D-Lish Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Target weight for 5ft is some were around 120ish That would be rather fat. I am 7 inches taller at the same weight and still have some curves. At 5 feet, ideally, they would be around 100lbs or less.
callingyouuu Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Well for me: Skinny but shapely > Few extra pounds hourglass > Skinny and no shape > Few extra pounds and no shape > meat ball This is how I would rank them, as well. ( for the meat ball image) However, this is just when I rate attractiveness through images. I don't necessarily think that being a wooden plank (skinny/no shape) is unattractive. I've been watching a lot of Project Runway, and a lot of the models on that show seem to fit that category. I think they still seem attractive because they carry themselves well and have this kind of "walk" that basically overflows with confidence. I guess this means that even when you don't have that coveted hourglass shape, you can make up for it in other ways. What's most attractive to me is not always whether you have "it", but how you use what you have.
bluewolf17 Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Gulp. I am 5'6 and 160lbs. I could stand to loose some weight;). But I don't have problems finding men who think my body is sexy. My ex was a huge fan, and he was thin. I have boobs and a butt. Would I be happier if I weighed less? Of course..hence my current gym obsession. What can I say..you get in a long term relationship and you let yourself go (at least I did). BUT it's all about your confidence and how YOU feel. If a guy doesn't like that way I look, no loss to me.
SoulSearch_CO Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 That would be rather fat. I am 7 inches taller at the same weight and still have some curves. At 5 feet, ideally, they would be around 100lbs or less. Geeee. Um. Not really. 120 is WELL within normal range for a 5-footer. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ So normal range would be 95-127. You do realize that somebody can be downright muscular and weigh more? I think that may have been what Spanks meant by "frame." A guy I knew was a 23 BMI, but sure didn't look it...the guy had great muscles, which obviously made him weigh more. But he looked REALLY thin. I think it's a shame what people consider overweight, as well.
D-Lish Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Oh I realize a lot more than you might think. 5 feet tall and 120 lbs is a bit overweight for a girl.
SoulSearch_CO Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Oh I realize a lot more than you might think. 5 feet tall and 120 lbs is a bit overweight for a girl. Not medically speaking. And even "medically speaking," this girl is "overweight:" Give me a break.
tigressA Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I guess I'm pretty lucky; I'm 5'7", about 115-118 normally, and I have what could be called an hourglass figure--34-26-34. I've had people tell me I could stand to gain a few more pounds, but they tend to notice my limbs, which have always been quite thin, and as is typical with hourglass figures, whenever I gain or lose weight it goes to my bust and hips. I've never had a problem attracting guys--one who I hooked up with a few times said he normally goes for petite girls with more meat on their bones, but he couldn't help but notice me because I dressed myself to advantage and carried myself well. That's really what it's all about.
Author SadandConfusedWA Posted August 30, 2009 Author Posted August 30, 2009 Honestly- there is no such thing as "naturally skinny people"~ All of us can survive on undeer 1000 calories a day. As humans, that is how we are engineered. Oh there are. Some girls can eat what they want and remain skinny while others have to basically go hungry all the time just to be chubby instead of obese. While it is possible to lose weight over short term form almost anyone if they are prepared to eat less, keeping it off long term is next to impossible. It is extremely hard to ignore your biological urges (hunger being one of them). There are girls who remain thin and don't even have to think about what they eat, let alone go hungry.
parrotlover Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 My metabolism changed at some point in my life. when I was 21 and weighed 80-90 pounds, I could eat whatever I wanted all day long. I lived on big macs and ramen noodles. I would on some days take in 5,000 calories! lol Not gaining an ounce. Then one day that all changed, but my eating habits did not. So I put on a ton of weight over a very short period of time. So now I eat WAYYYYYYY less and still have a hard time not gaining and an even harder time losing. I have a chronic illness so exercise is to hard. My physically demanding job takes all my energy out of me. And to the person who said that my job should keep me trim, that's bogus. I know a lot of folks that have a physically demanding job and are overweight. Look at some mens jobs that are hard labor and you'll see some of them are overweight. I wish I lived in a world where weight didn't really matter but I don't and it does.
CaliGuy Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I read many threads on how being thin is important in a girl and generally a desirable trait. However, in real life I see girls that are thin but really have no shape. Examples: small boobs, no waist, wide shoulders and narrow hips. They are technically skinny which is good but is that really sexually attractive? I am not a guy so I wouldn't know. I guess my point is if a girl has a hourglass body shape but carries few extra pounds (say up to 15lbs) can that be more attractive than skinny straight up and down one? Overall how much body shape impacts on wheter being skinny is attractive? Few extra pounds is fine, it's how she carries it. Skinny is not always better!
Star Gazer Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 If you're a woman, it is VERY hard to be shapeless when skinny. Uh, no it's not! Do you see all those runway models? Since when do they have ANY shape? They're sticks without boobs or hips.
CaliGuy Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Uh, no it's not! Do you see all those runway models? Since when do they have ANY shape? They're sticks without boobs or hips. And not attractive, IMHO. Since the majority of players in the modeling industry are gay men, they want the females to look like young boys. Not kidding.
Star Gazer Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Oh I realize a lot more than you might think. 5 feet tall and 120 lbs is a bit overweight for a girl. Not necessarily, particularly if she's fit and muscular. Jillian Michaels claims she's 5'2'', but having met her and being 5'3 and 3/4'' myself, I guarantee you she's no taller than 5'1''...and guess what? She's 120 pounds. Is SHE overweight?
Sam Spade Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Oh I realize a lot more than you might think. 5 feet tall and 120 lbs is a bit overweight for a girl. yes, it could be borderline overweight. My gf is 5'2", with a very tiny frame, and she weights between 116 and 120 (depending on what she had for breakfast ). I would say she's just right at this point - plus some grrrrrreat curves. But anything above 120 would look and (feel ) a bit overweight.
Sam Spade Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Not necessarily, particularly if she's fit and muscular. Jillian Michaels claims she's 5'2'', but having met her and being 5'3 and 3/4'' myself, I guarantee you she's no taller than 5'1''...and guess what? She's 120 pounds. Is SHE overweight? most 120+ girls have no muscle mass to speak of what-so-ever , (and certainly not anywhere close to her).
Star Gazer Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 most 120+ girls have no muscle mass to speak of what-so-ever , (and certainly not anywhere close to her). Weight numbers can be deceiving when labeling people "overweight" or "normal" or whathaveyou. Two women can have the same exact measurements, and one be up to 20 pounds heavier than the other just due to body composition. Most (nonathletic) people are shocked when they find out how much I weigh, as the number is apparently higher than I look to weigh due to my body composition (lots of muscle). Also, my BFF is at least one, sometimes two, sizes bigger than I am, and yet 20 pounds lighter. And when I was like 115 pounds, friends actually asked me if I was sick... It's really all relative. Just sayin'...
Sam Spade Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Weight is an imperfect indicator, but not useless - simply because it is a lot easier to pile on the fat (and lose it), than it is to pile on (or lose) the muscle. Basically at the aggregate, the variation in weight across people is most likely due to variation of fat, rather than to variation in muscle. Of course, just as athletic person may weight more than "normal" and be healthy, a person of supposedly healthy weight may be carrying around unhealthy amounts of fat. (Actually, I'm one of those - at 5'8" i weight 160 lbs which is my ideal weight, but I still need to shave off 1-2" off my waist, in spite of being quite athletic overall.)
Lusitan Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I read many threads on how being thin is important in a girl and generally a desirable trait. However, in real life I see girls that are thin but really have no shape. Examples: small boobs, no waist, wide shoulders and narrow hips. They are technically skinny which is good but is that really sexually attractive? I am not a guy so I wouldn't know. I guess my point is if a girl has a hourglass body shape but carries few extra pounds (say up to 15lbs) can that be more attractive than skinny straight up and down one? Overall how much body shape impacts on wheter being skinny is attractive? I do like to look at shapely females. Breasts are a big thing for me. Nevertheless, if I find myself having a connection with a woman, her size of breasts or other shapes don't really matter the most. I'll tell you a little something I never told anyone. One of my ex-girlfriends was beautiful, with long, thick legs(in a feminine way), dark skin(living in a tropical city does that ) big breasts, small butt(but I love small butts), you know, the works. Yet, I wasn't that much sexually attracted to her. She was sexually attractive to me but, she wasn't as much sexually attractive to me as this very thin - very small breasts - girl was, to me. I never figured it out. She turned me on just by hearing her voice. It didn't work out because our personalities are quite different and our life goals even more set apart. I wonder if, I wasn't attracted to the very shapely girlfriend because i was so mentally and emotionally connected to her . Right now I'm interested in a thin, shapeless girl(no butt or breasts at all),taller than me, with the cutest nose and the brightest eyes I've ever seen in my life. Her lips are a natural shade of pink. With long brown hair, made of silk and silver.. She's so shy and awkward, warms my heart, makes me think of home baked apple pie...:love: So yes, I would date you. If we had a connection, you could even be an invader from Mars!
Pink Cupcakes Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I guess - these guys aren't sticking around, however, just hook-ups. A guy usually isn't too picky who he just "hooks up" with. Are these guys proposing? Nope. By your own admission just "hooking up" a few times. something to be proud of??? You go, girl! I guess I'm pretty lucky; I'm 5'7", about 115-118 normally, and I have what could be called an hourglass figure--34-26-34. I've had people tell me I could stand to gain a few more pounds, but they tend to notice my limbs, which have always been quite thin, and as is typical with hourglass figures, whenever I gain or lose weight it goes to my bust and hips. I've never had a problem attracting guys--one who I hooked up with a few times said he normally goes for petite girls with more meat on their bones, but he couldn't help but notice me because I dressed myself to advantage and carried myself well. That's really what it's all about.
Lusitan Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I forgot this: Seriously. I would turn into a raging 15 year old boy whenever I even thought of her! And this girl, she was cute, but, her mouth was extremely small, she was very light boned, weighted about 40 kilos was incredibly small(I dislike smaller girls) and here I was, drooling over her like I drool over Pamela Anderson. Pink Cupcakes: Well, if they are interested enough to have sex with you, that means they are sexually attracted to you. Friends of mine have turned down offers from girls i find attractive and i've also seen them taking offers from girls I wouldn't find attractive. But i've never seen them saying no to a woman they find attractive.
Pink Cupcakes Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 So my point is made - it is not difficult to be sexually attractive, it is getting it to more than "hookups" - which is done by having more inside the head and substance in there, which is the important part. Hooking up won't keep a guy. Sorry it doesn't take much to get a guy hard to have the possibility of having sex. Also why are we always discussing female bodies as pleasing men? There are just as many overweight men. It's not a man's world where we it is our duty to be attractive to be desirable to them, they have to be desirable to us, also. I am fit and expect my man to be fit. Sorry, guys, yes, YOU have to be attractive to the woman, too. It's not all about "financial security" and "being tall". MUCH more to it than that, guys, quit fooling yourselves that it's all that easy for the guy and that's all it takes is "financial security" and we will get wet.
V.Vixen Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 The numbers on a scale don't mean much when it comes to being in shape. I tend to weigh a little more when I am the best "shape", because of muscle. I love feeling strong, and a few pounds on the scale doesn't keep me from that. That said, I tend to think women with lean muscle, and a shape (think:toned hourglass) are the most attractive. I would never want to be skinny.
thegreatmoose Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I am fit and expect my man to be fit. Sorry, guys, yes, YOU have to be attractive to the woman, too. It's not all about "financial security" and "being tall". MUCH more to it than that, guys, quit fooling yourselves that it's all that easy for the guy and that's all it takes is "financial security" and we will get wet. Fitness does seem important to most women. One more good reason for me to lift those weights.
Pink Cupcakes Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 It is but someone who is not fit shouldn't have the preference of someone who is fit. Then there are those who are fitness fanatics and those who are active but won't die if they miss one day of jogging. Fitness does seem important to most women. One more good reason for me to lift those weights.
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