re: Cheryl Tiegs criticizes SI for putting plump girl on the Swimsuit cover

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Jen Selter is #3.

She's a little boy to most on here though cause she isn't thick

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Umm her arse is thick That isnt what this board calls the little boy look. Taylor Swift is little boyish. Not that girl

I'd have to argue that her arse is thick

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I'd say their is a difference between
Curvy
Plus Size
Overweight

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Spot on

Curvy= Waist still skinny and healthy, but big boobs and wide hips

Plus SIZE= Waist slighty larger then ideal and healthy, but maintains body to where it isnt overly loose.

Overweight=Waist larger then ideal with no body maintenance at all. Flabby and loose everywhere

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No actually I will use common sense and the knowledge that different people have different waist sizes and carry weight differently like you said before trying to apply a one size fits all formula. You can have two people with the same body fat percentage and same weight but very different waist sizes

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There is exceptions to every rule. But the waist to height ratio is far greater then BMI and other oudated measurments

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ome people have very narrow hips, some have wider hips

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Good thing that doesnt have anything to do with ones waist size

He's probably a lab tech or something. Types like he is educated but then then there is no depth. You know like someone that is around intelligent people and repeats what he hears but doesn't really understand it.

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This is being taught and respected by every leading cardiologist in the field.

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I think the waist-to-height will start to supplant and ultimately overtake (maybe BMI will be the secondary number) BMI, because it better takes into consideration a patient's overall fitness.

Still not perfect, but better than BMI, IMHO.

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But the waist to height ratio is far greater then BMI and other oudated measurments

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I agree but like you said earlier people carry weight differently so you should not use terms like perfect waist size.

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Good thing that doesnt have anything to do with ones waist size

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Well most people with narrow hips will have a smaller waist than people with wider hips all other factors being equal.

I don't normally comment in threads like this but she is big, especially for her age. People don't get thinner in general. She is airbrushed too. I don't buy the "realistic body image" thing either. It is realistic to be thin or at least thinner than that. I think you can be big and happy and that is everyone's right. That is different than telling me that obesity can be an attractive quality and I just need to accept it. It is not attractive nor is it healthy.

We are wired in part to find healthy mates. In the times of kings and queens was fatter considered healthy because of the risk of famine, thus weight was more attractive. Now we know better and there is a different view. Be happy with who you are and your weight, if not do something about it.

Oh, and I hope SI loses money on this deal and learns their lesson.

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That link you posted is terrible. I'm 5'10, 150, 31" waist. That link says I could blow up to a 37" waist and still be "healthy". Idk if you've ever accidentally tried on pants that are too big for you, but even 2" too big will fall off. 37" waist pants on me would require me to gain like 40-50 pounds and be significantly overweight

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That link has too much leeway. Once you get over .5 in most publications you are bordering on ulhealthy, overweight. So at 5/10" your cap would be 35"