Why are woman obsessed with being thin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White women in the United States have been sent a very unhealthy message about being skinny for decades.

If we don’t have a flat stomach, we should just expect her husband to cheat on us.

Obviously that message is getting through.

[Anonymous]

I don't improve my looks with an extra ten pounds of fat, but you do you.

[Anonymous]

We want what’s difficult to have. Hundreds of years ago, the ideal female figure was curvy; poor women were thin and undernourished so some extra weight was a sign of wealth and health. Now calories are easy to come by so the opposite is the ideal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most women in the DMV are overweight or obese.

Probably because it's a miserable place to live

[Anonymous]

BMI of 19-20 is ideal

[Anonymous]

Were you exposed to teen magazines in the 90s? Also, tabloid/gossip magazines used to estimate celebrities' weight and shame any that dared to be in public with any visible fat on their bodies. It was part of our culture and it was very unhealthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a gentle reminder that not every thin woman you see is trying to be. Some of us just are. I’m not trying to brag. I don’t diet and I don’t exercise. Neither did my mom and she was just as thin.

This. I do exercise, but not to lose weight and most of my exercise at this point is focused on putting on muscle because I'm middle aged and I want to be healthy and active as long as possible.

I do think is wild how many of you apparently have your BMIs memorized. Why? I thought BMI was a somewhat debunked metric anyway because for instance it treats weight from fat and muscle identically, and fails to account for certain body types. I thought we'd shifted to better metrics for measuring health (like looking at cardiovascular endurance and strength) and were fixating less on weight which can vary so much by person depending on how you are built.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never understood woman who want to maintain a BMI 17-18 even if it makes them look haggard , thin hair , lose their curves , etc. .

Unless you are a petite woman who risks looking like a bowling pin , most woman look good with extra 10 lbs of fat especially in the hips /thighs .

Oh is this OP the man poster who was asking why women add inches to their real height?

[Anonymous]

What's a bmi??

[Anonymous]

The extra 10lb goes straight to my belly and add 80 to my LDL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never understood woman who want to maintain a BMI 17-18 even if it makes them look haggard , thin hair , lose their curves , etc. .

Unless you are a petite woman who risks looking like a bowling pin , most woman look good with extra 10 lbs of fat especially in the hips /thighs .

Because that is the American beauty standard for white women. Are you new in our country?

Blacks and Latinos appreciate a little more junk in the trunk.

Latin cultures take a dim view of being overweight. Really only black culture is neutral to positive on being overweight. So please stop pretending that white ladies are oppressing you because they don't think your muffin top is cute.

Having a bigger ass is about natural weight distribution, not about how much you eat. A white Brit could eat all day and have a pancake ass.

Only you said overweight. Nobody said overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BMI of 19-20 is ideal

Gross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you exposed to teen magazines in the 90s? Also, tabloid/gossip magazines used to estimate celebrities' weight and shame any that dared to be in public with any visible fat on their bodies. It was part of our culture and it was very unhealthy.

Heroine chic

[Anonymous]

Oops heroin chic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a gentle reminder that not every thin woman you see is trying to be. Some of us just are. I’m not trying to brag. I don’t diet and I don’t exercise. Neither did my mom and she was just as thin.

This. I do exercise, but not to lose weight and most of my exercise at this point is focused on putting on muscle because I'm middle aged and I want to be healthy and active as long as possible.

I do think is wild how many of you apparently have your BMIs memorized. Why? I thought BMI was a somewhat debunked metric anyway because for instance it treats weight from fat and muscle identically, and fails to account for certain body types. I thought we'd shifted to better metrics for measuring health (like looking at cardiovascular endurance and strength) and were fixating less on weight which can vary so much by person depending on how you are built.

Where do you find these metrics