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I prefer athletic bodies. I've dated one guy who was overweight, but he was still damn athletic with the chub on top. I have family members who are pretty overweight (and suffer from related health conditions), but luckily none of them are in the "obese" category (yet, anyway). Super skinny is just as unattractive (evolutionarily) as an athletic body when it comes to health conditions.. women who do not have enough body fat are not as fertile as those with adequate body fat to support childbearing.
I have always been on the slimmer side, and I am happy with my body as is, even though I'd love to improve my strength, stamina, and muscle tone. I won't date a man who can't keep up with me, and I won't date a man who wants me to be bigger. I have my preferences, men can have theirs. It's always possible to find a match in preferences AND personality, though encouragement to take care of yourself should not be taken negatively (as long as it is positive, of course).
I do agree that those commercials are pretty screwed up.. women support the Dove commercials over here because they show realistic shapes and sizes of various women (from the very skinny to the very overweight) and the ads contain positive messages. Those Brazilian ads are totally elitist and negative, it's difficult to figure out how to respond to them.
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