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Fatties?

June 12 2012

Ladies, consider carefully. Could you become romantically involved with an obese man? Let's say that he is otherwise a respectable young man. He is comparitively good looking, intelligent, sensitive and polite. Would you be able to overlook his girth? If your answer is yes, would you always have been this accepting or have your attitudes softened as you've gotten older? Can you estimate what age you were when appearance ceased to be your foremost priority for a companion?

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    The man I waited my whole life for, the one I finally said "yes" to marriage with is not a slim man. His girth is rather rotund (to put it nicely) and I do not give a flying f***. I have always been this way. I have always said go for personality rather than looks because when you are eighty you are both gonna be ugly and personality lasts longer. Oh I do appreciate those strong, rippling abs, those gorgeous sculpted muscles, love a good perv as much as anyone does but when it comes to my lifelong partner......I do not care. None of us are perfect. You do not look at the mantel piece when stoking the fire and even though reading by braille is better when they are buff...I also like a conversation. One other aspect is that I like to cook. I like a man who appreciates my cooking and I do not ever cook low-fat / no-fat. My last partner of 20 years was small and slim and fairly fit and he did not like my cooking. . Just before you all leap up and down, I am fully aware that not all fit, buff people are stupid, just the same as not all cute little blonde fluffy girlies are bimbos. Some can and do carry a good conversation. Maybe it is me who is a sloth and I like it that way. I do not wish to be pushed into activity that I do not want. I want comfortable.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    No. Lifestyle matters, health matters, looks matter.Ready for a-flamin'!!!!A buff man (body-builder buff) to me speaks volumes on him as a person. It shows me his dedication, self-control and commitment.You don't get a body like that by just drinking protein shakes....It takes years of doing all the right things. Training, eating, eating, eating, training....Eating...It takes hard, hard work and immense passion. And I love that about a man - that is sexy!An endearing friendship with a luxury sized gent - sure. A romantic connection - no.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Sorry but not me. I was (not that long ago) an obese woman and I didnt like myself. I find it uncomfortable to engage in sexual activity with an obese man (yes I have done this) and honestly? I feel like Im being engulfed by the fat rolls.   Sure Im not thin and I really dont mind a few extra kilos but the OP does say obese and thats what my opinion is based on.   I feel that sexual compatibality is important in every relationahip, if Im not physically attracted to a person I honestly can not see the relationship lasting. Sure there has to be more than just the physical but for me sexual compatibility is up there on the list for a successful relationship.   Kisses Focus

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I like a little bit of a pot belly... a friend of mine is currently donning a pot belly and I like to rub it for luck. A mental connection is essential to me as well as physical chemistry. So even though I may not be after men who look like Adonis, although that is always VERY NICE, I don't think I could be physical attracted to a person that is obese. xxMeeka

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Looks like you lost your way somewhere..... . I guess it actually depends on your definition of the word "OBESE" though If you take the medical definition, all the fitness gurus words, the BMI and all that modern way of telling us what we should or shouldnt be...then most of us are actually obese...... You and I included my child, as well as the cotton tailed Meeka above. . Remember that obese does not mean hugely overweight. We are not talking 150kgs here people as that is MORBIDLY OBESE.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    A few years ago I met a man who was obese,he was one of the wittiest and most intelligent men that I have ever met. I was even contemplating moving to the country town where he lived . However it was not to be,he could not believe that I was attracted to him,it didn't matter what I said, he didn't trust me ,so I left. Months later he tried to reconnect with me but it was too late,I had moved on. Like Handmaiden said,it is the person that is the attraction,and of course there has to be some physical attraction too. This man was very overweight but he had a lovely face and made me laugh,then cry.x Hugs H

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    It's a curse, to be honest. I'm a large-ish plain Jane who has only ever been attracted to lean/athletic/muscly men. And of course they're usually attracted to slim/athletic women. Sigh!

  • wannabyummymummy

    wannabyummymummy

    13 years ago

    sorry for me obese is a no.A little extra weight is one thing but when you say obese i have a whole other picture in my mind and i just cant picture myself with someone like that.Physical attraction is a big part of getting close to someone, I would need to be attracted to them as well as their personality/intellect.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I am myself a big woman so I could turn this around. Some men like it some men dont. For me the personality is attractive or not.....but my biggest turnoff is smell and teeth, not the body. I am looking at the mouth/teeth of the males I am meeting, and when this looks eeeeeeeeeeeeeek I cant go further , and no matter how nice or attrctive your body is it just turns me off. My nose is a sensitive organ and detects any bad smells...and some people just smell terrible....this is not always the BO, it could be the aftershave, or any other strange smells. I know its the feak in me....you can laugh.....I just cant jump over this. And no matter how hot someone looks, I can do it.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    ...that puts me off to be frank...but I perhaps I'm thinking of morbidly obese and I just find that unattractive physically.It's not so much the look of overweight men (not morbidly obese) that bothers me, but more about what it represents; lack of healthy, sustainable choices and physical activity. Being fit certainly helps in the bedroom and while I'm not suggesting that all men should be built like Adonis, a level of fitness is certainly a bonus (on both sides).Neither Mr Inadditionto nor I are super fit and toned but we both exercise regularly each week for health and stamina and reflecting back on a time when this was not our regular habit, I can say with absolute certainty that our sex has improved as a result of healthier living and better lifestyle choices. And that's a happy thing.Also, as a previously very overweight lady (I was a size 20), I know how much it affected my self esteem and confidence in and out of the bedroom and this made me a poor lover to be with because I just couldn't accept that Mr Inadditionto would still desire me. I can only believe that this would translate to a seriously overweight man too. Making the choice to become fit and healthy changed my life in so many ways. We both work full time, have a young family and many other commitments but yet we manage to squeeze in exercise into our very, very busy lives so if we can do it, anyone can. The rest is just about attitude and whether the obese person cares or not. If they don't, well who am I to judge?So, to answer the OP's questions...I wouldn't go seeking out obese men for playmates for the reasons above but if the right one fell into my lap (which happens ALL the time, right?), I'd like to think I was a decent enough gal to see beyond that.Kisses,Jak

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    No to this one, romantically involved would mean sexually involved also and that's where the attraction would nose dive for me I'm afraid. After seeing some of those big boys wanking away below a big belly when I accidentally click on the wrong cam in chat ........it's an instant turn off visually :/ ....a little bit of weight is fine, but obese...no! It speaks of a sedentary lifestyle and a lack of will power to me, neither are qualities I find attractive in a partner anyway.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    obese? and all the health issues that come with it? thanks...but no, neither of us is overweight, because we are both well aware of the myriad of both health and social issues that come with being 'portly' or 'obese'...........we couldnt do that to ourselves, or to our families.........then theres the physical attraction thing......

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    ...but yes, I did mean morbidly obese. Probably over 150 kilos. It's my second son who concerns me. He no longer tells me how much he weighs but it is in excess of 150. I worry about him a great deal and wanted to know if there were any chance that he might find someone. There appears to be a chance (thank you Handmaiden and Hesione) but it's clearly very slim.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Hi all I was reading with interest and was wondering if the ladies here would mind checking out my profile pics and commenting on my physique. I'm open for constructive criticism and positive feed back. I'm not blessed in height I'm 5'4" and when I was married I weighed in at 88kgs. I felt uncomfortable bending, stretching and my over all health sucked. 12 months down the track I now weigh in at 75kgs and I feel I have more energy and sleep better. I have gone over to a low fat, low sodium diet and this seems to be working for me. I know I don't have the body of Ian Thorpe (bastard...lol) Just testing the water as to what people thought of me as we do live in a body conscious society. Having said all that I find women with a little extra padding or the classic Rubens figure quite sexy.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I used to be quite on the chubby side, and I was in denial at the time as to my weight and poor diet. Who would have thought that I could have progressed from a size 14 to a size 8-10, simply by making lifestyle changes, modifying my diet so I didn't stuff myself 24/7 and hitting the gym a couple of times a week? After that, I've become slightly scathing about those who are overweight and complain about their weight, yet do absolutely nothing about it. Of course though, if your weight is due to genetic factors, that's a different matter entirely.   I used to be very self-conscious, and my confidence in the last couple of years has stemmed from feeling better about my physical self. I find confidence (not cockiness) a very attractive factor, and very rarely do you find confidence in people who are extremely self-conscious about their physical appearance.   If I were to meet an obese man that was good looking, intelligent, sensitive and polite, what would happen is that I would immediately scope him out as a friend more than a potential lover, and if it were to progress, I may try to encourage him to make healthier lifestyle changes. In looking for a playmate though, a person bordering on obese would not catch my eye.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    You've mentioned your concern for your son a couple of time Jensman, but if he's picking up from you that fat people are ugly and unattractive (which they obviously are to you)and never going to have a partner (which is what you're gathering from this) it will get harder and harder for him to do anything about it. How does he feel about his size? Is it really an issue for him?There's a number of things you, as a concerned parent, can do to help him, but berating him about being fat, or cajoling him to lose weight or go on a diet, are probably the worst things you can do, especially as he's a teenager.So. He needs to have less going in than he's using up. Change to a higher protein, lower carb diet as this is the best way to start shedding some kilos quickly. Getting him to do physical stuff is going to be hard, and he'll need to want to do it, because when you're fat, wobbling around whilst people laugh at you, or stare at you, or yell out of their car at you, can be quite demoralising and it takes a strong person to keep going in spite of those type of setbacks.I'd suggest get him started doing weights at home. He'll get stronger, muscle burns more calories whilst resting than anything else, so it will bump his metabolism, and he doesn't need to worry about people laughing at him. Actually, what I would do is recommend a personal training studio, somewhere like Vision (no, not affiliated) where they help you with the food and he can do his exercise there. Having someone (not family) to be accountable to is a great motivator. It is fairly expensive, but if he's concerned and doesn't know what to do, and you're concerned and don't know what to do, it could be a very good investment. Don't go somewhere likes Fitness First. That would be the worst place for him to go.Another option for exercise is for him to take up a martial art. It's a solo sport so he can progress at his own pace and won't ever feel like he's letting other people down.As for women liking larger men, they're out there. Same as the men who like larger women. One of my good mates just adores BIG men and she's a tiny petite thing herself. I had a fling once with this massive truckie called Tiny (that should give you any idea about his size), haha, he was much fun.A miserable fat person though really has no chance.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'jensman1903' ...but yes, I did mean morbidly obese. Probably over 150 kilos. It's my second son who concerns me. He no longer tells me how much he weighs but it is in excess of 150. I worry about him a great deal and wanted to know if there were any chance that he might find someone. There appears to be a chance (thank you Handmaiden and Hesione) but it's clearly very slim. Jensman - You shouldn't worry about his finding someone, you should worry about his health!!!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'Warwick71' Hi all I was reading with interest and was wondering if the ladies here would mind checking out my profile pics and commenting on my physique. I'm open for constructive criticism and positive feed back. I'm not blessed in height I'm 5'4" and when I was married I weighed in at 88kgs. I felt uncomfortable bending, stretching and my over all health sucked. 12 months down the track I now weigh in at 75kgs and I feel I have more energy and sleep better. I have gone over to a low fat, low sodium diet and this seems to be working for me. I know I don't have the body of Ian Thorpe (bastard...lol) Just testing the water as to what people thought of me as we do live in a body conscious society. Having said all that I find women with a little extra padding or the classic Rubens figure quite sexy. Exactly what sort of constructive criticism are you after Warwick71??

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'Handmaiden' Looks like you lost your way somewhere..... . I guess it actually depends on your definition of the word "OBESE" though If you take the medical definition, all the fitness gurus words, the BMI and all that modern way of telling us what we should or shouldnt be...then most of us are actually obese...... You and I included my child, as well as the cotton tailed Meeka above. . Remember that obese does not mean hugely overweight. We are not talking 150kgs here people as that is MORBIDLY OBESE. Come on youve met my previous long term partners - no way where they anywhere near the obese line lol (tall skinny guys that they were). As for my own weight. I know where I sit, Im working on it being reduced and I dont even like to play with guys my size either. I have a definate size in mind when I am looking for potential partners (especially for someone of a long term possibility).   Kisses Focus

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    As some one who's weigh hasn't changes at all from when i was a teenager. I'm always shocked when I meet some one male or female that is looking slim fit and healthy. Only to find out they were once very over weight. Some times it's very hard to even imagine them as their former self. My view is its just goes to show a lot of the time the people have to want to make a change for the better. I always respect there efforts especially the dramatic turnaround's.Jensman: like others have mentioned help your son focus on his health and all the other good things will follow.Tim

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Quoting 'ApolloThirteen'Jensman - You shouldn't worry about his finding someone, you should worry about his health!!!Ofcourse I worry about his health. He lives with his mother and I have little to no input or influence.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I don't badger him about his weight but I do express concern about his health. I don't tell him that fat is ugly and I think you've jumped to conclusions in deciding that this is how I feel. I've assured him that not all wome are shallow and only want buff bodies. I am tactful with him. My eldest son is also a big boy but is heavily into Martial Arts and weight training and makes an imposing figure. I was able to allay his concerns regarding his generous proportions by assuring him that some women are attracted to a robust man whom they feel could protect them. I've tried to encourage all my children to learn Tae Kwon Do but was not always successful. In my younger years, I was a gym instructor so I trained my eldest in weights personally but son number two has no interest in this either. If he lived with me, I might have more influence.     Let me just say that I did agree, in another thread, that an obese body was unattractive (and I maintain that to me and the majority of posters here that is the case) but an obese person can still be attractive in other ways. It's funny, Bahleeted1, that you can jump to a conclusion about my attitudes based on a single post while disregarding all my previous comments about my admiration of fuller figured ladies and my numerous assertions that personality is more important to me than figure. You seem to be every bit as hyper-judgemental as PBG.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'jensman1903' Quoting 'ApolloThirteen'Jensman - You shouldn't worry about his finding someone, you should worry about his health!!!Ofcourse I worry about his health. He lives with his mother and I have little to no input or influence. Awww - that's gotta be tough for you. I don't know a single parent who doesn't worry about the life, love and health of their child(ren). That has to be so much harder when you're not right there to guide and support. Genuine thoughts sent your way xxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    are not indicative of a great cross section of the community Jensman. Yes you need to work with your son and try to get him to do something about his weight if he is that big. You also need to remember that this is a candy store for all the boys and girls here. The norm would be that they are looking for fantsies not life long romance. Yes there are some that are but few and far between. I am fond of saying that there is a nut for every shell and there is. Fat men get laid, fat men fall in love and fat men get married, the same as fat women do......just have a good lok at the general populace.

  • MissSarahCurious

    MissSarahCurious

    13 years ago

    Because it never started. I chose my first best friend in primary school because she had the same shoes as me, so clearly we had similar tastes.I chose my first boyfriend because he won me over with cheekiness and smartassery, so clearly we had similar personalities.I chose my husband because he treated me as if I were a princess, so clearly we had similar priorities (at the time LOL)The more I like someone, the more attractive they become in my eyes.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    I have now followed this one a bit. And I am very sad what people say. What gets me in today’s society is that we are so hang up on Body image. Yes it is sooooo much nicer to look at a chiselled body.. However is it because our minds are so clouded with all this Hollywood model stuff, are this people really healthy? Don’t we get fed all this shit so we spent more and more on making us outside look “GOOD” we don’t see people anymore for what they are. Be happy when you have a body that is lean and trim not everybody has this. I got from both of my parents the “ bad stuff” as you would call it. My dad was top heavy with thin legs….my mum had big legs. I got both. Should I now hide in the closed because I don’t look like a model? Or should I celebrate my “perfection” because I am just as I should be. I am not sick, I am not on any medication, I am not mentally retarded, I am not in a wheelchair, I am great. So isn’t it time we stop with all this judging each other on body….. trust me when we would have to fight for our life’s or for our daily food we would not even have one thought on a topic like this. Please don’t judge big people….just look at the person. Not everybody is a food junky. Many of us big people eat and live healthy. And stop using this negative word, because we are big people. Even this stupid show on TV, what is it called "LOSER". Big people are not losers, there are so many THIN loser out there. Don’t make us scapegoats for everything. There is not even a real proof we BIg people die eralier then the thin once. Please could we not celebrate each other on the person we are.....you know what, I am so sad about all this.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Robbie Coltrane,I have always had a thing for,Gerard Depidieu is just divine....Oprah Winfrey and Elizabeth Taylor ,famous wealthy women struggled with their weight,Rebel Wilson,beautiful face but fat...making a name for herself in film... The truth is that being extremely overweight is unhealthy, but it is not necessarily unsexy to everyone.In fact some people only find overweight people attractive,and for some it is quite an unhealthy fetish,behind it is a desire to control by ensuring the partner stays fat. Sometimes when very overweight people loose weight their realationship breaks down,perhaps because they have more confidence and /or their partners feel threatened by the personality shift. Attraction in itself is a complex issue,what we find attractive in someone,another will not.Smell ,taste,touch,looks are all contributing factors when we are choosing a mate. DNA compatibility which will produce the best combination of immune systems for our progeny,is one of the unconcious influences for partner selection. Humans are animals,and although we have evolved to be thinking,sensing beings we are not so far from our nearest cousins,the bonobos. x Hugs H

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    My longest (11 years) relationship was with a guy who was obese, well morbidly obese to be accurate. I was initially attracted to his mind and personality, and like others have said sometimes you are willing to overlook these things. Did I find it attractive? No. What made is worse was not the physical appearance but the impact - both in the bedroom from his poor self image, to just generally in life - not being able to participate in activities like bushwalking, kayaking etc. Now that I'm out of that relationship I have to say I wouldn't go there again. I'm a relatively active person so I want someone faster and stronger than me, not vice versa.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    ... aaaaand here I come with another :D (I apologise in advance for lack of paragraphing, bloody iPhone). Ok, as a highschooler, I was a size 12-14. I was unpopular and ostracised as I was "the fat chick". My mother used to make me get up at 5am and do an hour powerwalk with her before school, every day, with the litany ringing in my ears that I wasn't good enough until I dropped to 50kgs. Now, bear in mind that at 70kgs I was at the upper end of my HEALTHY WEIGHT RANGE for my height. 50kgs would have made me underweight, by a reasonable margin. But this was the truth that I was given, and led to a nasty case of Body Anthropormorphic Disorder. I looked at my healthy, fit, average teenage body and saw FAT. Inferior. Unwanted. Disliked. I maintained that 70kgs until I fell pregnant and was confined to a hospital bed for a large chunk of my pregnancy. HELLOOOOO extra 40kgs. Helped along by my dear mother bringing me daily chocolate to "cheer me up whilst I was stuck in bed" (irony, much?). Now, as anyone that has done it will tell you, it was an utter bitch to lose. Took years, and funnily enough, the whole time, I still looked in the mirror and saw exactly what I saw at 70kgs. FAT. I couldn't perceive the difference between the two extremes. I eventually got a high-stress, long hours, fast paced job that dropped me back to 70kgs. At 30, this made me a size 10. And I felt AWFUL. Gaunt, tired all the time, bony, wrung out with exhaustion... whilst still looking in the mirror and seeing FAT. I'd laugh but it's just so fucking sad. I won't tell you that obese is healthy, but I will say this: at a size 12-16, for a woman of average height, I was healthy. Below this (which for me was just too skinny) was unhealthy. Above this, which I am now, is unhealthy (although tbh I felt worse underweight than I do over). Thanks to the stupidity of others, I doubt I'll ever have a stable weight. It fluctuates like a tramp's knickers ;) though I'm happiest at about a 16, I find I'm fit enough to keep up with the skinny fuckers without driving myself into the dust for a physical ideal. ;) So to conclude, and answer the OP, size matters little to me. Personality is far more attractive than flesh. Without the personality, the flesh is but a hollow shell, unsatisfying. However the personality requires the shell to reside in, and therefore it's nice to keep it running efficiently. For some, this means buff and toned. For others, slender. For another group, cuddly. There is such a thing as too extreme, in ANY of those directions. I like *people* and find them attractive :)

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Sorry, that got a bit long-winded. Also, in the interests of honest irony, all 3 of my serious long-term relationships have been with guys that tend towards lean/toned/slenderly muscled. I call coincidence, but who can say?

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Lifestyle matter. Being active and eating right are on the top 5 life priorities, and I would strongly prefer a partner who pushes me even more simply by his devotion to this lifestyle.Once novelty wears off, my sex life tends to become more imaginative and athletic. Getting a good ab exercise while getting off? Win-win.Stamina, sex drive, etc. are also affected by fitness level and physical activity. As a non-smoking teetotaler with zero drug history who eats very clean and is very active, sex = pleasure, and dammit, sex binge beats Tim Tam binge. Te healthier and more active I am, the more absurd my sexual appetite becomes so a rounder man wouldn't be able to keep up.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Kinisthenewpink thank you. Now I am thinking and have to replay, its so fantastic how different we are, I like it and read with an open mind each and every letter on the subject I am interested in. I am on a sex site yes….but it is not cold sex only, for me. I can’t separate the feeling of love towards the male I am with at the moment. That’s a connection I feel in this particular moment, I meet someone and like to have sex with someone. I can’t separated it, and just fuck…..I thought about it after your post. So again about body image it doesn’t mater as such for me, because I connect with the male mind or not. When I am in a dance of sexual pleasure, I will call it like this, I am in paradise….so just fucking a body doesn’t do it for me. When we are finished and we part I let go. It’s so simple for me. But at the meeting and sexual act I am in LOVE when you wonne call it like that. Again I thought about it…..would I like to be different….and not feel…..no I wouldn’t…the whole act of sex would be useless for me. Wow what did this “fattie” subject tricker. I am still so happy and think RHP is wonderful. And Jensman thanks too for starting this.

  • QLDtwo4fun

    QLDtwo4fun

    13 years ago

    Perspective is an issue here, one persons idea of slightly over weight is another's idea of obese. We both struggle to keep our weight down, trouble is we both enjoy cooking, and consuming good food and good wine. If I'm at home during the day I'll often make a three course dinner, practice for entertaining. I once worked with woman who was a keen distance runner, yes she was slim, but her face was aged and weather beaten and her knees were wearing out. Life is a matter of balance excess in anything has its risks.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    I know there'll be a BMI figure for the official threshold but it used to be said that you were obese once your waist measurement was greater than that of your chest.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Has just confirmed why I am getting a Gasrectomy next month. The whole "love your curves" is bullshit. Nobody enjoys being morbidly obese, and I've decided drastic measures are needed. For me, it's about lOng term health for my children. If I could continue to be 130kg and healthy, I wouldn't change a thing. Fact is, 130kg is never healthy. Fat, ugly, unsexy Spanke, signing off.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Has just confirmed why I am getting a Gasrectomy next month. The whole "love your curves" is bullshit. Nobody enjoys being morbidly obese, and I've decided drastic measures are needed. For me, it's about lOng term health for my children. If I could continue to be 130kg and healthy, I wouldn't change a thing. Fact is, 130kg is never healthy. Fat, ugly, unsexy Spanke, signing off.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    To me, it has nothing to do with weight or BMI, etc.Body fat percentage:Description Women MenEssential fat 10–13% 2–5%Athletes 14-20% 6–13%Fitness 21-24% 14–17%Just "Average" 25-31% 18-24%Excess fat 32% +25%+I am (barely) in the athletic zone and my goal body fat %age is 15% I don't consider myself particularly lean, but I have a good amount of muscle on me. As I got my assessment with male friends, I'd say "just average" = over-fat and "excess fat" = fat/obese.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    there are people who are large AND healthy. I have a natural tendency towards being heavy but I've looked after myself as best as my circumstances allow. I have several hereditary issues that could become insurmountable if I'm not careful, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and apnia. On the other hand, my son's mother, my first wife, who at one stage tipped the scales at over 140 kilos, has none of these issues. She drinks and she smokes while I've never done either and yet it's me who's passed on deficiencies.   I guess the point I'm trying to make is, not everyone was meant to be thin so don't try to fit anyone elses concept of what looks good. Spanke, if your weight is impacting your health, you should do something about it. Litonya, if you are happy and healthy, you should stay as you are. Myself, I'm not obese but I need to lose more weight to lessen the effect that the apnia is having on me.

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Quoting 'jensman1903'I know there'll be a BMI figure for the official threshold but it used to be said that you were obese once your waist measurement was greater than that of your chest. Damn shame if your an A cup then isnt it lol fabulous if your an H cup though   BMI Categories: Underweight = Normal weight = 18.5–24.9 Overweight = 25–29.9 Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater Calculate:   weight in Kgs ------------------------------------------- (height in metres)x(height in meters)

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    BMI is antiquated. It doesn't know the difference between fat mass and muscle mass. A bodybuilder with only 7% body fat can be considered obese according to BMI. Waist measurement is a better indicator.

  • justswingingbi

    justswingingbi

    13 years ago

    While it's true you can be big and still healthy there is a limit, and it's not just now that has to be considered but later on when knees and backs give way... Having said that, some girls like big cocks, whereas I do not. Some guys like a girl they can get a good hold of, others like girls they can swing over their heads... before I met my husband I would have laughed had anyone suggested I date a man shorter than me. As for your son, if he has charisma and personality he will find someone...

  • inspirit

    inspirit

    13 years ago

    i don't know as how would i find the tool box under the shelf