Okay since this matters...what's the difference between curvy and overweight or fat?

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Okay so since body shape and size does seem to matter to the every day guy and gal...I want to know how people define/describe these categories...

-Curvy

-Overweight

-Fat/Obese

It seems to me that lines that divide these categories are so often shaded by personal opinion and preference...so what's yours? Also, if you could give an example of a person that you think fits within each category that would be helpful.

Married-in-PA · Accepted Answer

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Allow me to give you a great example... I work with two lovely women:

1. A petite blonde; she's 5 feet in her flat feet, she is pretty, but the Powers that Be cruelly denied her any T & A whatsoever... Still, she does have pretty eyes, a great smile, and she is sweet... and subtle. I could see where many men would find her attractive; just not me.

2. A tall, curvy brunette, she's almost 6 feet (forget the heels) and she is absolutely delicious, truly. She's got exactly the kind of D-cup breasts that I thank God for every night of my life, and a plump, spankable ass - the funny thing is, she thinks that she is "overweight". In reality, she is red-hot, for her body-type.

See what I mean about this? My point is find a guy who finds YOU beautiful, rather than some "type" you are being compared to, and you'll find this a much easier "go", if you understand my meaning.

Greg_B · Accepted Answer

Curvy: starting to get interesting, but not usually big enough to be an armful, or good and soft to cuddle. Can be very sexy though.

Chubby: To me, nice and "snuggly looking" with ample curves, softness, and a lovely "feminine appeal". Usually these women would be over 200lb, but have good muscle structure underneath the "padding". "Cuddle sized".

I don't like using the word "overweight", and the word "obese" to me means you are heavy to the point of having mobility and breathing problems. The funny thing is, there are scrawny people who have mobility, stamina and breathing problems too.

I don't care how fat a woman is, if she can briskly climb a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing, and/or she can leg lift 300lbs+ easily (and guys, there are a lot of big girls like this) she is *not* obese.

IHateMeganFox · Accepted Answer

Curvy is more of an hourglass, and a defined waist. here are examples:

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Kim K- link

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Kelly Brook- link

Marilyn Monroe- link

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this is what I consider overweight-

jen hudson (although she's still beautiful)- link

jen coolidge- link

jordan sparks- link

and this is obese (this life threatening and not to call anyone)

kristie alley- link

Rosie O'donell- link

note: I am not calling any of these woman ugly and do not want to offend anyone.

blueyedgrll · Accepted Answer

It's hard to describe, so a picture is the best way.

These women I consider to be curvy/healthy. They have a little "meat" on their bones, but they are still proportional, hence the word curves. They have defined upper body, mid section, and lower body. Their bodies aren't all just one blob of shape. There is a continuous line/curve.

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These woman I would consider to be overweight. For the reason that I stated the women above are not overweight.

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glamindustry · Accepted Answer

Curvy is when you have a perfectly defined shape, you're not skin and bones and you actually have some meat.

Ex. Kim Kardashian link or Scarlett Johansson link

Overweight is when you still have a defined shape, but it tends to be hidden between some 'extra' meat.

Ex. Princess Beatrice of York link

Obese is someone that has got a shape but is completely disproportionated due to the big amount of extra weight, therefore doesn't show.

Ex. Nikki Blonsky link

ALWAYSclassy · Answer

CURVY-  Kim Kardashian   Summer Walker   OVERWEIGHT- Raven Symone   Jennifer Hudson   OBESE- Nikki Blonsky   Mo'Nique

tazzy · Answer

Curvy would be someone who has that hour glass body figure but not necessarily think. I.e a good ratio between breast/waist/hips. I usually use the word curvy as opposed to using word sexy, to discribe a woman that is not thin but still sexy to look at.

An overwieght person can be classified as someone who has a body mass index from 25 to 30. You calculate body mass index by dividing your wiegh (in kg) by your height (in meters). And BMI above 30 is obese.

In terms of sexiness of a woman, I would classify her as fat when I see bulges on the sides of her stomach and obese when she's just plain round like a ball.

Blindness · Answer

Fat girls have stolen "curvy" from truly curvy girls.

"Curve" means the curve of a small waist out to the hips. That's it.

Marilyn Monroe was curvy. So is the cute girl who works at the Taco Amigo near my apartment.

Overweight and obese have medical definitions.

WeaponZero · Answer

overweight as far as I'm concerned is a purely medical term that you'll never hear me describe someones appearance.

curvy implies hourglass shape. I've seen girls who weighed nearly double what they should for their height but still were sexy because their weight was placed in a way that made it "curvy" which means proportionately correct, hourglass.

fat/obese is when you're big and not curvy I guess.

tyrantfuryre · Answer

Curvy means you have a little meat on you and shape to you. Kind of hard to explain. It's a good thing though. Overweight means you weigh more than your height and shape is "suppose" to be. You have a little extra meat on you. Fat/Obese means you have rolls, pudgy face, butt, legs, arms, etc. Just my .02

oceanandatlantic · Answer

fat is when you've got excess body fat, and it makes you look a little pudgier.

overweight is a lot of fat, and obese is dangerously fat.

here's where it's different... a lot of times, magazines will say that people who are fat are just curvy. but that's not really it... curvy is big hips. you can not be fat and have big hips.

stephanduq · Answer

This will be more an explanation from an artist then a guy, but here I go :D

The difference is actually decided by the aestestic pleasantry of the shapes. And that's also where the concept of curves come from. A female figure is build up with by organic shapes, two intersecting large ellipses make up the entire torso area. When we talk about curvy we mean that these shapes have very smooth curves when looking at them.

What happens in most cases with overweight, fat, or underweight. Is that the curves in the shapes get broken up by hard angles, or small bumps. And that breaks down the smoothness of the overall the shape. So it looses curvyness.

I would say a lady with amazing curves is Nigella Lawson.

town_of_love · Answer

curvy = a body size proportion (breast, waist, hip) that men find attractive and lustious. lol

eg. a high ratio of breast/hip size compared to waist size

for example. 36-24-36

overweight = having a 25 to 30 body mass index

"Fat"/obese = having more than 30 body mass index

993099142 · Answer

I used to be curvy and now I'm overweight and fat... I do not care... in 2 years time, I expect to get down to 90 pounds.

Curvy: nice well rounded boobs, firm buttox, soft feminine facial features

Overweight: Moderately beautiful but not cute or sexy, people notice you for your personality and intellect

Fat: Cellulite on your body... distortions in skin texture, people notice you 100% for your personality

Really the best judge is you because you know what you look like naked...

Anonymous · Answer

Curvy: Large Hourglass. Overweight: Box. Fat: Penguin. That is how I see it. If you curve is outward instead of inward, you are fat. If you have no curves and are not 'thin' then your are overweight.

CaptainFrost · Answer

Ill make it simple Curvy :  Beyonce/ Britney Spears Overweight : Oprah/ Missy Elliot Obese: Rosey O'donnell / Rosanne

Anonymous · Answer

Curvy = attractive Overweight = not attractive Fat/Obese = really, really not attractive.

obligations · Answer

curvy = few lbs overweight but they don't look "fat" Overweight = 10-15lbs over weight Obsese/fat = 15+ lbs overweight

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