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Can You See Yourself As You Are?

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    This is maybe six months back.

    I'd say a 15 with way more tummy fat. I carry my weight there.

    I think I'm more of a 14 today, with more tummy fat. I had a 6 year old tell me I looked pregnant at the beach yesterday. I told her, "Thank you!"

    My goal is to be more of a cross between 5 and 7.

    Bumping.

    Yep, 15 is closest in that pic. Most of those women look like they never had kids.

    Thank you!

    I agree that the models look like they never had kids - but I've always packed a few spare calorie in my tummy, even when I was close to 18% body fat.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
    This is maybe six months back.

    I'd say a 15 with way more tummy fat. I carry my weight there.

    I think I'm more of a 14 today, with more tummy fat. I had a 6 year old tell me I looked pregnant at the beach yesterday. I told her, "Thank you!"

    My goal is to be more of a cross between 5 and 7.

    Bumping.

    Yep, 15 is closest in that pic. Most of those women look like they never had kids.

    Thank you!

    I agree that the models look like they never had kids - but I've always packed a few spare calorie in my tummy, even when I was close to 18% body fat.

    Yep, same here though much more after the boys. I was all tummy with them and it's now the last to go, lol.
  • Amwhite1986
    Amwhite1986 Posts: 194 Member
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    What I see is something of a mix between 13/18.
    I like the 10-12 range, I'd be quite happy at 11.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
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    What I see is something of a mix between 13/18.
    I like the 10-12 range, I'd be quite happy at 11.

    More like a mix of 13 and 17.
  • allie_00p
    allie_00p Posts: 280 Member
    I think I'm closest to either 15 or 11. I'd like to be more at 5 or 3.

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I think I'm closest to either 15 or 11. I'd like to be more at 5 or 3.

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    You actually have way more stomach and waist definition than 15. I'd put you at 11.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    What I see is something of a mix between 13/18.
    I like the 10-12 range, I'd be quite happy at 11.

    More like a mix of 13 and 17.

    I see an EXTREMELY curvy 13. Bet your bodyfat tests come back wacked out as well. You'd probably be best off assessing fitness by the definition in your upper abs.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
    I think I'm closest to either 15 or 11. I'd like to be more at 5 or 3.

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    You actually have way more stomach and waist definition than 15. I'd put you at 11.

    Yep, no on the 15. I'd put you between a 5 and an 11 (you have more definition than the 11).
  • OneDimSim
    OneDimSim Posts: 188 Member
    fun game ladies!

    I have 40" Hips, 28" waist - so mostly I think I am mostly a "3" but not as young, not as big boobs and def not that hot in a bikini ;-/
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    These are the best I can find atm. My camera is dead and I can't find my batteries. Bah. So, this is it for now.

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    I'd guess 15 or 11. This is harder than I thought it'd be. I have wide hips, which throws me off a bit.

    It is hard because of we are all so different. You can see where you fit with some body parts but miss on others.

    To me, you look like either #2 or #15.

    A 2 with 15's hip structure.

    We really are. :drinker:

    I admit that I struggled finding one I *thought* I looked closest to.

    Did not expect a 2, but I saw 15 for that exact reason. Hip structure.

    This is a nice thread. It's amazing to see how differently we see ourselves compared to how others see us.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I talked it over with my husband.

    I have the body shape of number 3 (hourglass), but I am overall smaller and with a lower bodyfat %. I have smaller breasts, more visible abs, and muscle definition leaning towards number 5 athletic (but a smaller and more curvy figure than hers). For a brief moment he considered if I was shaped like number 8 (thick), but said that my waist is smaller, and that number 3 is closer to my shape.

    Edit to add: His perception of my body was the same as mine. I asked his opinion to see if it would match mine (without telling him mine). Because the point was to see if we were accurate. And I trust his experience with my body and his opinion of my body.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
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    Start of June. I'd say I'm an 18-20. I carry it all in my middle. =/

    I'd like to be anything below this, honestly. 4 if I must be honest, but very unlikely.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
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    Start of June. I'd say I'm an 18-20. I carry it all in my middle. =/

    I'd like to be anything below this, honestly. 4 if I must be honest, but very unlikely.

    Absolutely not. Your a solid 16.

    Edit: Your legs are longer but yeah, 16.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Presently 4 or 5 and pretty happy with that. I don't have a photo sharing program so you'll just have to look at the several profile pictures I have :wink: When I was younger & taught fitness, I was a 5 to 7.

    You're 50! :noway:

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    You'd be a 5 ... if 5 had more style! Can I be you when I grow up?

    Thanks! You make me blush! Yep, 50 YO in March. It helps that I never had children, and that I've worked in the Health & Fitness Industry for over 25 years, lol.
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
    Presently 4 or 5 and pretty happy with that. I don't have a photo sharing program so you'll just have to look at the several profile pictures I have :wink: When I was younger & taught fitness, I was a 5 to 7.

    You're 50! :noway:

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    You'd be a 5 ... if 5 had more style! Can I be you when I grow up?

    Thanks! You make me blush! Yep, 50 YO in March. It helps that I never had children, and that I've worked in the Health & Fitness Industry for over 25 years, lol.

    Haha, oh well, wont stop me from trying! :flowerforyou:
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
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    What I see is something of a mix between 13/18.
    I like the 10-12 range, I'd be quite happy at 11.

    I love your figure!
  • titianwasp
    titianwasp Posts: 139 Member
    Here's another one:

    Still thinking 2? Working toward 5.
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    I've lost about 4-5 lbs. since this pic was taken.

    1-2 looks accurate. More muscle than 1, but thinner than 2.
  • jennnnn2u
    jennnnn2u Posts: 133
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    I think I am 18 or 19,
    but would like to be 8 or 9
  • momwow17
    momwow17 Posts: 1,653 Member
    I'm a 20 but working toward a 14/15.

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  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    I'd say I'm a 20 and I want to be 13

    ETA: I will resize and fix this...

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I'd say I'm a 20 and I want to be 13

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  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    Third time was definitely the charm. I didn't realize it'd be that gigantic.

    Please ignore the hair. It was really windy outside that day. LOL
  • connieleavens
    connieleavens Posts: 31 Member
    I see myself as a 12 or 15, had a hard time picking...And I want to be 3 or a 5, Here is me...
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    ...Sorry about the size of the pictures, never tried to post one on here before.
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    I see myself as a 12 or 15, had a hard time picking...And I want to be 3 or a 5, Here is me...

    [took pics out just to save space lol]

    ...Sorry about the size of the pictures, never tried to post one on here before.

    I'd put you more at an 8. :)
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    Kind of wondering if people agree with me on myself. LOL
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Kind of wondering if people agree with me on myself. LOL

    I think you're somewhere between 19 an 20 but it's hard to say. :flowerforyou:
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    I'd say 11 going for...11. lol, actually going for a 5, but perfectly fine being at an 11 too.

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    I can't decide which is closer, you have more muscle than the 11 but softer than the 5, hehe.

    lol, that's pretty much what I was thinking!
  • Oi_Sunshine
    Oi_Sunshine Posts: 819 Member
    13 or 18

    Would like to be an 11 or 6 (?) The thick athletic.
    It's hard to compare them because some are more clothed than others, and they aren't separated into top or bottom heavy.

    ETA: no pic because I find the process tedious and I dont have photobucket.
  • numinousnymph
    numinousnymph Posts: 249 Member
    i feel i'm somewhere in between 18 and 15. i'd like be to be a 4 or a 3 (but i know my breasts will never get that big..).


    pic of me currently:

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  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    i feel i'm somewhere in between 18 and 15. i'd like be to be a 4 or a 3 (but i know my breasts will never get that big..).


    pic of me currently:

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    You look like a 2 or 3 to me, maybe it's the angle and clothing, but I can't see you being an 18 or 15.