Just go try on a “medium” sized shirt in America and see how far this has went. You can be obese and still find it roomy. I’m 5’ 11” 175lb and I need to dress in small and occasionally extra-small items of clothing. How the hell is someone like me small?
I used to be 205lb and people would refuse to believe I was overweight. I thanked them for the compliment but always reminded them “I know I’m not, im well above what any medical text would call a healthy weight”. I even had one friend who’d call me “skinny”… it’s politeness by some but by a lot of others it’s just a complete shift in standards and expectations.
Everything in the U.S. is geared towards husky folk. Big portions, lots of calories, and the idea of walking even a mile to get somewhere? Forget about it. The new weight loss drugs may help but they are fighting a lot of entrenched “stuff” that just makes being overweight easier and less burdensome.
This is the exact opposite of my experience. I'm 6' 185 lbs athletic build and wear almost exclusively slim fit larges. I would look like an overstuffed sausage in a small anything
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 12.7 ms ] threadI used to be 205lb and people would refuse to believe I was overweight. I thanked them for the compliment but always reminded them “I know I’m not, im well above what any medical text would call a healthy weight”. I even had one friend who’d call me “skinny”… it’s politeness by some but by a lot of others it’s just a complete shift in standards and expectations.
Everything in the U.S. is geared towards husky folk. Big portions, lots of calories, and the idea of walking even a mile to get somewhere? Forget about it. The new weight loss drugs may help but they are fighting a lot of entrenched “stuff” that just makes being overweight easier and less burdensome.