Women: stop treating "skinny" and "healthy" like they are the same thing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop normalizing obesity as "curviness"

This. A 2 or a 4 isn’t even skinny. I’m a size 4 and could easily lose 30 lbs

Honestly though, how- are you SUPER short? Size 4 is a 26 inch waist, I mean Gisele and other fashion models of the highest order have 24-25 inch waists but are 5-10 to 6 feet. There is no fat on them at all. Do you have an exaggerated pear shape? 30 lbs is a LOT of fat to lose, if you fit into size 4 and carry 30 lbs wouldn't you have to be about 4'10" or a super outlier in some way?

PP here. I'm 5'1 and weigh 130lbs. My best friend is also 5'1 and weighs 105lbs, she's not anorexic looking at all either. I am not pear shaped, just evenly distributed. I am petite with smaller wrists and such. 26inch waist is pretty big on someone my size. Another friend is 5'10 and a size 8 and she's super skinny. It shocks me every time she says her clothes size.

A 26 inch waist is small on any adult. You sound like a dance mom.

[Anonymous]

Given that 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and that their view of "slim" and "large" is therefore incredibly skewed, I would absolutely err on the side of the "skinny is healthy" generalization.

Obviously it's not true all the time, particularly in international and educated spots in the US (here, for example). But what most Americans view as "skinny" is just what other people around the world view as normal.

[Anonymous]

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Given that 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and that their view of "slim" and "large" is therefore incredibly skewed, I would absolutely err on the side of the "skinny is healthy" generalization.

Obviously it's not true all the time, particularly in international and educated spots in the US (here, for example). But what most Americans view as "skinny" is just what other people around the world view as normal.

From frequent pre-Covid international travel I think this assessment is about 20 years out of date. Theirs lardasses worldwide these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Given that 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and that their view of "slim" and "large" is therefore incredibly skewed, I would absolutely err on the side of the "skinny is healthy" generalization.

Obviously it's not true all the time, particularly in international and educated spots in the US (here, for example). But what most Americans view as "skinny" is just what other people around the world view as normal.

One of the takeaways of this thread should be: It’s not up to you to decide if someone else is healthy.

Unless you are their doctor or nutritionist and have the necessary info to make that kind of assessment, you should probably just MYOB.