Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 23, 2006, at 12:41:25
In reply to Re: A question on body image of others (trigger) » NikkiT2, posted by Poet on October 21, 2006, at 17:23:34
Hey..
Well I guess my views are sort of with the others here...
I'm kinda somewhere in the middleground.
I definately hate the fat on my body... I'm pretty much normal weight at a BMI of 21...and I'm 5'10"... but still I always think I could be thinner.... I used to be 19 BMI and that is sort of my goal in my head.
Anyway I don't find people who are 'plump' disgusting or anything. I do struggle sometimes when I see someone very obese huffing away just walking down the street, and i wonder how/why they have got themselves like that (I work hard at keeping myself healthy). I think 'disgusted' is too strong a word. I feel concern for them and wonder what it must be going to their health, but thruthfully, I do find very obese people, well I don't know, I find them.... I dunno, I don't actually personally know any. I have to say all my friends are normal weight. Not even over weight! I have no idea why this is. But I wouldn't treat them any differently, I guess. How bizarre, I've never thought about til now - all my friends over the years are normal weight. No! There was one...very nice actually. And my best friend is overweight, but she's 6'1" so I guess she can carry it off, but she's not very overweight.... more just abit plump. Size 16-18 (UK sizes)...sooo...
Also the other side -- when I see someone outrageously skinny, I get freaked out too. So it works both ways.
I think its normal to get curious about extremes of body weight.
Kind regards
Meri
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