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size zero body image.........
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 10:23 am |
Quoting gezbelle: my housemate is skinnier than me and thinks she's fat and i'm skinny. i'm a size 8.
i've told her many times that she doesn't need to lose anymore weight at all. but she's on this mission to reach a particular "goal weight". |
hehehe im 45 kgs and yet still trying to lose weight so i keep myselff busy by playing badminton, bowling, dancing and do some exercise but i take vitamin E
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 03:11 pm |
because not just measurements count.......
"An hourglass figure has long been perceived to be the ideal figure for a woman to have.
But New York University researchers have found that to be found attractive, a woman had to move in a feminine way - swaying her hips.
Men, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper found, were more attractive if they moved with a "shoulder swagger".
The waist-hip ratio has long been thought to be key to Western perceptions of attractiveness, with a small waist and bigger hips the ideal combination.
Marilyn Monroe, and now Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez are famous examples of women with that figure.
Its popularity may be down to media images, or because Western women do not need to have strong and muscular bodies in order to carry out manual labour, unlike women in developing countries.
But the US research suggests they would never have achieved their sex symbol status if they did not move in the right way.
The team carried out a series of studies involving over 700 participants who were shown a variety of animations and videos of people moving.
Some showed shadow figures, where it was not possible to see if it was a man or a woman, while others obviously showed a man or a woman.
No matter which format was being used, the participants rated women or "female" figures as more attractive if their hips swayed as they walked, while men were more attractive if they had the characteristic shoulder movement.
The research also confirmed the waist-hip ratio assumption, with women's attractiveness being rated higher if their waist-hip ratio was small and men's being higher if their ratio was large.
But Kerri Johnson and Louis Tassinary who led the research, say their work shows attractiveness is not as simple as the difference between two measurements.
Writing in PNAS, the researchers said: "The body's shape and motion provoke basic social perceptions, biological sex and gender - ie masculinity or femininity respectively.
"The compatibility of these basic precepts predicts perceived attractiveness."
The team say their findings only apply to Western cultures, and other societies will judge attractiveness depending on their most prized feminine and masculine traits.
Dr George Fieldman, principal lecturer in psychology at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College said: "This is quite plausible.
"It's the movement which attracts, and not just the waist-hip ratio per se."
He added: "It would be interesting to see what the ideal combination of measurements and wiggle is." "
from BBC News, 2007/03/13
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 04:37 pm |
Quoting gusel_kiz: I recently went from UK size 8 to 6 but im still fat hehe if this is size 6 then id like to be a 4 please.. wow then id be US 0... how cool  |
this is exactly what i was talking about.and susie too i think..
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:06 pm |
yeah that was a quote that really upset me too robyn.
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:08 pm |
Quoting SERA_2005: yeah that was a quote that really upset me too robyn. |
to be honest it really got a bee in my bonnet to put it very politely.its one of the reasons why people get eating disorders
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:16 pm |
Quoting robyn : Quoting SERA_2005: yeah that was a quote that really upset me too robyn. |
to be honest it really got a bee in my bonnet to put it very politely.its one of the reasons why people get eating disorders  |
exactly, and im sorry but a size 0???? Way to small, unless you are in 5th grade.
I have been anorexic skinny..... and 200 lbs. My weight fluctuates more then anyone I know. So for me it is something constantly on my mind. Wich is a real bummer, but I say all the time that if I could change anything about my appearance it would be the way I see it, not something physical
I admire the people that are a bit chubby and still aren't constantly trying to cover, and I would rather be chubby and have that confidence then be thin and a prisoner of my insecurities!
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:20 pm |
Quoting karekin04: Quoting robyn : Quoting SERA_2005: yeah that was a quote that really upset me too robyn. |
to be honest it really got a bee in my bonnet to put it very politely.its one of the reasons why people get eating disorders  |
exactly, and im sorry but a size 0???? Way to small, unless you are in 5th grade.
I have been anorexic skinny..... and 200 lbs. My weight fluctuates more then anyone I know. So for me it is something constantly on my mind. Wich is a real bummer, but I say all the time that if I could change anything about my appearance it would be the way I see it, not something physical
I admire the people that are a bit chubby and still aren't constantly trying to cover, and I would rather be chubby and have that confidence then be thin and a prisoner of my insecurities! |
I'm the same but I'm also my own worst enemy when it comes to my weight doesn't matter how many people say I look fine or whatever i'm not comforetable regardless of what clothes size I am at that time. The most attractive people are those comfortable in their own skin
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:25 pm |
Quote: Quote: exactly, and im sorry but a size 0???? Way to small, unless you are in 5th grade.
I have been anorexic skinny..... and 200 lbs. My weight fluctuates more then anyone I know. So for me it is something constantly on my mind. Wich is a real bummer, but I say all the time that if I could change anything about my appearance it would be the way I see it, not something physical
I admire the people that are a bit chubby and still aren't constantly trying to cover, and I would rather be chubby and have that confidence then be thin and a prisoner of my insecurities! |
I'm the same but I'm also my own worst enemy when it comes to my weight doesn't matter how many people say I look fine or whatever i'm not comforetable regardless of what clothes size I am at that time. The most attractive people are those comfortable in their own skin
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Me too.... exactly, and i am NEVER comfortable I gained 10 lbs since last summer and everyone says you look so good and have you lost weight The fact that I cant feel the way i look is horrid. After being such a "large" person it is only when i see a picture that I can even believe I look ok. I still feel aweful after getting dressed (and before ).
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:38 pm |
Ohhhhhh excellant point!!! Thats exactly how it should be!
P.S. right there with you on that damn belly thing
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13 Mar 2007 Tue 05:41 pm |
Quoting juliacernat: "It's the movement which attracts, and not just the waist-hip ratio per se." |
I knew it!!
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