Some photos to help you see what a weight looks like

I love love love how many are these are dancer photos! :flowerforyou:

Makes sense to me. Seems about right. Sort of an eye opener too.

Where do I get one of those cool chart graphs I see at the bottom of everyone's posts?

Either i have worse body image issues than i thought, or everyone else in my height/weight range carries the weight better than i do...

Not everyone else. Most of those photos wouldn't be there for you to see if the people who uploaded hadn't been reasonably satisfied with how they carry their weight. They're self selected for the optimal.

Yeah, these are always interesting to flip through…I always feel like I'm way too heavy for my height, but I guess I'm medium-framed. Its hard when you're a little more muscular, etc but don't have a big chest. Lots of women my height and weight look much thinner to me because they have bigger chests. I guess that's why I feel crummy when I let myself get negative.

It's still very hard to select an appropriate goal weight. I know what weights I have attained in the past - and that's about all I can go on, even with a helpful resource like this. In a dream world I could weigh 115, but in reality it's unlikely I'll ever go below 120 - however I am trying to make myself stronger and more compact.

That is a great site. I have been wondering how other people see me or I look at someone else and think "I wonder if that's how I look". It's so hard to look in the mirror and actually see what's there. Some days I see a whale and some days I think, eh, not so bad LOL.

Either i have worse body image issues than i thought, or everyone else in my height/weight range carries the weight better than i do...

Disappointing for me, but amazing website none the less haha

this!

Chart/Ticker how to:

Go to My Home then click on Profile

Where it shows your progress in red numbers there is an option just below to set up your ticker.

Thank you!

I have completely changed what my goal weight is. Thank you SO much for posting this. I am no longer concentrating fully on the numbers but the shape and amount of muscle I can aquire! How inspiring :happy:

Yes, very eye-opening.

shadow2soul wrote: »

Another good website is:
http://www.mybodygallery.com/

Yes, that is an interesting site as well. Thanks for linking it.

christinev297 wrote: »

ALittleHazey wrote: »

Either i have worse body image issues than i thought, or everyone else in my height/weight range carries the weight better than i do...

Disappointing for me, but amazing website none the less haha

Me too!! I dont look as Thin as any of the women in my weight and height category

SAME HERE! Kind of frustrating. All the girls who are the same height & weight as me in those pics look so much thinner than I do. Grr.

Its interesting to see what other people look like who are the same weight and height. They look great! I don't see myself looking like that...puts things into perspective. You see yourself completely different than the way others see you.

Frustrating for me as well...I am at my goal weight of 140 and 5'4, and I look nothing like the people in those pics do. Still have the flab rolls. Press on, I guess...