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What is the definition of plus sized?

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"larger than average sized" -- 1x is size 18-20; 2x is size 22-24; 3x is size 26-28 and 4x is 30 -32 (too big) 5x is 34-36 (super too big)

bluntly - mind games for fat girls.

THAT WHICH DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER. Bull. Reality is, it will usually hurt like hell and leave you with a permanent limp.

That phrase must be why I see so many overweight women and teens walking around with massive chunks of flesh oozing out of way too tight clothes. They exude a confidence in their appearance due to the 'Plus size" delusions flittering in their heads and chins. Plus size is telling you "go ahead and wear normal people clothes" The world is your funhouse mirror. Now we get to look at fat maniquins in these plus size storefronts. It always keeps me away from mcdonalds when I see those disturbing obese figures clogging up too much space in the mall.

The ALL KNOWING ONE Imagine!

small petite; petite; small; medium are all Misses large; x large; super large are all W (woman's not wide as I've heard it called)

It depends on who you ask.  For modeling agencies, plus size usually starts at a size 8.  Plus size clothing stores usually start their plus sizes anywhere from 14-18, depending on the store.  Some women and girls who barely squeeze into a size 18 get offended when you call them plus size, so be careful using this term.  I am the National Director of a pageant for plus size teens called Plus Teen USA (www.plusteenusa.com).  Advocating healthy lifestyles Embarassed (I had to throw that in for all the naysayers), we accept girls who are a size 12 and above.

It seems the definitive measurements of what is plus size vary considerably.  For a different perspective on this subject, give this blog post a quick read.  The gist is that a plus size woman may or may not be unhealthy, as they say, you can't judge a book by it's cover.

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