Few things in this thread, since my world exploded & I sort of disappeared:
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Originally Posted by bkloots
However, we're told that pear-shaped women are less likely to have heart attacks than apple-shaped women, and also that having a little extra body fat is associated with longevity for women. Okay fine, for me. But that still doesn't make any type of pants fit me better, unless there's an elastic waist.
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This came up in a recent conversation. When I'm not obese (which I no longer am!) I'm hour-glass shaped. The current fashion is not helpful... barely a difference between waist & hips. Some days, I miss the pleated jeans/pants of the 80s. I could have something that fit both my hips
and waist! (Nothing like having your tight-across-the-butt pants want to fall down OVER that butt!)
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Originally Posted by tess9132
I used to be really thin in my 20's - under 110 pounds. ... I probably was too thin. Oddly, my 22 year old daughter is about the same height as I. She also weighs under 110 pounds but looks great...
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There's a story I tell, about when I learned what "big boned" meant (and that it was NOT a euphamism for "Fat")
When I was 11, my aunt got married & I was in her wedding. I was 5'7", weighed 110, and wore a size 10 gown.
When I was a freshman in college, my roommate was 5'7", 110 lbs... and wore a size 0. My naked skeleton couldn't fit into a 0.... my rib cage and shoulders would rip it apart. Could be, this was the difference. (Side note: I am MUCH larger framed than my mother, though we're of about the same height.)
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Originally Posted by jschwab
You would be shocked by what people can do with their bodies even at very high weights.
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I can attest to this... not for myself, so much, as for my old Sensei, who put on a ton of weight and became decidedly "fluffy"... yeah, she was carrying a ton of fat, and it upset her. She was also in phenomenol physical condition. I've also seen at least one amazing obese ballet dancer. Percentage of body fat and physical fitness have a very loose correalation. Not the tight one we're conditioned to believe.