To quite like being fat?

Well, if you're happy then who cares what anyone else thinks. But I'm yet to be convinced that the average chubby wouldn't choose to be slim if they could just click their fingers and magically shed the weight.

Well I'm morbidly obese and I much prefer the hot weather to cold weather. Chub rub is no longer a thing since I discovered cycling shorts underwear. I so sweat a bit in the first few days of a heatwave but once I have acclimatised, usually after about a week, I am fine in anything upto about 32/33 deg before I start to get too hot.

Maybe I'd be more comfortable if I was a lot thinner but since I haven't been a lot thinner for many years, I can only go on how I feel now and I am always astonished at how often people complain about being hot when I feel absolutely fine really

What I found interesting recently having lost a lot of weight was how much more able I am to tolerate the heat. We were on holiday during that recent heatwave and it was 36 degrees one day. It was hot but I felt okay. That would have absolutely floored me with my 5 extra stone on. It would have been awful. Even late 20s was a struggle with so much extra weight to carry. I did see quite a lot of larger people really visibly struggling with that heat too and felt quite glad that was no longer me. It was a bit of a revelation sort of moment for me.

I definitely do feel the cold more though but I kind of prefer that way round as there’s so many ways to warm up but cooling down is really difficult. I don’t like being cold but I prefer being cold and adding clothes to being sweating and uncomfortable in the heat. Especially with the way the climate is going!

You do sound triggered, though.

Im glad you’re content and also you’re not that big at a 16.

Dress sizes are rubbish. Vanity sizes
Her BMI shows obese.

Surely to each their own - i am happy being slim.

You're clearly very unhappy and suffering from an eating disorder, an addiction like smoking and drinking.

Sadly, you might only ask for help when you have a serious health scare.

Think about that and get some help- start with your GP.

I know what you’re saying op.

My weight has fluctuated between size 8-16 my adult life. I was no happier or unhappier at any size. I also love eating well and resent deprivation. A couple of health scares put me on Mounjaro and I feel physically fitter now I’m size 12. I probably look better but don’t really give a toss about that. I won’t go too much further.

Im glad you’re content and also you’re not that big at a 16. When I was a 16 I was able to walk miles etc. it’s hardly disabling.

Same. I wouldn't be attracted to my husband if he gained a lot of weight. I don't like the look or what it represents, and our lifestyles would be incompatible.

Lovely to be comfortable in your skin. Be healthy, be happy 😊

I’m overweight, I am still freeing all the time so it’s nothing to do with my weight. I’m uncomfortable and hate it plus I’m 250% more likely to have a cardiac health issue. I have lost 4 stone but still have a bit to go…

I was pretty happy with myself when overweight but my body wouldn't settle there, the weight just kept going up and up. From healthy BMI to obese in about 5 years. Middle age and the death of my metabolism, probably. I had to do something.

Is your weight pretty stable, OP?

It's none of your business what her BMI is
she's posted it.

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If you were really happy being fat you'd not need to broadcast it.

I don't believe you.

It's your life.

If you are happy to accept the higher risks of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, carry on.

But please stop pretending you're happy and also ignore the risks to your health.

That's a drug with side effects.

Hardly the same as clicking your fingers and being slim.

OP has made this everyone's business by asking on a public forum if she's unreasonable to be happy at her weight.

Neither am I the effects on the face (which for me has cheekbones anyway due to genetics even though I am obese and I don’t want it for other personal reasons

@Flumpflimpo has said what her BMI is!

I get it I have spent my adult life thinking I was fat (when I wasn’t the wake up call of finding clothes from when I was in my early 20s that fit my 16 year old BMI 21 DD was an eye opener

I have spent too much of my adult life chasing something I won’t get - I like you am now fat (although don’t show it in the face no double chin for me and I have cheekbones my skin is amazing and I look 5/6 years younger

I am focusing on eating right and a little of what I fancy when I fancy it rather than restricting and exercising keeping my fitness up

There is a middle ground though, where you can eat healthily without being on a diet, and because you’re eating nutritious food you won’t feel cold and weak. It would probably lead you to the sort of weight where people won’t judge you as fat (I don’t think 16 is average in the UK, isn’t it 12-14?)
I’m not a thin person btw. I’m a 12-14 but quite heavy at 11st, pretty sure I’m in the overweight category. I don’t diet, but I try and eat nutritious food and I feel pretty strong and fit for my age.

Some people carry weight better than others. Whatever you’re happy with op.

Yes, when I was bigger I was freezing, I’m now 8 stone and still freezing. I don’t know why people think everyone who’s fat must be a hot sweaty mess all the time.

It's called mounjaro/wegovy etc. It exists. OP clearly not interested in that.

I am about the same weight and BMI as you OP and when I used to be thinner I was cold all the time! I am perfectly adapted for UK winters now! And yes it is only other people that make me think I need to slim down, I am very happy the size I am.

It's none of your business what her BMI is