Body image, do I love myself inside and out?

chuck6w

What do you think of yourself?
Do you struggle with body image?

I struggle with my body image. Asking myself why? Sure i could loose about 80 pounds but I know Im not really that bad. Then i think, I could be worse. Then i ask, where is my value placed when it comes to how i perceive myself. I feel like the root of my poor self image comes from my shame of failed attempts at trying to think if i look like blank ill feel better. Im trying to get past this. Today i wore i shirt that is tighter than i would normally ware. Oh my! I feel like im under a microscope. Although i know im not.
Please post what you have done to overcome poor body image and self love issues.

_BlahBlah_BlackSheep_

I've struggled with body dysmorphia and body image issues for years. I find that progress pics help. I might obsess over one particular area for a while, but if I take pics and compare it to the same area at another point in time I can generally see positive changes. Sometimes I just need to step back and look at myself differently.

GlassAngyl

Meh.

VeggieBarbells

_BlahBlah_BlackSheep_ wrote: »

I've struggled with body dysmorphia and body image issues for years. I find that progress pics help. I might obsess over one particular area for a while, but if I take pics and compare it to the same area at another point in time I can generally see positive changes. Sometimes I just need to step back and look at myself differently.

^^^ In my book this is spot on - everyone's so called perfect body / perfect version of themselves is different. To some folks, disgust I always say "the camera doesn't lie" [Enter smart *kitten* with link to cameras do lie RME]. Because typically this happens:

_BlahBlah_BlackSheep_ wrote: »

I might obsess over one particular area for a while, but if I take pics and compare it to the same area at another point in time I can generally see positive changes.

What I've done in the past is take one or two pictures and after little effort or consistency expect a miracle transformation. Last year I estimated it took approx 3 years to put on the weight I accumulated so it'll take the same to get back into the same shape. Yr 1 lose the blubber. Yr 2 get to a weight I feel happy with. Yr 3 body transformation. At the start of Yr 4 Bingo - I was one of the many that thought I could achieve all that in 4 months.

This won't apply to everyone but patience is key in this 'weight loss' game we all play. As that is a key to success we all struggle with body image from time to time. Stick with it, one meal at a time, followed by one day at a time, seems to get results eventually. Best of luck

WanderingRivers

I hate my body. About the only way I see myself liking it is by getting a boatload of plastic surgery to bring it to where I feel it should be. Sadly, I am not rich so I will never like my body.

JJS1979

I think everyone struggles to varying degrees but the key for me is to always reflect on how far I have come. When I go to the gym I see guys much bigger than me and in better shape and get a little down but them remember how much I have improved over the years and that gets me focused again.

The great thing about living this lifestyle is it is always you vs you, that is the only person you should compare yourself to and focus on trying to always improve and get better. Anytime you feel like giving up, one of my favorite quotes: "If I quit now I will be back to where I started and when I started I desperately wanted to be where I am now"

Winner5555555

Think it's mind over matter!!

Graelwyn75

I cannot really remember a time I have had any appreciation for my body. I suppose my profile pic look had me getting there but really, I am not too fond of myself as a person and obviously, without that it is impossible to like/love the rest.

chuck6w

I am absolutly convinced that my true self immage comes from within. How i feel about myself on the inside is a direct reflexion of what i see on the outside. Maybie if i were kinder to myself and able to forgive myself more i could look in rhe miror and look past what i see and know im a good person inside. Going to try more positive afirmations and not running from my fears.