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carry my weight around the middle

English translation: belly...if anything like me:)

05:17 Oct 3, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / brochure
English term or phrase: carry my weight around the middle
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?
English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
New Zealand
Local time: 09:32
Selected answer:belly...if anything like me:)
Explanation:
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:)
Selected response from:

Fan Gao
Australia
Local time: 07:32
Grading comment
thanks, everyone. "Chinese Concept" additional note helps me a lot.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8around the waist, belly and hips
NancyLynn
4 +2belly...if anything like me:)
Fan Gao
2 +1midriff bulge
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
around the waist, belly and hips


Explanation:
the dreaded "spare tire" which often accompanies middle age - or a thirst for beer!

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 17:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
belly...if anything like me:)


Explanation:
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:)

Fan Gao
Australia
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks, everyone. "Chinese Concept" additional note helps me a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
midriff bulge


Explanation:
is what it's often called

Jonathan MacKerron
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: yes, definitely not the hips
4 hrs
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