Men (or Women sexually attracted to Women) how important is a woman's weight to you?

Ideal body type: (a=high over average, b=above average, c=average, d=below average, f=far below average)
* D shoulder width
* B boobs
*D waist
*B Hips
*A Butt
*C Thighs
*C/D Overall

This is going off the sims 3 by the way, otherwise it's as long as I can't tell that she's fat with her clothing on. Fat being how much your gut sticks out or is unsupportive of itself and floppy.

Originally Posted by HollyGolightly

What if you ended up falling in love with a beached whale or skeleton? :)

Lol NT's don't fall in love...

The thing that really pissed me off about this is the fact that if you are overweight people automatically assume you don't exercise and eat every second. Fuck that. I happen to be a bigger girl I'm a size 16 us and I'm about 5'4 so yes I'm also short but I am not by any means unhealthy and I certainly don't eat every fucking second I also don't eat unhealthily I'm actually a vegetarian and I love yoga and hiking being outdoors and I drink a shitload of water and limit my soda intake,but guess what? My body chooses to be big. I did once gain more weight than I should of and corrected it the right way and have maintained it for almost three years I'm at my high school weight.I've also lost weight and have been smaller but it was not necessarily the correct way I worked out three times a day and ate little and even doing that my body did not want to go below a size 14.

Originally Posted by Calvaire

The thing that really pissed me off about this is the fact that if you are overweight people automatically assume you don't exercise and eat every second. Fuck that. I happen to be a bigger girl I'm a size 16 us and I'm about 5'4 so yes I'm also short but I am not by any means unhealthy and I certainly don't eat every fucking second I also don't eat unhealthily I'm actually a vegetarian and I love yoga and hiking being outdoors and I drink a shitload of water and limit my soda intake,but guess what? My body chooses to be big. I did once gain more weight than I should of and corrected it the right way and have maintained it for almost three years I'm at my high school weight.

Awe *hug* ... I'm not at my high school weight lol (my high school weight is a range of 40 pounds lol ... partly due to wrestling my freshman year) .... Now I'm 100 pounds heavier than my lightest weight in high school, but oddly enough I would be very healthy if I was just 30 pounds less ... I'm 5' 3.5" (I'm almost as tall as you :-P)

You know, everyone's body's are different ... Both my Mother and my Father (and my sister) were short (my Mom and my sister are under 5') and could not gain weight if they tried ... My mom says I'm more like my uncle (who is now over-weight, but that was not always the case ... apparently he put on weight quickly too) ... "built like a mack truck" ... she meant it as in I was muscular (and possibly bigger boned) ... well my skeletal frame is considered large and I gain weight easily (both muscle and fat). ... Anyway, my genetics decided to give me higher cholesterol, so, last year, I cut out a lot of meat from my diet and replaced it with beans (I don't eat a lot of deserts, so I did not have to replace that) ... anyway, for the first semester I got up earlier to work out with a friend (15 pounds lighter than I am now) 4 times a week, 2 hours at a time, doing more cardio (I took breaks in between ... not as fit as I was in High School lol) and I gained 5 pounds that semester ... the next semester I did not really work out and I gained 10 pounds ... I can home for the summer and I lost 7 pounds without working out ... I lost 5 pounds the first month when I ate a lot of triple cheese burgers (I guess the protein was more filling so I ate less) and my diet was not that healthy ... 2 summers ago I also lifted heavy weights and gained a lot of strength ... I lost a decent amount of weight doing exercises that are meant to help you gain weight (muscle weight) and I did not lose any weight with cardio lol ... every body is different I suppose.

Originally Posted by Calvaire

I've also lost weight and have been smaller but it was not necessarily the correct way I worked out three times a day and ate little and even doing that my body did not want to go below a size 14.

I hope you are not doing this anymore, because this sounds dangerous. You don't want to exhaust your body and you don't sound like you were getting the nutrition you need (if your body thinks it is starving, you may slow your metabolism and you won't lose weight) ... Just because you are "bigger" does not mean you don't need to eat ... and that sounds very dangerous

Anyway *hugs* and, as I told Holly, you are beautiful no matter what you look like ^__^

Going by weight as a number is silly since it can vary greatly from person to person based on bone structure and muscle. I've always weighed about 10 lbs more than people would guess. Right after having babies, I weighed about 20 lbs more than people would guess. This is because I have muscle!

I typically weigh 115lbs and I'm 5'2"...this puts me at a size 3 in US juniors jeans. I currently weigh 125 lbs which I need to lose, but it puts me at a size 5 US juniors jeans. The thing is, when I say I'm 125 lbs and I'm 5'2", people probably picture a chubby little thing, very untrue for me...I just have an ass and boobs; that's what I do like about the extra 10 lbs :) I still want to lose the extra weight though, I feel down about myself because of it. I'm used to my lower weight and my clothes don't fit. My attitude about myself is affected by it, and that matters more.

As far as men, it doesn't really matter to me, but I do prefer a little chunk over really, really skinny. Lots of guys start out pretty scrawny, most of them fill out though :)

@Mr.meepers oh no I'm not doing that anymore it was when I was 18 and I was at my first college and in a long distance bad relationship and well I didn't have money for food most of the time but wanted to work out and loved it a little too much :x

I'm trying to be more accepting of my body now since well it seems to want to be the size it is now and still be healthy

@Enfpleasantly

I looked better at 132, after gaining muscle, than I do at 120 currently. I am 5' 4". Good points there.


Thread question:
I am not attracted to women as such, but I do find curvier women very attractive. A little on the higher end of the BMI range, while being very active, is not only healthier than being very skinny but, comparatively, makes for a more attractive appearance.

I have seen some absolutely stunning women who were a lil to moderately overweight.

As for men, same thing applies. A lil chunkiness is far more attractive than being thin. I am not attracted to skinny men. I like the broad shouldered, somewhat stout appearance. They don't have to look like body builders (which is actually unattractive), but good muscle definition is a plus. I also like a guy who is strong physically, but looks about average.

Weight really has no particular impact on me. I will actually go for a larger woman more than a larger man. I think it mostly depends on how they carry themselves, I am not so much attracted to the physical part of a person... it is their personality that makes me attracted to their physical body.

Women come in all shapes and sizes and are generally beautiful no matter what the case. I don't think women need to produce an explanation for being one weight or another.

Unfortunately, the beauty industry has taught us that women's bodies (more so than men, however men are also heavily targeted in areas such as body building, body hair, etc..) are always up for scrutiny. Women are taught to be cattier to women who are prettier than they are. Men are taught to be attracted to specific types of women. Media propagates these images daily in their characters on the news, tv shows, movies, etc..). These days, women above a size 16 (UK) are lucky to find decent designs in many retail stores. And above all things, the beauty and fashion industry has taught us that "size does matter" and big ain't in.

Any woman can be beautiful. The only thing stopping them from it is believing that they aren't.

Body composition matters a lot more than just the number of lbs/kg. Personally I'm a bit all over the place, from women that are bordering anorexic, average, extremely athletic, curvy, etc. No matter what your body type there will always be a segment of the population that finds you attractive, especially if you're worried what men find attractive.