to all the "i wanna be soft and feminine" types

CorvusCorax77

First, thanks for reminding me that the way my body is now is beautiful:








Second, please bear in mind that it's possible to look feminine and to lift heavy at the same time. These are all after a year of heavy lifting. I'm stronger than I was before, but because my bf% is in the low 20's or high teens (all pics between 19.2 and 23% bf), you can't see a lot of muscle. Oh, and when I flex, I do look like this:




I am not saying YOU MUST LIFT or you SHOULD WANT WHAT I WANT.

But I am saying, stop it with the "I don't want to lift heavy because I want to be feminine" crap. What you are saying when you say you want to be "feminine" is that you want a higher body fat percentage than someone who has "rock solid abs." And that's ok. It doesn't have anything to do with lifting or not. Please understand that.

I LIFT HEAVY.
These are my "abs"

originalcookiemonster

*drool*

Tats + heavy lifting= YES PLEASE

Way to go! You look amazing!!!

tonytoo

Fantastic! and the ink just puts the cherry on top.

mariposa224

I can only see the last picture, sadly.

SoViLicious

You look great!

Cr01502

Very beautiful and very feminine.

BrieLP

exactly what I want! You look great girl! :bigsmile:

KatLifter

This is such a win. You look amazing :happy:

Dragonnade

Your body = pretty much my goal. Strong enough to punch out a cow, but without the abs that'd give the game away. Totes fabulous!

Frood42

Ink is not really my thing, but you do look very beautiful or should I say :smokin:

coliema

SEXY AF!

GiddyupTim

Okay. enough already ! would you beautiful women quit posting all these pictures. I have work to do !

purplegoboom

You look gorgeous and I love your ink!

jenbit

love the ink, love the look, love it all in general lol

whierd

Good for you! You look great!

CorvusCorax77

I can only see the last picture, sadly.

Fer reals? I used some from FB. lemme know which ones you can and can't see and I'll see if I can fix it. (I know you said just the last one, but that would be something I can't fix because I used more than one from MFP...)

and thanks everyone for the compliments. My goal is to have a 6 pack so I'm not there. But it is nice to know that where I am is considered attractive by many (even tho I am not satisfied)....


I started mfp at 40% bf, lost 40 lbs total at this point (gained 8 lbs of muscle in that time too!)

starfish1783

I LOVE the pic of you in the polka dot dress - your legs look amazing. Fantastic job - you look wonderful!

LorinaLynn

Love it. I'm someone who likes looking a little softer, and I do lift heavy.

Actually, it's not so much even that I prefer the "soft and feminine" look, as it is that I don't like how I personally look when my bf gets too low. My face looks drawn and the bones in my chest look like a ladder. When that started to happen, I just ate a little more so I'd stop losing. I consider that a win all around. I look curvy, I'm strong as a bull moose, and I eat like a hungry man.

BigBrunette

You look strong, happy, healthy and beautiful!

MireyGal76

you are soft, and feminine, and strong and gorgeous, and kick *kitten*... and PERFECT!

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Yeah, people don't realize that it's not heavy lifting alone that gives the tight, defined, "hard" look. That comes from heavy lifting AND low body fat.

I'm still pretty "curvy" and "soft" and I've been lifting heavy for 1.5 years consistently.

catrinaHwechanged

You look amazing and feminine!!

AllTehBeers

I can only see the last picture, sadly.

At least the last one is the best one

gracielynn1011

You look so soft and feminine in that polka dot dress! Oh wait, that's the whole point!

Seriously, you look great. That's what I want to look like eventually. Losing the fat, getting strong.

EmilyOfTheSun

You free tonight?

1ConcreteGirl

I can see all the photos.

Great post, you look fabulous!!

People need to remember that looking defined and muscular comes from loss of body fat, not from lifting. If you want to look more soft, you do NOT need to be weak. Lift heavy, just keep a little more body fat on you.

mariposa224

I can only see the last picture, sadly.

Fer reals? I used some from FB. lemme know which ones you can and can't see and I'll see if I can fix it. (I know you said just the last one, but that would be something I can't fix because I used more than one from MFP...)

and thanks everyone for the compliments. My goal is to have a 6 pack so I'm not there. But it is nice to know that where I am is considered attractive by many (even tho I am not satisfied)....


I started mfp at 40% bf, lost 40 lbs total at this point (gained 8 lbs of muscle in that time too!)

I can see two now, though originally I could only see the last one (you're very lovely, BTW). It's not your fault. It's my work, they have a lot of sites blocked, so sometimes, depending on where a photo is hosted, I can't see them. No worries, I can check it out later at home. You're beautiful. :flowerforyou:

ETA: I can see these two:

petstorekitty

You're awesome! Thanks for this post.
bump bump bump bumpitty bump!

MNA76

Absolutely gorgeous!!

alishacupcake

You look beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

970Mikaela1

Holy smokes!!! The hard work has done payed off!! You look fabulous !