Motivation

It turns out, despite the insistence of well-intentioned family and friends, that I was not, in-fact "big-boned."  I'm perfectly average-boned now, TYVM.

But here's some of the more euphemistic terms that I heard...

"Sweetheart, you're not fat, you're....

 - Big-boned

 - Heavy

 - Dense

 - Cuddly

 - Lovable

 - Thick

 - Extra-proportional

So, what did/do you hear to describe your extra-ness?

 

 

thick...

I heard "big boned" more often than not, but I also once heard "pleasantly plump" - even when I was at my peak of denial about my weight, I knew it was BS. 

Oh, and "solid" - what in the world does that mean?

I've got to tell you, I was never coddled as such. Every bite I took when I was a child was, "If you keep eating like that, you're going to be as fat as":

- Rosanne Barr

- A House

- The obese woman that lived down the hall

- Basically anyone we knew, famous or not, who was fat.

I can't say it did/ didn't help, or that being told I'm not fat would have made it better/ worse for me growing up. My favourite description of a fat person:

For all of you South Park fans: "Festively Plump". You know, like a turkey.

Original Post by santonacci:

Oh, and "solid" - what in the world does that mean?

 i think that means you're not easily tipped over ;)

Along the same lines as 'solid' is 'sturdy!'

Also stocky is one I've heard a lot.

HAHA...I was always "big boned" too...but as it turns out, at 5'8", now that I'm 129 lbs, my wrists are 5 1/2 inches and my chest measurement is 32 inches. So much for that excuse!

Oh, my poor parents. They had such good intentions, but sometimes I wish they just would have kept their mouths shut, instead of coming up with various adjectives to ease the blow of my fatness. I definitely got "big-boned" growing up,  and also, at different stages:

- chubby (when I was little...because chubby is cuter than fatty)

- puffy (nice...'preciate that one)

- Victorian (?!?!?!?!?)

-Husky

Though that may be more of a guy euphanism

My husband calls me "soft". I don't know, that actually makes it seem nice :)

I am quite big-boned though. I put my fingers around my wrist and if I squeeze REALLY REALLY HARD (as in my fingers on both hands start turning purple), I can touch them together. I have a feeling that I would look sickly if I dropped under 120lbs even though I'm only 5 feet tall.

"genetically challenged"

Original Post by sixtumble:

Oh, my poor parents. They had such good intentions, but sometimes I wish they just would have kept their mouths shut, instead of coming up with various adjectives to ease the blow of my fatness. I definitely got "big-boned" growing up,  and also, at different stages:

- chubby (when I was little...because chubby is cuter than fatty)

- puffy (nice...'preciate that one)

- Victorian (?!?!?!?!?)

 I think they said VICTORIAN because in the victorian ages, if you were fat thats means you were rich enough to afford food and eat and if you were skinny that means you were lower class or poor. boy have times changed lol

i usually hear thick =D

my mom told me that I can never be skinny because I'm "plebian."

WTF??

I do think some people have bigger frames than others take me I would kill for a tiny waist but even at my slimist I cannot get any lower than 28 inches.

I have got stocky as my description and also "shes not fat shes just a fine lass" my bf calls me cuggleable.

-Round

-Curvy

-Extra Feminine

Original Post by swimchick_123:

my mom told me that I can never be skinny because I'm "plebian."

WTF??

It looks like a different spelling of "plebeian", which , as far as I can tell, isn't related to weight.  Unless she's suggesting that "common" people lack the means to become healthy/skinny.  Or she might just not know the origin of the word.

On the "victorian" thing - another similar description I've heard is "rubenesque."  I often hear Queen Latifah referred to with this term.

Dumpling

I was never called any specific euphemism per-se (though "full-figured" is another one I've heard thrown around a lot) but my mom always, even to this day when I mention my pubescent ballooning, will say, "ALL GIRLS put on some weight when they go through puberty."  Yeah, the weight of extra bone and skin and muscles... but not FAT, like I did.  Every time she said that, I was thinking, well, why don't ALL GIRLS have to buy pants as huge as mine?  Why do all the girls I go to school with look so cute and skinny, even as their boobs and hips get bigger?  It always depressed me to hear her say that.

Pfft, Ive heard "average" from just about every skinny friend ive ever had. also, "muscular/built" from my boss.. which was like.. yea okay, muscles look like goo nowadays huh?

TALL "you carry it well because you're so tall"

Also got the big boned, cuddly, buxom, curvy, voluptuous, sturdy......

you name it!

LOL at so many of theses that I heard!

Stocky, solid, and sturdy were definitely in the list.

In little league football, we were separated by weight to what positions we could play.  (because really, you don't want a 120 lb running back vs an 80 lb lineman.)  The heaviest kids wore 2 patches on their shoulders, the big kids wore one, and the "normal" kids none.

Yep, I was a "Two-patcher"!