Pearamour: This is a brilliant classification scheme but I have a hard time keeping the numbers straight. I really need names to crystalize concepts so I made up some that I thought I'd share. This is just my personal cheat sheet, if it contradicts Curiousv then it's wrong.
1. Emaciated - dangerously thin, skeletal 2. Thin - underweight but not shockingly so 3. Normal - the weight most people aspire to 4. Chubby - slightly overweight but the right clothing can hide it 5. Fat (BBW) - noticeably overweight but it doesn't limit normal activities 6. Obese (BBW) - fat enough that the weight begins to restrict activities and distort the body (folds in places they shouldn't be) 7. Superobese (SSBBW) - too big for normal accommodations (chairs, doors, aisles), making many places inaccessible 8. Hyperobese (USSBBW) - too heavy to stand for more than a few minutes at a time, making it hard to leave the house 9. Compromised - too fat to live independently 10. Immobile - too fat to get out of bed
I think, somewhere in the last 30 pounds of my gain, I've become an 8. My atypical body shape (very round, heavy belly, width, and big pillows of back fat) compound my difficulty with mobility and struggled with chairs, booths, small cars, etc. Still able to drive my own though, but thank goodness for backup and side sensors, because I'm completely unable to turn around.
I would think I'm probably still a 7. Except for fitting into small cars, that's still possible, except for driving myself, which is slowly becoming difficult because of my big belly and fairly short legs. The belly often presses quite a bit against the steering wheel and that is a hindrance when steering. So when I well stuffed up, it's no longer possible to drive... I've already noticed. .
