SSBBW, Am I One Or Not?

There are so many titles in the plus size community. For the women the title that is used the most is BBW which, for those of you who don't know, means Big Beautiful Woman. It surprises me that there are many people who still have no idea what that means. A friend told me that years ago, when the title started to be known, he thought that it meant Big Breasted Women. He was all for that but soon discovered that he was a bit off which was still fine with him but a little disappointing at times. lol I have discovered in the last year that there is another acronym that is greatly used; SSBBW which means Super Sized Big Beautiful Woman. Now that's a mouthful which I guess is the need for the acronym... So, I looked it up and realized that I am an SSBBW! Okay, that's cool. It makes sense. I mean, I knew that I was bigger than a lot of girls that I  know. I usually refer to myself as Supah Fat anyway but now I know that there is an actual title for me. Yay! It was a revelation of sorts. This way when I filled out a dating profile, I could refer to myself in a truer manner to avoid confusion or miscommunication. I decided to join a website for SSBBW dating to see if there might be any interest out there.

Well, to say it was interesting was an understatement. I was made aware right away that there is a debate over what constitutes being a SSBBW. The variables change depending on who you talk to or what you read online. You obviously have to start with weight. In some articles I've found the lowest you can weigh is 250 pounds but another said 300 pounds. Okay, fine, I definitely qualify. But wait, there are other articles that say you have to weigh at least 350 pounds. Oh, okay, I'm still qualified. Oh, no, no, no! You also have to factor in your height. Where the hell did that come from? You mean that I now have to do math? Crap! As my friends say, fat girls + maths = too much maths! That's why we don't count calories! Duh! All kidding aside though, I think that I have figured it out. Well, sort of. I'm going to simplify it because there is no cut and dry answer. Here is my formula, if that's what you want to call it.

When you go by a regular weight/height chart, the difference in weight between inches that you allowed is anywhere between 13-20 pounds depending on your height. The taller you are, the more you can weigh. They also factor in frame but that is too damn technical for this fatty so I will pretend that everyone is just big boned-ed. So, I am going to start at 5'0 and work up from there. I know that people are shorter than that but it's my formula, deal with it. We will start at the weight of 250 pounds. For every inch up in the scale I will allow 20 pounds. It's a fair number I believe and lets face it, it's pretty close. That means that the chart would be the following:

5'0 = 250
5'1 = 270
5'2 = 290
5'3 = 310
5'4 = 320
5'5 = 340
5'6 = 360
5'7 = 380
5'8 = 400
5'9 = 420
5'10 = 440
5'11 = 460
6'0 = 480

I am 5'11 and a half. By my own math and chart, I have disqualified myself from SSBBW status so now I have no idea how to refer to myself! I am SOL because of math! I told you that fat girls plus math is always a bad idea. I think that the chart is pretty accurate. Okay, in MY MIND it is pretty accurate. Do with it what you will. I guess I'll just walk around in limbo searching for a title, an identity to cling to. Maybe I will make one up and call it BSSBBW. What is that you ask? Borderline Super Size Big Beautiful Woman. Until they actually accept that in some form I will cling to it with all my might because there will always be that one guy who will argue with me that I am not a SSBBW because of my height. It has already happened a couple of times so I'm sure it will continue to.

To that I say, screw you titles!!!

xoxox Lors :o)