nettiklive Member

My ideal body is something like this - obviously probably not entirely realistic, but just to show size and amount of muscle vs curves that's my preference

Kimny72, I'm not comparing my legs to yours or anyone else's, only to the rest of my own body; you can see that on top I'm fairly lean and can see some muscle definition, whereas on my legs you can't even tell I've ever set foot in the gym - in spite of the fact that most of my heaviest lifts and time spent are on my legs.…

Same here, not THAT old yet but I've felt invisible all my life and the heaviest I've ever been is 125 lbs. The most attention I ever got was random old creepy dudes hitting on me or complimenting my *kitten*. I have major RBF and not the most attractive facial features regardless of my body, though I feel much better…

everyone else already gave the standard confidence and 'ignore everyone' advice so I will pipe in with something way more shallow. First, if your shirt is flying up when you walk it's not a good workout shirt lol. Invest in some workout clothes you love, that fit great and flatter. It's easy to think who cares what i'm…

Finally contributing on this thread after creeping all of you for amazing inspiration!! Feeling kinda down right now cause I've crept up like 7 lbs since fall, not sure why cause my diet didn't really change but feel like my metabolism is slowing down with age :( some may be water because I've been fluctuating like crazy…

60 lbs?! And they never found a reason?? Was it sudden or gradual? What happened after? Did it resolve on its own or did you get treatment? I feel this is something that's not talked about enough. It's just now dawning on me, that this must be the reason for so many of these horror stories I've heard and read, of health…

:o Incredible!! Can you share what you're doing (and your age if you're willing to share, cause, dang!)?? Goes to show that even what we would think of as just loose tummy skin that won't go away, does go away with strength training. Truly inspiring!

What I don't understand is why we need to get all triggered and attach morals and emotions to what is a fairly reasonable categorization of foods based on how they affect the body and health. And I know it's difficult because most foods fall in the grey zone where they're fine in moderation and balance. But some foods are…

Restaurant dishes and commercial bakery items like Starbucks or Whole Foods...it's how I learned that the 'indulgent' chocolate croissant - at just under 400 calories, which is what I expected - is in fact half the calories of the monster 700-800 calories 'healthier' bran muffin or whole-wheat scone o.O. Or how they manage…

yea like others said, given that it was teenage boys, they were probably saying something dirty-minded about your body, lol

I'm with you, I get a double chin and fat hamster cheeks first thing when I gain even a couple of pounds :( I despise it. As a result, I have a fat matronly face even at a healthy low-ish weight! The only time where it actually went down to where I loved how I looked, and actually had a hint of cheekbones, my eyes looked…

Okay, another example. Strenuous ballet schools, for instance, or modeling agencies, will pick students based on physique among other traits. Famous ballet schools in Russia will look at girls as young as six and evaluate them for acceptance based on how their bodies are shaped. Every dancer and model follows a strict diet…

The reason I picked these two women is not because of their race, but because they're good examples of two very different body types while being in the same sport and presumably having at least a somewhat similar training routine. I did also say that there are exceptions and mixtures of body types in every race; just some…

Two professional athletes in the same sport, why do they look SO dramatically different? I doubt that Williams purposefully attempts to bulk up in order to look like she does

Lots of people will say that's not a thing, however I do think there's something to body types. From experience and people I know, there are those with builds that are more bulky and curvy/ wide, and have an easier time gaining both fat and muscle; and others who are either very small-framed and petite or 'long and lean',…

I just read you can't exercise, which is too bad because that was going to be my advice. Not just exercise but strength training! It's been a god send for my lumpy, flabby, pear-shaped thighs and butt! I've been 110 lbs at 5'4 and my legs were STILL flabby because I had NO muscle tone. I hated cardio but still did hours of…

eggs and toast! or an antipasti type plate - crackers or bread, cold cuts (or smoked salmon), cheese, and some fresh veggies and hummus or another dip, yum. Actually I often do that on hot summer days when I don't feel like eating a hot meal, just nibble my way through dinner, with some chilled white wine, heaven :) I also…

Interesting! I didn't know they could measure BF separately! I've always wondered what my % what would be because I'm probably similar to you, extremely lean on top yet have very heavy legs and hips that look like they belong on a much bigger woman :/ it sucks

Could be. I guess it just seems so difficult to grasp because when I exercise, I'm sweating, gasping, red-faced and generally feel like dying haha. So if all that doesn't burn all that many calories, it seems hard to believe that simply walking or other mild activities that don't feel like a lot of effort and don't get…

This is something I really have trouble wrapping my mind around. Because if you look at the estimated calorie burns from actual exercise, it's really not that much - 100-400 or so calories per session depending on activity for a small person like myself - and that's with cardio, sweating and panting your butt off and…

I have the same body shape - skinny on top, store weight in my hips, legs and thighs, and my sister is the exact same, we both get it from our paternal grandmother. My mom and her mom have a totally different shape. I found this an interesting read: https://bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-is-stubborn-fat-stubborn.html/…

damn! see, this *kitten* makes it really hard for me to be objective. I'm trying to not worry about scale weight as much as body composition and judge based on progress pics but it's like all of them are so different day to day - even in the same mirror, just slightly different pose, angle, or time of day, that every…

To me, physique pictures on general social media accounts, simply for the point of bragging, scream,I don't know, kinda desperate and attention-wh*ring and trashy for lack of a better word. But then I'm in my mid-thirties so that may have changed my perspective, I can see my 20 yo self not seeing anything wrong with it.

Why do people assume that avoiding certain types of food or product equals living in a state of constant anxiety about it?? I feel absolutely zero anxiety about not eating junk food

Oh, and BTW - there are regulations in place in the food industry so you don't have to worry about whether or not your meat has been "fed and shot with god knows what". Food manufacturers/producers aren't nearly as evil in real life as they are in your fantasies. This is all just more orthorexia and fearmongering. Nothing…

Er, except even in the supposedly 'myth-busting' article above, conducted by an expert hired by McDonalds - hahaha, no biases there at all, clearly - McDonalds fries have around 15 other ingredients except for potato, oil and salt. "But because McDonald's wanted to make sure skeptics and fans alike got as much information…

People were claiming here there's no difference between a homemade burger or potato and McDonald's or frozen Walmart burgers or whatever. There is because production matters.

I randomly stumbled on this video today and remembered this thread, I'm sure it'll get woo'd on here but this sums up exactly what I've been trying to say about fast food and junk food and how it's different from natural foods https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1025790800904622&id=276157035868006

not saying she doesn't, it may be just distributed differently. This is why I'm not sure if losing more fat or building muscle will help me much. I have seen plenty of women who are not super skinny yet have that firm, smooth, narrow look that I want. This is what's annoying me so much - I kind of bought into the whole…

What's the point of comparing life-saving medicine to junk food?? Exactly - you may NEED essential medication, but no one NEEDS junk food, so it makes sense to limit it just as reasonable people limit painkillers, for instance, and not pop them like candy. And pretty much all essential medications do have a ton of bad side…