I come across a lot of stories and discussions online about being overweight and how this relates to attractiveness. However, almost all of them are about obese women vs. superslim/fit women... This bothers me, like there isn't anything in between.
I myself am not very slim, but I'm not obese either. And with me there are many women who look a bit like in the picture below:
Do you think being overweight like this ^ is unattractive?
How much overweight does someone have to be to be considered unattractive?
Note: I myself am uncomfortable with my weight, so I'm already busy doing something about it. So please don't post stuff about that I should lose weight or that I should just be happy with myself or whatever. Just focus on the question, please... BewarenBewaren
So the question itself is a very interesting one. There are two things that we know are really kind of true; first weight distribution in the body doesn't stay the same so you can have two people of equivalent weight who look way different. Second is that humans are half decent at guessing mass so that means that they are not facing an actual state of being regarding proportions when considering fat content and shapeliness.
So the answer is really not a single answer. The first portion is almost always "sometimes" based on the fat distribution and shape but the second is almost always "yes" based on perceived health status especially relative to the norm. This is key however to unlocking the matter at hand because if being unhealthy is always unattractive but not appearing as undesirable is a possibility even with the unhealthiness there's a dilemma.
We call this dilemma "Body Shaming". We have a distinct acceptance of physical presence but also with it comes a distinct encouragement of poor physical health or vice versa which is great physical health but at the cost of poor emotional and mental health. And since the world can't make up it's mind but also cannot have it both ways this question itself runs deeper than simply "look at this woman, what do you think?"
Then the fact that humans are also fragile and whimsical comes into play. Today, she's hot to me, tomorrow she's ugly, and all is in contrast so if I saw someone who looked better would I think she ugly? If I saw someone who looked worse would I think she beautiful? Then thus my answer is inherently tainted to the question which can be extrapolated across all of society. There is no objectivity which leads to yet another portion to add to the dilemma which does have objective parts known as "Body Shaming".
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In conclusion, I guess I would say, yes and no, more yes than no.
its not always unatractive, the woman in the picture is atractive, she's curvy, and i actually prefer my lady like that.
i find it admirable that you post this, even tough you are uncomfortable with your weight, some will possibly give you a hard time for it, yet you're a person who's willing to make a change.
the level of overweight depends on her height too, but the moment it becomes a health concern is where i think its unatractive, also if its just because of her taking poor care of herself, as in the way she eats.
I think it's universally unattractive unless you carry your weight remarkably well (very unlikely). It makes you look older too. A little bit of chub looks sorta cute on younger girls, but becomes more unattractive as you age, and the longer you stay fat, the harder it gets to lose it.
I used to be a little chubby in my teens but lost it a couple years ago. Now that I'm super skinny people think I'm still a high schooler. And I've never received more compliments from both men and women than I do now
My body is like the first picture on the left side but my stomach is a little smaller and my boobs are a little bigger. According to my doctors I'm not obese just overweight (which I'm currently on a mission to lose it). On GaG, some guys will say it's unattractive. In the real world: I've had guys hit on me and I've seen quite a bit of guys check me out. I think it's all about preferences really.
So long they aren't super overweight, or overweight in the face, they can be quite pretty. I don't really think ''damn that person's really ugly'' about a fat person. Of course, being overweight might lower your attractiveness a but, but not super much, unless you're 110+ kg and somewhere around 160+ cm.
hehe I'm overweight like her but in my one question people found me attractive. Its all about how you carry yourself. If you're overweight and you look like a slob, that's unattractive, but if you make a conscious effort to look good and take care of yourself the best you can and have a generally good attitude, and are kind, people like that.
The problem with being overweight, is that, it can turn in to obesity if you're not careful. Your heart is working extra strong right now, and needs some stress off of it. You don't need to be stick thin, but, you should at least be within the normal BMI.. even if BMI isn't the best way to measure it, it's still a good relative measuring stick. There are bmi calculators out there, you just need to know your height and your actual weight number
DIET AND EXERCISE. ITS NOT GOING TO JUST MAGICALLY HAPPEN
@TheClevelander I know that. School first, mate. Then I'll be exercising. I also have a multitude of health issues that I'm dealing with right now, so its tough. I'll slim down. Right now I'm just focusing on my diet and not gaining any more.
@TheClevelander Thanks for your opinion, but we're not talking about obesity here, there are enough discussions about that already, so please keep to the subject
You look very pretty! A lot of guys are a little overweight so it'd make them hypocrites if they have a problem with a bigger woman. I wish I was there, if you'd let me, to be your exercise partner. I want to lose a little weight and you said you're doing something about yours, I love helping people out.
Haha, that's not me xD just a random photo I found online.. but her figure is similar, I think I'm slimmer, tho.. especially on the arms and calfs area, but that doesn't matter, it's just for starting the discussion :) About the losing weight thing, I've just lowered the amount of sugar I take in on a daily basis drastically and I try to do an extra 30 min on the hometrainerbike twice a week - it's helping a lot so far! I lost 6 kg in 6 weeks ^^ any extra tips?
If you have a glowing personality, people will find you attractive whether you're overweight or not. A lot of people don't realize this but personality can do so much for u and make u absolutely beautiful. If you are overweight, then it is a good idea to work out to improve your health and improve your own confidence. Do it because you want to make a healthy change, not because someone finds your weight unattractive.
It depends on where your weight directs itself. For example a friend of mine is overweight (maybe even fat) but the weight goes to her boobs so she still looks good even if she's overweight. In my case my weight goes to my stomach so I cannot be overweight and look good.
There are plenty of girls who can technically be overweight and still attractive, even if they need to lose 10 pounds to be in their proper weight.
Thing is, it's like pixie cuts. You have to be a girl who would be REALLY attractive at proper weight/long hair to look good being overweight or with a pixie cut.
Your not unattractive because your fat. A lote of women like girls with meat on there bones. Only Society makes you thing men don't want fat girls. Know a days women are getting injections and implants to get that extra weight on them
The woman in the picture looks really good, she has nice curves and in my opinion it is attractive, but a lot of women don't know how to dress and they make their curves dissapear in something baggy, or they don't know their sizes properly and THAT can actually make it unattractive.
Id say that there is a reduction in attractiveness, but it doesn't render you completely unattractive. Like the girl could be smoking with the right outfit.
Being overweight like in the picture takes away some of your attractiveness, but it does not make you unattractive. But you must be more careful in what you wear to show off your attractiveness.
That could be me in that picture. I have been told many times I have a pretty face and should lose weight. I'm working on it now. But!!! I've been saying this forever that it's the connection between two people that should matter the most.
there are plenty of people who are very attractive overweight because they wear clothing that fit their shape and carry themselves with pride which is always nice. Then you got the ones that, well I have no nice words.
How much you weight doesn't matter. Cos, if being fat may suits you, while you being skinny may looks bad in another case. How one should probably weights is usually dependent on your overall appearance.
It depends. A few kilos won't necessarily be a deal breaker in the looks department but if you're close to my weight or heavier than me (91kg) I doubt I'd be interested.
Depends on the person, obviously. For me, the picture you posted is way past unattractive. For me any amount of overweight is unattractive, even Kate Upton.
It mostly depends on the woman. How she carries the weight she has is more important than the weight itself. If she is curvy or does she look like a pile of melted wax? That's the question.
Not really. I prefer girls that are skinny. The only downside is that those girls don't have extra packages. Just my take, don't get mad that I'm sexually attracted to women. Lol
When i talk to other women i dont give a crap about that stuff i can talk to any girl no matter how big or small and feel equally there no diffrent than the rest you shouldn't worry about it
I think most most big women are hot. The that or called big by public is between the sizes 6-8, an I prefer them short an tall mostly. That's my opinion.
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