If I Can't Actually Look Skinny, What's the Point?

Three things:

1. Many photos are either staged or altered to make the subject look better. Its quite possible that the person(s) you are idolizing don't actually look aything like the photos in real life.

2. You are still trying to get to your goal weight, correct? The most dramatic changes (results) usually occur at the end when a small weight loss really shows in the body fat percentage. Stay on target and don't get depressed.

3. Its your body and your health. You may want to be taller, shorter, smaller bone structure, etc. but that's not who you are. Don't compare yourself to some subjective ideal of beauty, and don't ever believe any media guru's opinion of what's attractive. Make your body healthy and strong, take pride in the work to achieve those goals and live happily.

I always tell fat people, forget having a high self image, you are disgusting and need to shed weight.

You on the other hand are not obese, and you just need to have a higher self image. - what you should do is smile at yourself everytime you look in the mirror - guarantee you will be more attractive, and will begin to find yourself more attractive.

Well. You probably won't last long here.

You're not wide at all. I looked at your profile pic. It's all in your head darling. And your boyfriend likes You, so that's really all that matters. Kim Khardashian is considered one of the most beautiful women alive, so be glad if you can look like her! Everyone is different, and skinny doesn't mean tiny. I am skinny, but I'm still a size 10. That's my bone structure. There's no fat there, just the way I'm built, and that's okay. Men like curves. They don't really want a toothpick, even though they may pretend they do. In all reality, you are beautiful, and you ARE skinny. You just have to convince yourself of that now, and it shouldn't be too hard because it's true.

You're not wide at all. I looked at your profile pic. It's all in your head darling. And your boyfriend likes You, so that's really all that matters. Kim Khardashian is considered one of the most beautiful women alive, so be glad if you can look like her! Everyone is different, and skinny doesn't mean tiny. I am skinny, but I'm still a size 10. That's my bone structure. There's no fat there, just the way I'm built, and that's okay. Men like curves. They don't really want a toothpick, even though they may pretend they do. In all reality, you are beautiful, and you ARE skinny. You just have to convince yourself of that now, and it shouldn't be too hard because it's true.

I just want to say that not all men like curves, or what they mean by curves may be different from someone else's definition. Who cares if some men don't like curves, though? Personally I'm not going to change my body to suit someone else's preference.

You're not wide at all. I looked at your profile pic. It's all in your head darling. And your boyfriend likes You, so that's really all that matters. Kim Khardashian is considered one of the most beautiful women alive, so be glad if you can look like her! Everyone is different, and skinny doesn't mean tiny. I am skinny, but I'm still a size 10. That's my bone structure. There's no fat there, just the way I'm built, and that's okay. Men like curves. They don't really want a toothpick, even though they may pretend they do. In all reality, you are beautiful, and you ARE skinny. You just have to convince yourself of that now, and it shouldn't be too hard because it's true.

TIL: This one woman on MFP knows what all men everywhere want regardless of what they think they want.

I think you look beautiful.

Don't look at the scale.
Don't compare yourself to other women.

Get strong, get fit. Love yourself.

Girl... it's all in the angles. For what it's worth, you look like a mesomorph to me - a body type with endless possibilities as long as you accept that you aren't going to suddenly have the bone structure and fat distribution of an ectomorph.

legit lawls

You obviously have some serious body image issues to work through. Get help.

Yep.

And a mirror ...

Girl... it's all in the angles. For what it's worth, you look like a mesomorph to me - a body type with endless possibilities as long as you accept that you aren't going to suddenly have the bone structure and fat distribution of an ectomorph.

legit lawls

I mean... I wasn't tryyyying to be funny. Did I say something wrong or is the idea of body type changing just naturally funny?

Kinda like... ya, everyone can have thigh gap, all we need is for our hips to re-align. No worries, right?

body types have been proven to be bunk. sure some people have slightly faster metabolisms than others but it all comes down to overeating or not

It's your age.

You'll grow up someday.