How we perceive ourselves versus how we really look.
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JaydedMiss wrote: »
Don't worry it said I was pear too.. the hip measurement also includes the booty so maybe that's why? I'm going to go with that0 -
My boobs and booty are roughly same. My booty is only 2 inches bigger than my boobs My waist is 12 inches smaller thn my booty. Im such a pear XD0
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JaydedMiss wrote: »My boobs and booty are roughly same. My booty is only 2 inches bigger than my boobs My waist is 12 inches smaller thn my booty. Im such a pear XD
Well whatever you are.. looking good!0 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »My boobs and booty are roughly same. My booty is only 2 inches bigger than my boobs My waist is 12 inches smaller thn my booty. Im such a pear XD
Well whatever you are.. looking good!
As are you.1 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »A lot of people lie -- badly -- on mybodygallery. So that's really a hard site to use to get a grasp on things.
No kidding. Three pics in and I was like, this is *kitten*. All of the pics were off by what seems to be a good 20lbs.
I always felt like I had the opposite of body dysmorophia, like I had too good an opinion of myself when things were actually going downhill... candid photos will disabuse you of a lot of notions though. These days (I'm pushing 40, I've had some time to figure it out) I want to be fit not thin, and that makes a huge difference in how I treat myself.3 -
LaceyBirds wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »I saved that link (if we're talking about the same one) from this discussion: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1061178
But the link doesn't work anymore.
The original link doesn't work, but as I said upthread, it can still be accessed:LaceyBirds wrote: »This was driving me crazy, as I really liked that link. It turns out the site no longer has that feature, but I checked the Wayback Machine, and you can still actually take the test on the WB Machine's archived page: https://web.archive.org/web/20160330024156/marisota.co.uk/shop/freeformat/page.action?pageId=7758
Thank you!! Bookmarked.0 -
I see myself 10% bigger than I actually am. And it seems I'm a pear. But at the rate I'm losing my hips and not my bust... not sure how long that's gonna last.
My brain just hasn't caught up to the reality is seems. Also doesn't help to see myself naked in a mirror... there's still far too many wobbly bits for me to be anywhere near slim and currently those wobbly bits seem to redistribute on a daily basis...0 -
It can take a while for our heads to catch up with how our new body looks...even for me approaching 4 years at goal and I still don't think of myself as slim. Its only now and again when people tell me 'you're lucky you're so slim' that I realise, yep, I am slim (I'm not lucky at all btw, I work darn hard to stay this way).3
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »It can take a while for our heads to catch up with how our new body looks...even for me approaching 4 years at goal and I still don't think of myself as slim. Its only now and again when people tell me 'you're lucky you're so slim' that I realise, yep, I am slim (I'm not lucky at all btw, I work darn hard to stay this way).
I'm not sure I've caught up lol. My wife and I were going through some pics of a wedding we were at a couple of months ago and it took a moment to realize the skinny guy in one picture was me. I really needed that.5 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »It can take a while for our heads to catch up with how our new body looks...even for me approaching 4 years at goal and I still don't think of myself as slim. Its only now and again when people tell me 'you're lucky you're so slim' that I realise, yep, I am slim (I'm not lucky at all btw, I work darn hard to stay this way).
It's kinda reassuring to know it's somewhat normal. It's frustrating sometimes when what you logically know and what you 'see' in the mirror don't match up...2 -
Interesting. Being okay with the way I look I thought I would guess closer to reality.
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LaceyBirds wrote: »
Thanks for the link. I'm 3.5 sizes smaller than I think.
Sometimes I'm shocked when (similar height) people share their weight and I'm about 30 pounds heavier, yet they look heavier than I think I do. They're either not being truthful or their frame is much smaller than my own and I have a lot more muscle. The incongruency throws me for a loop.0 -
MsAmandaNJ wrote: »LaceyBirds wrote: »
Thanks for the link. I'm 3.5 sizes smaller than I think.
Sometimes I'm shocked when (similar height) people share their weight and I'm about 30 pounds heavier, yet they look heavier than I think I do. They're either not being truthful or their frame is much smaller than my own and I have a lot more muscle. The incongruency throws me for a loop.
That's what I said...tried to shorten the quote and messed it up pretty good!0 -
My inability to function right now is ridiculous2
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JessicaMcB wrote: »courtneyfabulous wrote: »
Wow that was actually really spot on for me
It was pretty close for me too.1 -
They are also making the "average" american think "average or acceptable" is a size 14 which for folks my height...5'6 and under is obese!0
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janicelo1971 wrote: »They are also making the "average" american think "average or acceptable" is a size 14 which for folks my height...5'6 and under is obese!
This is so true. I was "average" for many years. But I was also overweight most of my adult life and obese for the last few years. Just because most people are overweight that doesn't make it healthy.1
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