To ask if you can be attractive and fat?

[Needinghonestynow]

I am pretty overweight at the moment. I just cannot seem to stick to a diet for any length of time, have a Fitbit which has helped a bit in terms of daily activity but I know it’s mostly about food. I’m very lonely so eat.

I feel so ugly. I have nice hair, eyes, teeth, but it feels I am just drowned in fat

Can you be attractive and overweight?

I have long legs relative to my height. That is all I am saying. Why do you find that so hard to believe? And yes I do find it quite difficult to get clothes that are the right length. Petite ranges are usually proportioned all wrong.

Kylie Minogue is only 5ft but is well-proportioned, with relatively long legs for her height and thus qualifies as leggy.

Apparently, according to research described in an article I read, a woman of 5ft 4 has, on average, an inseam of 29in but 30.5in is required for optimal 'legginess'. Scaling down slightly, this suggests a woman of 5ft 2 would have an average inside leg measurement of 28in but the optimal would be 29.5in for maximum attractiveness. And yes, it is possible to overshoot and be considered less attractive if your legs get too long for your height.

A woman of 5ft 2 with 'optimal legginess' who adds, say, an inch onto her inside leg measurement to allow for wearing a slight heel could find standard leg (30 - 31in) trousers a good fit.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1575818/Why-Kylie-Minogue-could-have-the-perfect-legs.html

Kylie Minogue as leggy??

I'm 5'2 and have a short torso. I wear an inside leg of 31. Petite ranges are always too short for me.

Images chosen for emphasis. One is a Shetland pony, the other is a Falabella, a breed of miniature horse. One of them is stocky, the other is leggy. They are around the same height. If you prefer, you could contrast pugs and Italian greyhounds. Both toy breeds but with very different proportions. Obviously with humans the contrast is not as great, but hopefully it makes the point that legginess is about proportion to overall height, not just about your length of leg.

Still don’t think the first animal (Kylie Minogie) looks leg - just that the second likes ultra dumpy

So have an Italian greyhound, in a sweater. They're about a foot high, pretty much all of it leg.

I'm nearly 5'3 and I have the legs of a gazelle and the body of a rugby player. The perfect combination.

Now that is leggy

Yes you can be. My perception of attractiveness comes from Roald Dahl . “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."

Be confident in who you are as a person and how you affect the world around you. My friends are mainly guys and they think that above all else confidence and kindness is attractive.

I'm size 18-22 depending on the clothing, store, cut and fabric and I know that guys think I'm attractive. Both to my body and my mind and heart. Confidence is key overall, don't let anyone tell you or make you feel that your not beautiful or attractive.