Question about Mary ?

[putti]

Thanks for clearing up the size confusion, that is exactly my point, from a 14 to a 6 is a huge amount. In pictures it's not so obvious but she is really thin imo

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Mary’s natural body type would have her a UK size 14 by now. When I saw her she would have been a 6 - she was way skinnier in the flesh than in photos from that same occasion.

Really?  That’s a pretty big difference - staying that size must be a full time job.
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[Queen’s Tea]

Thanks for clearing up the size confusion, that is exactly my point, from a 14 to a 6 is a huge amount. In pictures it's not so obvious but she is really thin imo

quote author=anastasia beaverhausen link=topic=17128.msg1293291#msg1293291 date=1599264522]

Mary’s natural body type would have her a UK size 14 by now. When I saw her she would have been a 6 - she was way skinnier in the flesh than in photos from that same occasion.

Really?  That’s a pretty big difference - staying that size must be a full time job.

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I’m going to defend her on this point even though she’s not my favorite person.  I don’t think anyone is “naturally” a certain size at a certain age.  I say that because when I was turning 50, I spent several years working out hard at least three times a week which included work with weights.  The change in my body (and fairly rapidly) was remarkable.  I don’t care what age you are, it’s certainly possible to completely change your body by eating correctly and working out.   And it’s not all that difficult, believe it or not.  (The best part was the mental “high” I got post-workout.) 

Anyway, she has no bones sticking out so I’m not sure what is meant by “really thin.”  She’s slim, sure.  But to me, she looks healthy and fairly athletic.  Even if she’s not working out per se, she’s chasing around four active kids.  If I remember, she likes sailing, horseback riding and who knows what else.  She appears to me to be pretty active.  All of which explain her current physical condition. 

[Maria]

Perhaps you need to be fat to recognise that Mary and women like her a being praised for engaging in eating techniques used by people suffering from eating disorders. I guess being just remotely big boned is such a horrible prospect that we just supposed to swallow diet culture without blinking

She was never big but until she met Fred she was bigger. So are her sister, so is her father, so are her kids. She’s obviously watching her diet like a hawk which isn’t mentally healthy. She slimmed down deliberately even though she was perfectly healthy before which is of course her choice but it doesn’t make her a good role model, least of all for her kids.

[Royal Me!]

I don’t see her as too thin at all. She looks perfectly normal to me. Maybe she eats right and exercises or maybe she is like many people who are naturally trim without much or any effort.

Have you seen her in real life though. I have - three times.

Thx for any up-close-and-personal insight.  Gaunt up close might be rather   
Please the extra make-up for her camera moments perhaps doesn't make for a plenty overall view.

[Royal Me!]

IMO, the perceived NEED to be publicly thin is just that.
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