Will my legs ever be worthy of shorts?

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  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Meh, as a fashion item shorts are overrated. They are fine for practical uses such as running and fitness, but as a fashionable item, they kind of suck. Business shorts just look kind of dumb and make a person's figure look stumpy. Daisy dukes are cute if you are under 25 years old, but look desperate on women in their 30's-40's. Bermuda shorts only look good on super skinny women and men who have too much money and time. Capris= granny.

    Don't worry about trying to make your figure fit the fashions. Fashion should flatter your figure. There are so many wonderful fashion items available, that focusing on one unflattering item is just going to make you feel bad about yourself.
  • budru21
    budru21 Posts: 127
    Hey girl. I wanted to tell you that there IS HOPE. I never wore shorts at all until two years ago. I had really chunky, unshapely and large legs that didn't compliment my small waist and smaller upper body. The first year, I wore them because I finally said, "F*$# it. I only live once and I want to be comfortable and happy." That in itself motivated me to work harder at fitness, diet and health. SO...this last year, I wore shorts because I felt confident enough to wear them. I did a Figure physique competition in the spring prior and my legs were my weakness. So, I worked twice as hard on them, and this season, as I am training for my second season of competing, my boyfriend says that if I was to win, it would be because of my legs. He has said since the day he saw me at the gym for the first time that I had the sexiest legs ever. I still don't believe him, still dislike my legs compared to other parts of my body, and still think I have miles to go with them, but others don't see it that way. I get compliments on them a lot now and I work hard at developing and shaping them as a result. Keep at it. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO!
  • Wetterdew
    Wetterdew Posts: 142 Member
    I think it's hard to judge your own legs, because most of the time you see them, it's from a perspective that makes them look fatter than they really are. When I see my body in a mirror from at least ten feet away, I find that my legs look much leaner than they do if I look straight down at them. But we most often see them from up above.

    So keep exercising, but also remember that it's hard to form an accurate self-image sometimes.

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