dee740 wrote:
Yep, I'm guilty, but I figure, you know by looking at me I'm clearly not 100 pounds. I'm full figured/plus size whatever so you know better no matter if I put 10 pounds or not.It's really more  tongue in cheek than anything with me. It's like if I had Caucasian in the race slot.

So you don't mind that it annoys photographers who are needing a particular size/look for a client and use the search feature here?

If I have a client that wants someone 100 to 130 pounds, your profile might come up. How is that considerate?

RED Photographic wrote:
Muscle wieghs more than fat, a well-known fact.  So, logically, something must weigh less than fat.  I suggest that the lightweight plus-sized models must have been injected with helium.

lol.

Jessy Leigh wrote:
I wouldn't say I lie, but I've been and try to maintain 110 lbs. But, I'll admit I have eating disorders that through my weight up a lil bit, maybe by 5 lbs... and it changes fast with me. So, everytime I go through a binge should I change it and add on the 5 extra lbs? They should have set up it a range... 110-115... weights never stay exact all the time.

I have an idea.... STOP HAVING THE EATING DISORDER!!!

Paxton Rylie wrote:

oh you mean the plus size model who is only 115lbs?
hahaha

See, that's not even true. It's not usually the plus sized models who are misrepresenting themselves, it's the straight sized girls. Plus sized models tend to come to terms with their size, embrace it and keep working. It's the girls who fighting to be a size 0 who have the trouble.

Sara Beth wrote:

See, that's not even true. It's not usually the plus sized models who are misrepresenting themselves, it's the straight sized girls. Plus sized models tend to come to terms with their size, embrace it and keep working. It's the girls who fighting to be a size 0 who have the trouble.

Yes but there are also some plus sized models who still aren't comfortable in their own skin.. me myself less than a year ago weighed 225lbs!!  and I was soooo uncomfortable in my own skin it was disgusting and I had been heavy since I was like 10 now that I'm down to usually anywhere between 175-180, and even now I know I need some work, but I'm comfortable enough that so what if i'm a size 12 - 14... I can still be sexy and beautiful... In my opinion girls who are a size 0 especially when over like 5'5" are TOOOOO skinny.. my cousin is a 00 but she's only 5'0 so it works for her.

Jami Lea wrote:
how bout us high metabolism kids whose weight fluctuates 5lb loss and 3 months later, 5lb gain, 3 months later, 5lb loss? lol i'm not kidding, im weird

HAHA hunni thats not wierd.  my weight changes that much in two days, no lie.  i guess it is a high metabolism thing.  so i just keep my listed weight an average.
but i was just thinking about this topic yesterday.  there's so many girls that can't possibly have those measurements/weight.  this is modeling, isn't that illegal to lie about? lol
if your truely embarassed of your weight, aren't your photos saying more about your body, than a silly number?

Kellie Taylor wrote:
if your truely embarassed of your weight, aren't your photos saying more about your body, than a silly number?

to add further on to this, if you're that embarassed, why do modelling?  Weight/Measurements seem to go hand in hand with modelling!

In my opinion girls who are a size 0 especially when over like 5'5" are TOOOOO skinny.. my cousin is a 00 but she's only 5'0 so it works for her.

Paxton i respect your opinion, and i am not a size 0.  but this whole "tooo skinny" thing on a MODELS website is really getting annoying.  respect everyones size just as you want to be respected
would you say someone is TOOOOO fat?

Kellie Taylor wrote:

Paxton i respect your opinion, and i am not a size 0.  but this whole "tooo skinny" thing on a MODELS website is really getting annoying.  respect everyones size just as you want to be respected
would you say someone is TOOOOO fat?

no, and i would never tell someone they are too skinny to their face, but it is my opinion. there is a difference between too skinny and looking healthy, and too skinny and looking like a skeleton

ravens laughter wrote:
I love you susi. I have to shoot you.

I love you too Ravens.  2007, I'll definitely get to SoCal and you are definitely at the top of my list.  Thanks for being a sweetie:-)

Lamonica wrote:

I have an idea.... STOP HAVING THE EATING DISORDER!!!

That's like telling a schizo to just stop being schizo. Jesus.

azcra woodward wrote:
It sounds mean, but it's not cool when you hire a model for a nude\erotica shoot and expect her to be 100lbs and she shows up as 150lbs.

Oh come on, you know you can tell a staggering difference of fifty pounds from looking at photos! lol
Fifty pounds is a lot of weight to gain in a little amount of time...maybe you should ask for recent photos, or pay attention to when the photos were uploaded on their port if they're from MM.  Not that it really makes much of a difference since some people upload old photos, but it could help.

Paxton Rylie wrote:

no, and i would never tell someone they are too skinny to their face, but it is my opinion. there is a difference between too skinny and looking healthy, and too skinny and looking like a skeleton

Yeah, but if I were to say girls who are 5'5" and over 130 are toooooo fat, you would throw a hissy fit. Please, think about what you say before you say it. "Skinny" people have feelings too.

Alexis Silsbe wrote:

That's like telling a schizo to just stop being schizo. Jesus.

No it's not... she openly admits to having an eating disorder than complains about her fluctuating weight... it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Instead of posting in the forums maybe she should go and get some help instead of advertising it.

ravens laughter wrote:
I have a question....

models, do you think that your posting that you're 105 lbs when you are obviously not will get you jobs? Do you think that photographers will look past the obvious and hire you?

Photographers.... I know that you see these portfolios. Would you hire a model who lies about her weight?

MM Mods... why allow profiles to exist when they are misrepresenting themselves?

AMEN to that! it urks me so much to see that. it's not fair to the rest of us who are real serious about modeling and don't want to lie on our statistics. *huff*

ravens laughter wrote:
I have a question....

models, do you think that your posting that you're 105 lbs when you are obviously not will get you jobs? Do you think that photographers will look past the obvious and hire you?

Photographers.... I know that you see these portfolios. Would you hire a model who lies about her weight?

MM Mods... why allow profiles to exist when they are misrepresenting themselves?

AMEN to that! it urks me so much to see that. it's not fair to the rest of us who are real serious about modeling and don't want to lie on our statistics. *huff*

ShaunaLea wrote:

AMEN to that! it urks me so much to see that. it's not fair to the rest of us who are real serious about modeling and don't want to lie on our statistics. *huff*

YOU ALSO GOTTA REMEMBER PHOTOS UNFORTUNATELY *ADD* 10 POUNDS TO YA

Sara Beth wrote:

See, that's not even true. It's not usually the plus sized models who are misrepresenting themselves, it's the straight sized girls. Plus sized models tend to come to terms with their size, embrace it and keep working. It's the girls who fighting to be a size 0 who have the trouble.

I am a plus model, and my weight fluctuates 10 lbs. in either direction pretty easily, though I have to try and stay pretty much the same size as I do alot of fit work, I put 190 though I may be anything from 180 to 200 at any given time. (I am 192 today, I know because was just at the doctor!) I think having accurate measurements is generally more important than actual weight in reality anyway. Weight can be very misleading. When someone reads I weigh 190, that is alot, but I am a bit over 5'9" and my thighs are only 21.5", which is pretty small for a plus model.

I do kind of agree with Sara Beth when she says that plus models are pretty confident with their size and shape and therefore fairly honest about themselves. What good is misrepresentation anyway? I would feel ridiculous if I said i was a size 10 and tried to submit for a casting. I think people who are serious will be more truthful or it will only hurt them in the end.

ravens laughter wrote:
alright, I seem to think some are not seeing the forest for the trees.... The point here isn't simply about weight, it is about honesty and accurately representing yourself to prospective employeers.

I feel you Raven... I feel you.


ps: I'm writing you a pretty good pm... I have this awesome idea for a shoot.... actually, it was Mia Salem's idea, but I have all the schematics in my head....