What do you want to look like?

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  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    OP signed up in May 2012. Took 2 years to come up with a good first contribution to this forum. And this was the result. My mind is boggled
  • bliss149
    bliss149 Posts: 2
    Many of the images I see posted are people who are (1) blessed genetically and (2) have spent basically a lifetime working to look the way they do.

    I am never going to look like that. EVER.

    I look back on my twenties and thirties and how miserable I was that I didn't look like I wanted to look. I wanted to look like those beautiful media images I saw but I was just an average run of the mill gal.

    Now I realize I was so busy wishing for more that I did not appreciate the beauty that I did have. At 54 when I look back at pictures of myself I see the beauty of YOUTH. But do you think I appreciated it then? No. I was too busy wishing I looked like that beautiful tanned girl you posted.

    (And that tanning thing? Yeah, that looks good now but if you do it, there is going to be a price to pay later. You think it will never come but...it does.)

    Its fun to dream and it's great to have goals but you don't have to be perfect to be beautiful and fit.
  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I want to look like I look now....for now. Next summer a little leaner still.
  • VictoriaVamp
    VictoriaVamp Posts: 23 Member
    I am aiming for making changes so that I am a healthier and happier person and i think the rest follows. Mind first then body for me at minute :)
  • BeardedYoung
    BeardedYoung Posts: 229 Member
    I'm just shooting for my belly not hanging over my belt... perhaps I should aim higher.

    Also SPAM is delicious!
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Me.

    If that's not too narcissistic, of course.
  • juliafromrf
    juliafromrf Posts: 106 Member
    Tiny and even a bit bony, but "toned" and not skinny-fat.
    I want to suprise people about how strong I am and how much endurance I have and not make it obvious by a muscly look. However, I do understand the appeal of that, it's just not for me.
  • court_fritch26
    court_fritch26 Posts: 297 Member
    I want to look like a healthy, happy version of myself, and I can tell you it's certainly not the "hollywood look".
  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Me.

    If that's not too narcissistic, of course.
    not at all, that's a hell of a lot more realistic than picking a random model from a magazine

    I want to look like a healthy, happy version of myself, and I can tell you it's certainly not the "hollywood look".
    That's basically what my profile says, "Be a better version of myself. Don't want to be anyone else.".
  • rum_coke
    rum_coke Posts: 11
    goal...

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    fairly current...

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    as you can see, I'm almost there...
  • rum_coke
    rum_coke Posts: 11
    lololol love the headband
  • alathIN
    alathIN Posts: 142 Member
    Different take: for me, fitness isn't about appearence, it's about function. Your physical appearence is just the artefact of what kind of life you're leading.

    I want to look like a guy who swims 3-4 times a week, has a lot of fun doing it, and participates in a couple of swim meets every year.
    I want to look like a guy who does a couple of long run events - half marathons or marathons - each year.
    I want to look like a guy who loves to get on his bike on a beautiful day and ride as long as he has time for.

    Acutally I don't even care about looking like that guy, I am just having fun being that guy.
  • alathIN
    alathIN Posts: 142 Member
    Another going for the NON "Hollywood" look (whatever that is...).

    This level of fitness for me, please:
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    ETA: I had to laugh, didn't notice the tiny dumbbells she was holding. FYI--THOSE weights will NOT get THOSE muscles--tip of the day:happy:

    As long as you understand, even the model in that picture doesn't look like that on a day-to-day basis.
    She didn't even look exactly like that the day the photo was taken (pre Photoshop)
  • starrylioness
    starrylioness Posts: 543 Member
    I just want to be healthy, honestly. *shrug*
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    lets see...I want this back:

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    Possibly to be a slightly lower BF% than in the pics, but currently just getting back to that would make me ecstatic.
  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
    I want to look like me but with less bodyfat and more muscle. I'm hoping I'll get to this in a year of heavy lifting.
  • NotJustADieter
    NotJustADieter Posts: 229 Member
    I want my thighs to be slimmer, and my upper arms. More defined cheekbones, and a flatter tummy. Also a firmer bum. I'm naturally large busted and wide hipped with a small waist, so it is hard for me to find fitspo that suits my bodytype.
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  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I want to look like whatever my body looks like when I am operating at peak performance levels in the activities I choose. I work out for performance and whatever aesthetic comes with that, well it is what it is.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    I want to look like myself with a lower bf% and more muscles.
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I want to look normal...for me thats a size 14 or 12 even. I want to look like her...
    [img]http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/cmarcuz/Mobile Uploads/emme-aronson_571797_edit_1406396220138.jpg[/img]
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
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  • MaiLinna
    MaiLinna Posts: 580 Member
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  • dietcoke281
    dietcoke281 Posts: 226 Member
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  • inksyrup
    inksyrup Posts: 81 Member
    858f53518b1f0eaa2b8daac88f266313.jpg

    :love:

    seriously though, if i could take all the fat from my stomach and inject it right into my butt and thighs, i'd be a happy, happy woman
  • ChoiceNotChance
    ChoiceNotChance Posts: 644 Member
    I want to look just like me but with little less bf and way more muscle definition. I've come so far already, I'm thrilled t o look like me.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
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    :love:

    seriously though, if i could take all the fat from my stomach and inject it right into my butt and thighs, i'd be a happy, happy woman

    You are making me feel better about myself with this photo. Ha-ha!

    I'd be happier with less tummy and more arm/leg muscles. :wink:
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    miranda-kerr-victorias-secret-fashion-show-1.jpeg

    Uhmmm....

    if it's cold enough to wear gloves, where are the rest of her clothes? I worry she's going to catch a chill...
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    No spam. Just pork roll.

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I want to look like the dude on Shakira's arm.

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