Average size of women-a statistic that does more harm than good.

tori.k

Free yourselves of a number and just cut the lables out

It's all nonsense i have about a 30inch waist so usually a UK 12, Yesterday I freed DH's plastic and brought a lovely dress and cardi in a US 4 (UK 8) :rotfl: It's all a crock health is important but size isn't.

Be happy in the skin you have there is nothing more unattractive then someone that constantly moans about there size (fat or thin)

Gloomendoom

x-caitlin-x wrote: »

I don't mean to get at you at all, B&T. I know you're not coming from the perspective of insulting people who are skinny! But the (unintended) implication of that comment is that the average man wouldn't be interested in me because I'm probably about the size the average woman aspires to be.

I wouldn't worry about the implication. Why would you want a man who was just 'average' to be interested in you?

Tuesday_Tenor

The average dress size would probably vary with age, I think?

>>> Free yourselves of a number and just cut the labels out
Absolutely!

Use your eyes on your mirror and how energetic you feel for your age, not a dress size, to keep in touch with how well and fit you are.

I'm getting on a bit (53), tall for a woman (5'9"), getting more voluptuous as I age, and am currently a size 20, which is WAY above 'average', for the whole population, in terms of dress size.

BUT , thanks to a lot of swimming and walking, and a little bit of badminton and yoga over the last 6 months, I'm toned and everyone says how well I'm looking. [Definitley NO gym or running - B-O-R-I-N-G and, as others have pointed out, possibly dangerous for the joints!],

A year ago I was a the same dress size (or occasionally a 22) but a lot flabbier, chubbier in the face, and looked overweight. Not so good, so I took myself in hand.

I haven't lost much actual weight either, but the flab has turned to muscle, which means I both look and move SO much better.

Size 16?! Bah! Humbug! Size 20 with a toned body and decent waist at 53 is fine for me!
Use your commone sense!

[Female tenor, by the way!]

benb76

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about the implication. Why would you want a man who was just 'average' to be interested in you?

I love this quote! Men and women should aim to attract an above average man/woman!

giantmutantbroccoli

I hate the very idea that shops catering for larger sizes is encouraging people to become fat. People are not goldfish, we don't grow to fit the size of our clothing. And have you ever tried to buy a larger size in a fashionable shop like Oasis or, god forbid, Armani Exchange? It's harder than you'd think! I wish you'd posted which shops these are that are catering to larger sizes, because the struggle I go through just to get stylish size 14/16 jeans or trousers is a real pain in the proverbial.

Not to mention that people with a high body-fat percentage can be very healthy regardless, and the fact that just because you wear a larger size doesn't mean that you are "fat" - it just means that you're larger. That could be that you're taller, or it could be that you're broader, or it could be that you're more muscley than average. More importantly, being fat or larger than average or obese, even, is not a moral choice - it only affects your own health, so it's nobody's business but your own and your GPs.

Gloomendoom

giantmutantbroccoli wrote: »

More importantly, being fat or larger than average or obese, even, is not a moral choice - it only affects your own health, so it's nobody's business but your own and your GPs.

There is an argument that, if it results in health problems, it affects the population whole as NHS funds are diverted from caring for people who are ill entirely through no fault of their own.

It's an argument that isn't restricted to obesity though. Riding a motorbike is another example. There are probably many, many more.

nottslass_2

I really do think the perception on what is a healthy body size has changed over the years.

Personally I've been described as 'skinny" I'm anything but (size 10/12) and find it worrying that being fat is now seen as the norm.

I see school kids on my way to work and they are way,way bigger than they ever were even a decade or so ago.Teenagers shouldn't have muffin tops or moobs,they should be slim and lean.

Obesity causes mega health problems,it significantly increases the risk of some cancers,causes diabetes,heart disease and an awful lot of other life threating conditions.
There are so many things in life that we have no control over,but weight is one of them & I simply cannot understand why people ignore it or make excuses until its too late.

Gastric surgery is available on the NHS ,not so someone can get in a certain size of jeans,but becuase of the effects of obesity on health and how much related conditions cost the NHS to treat - I work in a Hospital and can assure you that It is very,very rare to see a overweight Doctor (or one that smokes)and that,to me says it all.

SmallL

giantmutantbroccoli wrote: »

I hate the very idea that shops catering for larger sizes is encouraging people to become fat. People are not goldfish, we don't grow to fit the size of our clothing. And have you ever tried to buy a larger size in a fashionable shop like Oasis or, god forbid, Armani Exchange? It's harder than you'd think! I wish you'd posted which shops these are that are catering to larger sizes, because the struggle I go through just to get stylish size 14/16 jeans or trousers is a real pain in the proverbial.

Not to mention that people with a high body-fat percentage can be very healthy regardless, and the fact that just because you wear a larger size doesn't mean that you are "fat" - it just means that you're larger. That could be that you're taller, or it could be that you're broader, or it could be that you're more muscley than average. More importantly, being fat or larger than average or obese, even, is not a moral choice - it only affects your own health, so it's nobody's business but your own and your GPs.

Its not shops catering for larger sizes, its shops making existing sizes bigger.
George at asda in my opinion is VERY oversized, i can get easily into their size 8 bottoms when i have 37inch hips.
Primark i fit snugly into the 10 bottoms.
Next are slightly looser than primark.
I also stated STYLES of clothes are changing from fitted to 'floaty'. I really hate 'floaty' tops as all they do is tent on my size 16 chest totally hiding my size 10 waist.

runningwoman

tori.k wrote: »

Free yourselves of a number and just cut the lables out

It's all nonsense i have about a 30inch waist so usually a UK 12, Yesterday I freed DH's plastic and brought a lovely dress and cardi in a US 4 (UK 8) :rotfl: It's all a crock health is important but size isn't.

Be happy in the skin you have there is nothing more unattractive then someone that constantly moans about there size (fat or thin)

Great phrase there, I'm going to use that one myself

lostinrates

nottslass wrote: »

- I work in a Hospital and can assure you that It is very,very rare to see a overweight Doctor (or one that smokes)and that,to me says it all.

i know a few, not huge numbers, but a few! Plus doctors have a high rate statistically of alcohol abuse i think? Doesn't say much to me tbh!