Is a size 14 fat?

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I know it's dependent on the individual and a lot of variables - height etc but generally speaking would you say it's 'fat?' I am a size 14, I don't think I'm huge but I have a big roll of fat around my belly (thanks c-section and pizza) and I do feel like my face looks a bit bloated at times.

I'm certainly not thin or toned but I wouldn't say I'm obese either. I know id look and feel better if I dropped a dress size but at this time in my life with young kids, a demanding job and lots going on I just can't find the energy to focus on weight loss.

What are your thoughts?

This..I'm 5'8'' and 9.5 stones and need size 14 tops sometimes.
BMI index matters more than clothing size which is often ''vanity sizing''.

It isn't the same for black people. If anything, black people can probably be healthier at heavier weights. I am mixed race (black and white) and was told this by a doctor, although I have never even been close to overweight by BMI.

I think the 80's may have brought baggy styles and fashions...I wore some baggy shit, shoulder pads were in fashion. things were not structured and fitted. Actual measurements do not lie.
MM was tiny 22-24 inch waist....35 bust.....

Thats a current day river island teenager! Hands up who has a 24 inch waist???

I'm horribly skinny (been quite ill) My current day 8 is hanging off me. My waist is still is bigger than 24". I'm 5.6 and less than 8 stone.

How tall if you are 5ft 8 and a size 14 no. 5ft 3 and a 14 yes likely!

I'm the same size and weight as you more or less, but obviously very different body shape as I am 12-14 - never ever a 10.
I never really thought of myself as "fat" but based on this thread, it's what I now imagine most people are thinking when they see me.

@oakleaffy I'm quite a bit heavier than you around 11 stone. Size 10 in tops size 12/14 in jeans. 5ft 3. I carry it well.

I don't think stick thin or even the expectation to be is the main health problem right now in the UK.

No, that would be the 90s when much of this shit started. I don't think it's a coincidence that obesity has risen steadily since then.

What I said- extremes. From the sublime to the bleeding ridiculous. 14 is neither.

And MM's weight fluctuated very much.

I think 'size 14' is a load of shite. I wear size 10 jeans, and a size 10 T-shirt unless it's Fred Perry in which case it has to be a 12 to account for my massive norks. However, we're going on holiday in 2 weeks and I was sorting out my dresses! One of them is an 18! I've never seen a size 18 but that's the size of my dress!

So, do I consider a size 14 'fat'?! No I don't but if I was a size 14 i wouldn't look right, I'd feel crap, couldn't wear the clothes I wanted to and would do something to shift it. But I wouldn't look at someone at a size 14 and think 'you're fat'. That'd be a size 20/22 that I might think that.

Going to disagree with you there as well. I very much doubt the expectation to be thin- I assume thats what you mean by this shit-has resulted in 60% of the population being overweight or obese. More complex reasons for that.

Thank you 😊😊😊

Most of my adult life I’ve been a 14. I’m tall (5ft 10) and an athletic build (massive shoulders). I always considered myself to be a few pounds overweight rather than ‘fat’. With extra height you still look in proportion I think. At one point in my late 20s I dropped to a 12 and felt good about myself. Now I’m in my 50s and creeping towards a 16 (thanks menopause) and I definitely look fat!

I'm average height and a 14, and yes I am overweight bordering the obese category of BMI.
Not nice, but true.

I’m a size 14. I know I’m overweight and look awful. Recent health check put me at obese and I also have high cholesterol. Working really hard to lose weight with diet and exercise but since the menopause it comes off a lot slower.

I don't think you can tell from a clothes size, it's going to depend on your body shape.

A far better indicator would be height and then vital statistics. I’m close to 5ft 5 and am a size 10 to 12 and weigh about 9st 8lb. No idea what my vital statistics are these days.

Back in the 1980’s by the standards of the day you would most definitely have been fat these days looking round you then no you wouldn’t be. I have a size 10 fake fur mini skirt from my raving days in 1990/1991 it is bloody tiny and a size 10 apparently, it’s probably a modern day size 6.

@umberelladay I had a 24 inch waist when young, I haven’t measured it for years the last time I did it was 28 inches when I was having a Maid of Honour dress altered on me, about 10 years ago. I keep a pair of skinny jeans that I rarely wear these days but keep just to see how my waist is getting on. I bought them 15 years ago. That’s the best thing to do. I just try them on a couple of times a year. It’s very important to stay a healthy weight for me as type 2 diabetes is prevalent in my family.

So agree, I used to be a size 26 now I’m a size 14 supermodel 😂
joke about supermodel

Yes, it would be overweight.

Yes, unless you're very tall or 'big boned' and by big boned I mean maybe the broad shoulders and hips require a size 14. I don't mean fat people who call themselves big boned. I suppose you could also be a weightlifter or something.

31.2 happy?

Size 14 is not necessarily fat.

I'm 5'9" and yes i'm fat at a size 14, it's almost worst if you are tall and fat, more conspicuous and everyone expects you to be like a model because youre tall.

Overweight.
I would be obese but only because I’m so short.