what does tubby mean?

Question

i was just wondering because i think i am chubby, fat, or tubby. I am 110 pounds and 5'3. I can pinch about 2 inches. Do you think i am chubby, fat, or tubby? And what does tubby mean?

I am 12 1/2 years old. I am a girl.

Answer 1

Here's the order:

Tubby - a little extra here and there. I work out every day, but I really like bread so I'm not ripped. I am tubby.

Chubby - fatter than tubby, but not exactly huge. The kind of person who carries around a gut or "spare tire" but not a very big one. My dad is chubby.

Fat - the kind of person whose fatness noticeably hinders their mobility. If you find yourself barely able to make it up stairs, you're fat. My mom is fat (but she has MS, so there isn't much she can do about it).

110 and 5'3", you sound like you MIGHT be tubby. Where are you pinching, on your breasts or something? Your hips are also allowed to have some fat on them -- in fact, some guys really dig that.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

You are fine. For your height, between, 107 and 141 is healthy. If someone calls you tubby they are probably being sarcastic because you are actually a good weight. Pretty skinny, actually. I don't know if you are a girl, boy, and your age, but I put teen girl in for the website that tells you your ideal weight. I guessed you were a teen girl because they are the ones who usually have the most "problems" with their weight. Tubby mean the same thing as chubby. Trust me, you are not tubby. From your height and weight you could be chubby, depending on your body shape. Just whatever you do, please try not to develop an eating disorder. If you are young, you might be developing curves before your friends which is why they might be calling your chubby. If this is the case, it's NATURAL, for a girl to get curves when they hit puberty. And pinching 2 inches is fine. The body needs fat to function properly. No matter how thin someone is, they should be able to pinch a certain number of inches. If you can't pinch any, imagine how bad you would look, just skin and bones! Anyway, sorry for this long thing, and hope I was helpful!!!

Answer 3

Tubby is the same thing as chubby. At 5'3 and 110 pounds you are at a healthy weight and not tubby, chubby, or fat at all.

Answer 4

Actually tubby means short and fat and you're in actually good shape at your weight and height. Of course when people say tubby they mean it as to be a bit fat but not fat or somewhere along the lines of that.

Answer 5

Tubby means "a little on the chubby side." I think it may have derived from "tub of lard." Anyways, no, I do not think you're fat...especially for your height and weight. But if you can pinch 2 inches...make sure you know what you're pinching. Is it really fat? Or is it just your skin?

More than likely...it's just skin...and if you're self conscious about it...just work out and I'm sure you'll tone yourself out.

Answer 6

Tubby isnt really big it just means you have a little bit of extra fat.Nothing serious and something you could probably get rid of easily if you put your mind to it.
It sounds to me that you arent fat at all and depending on your age you might have a little baby fat left.

Answer 7

Well how old are you? You really are not chubby,fat or tubby.But if you really worried about it start working out everyday.Just stop pinching yourself and then you will not be so worried.Because 110 is not alot. If your 14 or older I think you should think about gaining some weight but if your younger then it wont hurt to be 110.

Answer 8

Here is a simple Height/Weight rule to remember for life.

100 pounds for five feet of height

5 pounds for every inch over five feet, this would be for women.

For men 7 to 10 pounds for every inch over 5 feet of height.

Answer 9

At 5'3 and 110 lbs that is perfect. Just do some exersises to tone up and you will be just fine.

Answer 10

TUBBY MEANS REALLY BIG..U KNOW HOW TUB IS USSALLY BIG...ITS THE SAME AS TUBBY....AND I DONT KNOW ABOUT UR WEIGHT CUZ I HAVENT SEEN U