Lifestyle tips

Assuming the guy and girl are average height,how exactly do you guys think the weight categories are separated?

I never really thought of them as exactly discrete categories and it's assuredly different for different people anyway even at the same height.

I personally think of supersize as a term that describes people who are so fat that it affects many aspects of their day-to-day life and the way they exist in physical spaces.

Probably depends on the height and proportion.

At 5-11 and 205, I wouldn’t be a bhm. I just have a big ball belly :-) But my wife, at 5-2 and 353, would be a ssbbw. She is lusciously fat pretty much everywhere 👍

At 5'3", I truly felt like an SSBBW at 350-375.

Of course, now I'm about 660, so I assume I'm a USSBBW now!

My definitions

Super Size = Can’t shop for clothes in traditional sizes.

Ultra Super Size = Cannot Run 50 meters, need help getting out of a chair, need accommodations or struggling to reach private areas, need hand rails for stairs.

By those standards, I am well into USBBW territory!

I feel like I’ve been teetering on the edge between bbw and ssbbw for years as my weight has wavered between 315-350lbs. (5’6”). Here are some things I’ve noticed…

315lbs. - size 26/28(UK). I can walk and stand for longer periods. I even did a whole museum and while I recall wanting to sit a number of times, I still survived with only minimal to moderate sweating. I’m too big for most off-brand plus size clothes on Amazon and I’ve outgrown most mainstream brand plus sizes too, but specialty plus size stores always carry my size. I usually need a seatbelt extender on an airplane, but not for cars. Appreance-wise, I have a double chin but my neck still exists.

345lbs.+ - size 28/30(UK). Standing without leaning becomes very difficult, not immediately, but within 5-10min (I think/am guessing). I’ve had to noticeably alter the way I walk because my previous gait was far too strenuous on all fronts (and I get angry when I’m hot and sweaty 😂) - by widening my stance to accommodate my thighs, and I shift my weight to move my hips and legs forward instead of one leg sliding past the other; I can feel my belly smooshing into my thighs with every step, and most of the time when standing (which drives me utterly wild). Most specialty plus size stores carry my size, but not for all items, (and some carry very few). I can’t drive without a seatbelt extender, and in Ubers I am often unable to buckle up full stop. My neck is rarely visible under my now permanent double chin and burgeoning the third neck roll.

Also, at lower weights I’m aware of furniture and exam chairs with weight limits, but I don’t mention them and get away with it. Now it feels obvious that I’m putting my GP, dentist, and aesthetician’s professional seating equipment at risk every time I use it.

For me, it’s the walking first and then how I fit into public spaces that define the difference between the two levels of fat. Like others have said, it’s the every day impacts the weight has on someone - what exact weight that is will be a little different for everyone.

I usually assume that 1” height difference = 10lbs. weight difference, if that helps answer your question 🙂

Lots of people told me I was an ssbbw before I accepted it myself. If defining it by my size, I think I was an ssbbw once my bmi was over 60, but maybe it was before that 🤷‍♀️ Everything about my body at 363 lbs, 5’3” is fat now. But if it’s also defined by lifestyle and mobility, then I’ve been an ssbbw for longer. Like I don’t run anymore and walking any distance is a struggle, as my thighs and belly get in the way and I’m terribly unfit, tho I’m working on that.

Yes, with my recent gain (and a very stuffed belly from the weekend), I'm even tired just from the effort of standing up, and I feel overexerted after walking through the living room and dining room to the bathroom. I am capable of standing in the kitchen for about two minutes if I'm grabbing a snack or beverage, but for tasks that take longer, I need to sit on a bariatric chair.

In my opinion, the definition of SSBBW/SSBHM is less about a number on the scale and more about the physical sensation and the space you occupy.

I think the line is crossed when your stomach truly starts to 'interfere' with simple actions, or when the biggest clothes in your closet start feeling like a tight second skin. That’s the moment you realize you aren’t just 'big' anymore, but in a completely different category of mass.