Is curvy the same thing as fat?

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  • CSU2012
    CSU2012 Posts: 145 Member
    Many moons ago, when I was at my perfect size, I was 34, 22, 38. That's because that's how my body is built. I nearly looked anorexic in my upper chest at that size. So, I wouldn't go any lower in weight to reach a perfect set of measurements below my waist. I just have a small top, big hips and an extra small waist, a pear shape.. Everyone's body is different. Find out what your overall shape is, and your measurements will always follow that. You can't change it by losing weight. When I was that size, Louisiana guys thought I was super hot. Then, I moved to California, and people said I was fat. If I were hispanic or black, the California people would have thought I was a normal shape. People tend to over judge white women for having a "less-than-what- they-think-a-perfect-body-is". You can't live to please others. Be happy with whatever shape you were born with. Flaunt your positives. Back when I was hot, I would wear lots of cutoff shirts, and bras that boosted my breasts, to show off my tiny waist and ample boobs.
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  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Depends on how the fat is held... lumpy? Smooth? Muscle curves rock.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.
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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    A circle is A curve. If you're curvy... you're not as much fun to kick down a hill.
    Please don't kick me down a hill.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    My measurements are 34-25-38 and people call me curvy. And since curvy is just a nicer synonym for fat, did they really mean I was fat? I'm so confused with the difference between curvy vs. fat. What do you classify as "curvy"?
    Depends on who is saying it. First person: "I am curvy" usually means fat. Second person: "You are curvy" probably comes from a guy who likes women who are slightly plump.

    Males have their own saying. When a male says "I'm a big guy", 9 out of 10 times he's obese.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    No. A circle is round. This is a curve:
    th_capacitor-time-constant2_zps5db9652d.jpg

    And this is a curve:

    th_s-curve_zps04225e73.jpg

    I don't quite see how either one would form a circle
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    The amount of threads and arguments (not happening in this thread as in others) and possessiveness over the meaning of the word curvy has only revealed to me just how petty some people can be.
  • ElikaCousland
    ElikaCousland Posts: 62 Member
    When men use the word, its meant positively (correctly, bcuz they wouldnt call a fat woman just curvy), when women use it they just mean fat (they are trying to be nice). My experience :)

    This^^^

    But personally, I don't think curvy is the same thing as fat. However, I've been called thick and that one SUCKS. I wanted to punch that guy. He made me cry! I was smaller then than I am now, come to think of it...
    I was called thick once too. He meant it as a compliment, but I was like seriously?! Grrrr.
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    No. A circle is round. This is a curve:
    th_capacitor-time-constant2_zps5db9652d.jpg

    And this is a curve:

    th_s-curve_zps04225e73.jpg

    I don't quite see how either one would form a circle
    A circle (per Math is fun website) is:
    A 2-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a center.

    Websters, Wikipedia etc give similar definitions
    So, yes, a circle is a curve.
  • anappleaday34
    anappleaday34 Posts: 90
    Although some people use curvy as a euphemism for fat, more often than not they actually mean curvy and not fat. Curvy means exactly what it says, that you have curves unlike some very skinny women who have no shape.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    No. A circle is round. This is a curve:
    th_capacitor-time-constant2_zps5db9652d.jpg

    And this is a curve:

    th_s-curve_zps04225e73.jpg

    I don't quite see how either one would form a circle
    A circle (per Math is fun website) is:
    A 2-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a center.

    Websters, Wikipedia etc give similar definitions
    So, yes, a circle is a curve.

    My point is that the curves above do not make a circle.
  • rmchapman4
    rmchapman4 Posts: 152 Member
    Honey,

    You are definitely curvy; not fat. Work your hourglass figure :-)
  • running_shoe
    running_shoe Posts: 180 Member
    My BMI is perfect, and I love my fat right where it is. Without your fat, you'd be nothing but skin and bones.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    My BMI is perfect, and I love my fat right where it is. Without your fat, you'd be nothing but skin and bones.

    What about muscle? Skin, bones, and muscle. But, I agree, of course some fat is more than necessary.
  • annakow
    annakow Posts: 385 Member
    Curvy is busty with tiny waist and nice round hips..fat is fat.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    yes round is a curve so therefore they are equivalent

    PS if you spend too much time thinking about this I question how deep your waters run
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    No. A circle is round. This is a curve:
    th_capacitor-time-constant2_zps5db9652d.jpg

    And this is a curve:

    th_s-curve_zps04225e73.jpg

    I don't quite see how either one would form a circle
    A circle (per Math is fun website) is:
    A 2-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a center.

    Websters, Wikipedia etc give similar definitions
    So, yes, a circle is a curve.

    My point is that the curves above do not make a circle.

    Not all curves will make a circle, but all circles are a curve.
    Therefore, round people are by definition curvy.
    Rolls are also curves.

    As others have stated, I'm not sure why others get annoyed, upset, etc over how others chose to define themselves.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    No. A circle is round. This is a curve:
    th_capacitor-time-constant2_zps5db9652d.jpg

    And this is a curve:

    th_s-curve_zps04225e73.jpg

    I don't quite see how either one would form a circle
    A circle (per Math is fun website) is:
    A 2-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a center.

    Websters, Wikipedia etc give similar definitions
    So, yes, a circle is a curve.

    My point is that the curves above do not make a circle.

    Not all curves will make a circle, but all circles are a curve. Therefore, round people, people with rolls, etc are by definition curvy.

    As others have stated, I'm not sure why others get annoyed, upset, etc over how others chose to define themselves.

    Yay basic geometry!
  • donthesitate
    donthesitate Posts: 255 Member
    During my stint of toying around with online dating, I learned that fat women call themselves curvy to make themselves feel better about being fat. Fat rolls =/= curvy. I always wanted to tell them:

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    This made my day hahha :)
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    I don't get why there are SO many threads about this, and so much controversy, it is a simple concept!

    Curvy is a shape. It means you have CURVES. Which, if you are a woman, is a good thing.

    Fat is a weight.

    One can be curvy and thin. Curvy and fat. Fat and not curvy. Thin and not curvy.

    Simple.
  • fredrjohns
    fredrjohns Posts: 19
    agree with above (urbanLotus) curvy is a shape (women are curvy) and it is extremely sexy to me
    fat is more to me like unhealthy dangerous levels of unneeded weight love a women with hips LOL
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member


    My hips are 42 and I hav no kids lol just puerto rican :)

    GOT DAMN! Can you have my kids?
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member
    Curvy is busty with tiny waist and nice round hips..fat is fat.

    Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    My measurements are 34-25-38 and people call me curvy. And since curvy is just a nicer synonym for fat, did they really mean I was fat? I'm so confused with the difference between curvy vs. fat. What do you classify as "curvy"?

    No, to me curvy means you have bigger boobs and hips and more of an hourglass figure.
  • donthesitate
    donthesitate Posts: 255 Member


    My hips are 42 and I hav no kids lol just puerto rican :)

    GOT DAMN! Can you have my kids?

    Bahahahahaha!
  • jillathena
    jillathena Posts: 3
    Golly when my measurements were the same as yours I felt like I looked pretty good :) Sure, I would have been happier with 36 for the hips, but that's not the way my body works. Curvy is not Fat.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,996 Member
    Depends on whose body is being described. I've heard many a female claim curvy when that definitely wasn't the case.

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  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    Curvy does not equal fat. A circle is not curvy.

    What? A circle is ALL curves.

    A circle is A curve. If you're curvy... you're not as much fun to kick down a hill.

    Mwahaa! I almost snorted iced tea through my nose. :drinker:

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