Perceptions of 'healthy' or 'overweight' are really skewed by the area you live in?

I was there last night, failed to see all the overweight people. Very odd.

I mean it’s not rocket science to know that poverty and being part of a lower socioeconomic group means that you don’t have access to good nutrition and can’t afford to eat fancy healthy foods every as you’re time poor working and keeping your head above water.

More affluent groups can afford a ‘lifestyle’ and weight loss drugs and health clubs and gyms.

2/3 of the UK population are overweight or have obesity. where on earth do you live that everyone is slim?

You are in a cognitively limited space where you imagine contradicting people constitutes an argument of merit. Sigh.

I feel normal to slim in my area for my age and height (I'm size 12-14). When I go into work in London, I feel large and bulky compared to everyone else.

So yes, I think there is some truth to this, for me at least!

I understand what is being said (I think) - it’s become the norm to see people - very over weight - spilling out of their clothes, and I think what some people are saying - is that - the question is “is there a generation now that feel comfortable and happy being over weight and not afraid to show it “ and “is over weight being viewed now by some as normal, even healthy ?

For example the advertising now with over weight people - (for example the Tampax advert with the over weight ice skater - being portrayed as healthy / active

I live near Edinburgh ( not in Edinburgh as I’m not wealthy lol )
Many of the younger women seem to be small ( maybe 5’ to 5’3 “ ) and slim but not too slim , with tiny little waists .
And then a few average size young women but rarely see a very overweight girl ?
A few older women maybe a bit overweight?? But no obese women

This shows that “body positivity” was never really A Thing at all. 😂

As soon as they had a choice, none of them chose “fat”.

that post honestly doesn’t ‘ come across as disgusting ‘ to me. I think most people think these things, and wish for times of greater tact, decorum, prettiness. Looking at someone and unavoidably thinking ‘ you eat shedloads of fat and sugar’ doesn't spark joy.
Why do you need to feel joy when you look at random people going about their day?
I really do think the time of walking on eggshells around fat badly dressed people has passed. It was a brief period where sanity let itself be gaslit. It’s over.
you know those blokes who walk round wuth their trousers hanging down low, so their underpants are on show and they look as if they’ve shat themselves? Well, we are allowed to say they look brain dead.
Nobody needs to walk on eggshells because nobody is asking for anyone’s opinion. Nobody is getting dressed in the morning hoping some random on Mumsnet thinks they look good. Even blokes with their pants showing.
no more gaslighting acceptance, no more walking on eggshells. It’s toxic.
Whats toxic is spending so much time commenting online you believe your opinions matter to anyone else but you and yours.
Just get on with your day wearing whatever it is that you like, I can guarantee someone somewhere doesn’t like what your outfit but they won’t tell you because their busy getting on with their day too.

You sound pleasant!

I have no skin in the game, as I am not overweight, but attitudes like yours are bloody awful!

The vast majority of the people at the Harry Styles concert were young women. Let them have fun, wear what they like and enjoy a night out without worrying about miserable fuckers like you judging them. It’s bad enough they live under the male gaze - they don’t need other women with hateful attitudes pissing on their parade, too.

I’m pushing 50 and when I see a young woman wearing what she wants - not hiding underneath sonething baggy or worrying about not having a flat stomach or toned arms or slim thighs blah blah…I think, more power to you! I pity women who are constantly on a diet, hate their own reflection and are on S&B trying to find something to wear that covers their arms/legs/arse/belly. Thank god the younger generation seem to be done with that shit!

No one is making you wear anything.

I don’t ever really get dressed to look sexy or flattering? I just like what I like and wear it. Do you think I’m doing it all wrong?

Oh for fuck sake, another fatty bashing thread.

I really don’t think most people give a crap what other people wear.

Shorts help you stay cool in the warmer months and anyone who wants to can and should wear them.

I think it being rubbish food is a cliched perception- most overweight people I know eat lovely home cooked food - roasts, lasagne etc, then they might have a lovely Turkey sandwich with real butter and a glass of full fat milk, the slim people I know eat light salads and light meals. I think both are just different.

I don’t really understand the connection to Wembley or Harry Styles. Do you think that everyone who goes to Wembley stadium is from that immediate area (as opposed to all over the country). And that everyone from NW London are fatsos as opposed to the skinny Minnies from SE London who go to concerts at the O2? It’s just a very odd thread I think

I must say (as a very fat person myself) it would absolutely never cross my mind to put on sparkly shorts or skirt that barely covered my enormous behind. Just why? It's not flattering or even remotely sexy. I just don't get it.

I have to be honest you sound more judgy of these women than actually concerned . I mean it’s nothing new that western societies have become more overweight in recent years ? It’s not something that most people aren’t already aware of. And as for those girls I’d rather them be out enjoying themselves comfortable in their own skin than have eating disorders or being miserable about how they look.

It's neither gaslighting nor walking on eggshells to think that random people don't owe you and your preferences any headspace while getting dressed. They are not on this earth to perform a decorative function for others. They are living their lives, just as you're living yours and I'm living mine. Thinking your aesthetic preferences should define the way others live their lives is what's toxic.

that post honestly doesn’t ‘ come across as disgusting ‘ to me. I think most people think these things, and wish for times of greater tact, decorum, prettiness. Looking at someone and unavoidably thinking ‘ you eat shedloads of fat and sugar’ doesn't spark joy.

I really do think the time of walking on eggshells around fat badly dressed people has passed. It was a brief period where sanity let itself be gaslit. It’s over.

you know those blokes who walk round wuth their trousers hanging down low, so their underpants are on show and they look as if they’ve shat themselves? Well, we are allowed to say they look brain dead.

no more gaslighting acceptance, no more walking on eggshells. It’s toxic.

I hope they enjoyed every chip they had ! Must have been quite the shock seeing a fat person in real life ! I am sure you are safe home today

Do you live in Chelsea? I ask as you mention the King's Road. I am 5ft 10 and a size 10 and I feel fat around there. There seems to be an orthorexia problem in that area.

Its fast food. Its based around what is:

• long shelf life inputs (eg frozen or long life stuff where anything not eaten is used at the next event)
• fast to cook
• easy to eat with no cutlery etc
• high profit margin

Fresh vegetables etc are a pain to store, require more preparation and care in cooking. People are less willing to pay as much, and on a lower price there's less room to soak up the much higher costs of preparing and serving the food.

They will also cater to demand - they will offer what sells.

Most people know they are overweight, so I don't agree with the perceptions being different. To take the conversation in a different direction I do think that the perceptions of what an overweight child looks like has become skewed.

I don't think the socioeconomic phenomenon you're talking about is news. Yes, you do see more overweight people in less affluent areas, but this

And crop tops with their belly literally hanging out. On the one hand, some may say well why shouldn't they? Stop fat shaming! Body positivity - live and let live! Ok. That's a view. Another view is, that these kind of clothes are not flattering or particularly necessary.

comes across as really disgusting. Why does anyone have to dress for flattery or to please you? It they're not concerned, why are you? Who is to decide whether someone else's fashion choices are 'necessary'? Ugh.