What do you consider fat?

[Anonymous]

I know everyone’s view of fat is different, like I’ve heard guys say that a woman who was thick is fat, but for me someone who is fat is VISIBLY fat. Because some people could weigh like 170lb and there consistently at the gym and it all just muscle.

for me I’m 5’7, I have naturally wide hips, thick thighs and big breasts, which my breasts tent my shirt so I’ve had to go a size up and have told I’m fat and yet when I push down my shirt at my abdomen they retract there statement realizing that it’s just my boobs making the shirt tented that I look fat lmao

[Vevv123]

Usually if you check your bmi it should tell you if you’re at a “normal” range depending on how tall you are. But I’ve heard people say it’s not super accurate, but at least for me it’s accurate and I try to stay within that range it gives me.

And I know what you mean with the breast tenting, there’s bras that are meant to make them smaller, they’re called minimizer bras. Usually those work for me since I’m more on the smaller side, but I think they should work with larger breasts too.

[Asker]

Yeah I’ve used a minimizer I went from a DDD to a DD, still tents my shirt a lot, also bmi isn’t really accurate for woman that go to the gym frequently and have muscle unfortunately

[QuineJessica]

There are special tables on the Internet that, based on your height, weight, and age, can show whether you are overweight. You can just ask GPT

[Asker]

Yeah those things do not work especially if you are constantly in the gym, when I spoke to my doctor they told me that the BMI was made based off a man’s body and slightly tweaked for a woman’s. Meaning that it’s still based off a white man’s body. And has been proved that is inconsistent with a woman’s body

[QuineJessica]

I haven't heard of this before. I think modern apps can fix this, you just need to choose the right one

[andreasderjuengere]

To me, ''fat'' begins shortly after exceeding 'skinny' :D

I find it useless to find ''nice'' words for being overweight.

To visualize it... when someone wears a tight shirt and trousers - and shapes resembling a life ring turn up... then it's beyond 'non-fat' in my eyes.

[Asker]

So basically if they are underweight?

[andreasderjuengere]

If you think of an ''average'' - then: almost yes.
It's not that I reject such people as persons. But I identify things by their nature - not by their ''political correctness''.

[WindAtMyBack]

I'd say that if it's visible as not being muscle, then it's fat. A healthy level of fat should not really be visible. Boobs are an exception because they are supposed to be fat. But on the arms, legs, tummy, face etc, it should not really be visible.

[sage2021]

Someone who is morbidly obese.

[Sonorous]

I don't think about it like that. Either someone is overweight or not. We're all part fat. Nobody is 100% fat. So for women, if they're above 30% body-fat then they're reaching overweight territory. And for men it's around 20% body-fat.

[Asker]

It’s definitely the way someone looks at it, as from guys I’ve spoke to have said if a girl is more than 20% body fat she’s overweight but a guy can be 30-40% body fat and then he’s overweight.
I definitely think it’s based on height, because I have a friend who is 5’9 and she’s in the gym constantly yet weighs 175lbs. But she has a flat stomach yet a girl who is 5’5 and weighs 150 is considered fat

[Sonorous]

The borders of 30% for women & the 20% for men are basically law at this point. Anything else is conjecture.

And yes all body-fat percentage goes based on body composition. One example is that a bodybuilder like sam sulek & I could have the same amount of body-fat in lbs but he'd be technically leaner than me/lower in body-fat percentage due to his muscle mass being 70lbs more than mine. And this all applies for a variety of body compositions, heights, types, etc.

[InknKink]

If they remove their shirt and all supporting clothing, are there rolls on the persons back or abdomen when standing straight? If so, they're fat. If not, you can still be very out of shape but I'd be reluctant to call said person fat.

[slatyb]

Any ester of fatty acids.