January 25, 2009
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Overweight
I was listening to a woman describe one of her friends recently and she described her as being “slightly overweight.”
Do you think your friends would describe you as overweight?
I was listening to a woman describe one of her friends recently and she described her as being “slightly overweight.”
Do you think your friends would describe you as overweight?
Comments (204)
Totally. I’m a fatty.
Not yet!!
That’s why I’m heading to the gym…
No.
Out of courtesy, probably not. But I am.
I really doubt it.
No. They’d describe me as “awesome” and possibly “fantastic” and “smart” (Perhaps witty and brillant?)
Depends on the friend. I’m thinner than most of my friends.
@JadedJanissary - dork
no
guys dont do that much, but im 6’2″ and fluctuate between 175-185…
when i was a broke 20-something year old I was actually told I needed to eat more.
Nope.
Nope. I don’t think so. I hope not… I’m not stick-thin, but I’m definitely not overweight.
It depends which friend is being asked. I think most would use phrasing like “pudgy” or “cuddly” or “short and stout” (lol, I’ve actually been described like that before).
My best friend would first describe my smile and my personality.
I do not mind when people say that because it is true.
Oooh… just depends on what I weigh at the time.
Eh, maybe not.
Maybe if they were describing the way I look.
I don’t suppose they’d go out of their way to say it. But I don’t think they’d deny it either. It’s obviously true.
@jediwa72 - okay… my friends and acquaintances, minus you.
Seeing as how I’m not overweight, no.
Yeah for sure.
Possibly.
more to love
Hardly. I’m 5′ 11” and 130 pounds on a good day after a big meal.
No, they wouldn’t.
Some of my friends are so scared of offending people or saying something that might seem unkind that they probably wouldn’t call a sumo wrestler “chubby” or Hitler “mean”. I’m still trying to figure out how the hell I wound up being friends with them.
no, and that’s really a broad term lol. i’d say a little more heavy set more so than overweight.
definitely not, and if they ever did, well then we’d have some problems!!
That would be a change from being told to go eat a sandwich.
Haha not even a little.
nope
nope, i’m not overweight
I’m not sure. I’m not skinny, but I’m not fat either. I would actually be interested to know how someone would truthfully describe me.
my friends would murder me if i ever thought i was overweight, so the answer is ‘no’.
no. most of my friends would describe me as “skinny as hell”
I don’t think so.
Most of my friends are skinnier than me but I don’t think they’d call me overweight . . . Though once someone told me I was skinny as a pretzel and I about fainted. Maybe it’s because I wear dark clothes that actually fit.
Yeah I’d say so. But they’d also explain that I was in studio 24/7 during the time that I gained said weight.
nope. i’m slender.
Probably.
But more along the lines of being “a bigger girl” than “overweight.”
Friends, no. But then I don’t use the term friend lightly.
I’m thinner than a lot of my friends so, no. They all tell me “AHH I WISH I WAS YOUR SIZE” but my friends that are like 105 would say something like “She’s fatter than me, but she’s not like HUGE”.
It depends on the person, and exactly how judgemental they are.
When it comes right down to it though, who cares? If someone asked me if I thought so-and-so was “slightly overweight”, I’d probably say: I don’t know and I don’t care. I’m not friends with them because of their weight, rather, what kind of person they are.
@trunthepaige - Oh man! I used to get told to eat ALL the time.
Most Likely, but also fun and beautiful
I would hope that when they describe me they describe attributes other than physical ones. Two years ago they would have described me as overweight and they would have been right. Now I just need to lose a few more pounds.
*looks at self* … Yeah, not going to happen.
Holy shit, yes.
I doubt they would unless they really thought about it…then they might describe me as carrying a few extra pounds. I’m overweight but somehow I don’t look as overweight as I am. I think it’s because a lot of it’s muscle and ass. Yeah, my ass is fantastic.
They’d be nice about it. Honestly, I’m a curvy girl.
And I look damn good too :]
haha, noooo…
Yeah,I am really fat!
heck yes…
my friends would describe me as skinny
what friends?
Depends on which friends. The honest answer would be “yes”.
overweight with THINNESS!!!!!!
lol..no
no.
i guess so…
No they wont. I hope no one will ever be able to describe me as that.
No. Because I’m not.
If I asked them to, yes.
I’m usually “the little one.”
that would be funny
One of my better male friends told me I’d gained some weight but that it “filled my curves out good”… he was also drunk, though. I know I’ve gained some weight but I doubt anyone would call me overweight.
nah. i’m the tiny one.
No, they would just say “That bitch is fat!”
Farthest thing from. I wouldn’t let myself become overweight.
..Not that I can gain weight anyway. But if I could!!
Most of them actually describe me as “hot.”
Yeah, most of my friends are girls.
no, definitely not
but even if I was they’d find a nicer way to put it, like “soft”, “fleshy”, or “very curvy… ahem”
None of my female friends would do that – it’s just not something girls do. So I’m surprised she’d actually say that.
I think I’d be slightly hurt if I heard one of my friends had to use that to describe me. Though I do fall into healthy BMI range.
Definitely not.
no one would…except my mom.
Not at all. =)
They’d describe me as “normal” =P
hahah and “put on weight since she moved back” and “no longer a totally flat tummy since she stopped competitive swimming”
but i doubt theyd say “overweight”…maybe “soon to be” =P
We describe each other like that all the time!
Probably not. More likely, you would get something like “average”.
try underwight maybe.
Of course they would! DUH!
yes, well, IDK, maybe chubby, not fat, but not skinny, omg, I don’t know, do they?
Do they think I’m fat?
I need to go on a diet.
I think I’ll go make myself puke now.
i feel certain.
Nope.
My friends and I call people “fluffy” instead.
Haha, nah.
No, I don’t think so.
Not even if I was pregnant.
But my SO has already starting to pinch my cheeks and calling me chubby, and talking to my hate handles.
yeah.
Naw, probably not. Maybe “bodaciously curvy?”
i apparently have “child bearing hips”
No. They’d probably call me curvy or possibly plump!
absolutely… i currently weigh in at just under 200 pounds, which is something my friends never expected to see…however, many of them remember me from when i fought at 130 lbs, at 18 years old…i spent 35 years, in the martial arts, studying, training, competing, and finally, teaching…during that period, i had the rare ability, to control weight fluctuations, with my training regimen, so that i could match the weight class of any opponent whom i desired a match with…
ok, being honest, it was less ability, than it was biological…being a hyper-kinetic, i metabolized most food intake in half the time of the average person, so the real work was in gaining weight…i ate 3500 calories, per meal, while in training for a tournament, and i needed every one of them…this was very important, since you usually had several bouts, if successful, on the way to a grand championship…i lost an average, by calculation, of 1.25 pounds, per bout, and a bit more, through a tourney weekend, if i had kata (forms) competition…i never envisioned me being overweight, and yet, sadly, a long standing spinal injury became the turning point ..i went from an able, almost scary-fit animal, to a post surgical steroid mutant., and not in the attractive sense..i went into surgery at 190 pounds (a mere 3 pounds over my last fighting weight) only to balloon up to 235 pounds, during the steroid soaked “spontaneous recovery” period, of four months…yeah, really…since then, i have slowly worked off 30 or so pounds, with 25 more to go…i will complete my task, as i am my biggest (literally) critic, and hate when i wag my finger at me…once i get to my goal, i will be the old animal again, back to evens…tell your readers, to get in shape, and stay there…never assume you can “do it later”, nor should you ever take your good health for granted…if you are in the position to fix it, do so…i like your choice of subject, as always, brother…now, drop, and give me twenty…heh…peace, animal
Most likely, but not to my face. I bruise easily!
But, now I am wondering why my best friend (one of the pastors at our church) asked when the last time I missed a meal was……hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
No. Curvy and thick yes, but not overweight.
Not yet.
no
My friends describe me us slightly underweight.
Yes and I know it to be true so I’m ok with that!
Most defiantly
hmmmmmmmm. Certainly not. If they did, I’d beat them!
If you straight up asked them then yes. If you just asked them to describe me then no.
well, a couple of them are brutally honest- so maybe. i lost a lot of weight quickly then gained a lot of it back. i was talking to a friend of mine who i hadn’t seen in a while and mentioned i was on my way to the gym b/c i needed to work out and he said “oh. are you fat [name] again?”
i could have slapped him.
NO WAY JOSE!
my friends say i look fine no matter how much i feel like a fatty mc fat fat
umm…I can see my ribs….
who are you?
No, because friends shouldnt see that aspect of you really. They should be more concerned about what type of person you are, rather than what you’re weight is.
If one of my friends called me overweight, I would tell her to get her fatass in the gym and workout 6 days a week like me.
I don’t think they would.
Kathi
At 94 lbs?….Probably not. I already gotta be careful on windy days as is.
My friends are constantly calling me petite and skinny/fit, but I would beg to differ. (At least I don’t complain, though.)
No. But I would describe some of my friends as such.
Sure, but I don’t care. I eat lots and still want to get bigger.
No, probably big or overwight…. otherwise it would be very big or obese… Saying slightly before overwight is just someone trying to be nice I think
No.
nope no one would…except my doctor that told me i was 1% away from being obese….WTF?!?!!?
She is just hating on my lovely lady lumps! LOL
My friends actually tell me that I could afford to gain some weight. Or muscle. The whole starving refugee look went out years ago. I just have a high metabolism.
Not at all.
nope they’d probably say i’m average.or smthing.
Well it’s winter so everyone is gaining that extra weight because of the cold. Ask it again when summer comes a long and see if it’s different.
Probably not. But I would.
I think anyone who isn’t defined as the normal hot, skinny, borderline-anorexic chic would get defined as hot these days…
Am I wrong?
di don think anyone would call me fat, plump maybe. am 6’1″ and around 180.
out of curiosity … why would you even give a damn if someone said you were? Truth hurts. It doesn’t have to, but it can if you let it. If you don’t like it, change it. If you can’t change it accept. You’re making life suck ten times more than it needs to by getting pissy about being called slightly overweight or “fat.”
well i am, though most of my friends wouldnt probly mention it.
P.S. being stick thin is hardly pleasant anyhow. It probably does just as much damage to be exceptionally underweight like me as it does to be overweight. For Christ’s sake just be healthy.
@spiritofiris - nice sense of humour. you know what i’m twice as heavy as you..
Friends, no. America, no. Self, over 9,000 in fat.
p.s. I still fucking hate you.
My friends are polite, so they probably wouldn’t mention my actual body. But if it came to it, they might because I am slightly overweight. That’s why I’m running and dieting.
No
yes. but they wouldnt dare say it to my face.
Yup. Which is good. I don’t want my friends to be liars.
I’m 5’11, 205. Hooray for creatine and enough time to actually fucking work out.
Nahhh. Id be skinner than anything if I hadnt exercised.
Nope, but I’m not the skinnest among them either.
I don’t think my friends would but I certainly believe I am…but then it’s part of the aging thingy isn’t it? Being fat fair and forty
Definitely not.
If you were to ask the medical world, they’d say the woman shown above is overweight.
I think if you were to ask the woman in the photo, she would probably 1. be perfectly happy with her physical condition or 2. not at all happy with her weight. Now with number 2., the real nature of humans comes out: does she have the will to make herself happy or is she another lazy American that is perfectly content with mediocrity and never willing to stretch themselves past where they think their limits may or may not be.
Personally I find sculpting the human body to be a sort of art form. Don’t get me wrong, I love paintings, photographs, musical masterpieces, etc., but they are, like your body, an expression of yourself. Sometimes people don’t care about what they look like, and don’t strive for much. Other times they care, it’s just different from wanting to make a change.
When bescribing my physical apearance they’d say “yeah she’s a big girl”
I’m in my own opinion, slightly over wieght but not big, just chubby.
nope. i’m like the second thinnest out of all of my friends, i think.
actually my friends all call me fat
nope…
@emra_cadaver - can i be honest? i read the question wrong. i thought it asked, would you describe a friend that way. (silly me) i wouldn’t and i don’t think i’m overweight
yes
Yes. But I m still overweight. I’m almost not though. ^_^
@damienharo88 - The medical world would find her obese, possibly morbidly obese.
nope. 6’1″ 185 pounds
Yes, I’m sure she would. I t would probably hurt my feelings if I heard her say it, because she’s known me forever and she knows the trouble I’ve had with it and my medical conditions.
nope.
they describe me as underweight.
HAH! No. More like anorexic.
I describe myself that way.
No…. most of my friends (the girls, at least) are thinner than me, but then again, they’re REALLY REALLY thin. So I think I’m probably about average and they’re just tiny. Hahaha.
Depends on which friend it was… my super-skinny friend or my fat friend!
Hahaha hell no!
i’m not overweight, so no, i doubt it.
My siblings do, but that’s because they’re goobers.
My friends call me scrawny.
One in particular, may, Maybe two.
But most of them try to convince me otherwise.
No
They might use the word “slightly” kindly…
No, but they would describe me as “squat” or even “stout” because I’m rather short, proportionally.
probably not but they should…
In the past, yes. Now, no!
nope!
(-_-) i hope that’s not the pic of the woman who said she’s “slightly overweight,” that’s a stretch even for a “little white lie”
I’m 108lbs, 110 on a good day….i don’t think so.
hahah YES. Even I say that about myself- it’s called being realistic. *L*
probly however i know that i am overweight. thats what the Wii fit is for
If they did call me overweight, there wouldn’t be an ounce of seriousness in it.
probably as average.
Probably not.
I hope not
:S
I’m just fine.
I am pretty sure they would not.
If they didn’t they would be wrong
this i a double edged sword… my friends are all convinced that i’m anorexic… so they’d never say such a thing… 95 lbs is nothing to look at.
My friends are too polite – most of them. So they wouldn’t say that. Even though I’m a fat bastard.
Most people don’t recognize me as overweight because I am so tall, but I am definitely carrying extra weight from surgery in September and being pregnant. I am lucky enough to hide it well.
nope.
they might describe me as fat though, because of the media, but in reality, I’m not.
I’m 5″4 at 150 lbs … why can’t you just love me?
I will admit though, I’d rather be 135-139. anything above that bothers me
Naah
My friends always say that I’m skinny and such, even though I think I’m fat. They’re probably right, but I’m still not happy with my current weight.
@Sirius_Fan_Girl - Kate, you’re perfectly average. Although, I disagree with me being tiny.
No, I don’t think they would.
No.
no i am only friends with ppl who are fatter than me. hahaha.
hell no. 5’11 and 130 pounds.
they say i eat to much. that’s what I get told.
I hope not
No and never will be.
No. Im skinny. Too skinny.. Hate it. :l
No i don’t think so..
not at all loll they think im too skinny in fact
No, because I’m actually underweight for my height.
I have no friends.
Yup. If they don’t, then I must be standing somewhere near or they’re lying to themselves.
would they be my friends after having said something like that?
technically, i am overweight. but i also am big boned *not unlike a dinosaur* and work my ass off working out all the time, so i am in shape. pretty much all the time. so i dont know…
hopefully not?
<3
lawl, no. Not at all.
No. I could stand to loose a few pounds though.
no, i don’t think so. i’m about 5’4″ and 114 lbs.. and even if i was on the “bigger” side, my true friends wouldn’t use my weight to describe me.
at least, i hope not.
No, not at all. I’m quite the opposite.
I’d either get ‘skinny bitch’ or told I’m the perfect size (this comes from gay guy friends tho).
I want to lose 5-10 lbs and tone though.
Hell Yes! In my group I am big Julie (there are several Julies that hang out together and one being my best friend). It is okay, there has to one in every crowd. I just happen to be the fat one, at least I am not the dumb one!
hmm to be honest, no probably not.
i’m on a diet though.
No and I try not to describe people that way either.
I’m a little chubby but not fat.
NO WAY!!
no way. i make sure of it
don’t think so. i’m 5’2 and 104 lbs, i think that’s about average.
nope!
Maybe? I’d like to think they’d say “Pleasantly plump” or “Curvaceous”
My friends would not describe me as overweight, they would describe me as …fat, huge, a whale, an elephant, etc. And these are people who like me…:D
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