Is it me or do I see slim ppl wanting to lose weight

parisianskies002
parisianskies002 Posts: 88
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been on quite a few topics on here and on half of them I see people (mostly girls) who look healthy and flawless in their pictures, with no reason to lose weight - yet they are wanting to lose at least 50-100lb! I don't want to sound absurd but I do think a few people on here take it to the extreme!
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  • chels1605
    chels1605 Posts: 206 Member
    I guess its in the eyes of the beholder? x
  • Leopardliz
    Leopardliz Posts: 110 Member
    I agree. Theres a difference in wanting to loose a whole bunch of weight and just getting healthy and loosing a couple of lbs. Maybe they just take good pictures ;) but i guess everyone has their own motives for being here!
  • anthony438
    anthony438 Posts: 578 Member
    Meh, slim is relative. Or they could just take REALLLLY great photos, (like my beautiful wife :wink: )
  • kdouglas11
    kdouglas11 Posts: 185 Member
    maybe it's not their real pic... or it's their 'before I gained 100 lbs pic'


    :) Not sure.. just trying to help! LOL
  • kdouglas11
    kdouglas11 Posts: 185 Member
    maybe it's not their real pic... or it's their 'before I gained 100 lbs pic'


    :) Not sure.. just trying to help! LOL
  • Hunnieshadow
    Hunnieshadow Posts: 41
    My profile picture is a picture of me and what I use to be.....it keeps me focused!!
  • FaithandFitness
    FaithandFitness Posts: 653 Member
    I wouldn't trust everyone's profile pictures . . .I know from thread discussions that some people will post a goal picture (them at a previous weight, a celebrity . . .) and not a current one. There was one member I was thinking the same thing about and from her threads she revealed stats that were NOTHING like her profile picture.

    Yes, there will be some people with unrealistic goals, but keep that in mind.
  • BastaConLaPasta
    BastaConLaPasta Posts: 76
    maybe using old pics as motivation?

    also different people carry weight differently. I get away with looking quite slim as I have skinny arms/ no boobs/ long neck - but I carry all of my weight on thighs and bum. Am just good at disguising it and deflecting attention!!
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    Mine looks exactly like me.
  • FaithandFitness
    FaithandFitness Posts: 653 Member
    Oh, and everyone carries their weight differently!
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    My profile pic is 20 years old lol
  • music_lover_103
    music_lover_103 Posts: 118
    like they said already, lots of people have their inspiration photo as their profile pic.
  • flutterqueen04
    flutterqueen04 Posts: 278
    In my picture my face looks thin (finally rid of that darn double chin!) but if you were to see my gut you'd understand my weight loss! Lets just not try to judge a book by its cover :)
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I wouldn't trust everyone's profile pictures . . .I know from thread discussions that some people will post a goal picture (them at a previous weight, a celebrity . . .) and not a current one. There was one member I was thinking the same thing about and from her threads she revealed stats that were NOTHING like her profile picture.

    Yes, there will be some people with unrealistic goals, but keep that in mind.

    My thoughts exactly.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    I try to take a new picture every week and make it my profile, that way everyone else can watch the progression with me. :)
  • paloma1182
    paloma1182 Posts: 68 Member
    I wonder if maybe they just take great photos? just like a bunch of people already said lol i weighed 400 lbs when i started this a month ago and you couldnt tell from SOME of my pics... that i bet is what throws people off.
  • AmberLiscous
    AmberLiscous Posts: 644 Member
    I have to agree with the other posts....sometimes people put up before pics....my pic is my ...hey look at me i have lost 27 pounds and proud of it pic...but what you don't see is my stomach where i need to lose the rest of my weight at (after having 4 children haha)...but i do know what you are saying some people that are on here really don't need to lose weight but they feel that they do :happy:
  • Mollydolly10
    Mollydolly10 Posts: 431 Member
    I'm on here for maintenance now, I'm not trying to lose more weight. I just love the close support group and the throwing around of different food and workout ideas. So some of those people are probably also in their maintenance range.
  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    It may be a goal picture of what they want to look like and not really them. Just a thought. :smile:
    I have never been able to take before pics of myself, I tried, and then deleted them. Shame, now I have lost almost 30 lbs and have no before to remind me of what to never get back to.
  • aimelee
    aimelee Posts: 216 Member
    Mine looks exactly like me.

    ha!! :)

    really though... maybe its not their pic, maybe its an old pic, maybe they carry it well, maybe its eye of the beholder. what ever it is, everyone has their own reasons for being here and (within reason) should do what makes them happy and makes them feel comfortable in their skin.
  • marci355
    marci355 Posts: 292
    Uh yeah, I agree! There's a LOT of anorexia running around on this site.....Body dismorphic disorder at it's finest!! Sad really.....
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    ifyou go look at my regular profile pics i dont look that heavey but in alot of them i weighed 230 lbs and in the others around 180
  • Losing2Live69
    Losing2Live69 Posts: 743 Member
    I have seen anorexic girls on here (mainly teens) who were emaciated and looked like they came out of a concentration camp. They had ridiculous weight loss goals and even more ridiculous food diaries. A couple of girls were consuming only 500 calories a day and exercising enough to burn 500!! I said something to one of them in a private message voicing my concern and she immediately shot me down. I just leave them alone and focus on myself. I think they do it for attention.
  • fcrisswell
    fcrisswell Posts: 234 Member
    I was just commenting on the same thing....like girls that weigh 120 at 5 ft 6 and want to weigh like 105....ummmmmm (this is a slight exageration but you get the idea).

    My pic is me but it is me 20 pounds ago and still I am wearing a size 10 and according to charts more than 25 pounds over weight (I weighed 175 there believe it or not). I would like to see 150 ish one day but if not....I don't mind looking like that <<<<<<< again soon.
  • Losing2Live69
    Losing2Live69 Posts: 743 Member
    Mine looks exactly like me.

    That is hilarious!!
  • welly5
    welly5 Posts: 293 Member
    I usually assume that its an old photo or that they are great at taking flattering pics of themselves

    Unless I read their profile and it is all about "love me to the bones" or other ana-mia mantras
  • chels1605
    chels1605 Posts: 206 Member
    Mine looks exactly like me.


    Haha... Mines Photoshopped.... SHHHHHH!
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I have seen anorexic girls on here (mainly teens) who were emaciated and looked like they came out of a concentration camp. They had ridiculous weight loss goals and even more ridiculous food diaries. A couple of girls were consuming only 500 calories a day and exercising enough to burn 500!! I said something to one of them in a private message voicing my concern and she immediately shot me down. I just leave them alone and focus on myself. I think they do it for attention.

    eating disorders are not for attention they are a disease a pretty bad one to there are people on here with EDS and there struggle is just as hard as those of us trying to lose weight.
    Some might not be at that stage where they are open to help so thats why you concern might have been dismissed.im sure it is very hurtfull to someone suffering from this to see that people think they might be doing it for attention
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Some people don't want be 'normal' or 'slim', some want to be fit and toned. I'm not overweight, but I want to lose 20lb to make me better about my body. I don't want a muffin top and a jelly bum! :laugh:
  • ♥jewel♥
    ♥jewel♥ Posts: 839
    Maybe you shouldn't be so quick to judge. Some people put up slim pictures for motivation, others may put up heavier pictures for the same reason. Don't judge until you walk a mile in their shoes!
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