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I saw someone wo made me feel like a pedestrian.
no-brainer
Oct 3, 2006 05:17
17 yrs ago
English term

carry my weight around the middle

English Medical Medical (general) brochure
Context: risk factors for diabetes:
I am overweight and carry my weight around the middle.

My quesiton: "carry my weight around the middle" = "have my fat on my belly"? if not, where is exactly "around the middle"? does it even include hips?
Responses
4 +2 belly...if anything like me:)
4 +8 around the waist, belly and hips
2 +1 midriff bulge

Responses

+2
2 mins
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belly...if anything like me:)

I like the odd beer or two or three...so I'm inclined to carry my weight around the middle....meaning a bit of a beer belly in my case:)

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Note added at 24 mins (2006-10-03 05:41:32 GMT)
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I think men and women carry weight differently. Women are more prone to carry weight around their belly, hips and thighs whereas with men it just seems to go straight to their belly! Maybe us men are lucky:)
Peer comment(s):
agree Joe L : Or in my case, my cheeks )'.'( Well, at least not THOSE cheeks!
2 hrs
lol...thanks Joe:)
agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks, everyone. "Chinese Concept" additional note helps me a lot."
+8
5 mins

around the waist, belly and hips

the dreaded "spare tire" which often accompanies middle age - or a thirst for beer!
Peer comment(s):
agree Ioanna Karamanou
25 mins
agree Jack Doughty
1 hr
agree Joe L : Now why are you talking about me in public, Nancy?>>> And, I defer to Michael, who is a physician. (Though, in layman's terms, I could have sworn that extra stuff around my sides was "around my middle", or 'trunk".)
2 hrs
hee hee, just trying to help the asker Joe :-)
agree Astrid Elke Witte
2 hrs
agree RHELLER : agree with spare tire (not sure that helps asker) but definitely NOT hips- they are nowhere near the middle
7 hrs
I was thinking of love handles ;-)
agree Sophia Finos (X)
20 hrs
agree Emily Goodpaster : Stomach, belly, gut- yes, but hips go with the lower 'fanny' area for me....or at least mine still do....
21 hrs
agree Michael Barnett : Please eliminate hips. She is referring to truncal obesity.
22 hrs
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+1
3 hrs

midriff bulge

is what it's often called
Peer comment(s):
agree RHELLER : yes, definitely not the hips
4 hrs
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