Okay, this is my first post and a slightly irreverent one, but written straight from the heart. The article below covers something that I'm sure bugs the crap out of a lot of BBWs. Yes, I'm talking about the infamous before-and-after testimonials of skinny chicks who used to be overweight. Now they want to convert you or get you to fork over some $$ for this or that diet plan.I don't know how it affects you personally, but as a BBW-loving guy, I just laugh. Why? Because my eyes always drift to the "before" photo on the left and I find myself thinking "Mmmm.... yummy!" Guys, if this is your reaction, you're probably a BBW-lover! Ha-Ha, I know it may be hard for some women to believe, but... yeah, there are men out there who like heft and padding on their women. We're not all that interested in seeing you try to melt it away. Anyway, here are the first few paragraphs (abbreviated) of the article. It's from CNN's website:
Dropping 110 lbs transforms woman's life
Heather Davis weighed 250 pounds and wore a
size 22 at her heaviest. She lost 110 pounds and
wears a size 4.
By Jackie Adams, CNN
1/25/08
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Growing up, Heather Davis wasn't the kind of kid people would have called fat or even chubby.....but things started to change as she approached adolescence. "My bad eating habits began during my 'latchkey kid' years," says Davis. "In high school and middle school, I played sports, but with a diet of Doritos and soda for lunch ... large family dinners ... I became overweight." During her senior year in high school, Davis, who is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighed 200 pounds....
By the time she was 22 and attending graduate school, Davis' weight had ballooned to 250 pounds......she found it hard to find stylish, age-appropriate clothing for her bigger body. She says it was a struggle to look neat and put together as most of her shirts "hugged every roll....."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/25/weightloss.heather.davis/index.html?iref=newssearch
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Okay, that's enough of that! This is a pro-BBW, fat-acceptance blog, where we want to welcome, support and admire the Heathers of the world before they start their Jenny Craig fitness plan or whatever. So, I have mixed feelings about this story. On the one hand, I'm glad for Heather. I don't want her to be ill, uncomfortable or in pain - and she makes it clear that her weight had that effect. So, ultimately it was good for her, from a health standpoint, to lose the weight.
On the other hand, from a pure attractiveness standpoint, I have no problem at all with the "old Heather." A solid 250 lbs puts her squarely in my 200 Plus Club*, and at 5'9" she has a nice above-average height to distribute the weight over. Looking at her face in the "before" photo above, we can see she has a nice amount of makeup on; I happen to like lipstick, so I give her a plus for that.
* 200 Plus Club is my humorous but affectionate reference to women who weigh in at 200 pounds or more - just like my ex-girlfriend as well as my wife. My wife currently hovers between 210-215 pounds.
In the photo, Ms. Davis also has a slight double-chin, which is a classic BBW feature that I also like. Her hair looks great too and to top it off, she's smart and has a pretty, vivacious smile. All in all, I find her very attractive. From the crude standpoint of pure male lust, I have no problem saying "Yeah, I would hit that!!" lol It's true. And I'm sure I'm far from alone.
If I were single and attending college with her, I would've been all over Heather Davis. Or at least trying to get her to go out with me. Wouldn't it be great if more guys could openly admit it? And if women like Heather could at least relax more when it comes to the issue of physical attractiveness and what men think of them? That's what this blog is all about - letting BBWs know just how hot they truly are to so many men.
Your thoughts? Comments?
