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To be curious as to what Kate Cambridge eats and how she exercises?

748 replies

SemperIdem · 14/07/2019 11:50

Totally superficial I know but I think she looks absolutely fantastic.

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omafiet · 15/07/2019 06:09

Personally I think she’s far too thin and looked better when she was a bit heavier. She looked concave in her dress yesterday.

I agree. I think she's really pretty but I don't think she looks terribly well at the moment. I've always thought that Pippa looks to be "works out loads thin" and Kate looks "doesn't eat much thin".

hopefulhalf · 15/07/2019 06:15

Disclaimer: only in my warped fantasies do I look anything like DOC. However I think 58kg is a perfectly reasonable guess for her weight, I am thinner than I was as a student as are many of us (so shoot me), doing planks does give you abs and spot on to whoever said about laziness. I suspect she eats 3 well balanced healthy meals a day, does at least 60 minutes of vigorous activity a day and dosn't eat junk or drink much alcohol. It's not rocket science.

crispysausagerolls · 15/07/2019 06:18

'm size 6-8 depending on shops - I'm 5'6

Same, and I weigh 53-54kg. I don’t understand why this is hard to believe, I often see slim and fit women in my neighbourhood!

Of course people think she looks better “with some weight on her”, as the majority of women are overweight and it makes them feel better to think/say this.

Helpmepleasenow48 · 15/07/2019 06:33

She eats carefully and exercises loads. It's fine for the life she leads but if she was a normal mum of three having to do the school run and fit in a paid job she might struggle with energy levels.
She eats and exercises to stay slim - not to be healthy. But then she lives the kind of life where she doesn't need to worry about mustering some energy at the end of a working day to put a toddler to bed.

crispysausagerolls · 15/07/2019 06:41

But then she lives the kind of life where she doesn't need to worry about mustering some energy at the end of a working day to put a toddler to bed

How do you know? She seems a very hands-on mother from all photos of her interacting with her children.

Itssosunny · 15/07/2019 06:44

But her face isn't thin Confused even though the rest of her body is very very skinny.

ZillaPilla · 15/07/2019 06:50

Some people are naturally very slim.
She is one of them, and also clearly exercises and eats well. Perfect.

Leave her alone.
I know plenty of slim, fit women who've had children, crikey it's not that strange.

Helpmepleasenow48 · 15/07/2019 06:57

But crispy my point is she is unlikely to have the physical demands many of us have - putting in a ten hour day/commuting etc. I'm sure she's quite involved with her kids.

Lemontree118 · 15/07/2019 06:57

It helps that’s she’s quite tall..5 foot 9 or 10 I think!

crispysausagerolls · 15/07/2019 07:30

But crispy my point is she is unlikely to have the physical demands many of us have - putting in a ten hour day/commuting etc

Yes but she will exercise a hell of a lot which is the most physically demanding!

Teateaandmoretea · 15/07/2019 07:36

I am taller than her, but a size 10-12, so can only dream!

Dream of what? You are tall and slim just be happy with your own body.

herculepoirot2 · 15/07/2019 07:39

I can’t believe this thread is still going.

WellErrr · 15/07/2019 07:41

Totally agree crispy.

I’ve had three children and I’m slim. I eat everything in moderation and have a generally active lifestyle, but never go to a gym. It’s a shame people need to talk about a slim mother like she’s some kind of freak.

PortiaCastis · 15/07/2019 07:42

There's another thread saying the woman is pregnant so she clearly cannot win

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 15/07/2019 07:46

@Crispbutty6
What a vile comment. If William did stray it had nothing to do with her weight. I take it you have not seen photographs of his alleged mistress.

PortiaCastis · 15/07/2019 07:47

Nasty gossip in redtop rags just means lawsuits

dayswithaY · 15/07/2019 07:52

Why has this thread not been removed? 18 pages of thin shaming and vile abuse. Can't believe this is still going from yesterday, and getting worse.

Catquest1 · 15/07/2019 07:52

I am considerably larger than the DoC although i have friends who are a similar size and some who are larger.. I think she is a very attractive woman.

Things i think she does/has that currently i dont:

Motivation and discipline - although i think i would be considerably more motivated if my photo was going to be circulated the world wide and scrutinised - just as i am more careful before a big event like a wedding. Her life is full of big events/public appearances whereas mine is not. Even my supersized ego couldn't deal with the criticism she gets.

Flexibility - between work, school runs, keeping on top of diy/gardening/food shopping i am quite time poor. I imagine she has more flexibility in her days some weeks. I am not good at prioritising myself but thats ok - my work role only asks that i am clean and presentable - her role demands an expectation (rightly or wrongly) of how she appears.

Height and body type - she is tall and lean and i am short (atleast 5 inches shorter) and portly. Thats just the genetics we get given. Cant change that, its the cards we are dealt with.

Stress - just different stresses. I suspect she probably doesnt worry about how to pay next terms swimming bill or the mortgage or who is picking the kids up but then i dont have to worry about my children's security or what the media might print about me or my family.

I think its a combination of being careful, genetic makeup, access and time to exercise and a dose of hardwork and motivation. Of my slim friends some work very hard at it, some don't have to whereas I have to work hard at not getting fatter.

OhDearGodLookAtThisMess · 15/07/2019 08:44

Someone said she was "naturally" that shape. I disagree, otherwise there would be other pictures of her in younger years looking similar. She's always seemingly had an active and sporty lifestyle.
I think she looks lovely, particularly in casual clothes, but let's not pretend she is only this thin because of being a hands-on busy mum. Victoria Beckham used to say that when she was pictured looking skeletal with a newborn.

Helpmepleasenow48 · 15/07/2019 09:07

We need to stop beating each other up about our shape/sizes. Not everyone has the time to exercise and watch what they eat. It's very hard and most of us have other things to worry about. It does get me because that's why women in the public eye feel compelled to diet themselves into physical insignificance.

SoupDragon · 15/07/2019 09:12

I've looked at the photos of her in that net dress at the university fashion show. She looks perhaps slightly bigger but less toned. Certainly not the "size 12" someone claimed she was.

It's ridiculous.

I can't believe this thread is still here. If someone posted it about a fat celebrity it would have been pulled for "not being in the spirit" (and i know it is not the fault of the OP).

WhenOneFacePalmDoesntCutIt · 15/07/2019 09:17

Someone said she was "naturally" that shape. I disagree, otherwise there would be other pictures of her in younger years looking similar.

She was though. She is much slimmer, but her general body shape hasn't changed at all. She's never been curvy, she hasn't transformed her body completely, just slimmed down from an already slim start.

People are jealous, but she would get as much hatred if she was bigger. People like to have a target to bitch about. Look at the comments about Meghan, whose only crime is to marry Harry!

Weaponsgradeplum · 15/07/2019 09:27

Genuinely find the posters who say they're as thin as her or even thinner than her absolutely hilarious. I'd love to see a photo of them because I highly doubt they are.

You are ridiculously narrow minded @formerbabe . I'm 5ft 4" weigh 49kgs and a size 6. Don't have to work at it at all, don't eat masses but wish I weighed a bit more as people can be really nasty. I've been even thinner (hated it but no eating disorder)

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WhenOneFacePalmDoesntCutIt · 15/07/2019 09:39

celebs can't win, too fat, too thin, there's always someone who will have something to be bitter about. That's why they don't care!