Do you want people drooling over your profile?

I am proud of my accomplishments...and if I get attention from it...well then it paid off!

I just wonder, looking at some people's profiles. Are you simply showing off your best bits in a being proud of you achievements way, or are you trying to look hot to the opposite sex?

How amazing is it that people have finally gotten enough confidence to show part of their body. For many of us who have lost a significant amount of weight, it is the first time we have ever felt comfortable showing off our body. This is a relatively safe venue to do so, we are surrounded by encouraging people that are try to achieve similar goals. Distorted body image is a real issue for many and it is through the accolades of others that starts chipping down our walls. We don't see it and don't believe it but some of those compliments get through and for that moment you see yourself as possibly attractive. Often it is fleeting but if there are more moments and more soon our confidence grows and we become a different person. So I say show off your muscles, show off your perky girls whatever makes you feel attractive and have a sense of worth for that moment. Oh and if people use it to hook up ROCK ON!!! Awesome, I love it...Why the heck not!! And YES, I would love people to be drooling…lol..they are sooooooo not, but wouldn’t that be cool for the first time in my life I would be objectified once in a while…ya it would be cool.

I'm a boring old married lady, and I like bikini pics because....

... it shows the changes better than when clothed. I'm wearing the same shirts as I did 33 pounds ago, and some of the same jeans, even though they were skin tight and now I need a belt. Fully clothed, there's not as dramatic of a difference.

... I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I love that I have a better physique at 39 than ever before in my life. I'm more proud of the changes in my actual health and endurance, but that's a little harder to photograph.

... I like being proof that you don't need to do extreme dieting to get results. I eat a lot of food, even some processed junk, and enjoy every bite that goes in my mouth. I hate to see people think they need to starve and suffer. They don't.

... after spending every moment I could over the summer in my pool, or in shorts and tanks, showing some skin doesn't seem strange. Wearing full length pants and long sleeves feels strange.

... it's flattering when other women ask, "How did you DO that?" I like being an inspiration to other women. I don't think I've gotten any lecherous comments from guys. Support and kudos, but nothing creepy. Come to think of it... maybe that should make me sad? :laugh:

Well I know I didn't vote for funny sock day!! :sad:

My handknit socks are NOT funny.

Well, okay, some of them are, but not those specifically. Although the name of my project for these socks (on Ravelry) is a little bit amusing.

(and my illusion that you were actually LL Cool J has been shattered)