on the path to longevity, no matter what your BMI is.
  • jaecamp1
    jaecamp1 Posts: 120 Member
    Do you have different standards for what you consider fat for yourself as opposed to others?

    I still consider myself "fat" even though I'm now in normal sizes and really wouldn't look at someone else in this size and see them that way.

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