Where is the line between curvy/thick and obese?

[Anonymous]

Where is the line for you between a curvy/thick/chubby girl (can still be sexy) and an overly obese girl (not desirable for you at all)?

Weight?

Protruding or hanging belly?

Level of activeness?

Garment size?

Double chin?

Boobs smaller than her stomach?

Other things you use to draw the line?

[TedStar]

I agree with Double chin .Weight doesn't matter too much because different people look different at different weights. Garment size isn't important on its own , but it is a marker to show how big someone is. Some clothes flatter shape too. Boobs smaller than stomach can play a major part. I bigger girl with a bigger chest and butt can get away with a lot more than a girl with little to no chest and a flat butt. Loss of feminine shape. So from pear/hourglass to apple. Level of attractiveness. A girl with a pretty face e.g. Adele can get away with more than most. Activity is another one. A bigger girl who is active ( not necessarily to lose weight) can get away with more because afunction and a healthy lifestyle is very important too

Here are some examples of people who show the difference attractive and unattractive size

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[MrOracle]

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6 and 7 are over the line. 5 is fine to most guys. Probably a girl who was a 5 1/2 would be fine for a lot of guys.

It isn't weight, it's about how the girl carries the weight. The #5 girl probably weighs a lot on the scale, and wears plus-sized clothes, but she has no fat rolls, has a smaller, well-defined waist with no significant belly, and with bigger hips/ass and boobs. Despite what the scale says, most guys would consider her curvy, maybe slightly chubby, but still attractive, because, due to lucky genetics, she carries the weight in all the right places, and none of the wrong ones.

A different girl, of the same height but who weighed the same or less, might SEEM more like #6 because of where she carries the weight.

[Asker]

Finally, someone who read the question correctly and understood it! I was getting frustrated because no one seemed to understand what I was asking and kept referring to BMI scales (which I've seen about 1000 times)

Thanks for your answer!

[Anonymous]

Curvy comes in a sizes. A skinny girl with hips, round ass, and big boobs can be curvy. Not all thick and fat women are curvy, many have boxy figures. Curvy doesn't indicate the actual size of a person. However some girls who are fat or obese say they are curvy just because it sounds more attractive and is vague about the about the actual size/weight.

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Skinny Curvy

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Thick

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Thick Curvy

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Fat Curvy

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As for obese...well I think we all know what that looks like

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[Asker]

the last 2 links don't work

I know how some really obese women call themselves curvy to be kinder to themselves. But where is the line between bigger but can still be sexy/attractive AND bigger and not sexy at all?

[bombdotcom]

Curvy =/= thick

Curvy is a body shape. A woman of any weight can have an hourglass or banana shaped body. That is what makes someone curvy.

Thick is maybe muscular or carrying 10-15 lbs of excess weight well, as in the hips/thighs area--not the belly.

Thick people are often overweight, obese people are just that.

[Asker]

Again, that is not what the question was about.

The question was:

where is the line between bigger but can still be sexy/attractive AND bigger and not sexy at all?

[WeaponZero]

Her answer basically says the same thing that's in my comment on mine: There is no line because they are not in any way related. The idea that they are is perpetuated by overweight women in denial.

[bombdotcom]

Exactly...

[cavmanier]

Well I see people's height, weight, and bmi everyday at work so I have a pretty good idea of what is actually obese. I see people that don't seem particularly big for Americans that are technically obese. This can give you an idea.

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[Asker]

But BMI isn't always an accurate way of determining, is it? If I follow the BMI rule, I'd look too skinny.

Isn't there a better system to determine whether someone is underweight, normal, or overweight? I think there is, but I forgot the term/name...

[Asker]

And the question was not what is obese and what is not, the question was:

where is the line between bigger but can still be sexy/attractive AND bigger and not sexy at all?

[cavmanier]

You asked multiple questions. You're right though: if you have a lot of muscle then bmi won't account for that. I doubt you would be too skinny if you're within the bmi guidelines with low amounts of muscle but I don't know it's possible I guess.

[WeaponZero]

Curvy/Thick is not a result of having extra fat on your body but a result of of your natural body shape as dictated by your frame/bone structure. If the reason you're built that way is because you have excess fat on your body, then I hate to break it to you but you're not curvy/thick.

[WeaponZero]

There is no "line" between thick/curvy and obese, because they are completely different things that aren't even remotely related. The idea that they are is perpetuated by overweight women in denial about it.

[Asker]

What I meant was the line between her still being sexy and not attractuve at all.

[WeaponZero]

You're going to find that varies from guy to guy, and depends heavily on how she carries her weight, and whether or not a significant portion of it is muscle.

[G-Daz]

Different people look different at different weights, we are all built differently. I would classify someone as obese when they can't carry their weight. i.e overhang, double chins, all obesity signs. thick/obese is healthy, obese isn't

[Anonymous]

It's all about height and weight proportions, how the weight is carried and where

[bh6676r942]

Look at the chart online

[Asker]

I've seen the chart 1000 times.

The question was:

where is the line between bigger but can still be sexy/attractive AND bigger and not sexy at all?

[bh6676r942]

I don't think there is a line I get turned on some times by girls who are 300-400 lbs but I think the national averige is about one eighty lbs size 4 max

[Anonymous]

id say when the belly hangs down is when you fat.