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Female body types

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  • KourtneyP83
    KourtneyP83 Posts: 319
    I'd love to be curvy...but I have never been smaller so I can't even imagine myself as chubby!
  • countrydarling1
    countrydarling1 Posts: 386 Member
    curvy
  • mom2BandD
    mom2BandD Posts: 98 Member
    curvy/chubby I guess, though leaner than that chubby pic. I would like to maintain my curvaceousness but get stronger and more toned so i guess my goal is athletic/curvy.
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    i like normal!!
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    Curvy/muscular. I am curvy and i love it. The 'normal' doesn't appeal to me, i like hips on a girl.
  • hadesflame
    hadesflame Posts: 93 Member
    curvy :happy:
  • magistra12
    magistra12 Posts: 22
    I don't aspire to any of these types because none of them represent what I can be at my best. Frankly, if I can get my stomach to flatten/firm up, I'll be thrilled. My arms and legs are stronger than they've ever been and I feel great.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    PLUS, a lot of these are talking about weight, not body type. Morbidly obese is not a body type. Neither is chubby. Neither is muscular. You have to alter your appearance to gain these body shapes, they are not a natural body type. The "normal" one is not "normal" - it may be a "normal" bf% and weight bit if you title it body types, you're talking pear, apple, hourglass etc.

    And the woman labeled "normal" is a banana or whatever, which I'm pretty sure is the least common shape - pear shaped is most common.

    And yeah, we can't decide which is our goal, as most of us do not have the same build as these women, and bf%/weight gain/loss will do nothing to change that.


    A better title would have been "female weights and body fat %" and asked what people are aiming for in that respect.
    I can't aim to be an hourglass shape anymore than I can aim to have black skin.

    shamelessly quoting my own post, because I just feel the need to say it again :L

    And I'll quote it again cuz you make a good point.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Sort of a twist here... as a man, I think I would prefer 1. Athletic, 2. normal, 3. Curvy... Muscular... That is just a bit much but certainly not bad either...
  • rcc1988
    rcc1988 Posts: 125 Member
    Yet another chart that implies being quite slender is "normal" and everything else fits into some sort of "other" category.
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    curvy or athletic
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    i would be happy to be what is called "fat" above
  • justlynzo
    justlynzo Posts: 26 Member
    Where is the photo of "healthy"? That's my goal.
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    curvy!
  • TLIGHTFULL
    TLIGHTFULL Posts: 22 Member
    I don't think the "normal" is "NORMAL"! That looks anorexic. I think the normal is the chubby picture and that most of us strive to look like the "curvy" pic.
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    Where is the photo of "healthy"? That's my goal.

    Exactly , I agree with you. :flowerforyou:
  • kalyy
    kalyy Posts: 59 Member
    I like the fat, chubby curvy and athletic photos, I think I'd like to be curvy/athletic :)
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    curvy
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    athletic + curvy
  • scarlet_goddess13
    scarlet_goddess13 Posts: 38
    Curvy/athletic...its a draw between both of those.
  • TinnaZ
    TinnaZ Posts: 1
    Is this what this guy thinks of as being appropriate to post as fat? So if my ribs don't show I'm not normal? Thanks you wanker.
  • kooky_kiz
    kooky_kiz Posts: 22 Member
    I want thinner than normal. I am now at curvy.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Is this what this guy thinks of as being appropriate to post as fat? So if my ribs don't show I'm not normal? Thanks you wanker.

    I think what the OP meant of "normal" is the one who has the normal body fat percentage that falls within the "fitness" category (21-24%). While 25%-31% are labeled as acceptable but that is already considered "overfat".
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    I most definitely prefer #3!
  • saralynn594
    saralynn594 Posts: 321
    I was curvy before and I'll be curvy again!!
  • thistimesucess
    thistimesucess Posts: 169 Member
    I'm happily striving for chubby or now. If I reach that,curvy would be a great new goal.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    I'm sorry but the normal girl has the body of s swimsuit model. Now I don't know where you people live, but even in healthy conscious southern California I would rarely see anyone over the age of 16 that looks like that. And,now living in Chicago I am definitely not seeing Victoria's secret models rolling down the street.
  • armoredcore
    armoredcore Posts: 48 Member
    A mix of 3 and 9 nine and yowzer thats fine.
  • dictations
    dictations Posts: 199
    Mix between curvy and athletic, I've got the butt for it but I'm just waiting for my boobs to really kick in, here's hoping I see some toning soon!
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    I want to be a blend of 3 (curvy) and 8 (athletic) :love:

    Currently I don't see where I lie lol but 3 and 8 is definitely my ultimate goal!
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