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If you don't consider the earth as a uniform sphere, then yes, you might have side-to-side forces. There's also forces from your legs on the earth (and the earth on your legs). I think any of these effects are going to be minute in terms of squashing or fattening you for anything human-sized.
Also, can I use this as an answer when Mrs G asks, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
I understand that gravity not only pulls you towards the Earth, but it also exerts a force that tends to pull "outwards"
Why would they get an outward force? I might be missing it, but if every point on your body is being pulled (as a result of the net force) towards the earth's center,
I think it might be different if you don't treat the Earth as a point mass.
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