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Post by Elusive Chanteuse on Sept 10, 2015 16:39:49 GMT -5
I think that, once we go into an upcoming era, the weight will be off. For now, just leave her alone. She has looked extremely happy in the last few months and that's all that matters, tbh.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 10, 2015 17:42:54 GMT -5
Just curious for the people who are so concerned with Mariah's weight: how much do you weigh and if you weigh more than 15-20 lbs what you technically should weigh based on your frame and body type, should we be worried about your health? Nothing about Mariah says morbidly obese. Then, and ONLY then, will I actually be CONCERNED for her.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 18:01:58 GMT -5
I wish she'd make an effort to lose some pounds. If anything, for her health. I don't think she's nearly big enough for this to be a health concern...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 18:56:30 GMT -5
Speaking of looks... what an interesting #tbt.. She looks so sad and this was at a time where everyone was focused on her being a fading 90s star. I'll take curvy, glowing, legendary icon Mariah any day. https://instagram.com/p/7dx1gxLeBD
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 10, 2015 19:18:23 GMT -5
Me and a friend who talking about this the other day, she probably is taking hormones to stay young/feminine who knows.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 1:47:04 GMT -5
You sell over 200 million you can weigh over 200 pounds. You don't sell records? Then you can starve and sweat till you make it.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 11, 2015 7:12:11 GMT -5
I wish she'd make an effort to lose some pounds. If anything, for her health. I don't think she's nearly big enough for this to be a health concern... I'm not concerned and I don't think she's obese. I think she looks great curvy, but I look at her and I see her bloated. Which is not even fat and which tells me there's more than eating to her looks right now. So if she's taking medication that is making her bloat, then she'd be better off trying to control her weight in general. With that said, she looks a lot better now than she did when The Elusive Chanteuse was released.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 11, 2015 7:19:27 GMT -5
New on Mariah's VEVO: + all Proctor's Theater 1993 and MTV Unplugged performances were uploaded #merrychristmas
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 8:58:36 GMT -5
She looks a lot less bloated in her last couple photos on Instagram.
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Post by kmbgs on Sept 11, 2015 9:34:08 GMT -5
I was just watching her performance at the 9/11 telethon and I have to say, I feel like something happened in 2001 with her voice. It sounds very similar to how it sounds today - and there's a noticeable difference from the Rainbow tour performances I've seen. I actually think her voice is in the same state now as in 2001, which is worthy of props, since it's still miles above (on her good days) everyone else in the game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 11:48:50 GMT -5
I could be alone but I actually prefer her curvy and with the less make up see has now. She looks fresh in the face. I find when she gets skinny her head looks so big and she looks ragged and tired.
Happy medium for me would be her Cb era weight without that color hair.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 12:08:28 GMT -5
I agree that in the past few years she looks younger when she's a little bit heavier. If she went back to her 2008 weight now, she'd look a lot older.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 12:12:54 GMT -5
I was just watching her performance at the 9/11 telethon and I have to say, I feel like something happened in 2001 with her voice. It sounds very similar to how it sounds today - and there's a noticeable difference from the Rainbow tour performances I've seen. I actually think her voice is in the same state now as in 2001, which is worthy of props, since it's still miles above (on her good days) everyone else in the game. I think the difference you hear (especially in that telethon performance) is nerves. She was just coming out of a "breakdown" with the entire world telling her she was fat, suicidal, her voice was gone, and her career was over. Can you imagine how that would take a toll on an insecure singer (even one with one of the greatest gifts on earth)? You could hear how nervous she was in all of her 2001 performances, and even post that. Her breath control suffered a lot due to this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 12:19:33 GMT -5
I remember that 9/11 performance clearly. Everyone was watching and waiting to see "crazy Mariah" perform for the first time since the breakdown. I don't think people understand the way celebrities and mental illness were viewed 15 years ago. You also didn't have the bloggers updating people on "the tea" every 10 seconds. A superstar like Mariah being hospitalized for "exhaustion" (see: mental illness) was a giant scandal. Today it's like... "NEXT".
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 13:06:46 GMT -5
Some women look terrible when they go from having a bit of meat on their bones to being super skinny.
I think Mariah looks pretty good now, and people need to cut her some slack; for a woman in her 40's with two children, she can still look great when she puts some effort into it.
It's HER body, and she's more than earned the right to be a little lax if she wants to. If we were discussing a regular 40-something mother with two children from the suburbs, no doubt she'd be hailed as a heroic, hardworking mother made out to be mother Theresa; If Mariah wasn't a massive celebrity, there'd be a completely different dialogue regarding her weight and looks.
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Post by Positive Tension on Sept 11, 2015 21:58:55 GMT -5
As awesome as it would be for Mariah to get her 2008 body back, it's not realistic after having the twins and all. Still, she looked terrific on Ellen earlier this year, and that's the shape Mariah should be shooting for. Dare I say, she actually looked prettier there than she did during her 2008 Ellen visit. I'd love if she styled her hair like this again, at least just for a Christmas show. Can't believe she was 38 in this photo- it's straight out of 1994-1996!
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Post by Dreams on Sept 11, 2015 22:21:29 GMT -5
I agree that in the past few years she looks younger when she's a little bit heavier. If she went back to her 2008 weight now, she'd look a lot older. She looked a bit worn out on the face at times for the first half of 2008, but that was prolly because she was dieting so hard to stay as skinny as she was then. IMO, when she was on Idol in 2013 she was perfection; youthful face, toned slimmed down figure, great hair: To me she has never looked better and it's not like it was centuries ago. If MIAM had indeed come out in July that year as initially scheduled, with YDKWTD following #B, I think we'd have a Gold certified album now. 2013 was supposed to be her year dammit!! :'(
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Post by Bojangles on Sept 11, 2015 23:32:38 GMT -5
Ok, you all can take this with a grain of salt, but I read on another board from someone who claims to have known what's going on in Mariah's inner circle for years said that she's on steroids for her voice and also on anti-depressant meds so both combined are making her bloated along with the drinking alcohol, according to this source. Apparently she's unhappy about her weight but can't be off the meds right now, so she's stuck between a rock and a hard place. So, it could be true, could be BS, I don't know, I just hope she's healthy and happy and emotionally ok.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 0:00:24 GMT -5
Yeah everyone looks different based on whatever weight works for them. I hate to speak about myself but i find i look so so much better when i weighed 15 pounds lighter last summer, compared to this chubby version of myself. Mind you I still think i look cute regardless, i would stop by mirrors and check out my bubble butt a few months ago. Now meh.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 12, 2015 6:25:05 GMT -5
Ok, you all can take this with a grain of salt, but I read on another board from someone who claims to have known what's going on in Mariah's inner circle for years said that she's on steroids for her voice and also on anti-depressant meds so both combined are making her bloated along with the drinking alcohol, according to this source. Apparently she's unhappy about her weight but can't be off the meds right now, so she's stuck between a rock and a hard place. So, it could be true, could be BS, I don't know, I just hope she's healthy and happy and emotionally ok. I believe the steroids part because she started the tour last year being fitter and her voice wasn't there, then as the tour progressed her voice became stronger and stronger but she started to bloat. I don't believe the anti-depressants part and the excessive drinking. Mariah loves her wine, but she's been on a headlining residency and sounding great. If she were drunk, she'd sound hoarse as f*ck and a dried out mess. Plus, she doesn't seem stoned out of it.
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Post by Dreams on Sept 12, 2015 14:20:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 14:22:42 GMT -5
The quintessential pop song.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 19:21:42 GMT -5
Fantasy is THE pop song that all other pop songs should aspire to be. Like AIWFCIY, it is absolute perfection from top to bottom.
In terms of people looking older when they are thinner, I tend to agree with this-- however, NOT in Mariah's case. She actually looks way younger when she is thinner, and could have passed for early 30's when she was on Idol in 2013.
That stuff about her being on steroids for her voice is sort of an easy "guess" for someone to make who is in her "inner circle"-- honestly, who knows. She gained weight as her voice improved over the TECS tour, but her voice at the Beacon shows was the best it's been in over 10 years and she was pretty thin for those. Plus, her voice in Jamaica was also terrific, and she was the thinnest she's been all year.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mariah is on some sort of medications (not saying for what-- but, at her age, a lot of women are. Hell, I'm a 29 year-old man and I'm on a few things)-- but we have no way of knowing how they effect her weight.
I'd say it's safe to assume that she's not happy with her current weight (i mean, who doesn't want to look their best?), but I have no doubt she will drop a few sizes when she's coming back with new music.
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Post by Nick on Sept 12, 2015 20:39:44 GMT -5
Debra Wilon rules!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 20:48:22 GMT -5
Fantasy was the song that started your faves careers for good or worse it changed the face of the musical landscape forever.
See usually singers gravitated towards other singers and dancers gravitated to dancing icons but after Fantasy dropped whether you could sing or not sing all the bitches gravitated towards Mimi. Like even Britney Spears found something in Mariah's music she could somehow relate with. Mariah is universal.
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Post by Snowbeast on Sept 13, 2015 2:39:10 GMT -5
] + all Proctor's Theater 1993 and MTV Unplugged performances were uploaded #merrychristmas looks great in Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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Post by Dreams on Sept 13, 2015 3:41:56 GMT -5
At the party for the premiere of the new season of Empire: Did she change her hair? Kinda looks blonder to me, lol. She looks really good. <3
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 13, 2015 6:40:03 GMT -5
I don't like the blonder hair, but she looks cute
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