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how do you view yourself?

backstept

backstept

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This is something I'm beginning to realize . . . I've never really thought of myself as fat or overweight . . .
I find myself wondering why my seatbelt is short, or why my clothes shrink in the wash or why restaurant booths seem to have gotten smaller
I don't see myself as fat in the mirror, sure I appear large to my eyes, but not as large as I appear in photographs

am I in denial or is this a normal self image? you hear every so often of the distorted self image that people with eating disorders have . . . they never see themselves as thin
lately I've been thinking that I'm the complete opposite . . . I don't see myself as fat

how do I modify my self image to set a fitness goal where I see my body as it is in relation to my goal? I think that's what has kept me from continuing to work out and eat healthier . . . thinking that I'm fine
 
I view myself as prettier than I really am. My self-image includes me with makeup, not me as I actually am. It's pretty much the only coping mechanism I've been able to use to go about things and function normally, but it's probably not healthy either.
 
Tired, worn down, older than I should be for me age, at a point of just not giving a fuck anymore, one step from the abyss.. There is zero exaggeration when I say my wife and son keep from from tipping over the edge; if I didn't have them in my life I think I would have went over a lot time ago.
 
I accept who I am. This is me, no one else. I can either live with it, or change it, but it will always be me.

J.
 
I generally think pretty highly of my personality but I am undisciplined which is why I weigh about 40 pounds more than a should.
 
Seriously.

If I gain a kilo on the scale, I gain 15 in the mirror. And all of a sudden all i want to wear is loosefitting stuff. I have no sense of myself. (And when it comes to this matter.. no brain.)

Not to worry, been this way all my life and apparantly its not leathal.
 
if you wanna know if you're fat or not, weigh yourself and see if you're overweight for your height. THEN you can do something about it if you need to.

i think i'm better looking than i probably really am.
 
If you know you eat well, and exercise regularly, then weight or clothing size doesn't really matter (unless we're talking extremes). We're all very different genetically. We're not supposed to be the same size, weight, and height. I say stop looking at the scales and clothing sizes, and start examining your food and physical activity. If those are okay (from a professional's point of view), you've done the best that can be asked of you.

I think I do alright, all things considered. I've had to adjust my self-image several times over the years... for being too high - during my late teens and early twenties, or too low - particularly around the age approaching puberty and there after. A lot of that stuff can be hormonal anyway. Now I tend to err on the side of humility whenever possible, as life teaches me year in year out that I know basically naught. :lol:
 
I've felt fat for years, even when I was in decent shape. I never wanted to be 'buff', it just wasn't me, but I found it hard to control the size/shape I wanted. I lost 60 lbs, now I feel thin and weaker than I was up to fix months ago.

Overall though I've learned not to give a rats ass. I don't know why, but I'm happy with who and what I am (even if I look like a hairy potato), it just came with the realisation that overall I was happy - whether that be because of my daughter, or because the way I live my life.

I found my happy place and it really doesn't matter any more.
 
I view myself as fit and becoming fitter. :)

Personally I think functional fitness is more important than being the "perfect" clothing size. Can you run up a flight of stairs without being winded? Can you carry groceries in from the car without sore arms? If so, then you're probably doing okay. :)
 
This is what I really look like:

newtat1.jpg


This is how I look in my head:

vin-diesel-chronicles-riddick.jpg
 
About a year ago I went from 230 pounds to 150 pounds in the space of about 6 months (about 5'7" height). At the time, when I was 230, I thought my stomach was too big but never thought that I looked fat. Now, when I look at old pictures of me, I realize that damn, I was FAT. I'm still kinda chunky today but more on the cherubesque then the morbidly obese side.

I could probably get down to 135-140 if I cut out the pizza, beer, and snack foods. Can't quite summon the willpower to do it however. :lol:
 
Well I am probably better looking facially than I have always given myself credit for, but I know I have always had a weight problem and I know right now I am a fat ass who needs to lose weight immediately for my own health's sake.

Best way is to rely on the numbers. Even though BMI is not a consistently reliable measure it is a good guideline. Make sure your blood test numbers are in good shape. Try and have your chest measurement be larger than your waist. Take a body fat measure and try and get it under a certain number. If all those things are in good shape then you will be too.
 
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