All in my mind?

lollyish

I believe that I see myself fatter than I actually am. I am not sure if this is just a girl thing, but this picture shows body fat percentages and then the corrosponding body. Obviously we won't look exactly the same. But I am 26% body fat, and honestly think I look more like the 40% body fat. Does anyone else feel this way as well?

MsNewBooty83

im 20.8% and i still feel like the 35% pic. i dont know if its in my head...but i hear ya girl!

ChapinaGrande

Thanks for posting. I regularly see myself unrealistically in many ways. However, I am 40% body fat and I look similar to the picture (though I'd never be caught dead in a bikini, so that part is inaccurate). Thank you for showing me that I am starting to see myself with realistic eyes!

Another note--when I was in college, I was 14% body fat and I saw myself as 50%. You can see that body image has always been an issue for me. Not anymore!

lollyish

It's good to know that other people feel my pain! It's hard to see myself as any different GAH body issues lol

MsNewBooty83

It's good to know that other people feel my pain! It's hard to see myself as any different GAH body issues lol

i looked at ur pics...if it helps, u look bang on for ur % for reals.

cmriverside

I think you should take into account the height (which we don't know) of those models.

You look perfect to me

lollyish

It's good to know that other people feel my pain! It's hard to see myself as any different GAH body issues lol

i looked at ur pics...if it helps, u look bang on for ur % for reals.

thank you!

lollyish

I think you should take into account the height (which we don't know) of those models.

You look perfect to me

that's true we don't know that, thank you as well

lollyish

This website I just found is amazing! You can compare your size to other women!

http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

californiagirl2012

First, we are all different and look different from others even at the same body % percentages. We should never compare ourselves to others.

Check out the difference between these two ladies both at 15%



And these two guys both at 10%



Leigh Peele has a bunch of these types of examples.

I'm at 11% and I don't look like either of those girls at 15% (not as muscly as the first and not as soft as the 2nd - soft is not a bad thing, they both look HOT in their own way)

Also, we girls tend to be hard on ourselves, especially when bloated with water and food. I constantly feel that my tummy is fat, and it tends to be slightly thick because I'm short. It wasn't until I recently had my DXA scan that showed my torso is at 0% body fat and all of my fat is stored in my upper legs and upper body that I finally let go of this. I have to constantly remind myself that it's my internal organs and water storage that is left and let it go, but I think it's a girl thing to think you are fat. I always thought I'd be happy (and I am happy now!!) if I was even at a higher % than I am now, like size 8 which is the smallest I'd ever been in my life, and now I'm size 2-4 and I feel fat???!!! Huh?? It's a girl thing we constantly have to fight. It is totally illogical. I am happy, but I still fight this thought, which is strange.

Mokey41

A lot of how you look at a certain BF% has to do with whether you're well muscled or just thin. A woman can be 15% BF and look flabby or 25% and look ripped. Another good reason to hit the weights!