My Goals! Back fat, tummy, arms, ect. [Pictures]

I don't want to invalidate your bold step here - I know what you're trying to achieve by putting your "flaws" out there. But you know what I see when I look at your thighs? Smooth skin!! No cellulite!

Have you ever stepped back and looked at those pics with a more friendly eye? Find something, anything, that you like right now, as it is. Because if you can't love yourself now, losing 50 pounds won't change a thing. I firmly believe that's a major factor in yo-yo-ing (from personal experience) We lose all this weight - but continue to see ourselves as the old fat self we were, and eventually we're right back to where we were, or worse!

And don't forget to take measurements as well as pics! When I look in the mirror, it seems my torso is the same shape as it was 20 pounds ago - but the 3" I've lost off my waist tells something different!

Good luck! :flowerforyou:

This. Try to start the changes from a place of love, not hate for your body.

Okay, seriously...it sounded like you were describing MY body there! I have the exact same issues! I am so glad I saw this post!!

First time hearing the term "flab abs", but I think, I too, am suffering from this condition.

Everyone has a part of the body they wish would disappear, some have 3,4,5... or a lot...
I'm about to reveal my self conscious body image issues to the MFP world in hopes that someone else will feel like they are not the only ones out there with some weird things in some weird places. Here we gooooo!
A- The "flab abs" the things that look like abs, but there's just a bunch of fat on it..
B- THUNDER THIGHS!
C- Arm puffs! God forbid your shirt be too tight or the sleeves be to small.
D- I'm so much of a woman, that I have 2 pair of BOOBS!
E- That pouch... only attractive on a kangaroo.
F- MORE THUNDER THIGHS!!
G- When you try to wave at someone, but it just looks like you're trying to fly..
H- Oh that back fat! The reason I can't wear "backless" or "lacy back" shirts.
I- AND THERE ARE THOSE DARN THUNDER THIGHS AGAIN... just go away okay? Just leave.





There you have it guys. My most embarrassing body parts.
What are yours?

You just explained like...everyone. Why pick yourself appart like that?

A - gives you great hope that you'll actually get abs, and not just nothing. I had to lose weight and gain it over again to get something that resembles abs because I didn't go about trying to keep them the first time around since I didn't have the genes for it.
B - normal
C - normal, I don't care if you're 5% body fat, you're still going to have this. Buy a different material or a different size.
D - I have this, I would consider it normal and don't think it looks like boobs. If it does great, boys love that stuff.
E - your stomach, that's what it is, it's suppose to be a pouch, if it starts sinking in, and your organs eat itself, and it stops being a pouch, I'd be concerned.
F - why mention it so many times?
G - I don't get it...your bra flaps?
H - There are lots of things I cannot wear just because of my shape, and I'm small, and it's not going to look good on me, and it's not the end of the world.
I - you really like to bring that up allot. Is it the dimpling on your legs? Because even at a rather low body fat, women have a very hard time with this. " It has been claimed that a woman's anatomy is such that the connective tissue runs more perpendicular to the skin, creating a vertical distribution of fat chambers. Whereas a man's runs more parallel and in a crisscross fashion, which creates a more organized distribution of the fat chambers" - http://lipocentral.com/cellulite_treatment.htm

I believe that a lot of women have an unhealthy body image and don't realize that even the best of the best models suffer from many of the above problems. A nice angle and some makeup shouldn't make you feel worse because your eyes are not constantly looking through a cameral lense. You can constantly improve yourself, including the way you view yourself. If you change the latter you'll feel better about yourself a lot sooner.