Natalie Portman Is Engaged and Pregnant!

[doxdogy]

Then you obviously weren't very physically fit.

I haven't been physically fit since my sophomore year in high school. That was the last year we were required to take PE.

 

[DWGal210]

I love the Dis during the holidays. A sweet thread about an actress & her pregnancy/fiancé is now a commentary about pre-marital sex & how thin is too thin.

My mom said once "Every generation thinks they invented sex". I assure you that since there were people on earth, they've been having relations before making some kind of long-term committment. Personal beliefs are of course just fine - but I do think it's funny when people act shocked about it, like it didn't happen in the "good ole' days". Not a response to any posters on this thread, just a general observation.

As far as her weight goes - this topic (not her specifically) has been debated many times here on the Dis. It seems to me, and not trying to be critical here, that the men here have a vert different view than the female posters. Not a bad view, or a wrong one, just different.

 

[Basil of Baker St]

Physical conditioning reduces body fat, leaving a higher percentage of muscle-mass. A 5'3" woman in superior physical condition, as one would be after the rigorous physical training leading up to the filming of such a physically taxing role, would not necessarily be significantly underweight at 95 pounds, even if that number is to be believed.

I really don't understand your point here. If a person loses fat yet gains muscle, then depending on the ratio of muscle gained to fat lost they might lose weight, stay the same, or gain weight. An extremely muscular person at 95 pounds is actually in greater danger of dipping to an unhealthy BMI than a person who is less muscular.

 

[Kat77]

I know there have to be dancers somewhere on this board. Usually dancers weigh more than what you'd think by looking at them. Muscle weighs more.
They look 90lbs but weigh in at 105. In the stills Portman looks fine to me. Her legs and arms are toned. She's a tiny girl, she's going to look even tinier when toned from hours of practice. Holy cow, I actually agree with Firedancer. Yes, I was disturbed by the interview admitting she ate to lose weight while dancing but she is an actress needing to look a part quickly. I used to dance a looong time ago. I often ate for extra calories before practice. You can not dance and starve yourself long term. Muscle burns more calories.

 

[SaraJayne]

Do we know what Portman weighed during filming? I could care less about Mila Kunis. Even if Portman was slightly underweight it is not emaciated. Emaciated is what you see in allied films while they were liberating concentration camps, not needing to put on 5 or 10 pounds.

Personally what I find attractive are athletic body types like Emma Snowsill (5'3" and 108), Kara Goucher (5'7" and 120), or Miranda Carfrae (5'3.5" and 115). They aren't size 14's but they also aren't emaciated. If Portman who is about 5'3" was under 100lbs she probably was a little underweight but I still wouldn't call it emaciated.

I also find it funny that everyone tries to make an actress losing weight out to be some sort of commentary on societal norms but when Adrian Brody did it for the Pianist it was just an actor losing a lot of weight for a part. Odd.

I've never heard of any of those women, but you know real women don't look like a magazine cover, right?

 

[FireDancer]

I've never heard of any of those women, but you know real women don't look like a magazine cover, right?

Of course. Many magazine covers are potoshopped or airbrushed. If you do an image search all three of them have pages and pages of live pictures done during or just after competitions so there is no photoshop voodoo done.

 

[Kat77]

Of course. All three of them have pages and pages of live pictures done during or just after competitions if you are implying they are always photoshopped when photographed.

I think she is saying the average woman looks nothing like these ladies do. Unless they are passionate about fitness or have a disorder. I agree, passion wanes and disorders are dangerous. Life comes in seasons.

 

[FireDancer]

I think she is saying the average woman looks nothing like these ladies do. Unless they are passionate about fitness or have a disorder. I agree, passion wanes and disorders are dangerous. Life comes in seasons.

I agree, the average doesn't. I was just using them as examples of people who are not underweight but don't weigh all that much more than Portman did if she was around 100 pounds for that movie (in Kara's case you have to adjust for the height).

I do run in some fitness based circles though and see that while the average person won't be able to maintain that level of fitness plenty of people who live normal lives do. Every weekend normal women line up for marathons or other races and many of them are in pretty darn good shape. Even the Ironman World Championship (which Miranda won this year) is run by way more average people (age groupers) than professionals.

I find it a bit odd though that people are so willing to come one here and talk about how disgusting or awful Natalie Portman looks for being what, 10 or 15 pounds underweight but if anyone says that <insert any celebrity here> looks disgusting because they packed on 10 or 15 pounds all of a sudden they would be fat bashers. Seems a bit hypocritical doesn't it?

 

[Kat77]

I agree, the average doesn't. I was just using them as examples of people who are not underweight but don't weigh all that much more than Portman did if she was around 100 pounds for that movie (in Kara's case you have to adjust for the height).

I do run in some fitness based circles though and see that while the average person won't be able to maintain that level of fitness plenty of people who live normal lives do. Every weekend normal people line up for marathons or other races and many of them are in pretty darn good shape. Even the Ironman World Championship (which Miranda won this year) is run by way more average people (age groupers) than professionals.

I dance with girlfriends once a week at home, attend festivals and shows but it is a hobby rather than a career for us now. Our interest levels wax and wane. We never meet in May or December because the kids take over those months. People can be fit their entire lives but it has to be something they really enjoy and even that has it seasons.
The girls in those pics WILL have years they pack on 15lbs... it's normal. I personally don't care what anyone weighs unless they are endangering themselves. I think people get worked up over the underweight celebs because they worry girls will go to unhealthy extremes to look like them, where as no girl is going to pack on weight to look like a celeb who is being mocked as fat. It is a valid concern. I hate the unhealthy crap celebs pull for roles. Fitness is never enjoyable when your chasing fads to look a certain way.

 

[DonkeyGreatness]

I find it a bit odd though that people are so willing to come one here and talk about how disgusting or awful Natalie Portman looks for being what, 10 or 15 pounds underweight but if anyone says that <insert any celebrity here> looks disgusting because they packed on 10 or 15 pounds all of a sudden they would be fat bashers. Seems a bit hypocritical doesn't it?

Most posters on the Dis can probably relate better to Molly from M&M rather than Natalie Portman or even the athletes you linked. It's that simple.

 

[phorsenuf]

Most posters on the Dis can probably relate better to Molly from M&M rather than Natalie Portman or even the athletes you linked. It's that simple.

 

[Planogirl]

Who is Molly from M&M?

I've seen this discussion before. Natalie Portman is just a tiny person. I had a friend like that who was thin no matter how much she ate and could she ever eat! She gained weight once she had a child so maybe Ms. Portman will do the same.

 

[Heidict]

Who is Molly from M&M?

I've seen this discussion before. Natalie Portman is just a tiny person. I had a friend like that who was thin no matter how much she ate and could she ever eat! She gained weight once she had a child so maybe Ms. Portman will do the same.

I think M&M is that new show, Mike and Molly.

I had a friend that was like that also. When she was pregnant though she put on weight and filled out. She loved it. Unfortunately, as soon as she had the baby she would loose everything and go back to the way she was before. She was so mad, hoping that she would have kept some of the weight. The girl can eat constantly and never gain a pound. Some people just have excellent metabolisms.