I don't care about "losing pounds"... Male v Female?

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I'd rather be complimented on the type of person I am than how I look in panties. Seems a little more meaningful.

    I'm thinking that doesn't happen too much...

    OP, will you please take a pic of yourself in the mirror using a cell phone? It would make this thread so much more entertaining.

    portrait_gchutson_gi.jpg

    That's me in a jiu jitsu gi. It kinda looks like a "bathrobe." That's the best I can do when it comes to "bathroom pics."

    Why do you resemble Bobby Clerici?
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
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    Why do you resemble Bobby Clerici?

    I have no idea how to answer that.
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
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    Shirtless pics don't really bother me, I just usually pass them off as people who are fishing for compliments.
    Obviously they worked hard to get where they are, I just don't understand what the need is to show the progress they made to people they don't know. I don't see the benefit. In essence, I'm calling BS on the whole "I'm showing my progress" line. Just say you want the compliment, it's fine and acceptable to want to hear good things being said about you, it doesn't make you a bad person, just don't hide behind the bs reasoning.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    Why do you resemble Bobby Clerici?

    oh snap.
  • AthenaErr
    AthenaErr Posts: 282 Member
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    a little tolerance?
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
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    I'd rather be complimented on the type of person I am than how I look in panties. Seems a little more meaningful.

    I'm thinking that doesn't happen too much...

    BOOM! :flowerforyou:

    and another :flowerforyou:
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
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    I like carrot cake


    yea...I can't figure if Carrot Cake or Red Velvet Cake is the best...

    I usually try to have both...

    I don't like Fruit Cake like the OP does

    lmao! :drinker:
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....

    Ok I'll bite. It's great that you want to be a ff, but how does posting a shirtless pic help you achieve that goal?
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
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    Ok...like I said before, I have decided that I want to tone my body instead of nearly stomp the crap out of my scales every other week. Anybody have and good advice, low fat recipes, exercise routines, I would love to hear it!

    How do you "tone" your body? Tanning bed? Self tanner? I'm interested. Tell me more.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....

    Ok I'll bite. It's great that you want to be a ff, but how does posting a shirtless pic help you achieve that goal?

    It doesn't. I do it because I'm proud of what I've accomplished. Rarely do I actually use it as my main photo because of threads like this and people like yourself who, ON A FITNESS WEBSITE, think no one should show off what they've worked for.

    One of the things I hate most about MFP is all the people who try to make you feel bad for reaching your goal. It's ridiculous.

    And the only reason I'd ask the OP what his goal is is because he was so ready to trash mine. I sure hope he's got a good one...
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....

    Ok I'll bite. It's great that you want to be a ff, but how does posting a shirtless pic help you achieve that goal?

    It doesn't. I do it because I'm proud of what I've accomplished. Rarely do I actually use it as my main photo because of threads like this and people like yourself who, ON A FITNESS WEBSITE, think no one should show off what they've worked for.

    One of the things I hate most about MFP is all the people who try to make you feel bad for reaching your goal. It's ridiculous.

    And the only reason I'd ask the OP what his goal is is because he was so ready to trash mine. I sure hope he's got a good one...

    Wait... huh? When did I ever "trash your goal?"

    Further, who are you?
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
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    Oh, you're Brett. Gotcha. When did I "trash your goal?"
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    Oh, you're Brett. Gotcha. When did I "trash your goal?"
    So, you got healthier, lost weight, got ripped, improved your self-esteem... for others to see? Hmm.

    This was you. Assuming you knew something about me from my pic. Assuming you had a much better reason to want to get in shape, that's the entire point of your post after all.

    So I'd love to know what your goal is that you think is so much superior to everyone else's.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....

    Daaaaaang Brett! I'd FR you, but Patti says I'm not allowed to have ab men as friends. Clearly she's just hoarding. :-P
  • danahake
    danahake Posts: 64 Member
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    Thank you for that post.. That is soo true. Its society and MEN who put the pressure on women to be thin, glamorous, look like movie stars or porn stars while we love them unconditionally. I think all women want to be fit healthy and leaner and thats why everyone is here..
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
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    I'm still waaaiiittiinnnggg....

    Ok I'll bite. It's great that you want to be a ff, but how does posting a shirtless pic help you achieve that goal?

    It doesn't. I do it because I'm proud of what I've accomplished. Rarely do I actually use it as my main photo because of threads like this and people like yourself who, ON A FITNESS WEBSITE, think no one should show off what they've worked for.

    One of the things I hate most about MFP is all the people who try to make you feel bad for reaching your goal. It's ridiculous.

    And the only reason I'd ask the OP what his goal is is because he was so ready to trash mine. I sure hope he's got a good one...

    I never said people shouldn't show it off, I just said be real about the motive is all. If you understood my post, I said there was nothing wrong with posting a pic such as yours, just don't say it's because you want to show your progress as the only reason.

    People like to get complimented, and there is nothing wrong with that, as I already said.

    All the OP did was poke a bit of fun at people and now people like yourself are all butt hurt. This actually proves my point of the reasoning behind the pics-confirmation. Because someone had something negative to say instead of posting a :devil: behind some innuendo or "you look hot" at the end of their post in regards to how good you or others look, your world had been shaken a bit.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    I never said people shouldn't show it off, I just said be real about the motive is all. If you understood my post, I said there was nothing wrong with posting a pic such as yours, just don't say it's because you want to show your progress as the only reason.

    People like to get complimented, and there is nothing wrong with that, as I already said.

    All the OP did was poke a bit of fun at people and now people like yourself are all butt hurt. This actually proves my point of the reasoning behind the pics-confirmation. Because someone had something negative to say instead of posting a :devil: behind some innuendo or "you look hot" at the end of their post in regards to how good you or others look, your world had been shaken a bit.

    Of course it's to show my progress. I lost nearly 90lbs! I went from being a fat tub to a guy in pretty good shape. I'm proud of that and I won't feel bad about it because of you or anyone else.

    Why would anyone have something negative to say about success pics on a site for fitness? I know the reason, you don't need to answer.
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
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    Oh, you're Brett. Gotcha. When did I "trash your goal?"

    So, you got healthier, lost weight, got ripped, improved your self-esteem... for others to see? Hmm.

    This was you. Assuming you knew something about me from my pic. Assuming you had a much better reason to want to get in shape, that's the entire point of your post after all.

    So I'd love to know what your goal is that you think is so much superior to everyone else's.

    Let's break this down...
    So, you got healthier, lost weight, got ripped, improved your self-esteem... for others to see? Hmm.

    This was you. Assuming you knew something about me from my pic. Assuming you had a much better reason to want to get in shape, that's the entire point of your post after all.

    Yes. That was me. And the only thing I "assumed" from your pic, as well as your previous post (from what I recall), was that you worked hard to get healthier, lose weight, get ripped and improve your self-esteem.

    My question was... for whom did you do all that? Yourself? Or random strangers and weirdos on the Internet?

    It was a rhetorical question. Not an insult. Not a "bash."
    So I'd love to know what your goal is that you think is so much superior to everyone else's.

    Where exactly did I post anything even remotely along the lines of me "being superior to anyone else?"
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
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    I never said people shouldn't show it off, I just said be real about the motive is all. If you understood my post, I said there was nothing wrong with posting a pic such as yours, just don't say it's because you want to show your progress as the only reason.

    People like to get complimented, and there is nothing wrong with that, as I already said.

    All the OP did was poke a bit of fun at people and now people like yourself are all butt hurt. This actually proves my point of the reasoning behind the pics-confirmation. Because someone had something negative to say instead of posting a :devil: behind some innuendo or "you look hot" at the end of their post in regards to how good you or others look, your world had been shaken a bit.

    Of course it's to show my progress. I lost nearly 90lbs! I went from being a fat tub to a guy in pretty good shape. I'm proud of that and I won't feel bad about it because of you or anyone else.

    Why would anyone have something negative to say about success pics on a site for fitness? I know the reason, you don't need to answer.

    Again, I'm not saying anything negative about the pics. And you are not telling me why it's necessary to show progress to total strangers. What does that do for you other than give you a bit of an ego boost. Again, there is nothing wrong with showing off what you earned, just be real about why you're doing it is what I'm saying. You obviously were not in shape at one time and didn't get much attention, so this is a way to make up for that-it's cool, I'm not mad at you for that, nor do I fault you for it.

    As far as your suggestion that I'm insecure myself, go ahead and think that. I'm not an overweight person, and I've never had a problem with meeting women when I was single, or telling them I'm taken now that I'm married.
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