s/o Body Issues

kayleeb · December 2011

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5thOfJuly · December 2011

I have body issues, I suppose, in that I can look in the mirror and think, "I really should lose 5 pounds from my stomach" or "Dude. My butt has a lot of cellulite. That sucks." BUT I also think, "Overall, I look pretty damn good!" Smile

WendyToo · December 2011

5thOfJuly:
I have body issues, I suppose, in that I can look in the mirror and think, "I really should lose 5 pounds from my stomach" or "Dude. My butt has a lot of cellulite. That sucks." BUT I also think, "Overall, I look pretty damn good!"

Yeah, I think my level of 'body issues' are completely in the normal range. There are some things that I would love to change (thank you pregnancy and childbirth!) but overall I am ok with where I am.

fuzzylogic · December 2011

When I was younger and thinner, I had a few issues with how I looked. Though, my freshman year of college I was incredibly comfortable with myself. Over the years, I started gaining weight. It didn't really matter to me. I kind of always wanted to lose weight, though, just to have more clothing options lol. Now that I'm at my heaviest, I'm not happy about it, but I don't have any weird ideas about how I look.

I'm working on not being at this weight anymore.

SunnyDaze31 · December 2011

I've never struggled with my weight, so I'm not self-conscious about that. Of course, like most other women I wouldn't mind losing a few pounds, but I know I really don't need to. I wasn't really comfortable in my body until college though. Before that I felt awkward in it.

OSUWifey09 · December 2011

Acne and weight issues took a toll on me for a bit...I'm finally becoming more comfortable in my skin [even though my acne is raging again, I'm getting that checked, too]. I just avoid looking in the mirror during that time of the month and just put on my pants that are normally too big but fit when I'm all fat and bloated.

kayleeb · December 2011

I had some issues in high school, I never had a problem with my weight, it was mostly because I wasn't comfortable in my body. Then I gained 45 lbs over the four years after high school, which made my body issues way worse. I've now lost about 25 lbs and I feel like I'm finally comfortable with my body. Of course there are some things I want to work on or I wish were different, but I try not to let those things bother me too much.

ShansBride · December 2011

I have major body issues. When I was really really young, I had a boyfriend who was a big jerk and made me feel terrible about myself. He was really abusive and I think telling me I was fat (I was not) and ugly just worked into his abuse. After he and I broke up, I stopped eating all together for a long time. I can remember letting myself eat a peach a day and that was it. I started running track and cross-country and started eating again. Since I was running 13 miles 6 days a week I could eat pretty much anything and not gain weight. Then I got hurt and stopped running, but kept eating and put on a ton of weight. I will never forget standing behind a friend who was showing our prom pictures to another girl when the other girl said "there's a fat couple in every group I guess" and she was talking about me (and S). I joined WW after that and lost 50 lbs. I kept the weight off until I got pregnant and have lost it again after each pregnancy, but I still have major issues.

And there is more about my life than anyone ever wanted to know!

BoyMom21 · December 2011

ShansBride:
I have major body issues. When I was really really young, I had a boyfriend who was a big jerk and made me feel terrible about myself. He was really abusive and I think telling me I was fat (I was not) and ugly just worked into his abuse. After he and I broke up, I stopped eating all together for a long time. I can remember letting myself eat a peach a day and that was it. I started running track and cross-country and started eating again. Since I was running 13 miles 6 days a week I could eat pretty much anything and not gain weight. Then I got hurt and stopped running, but kept eating and put on a ton of weight. I will never forget standing behind a friend who was showing our prom pictures to another girl when the other girl said "there's a fat couple in every group I guess" and she was talking about me (and S). I joined WW after that and lost 50 lbs. I kept the weight off until I got pregnant and have lost it again after each pregnancy, but I still have major issues.

And there is more about my life than anyone ever wanted to know!

FwIW, I think you have always looked amazing ever since we first met!

drillerswife · December 2011

ShansBride:
I have major body issues. When I was really really young, I had a boyfriend who was a big jerk and made me feel terrible about myself. He was really abusive and I think telling me I was fat (I was not) and ugly just worked into his abuse. After he and I broke up, I stopped eating all together for a long time. I can remember letting myself eat a peach a day and that was it. I started running track and cross-country and started eating again. Since I was running 13 miles 6 days a week I could eat pretty much anything and not gain weight. Then I got hurt and stopped running, but kept eating and put on a ton of weight. I will never forget standing behind a friend who was showing our prom pictures to another girl when the other girl said "there's a fat couple in every group I guess" and she was talking about me (and S). I joined WW after that and lost 50 lbs. I kept the weight off until I got pregnant and have lost it again after each pregnancy, but I still have major issues.
And there is more about my life than anyone ever wanted to know!

Thank you for sharing this!

I mentioned once to DH (after he'd met you IRL) that you were a "WW girl" and he said "really? I wouldn't have ever guessed that..." I think that was his way of saying "dang, she looks good" And you do Smile

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drillerswife · December 2011

I have serious body issues and have struggled (and attempted to deal with) it my entire life. I think the eating disorders (not anorexia/bulimia, but disorders nonetheless) started around the time my parents got divorced when I was 10. I couldn't control how fvcked up things were around me, but I could control what I did and didn't eat. Sometimes I ate nothing, other times I ate everything so my weight was always fluctuating (I was never thin by any means though, just less fat at times haha).

I was always the chubby girl in the group---I hated that, and I catch myself still comparing myself to others when I'm in groups. To fend off the rude comments, I got in touch with my sense of humor and used that to get attention---I figured if I could be funny then people wouldn't make fun. So then I was the chubby, funny one, and I also realized how damn mean and judgmental girls are so I ended up having mostly guys as friends. I never felt pressure to look/act a certain way around them because I knew it wasn't about my looks, so I could be myself around them.

I was active in sports when I was younger, but it wasn't enough to get the weight off. I couldn't ever relate to my friends when they were clothes shopping or prom dress shopping, because I couldn't shop at the stores they did, thus I'm still not one of those girls who enjoys shopping. I loathe it, actually, and it stresses me out. I went to counseling throughout HS and college, but that route just never really "clicked" for me.

I've tried every fad, quick-fix diet out there and finally started working out and eating better when DH and I were dating. I finally had a reason to WANT to feel and look better. I was finally happy and I wanted it to show. It was partly for DH, sure, but I wanted to feel attractive for myself. I really started watching what I ate and I started going to the gym and when we got married I was at my lowest adult weight. After we got married I gained about 20 lbs or so (due to going from living alone to cooking real meals every night and not having time for the gym) and joined WW in January of 2010. I lost almost 50 lbs before I got pregnant last year, and reached my new lowest weight. I'm very slowly learning to be more comfortable in my own skin, but I still have serious issues and I'm really hard on myself. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever NOT have body issues.

And there's my novel, sorry that got really lengthy!

WendyToo · December 2011

Ugh, I also had an ex (only I married the guy, so he had a total of ten years to have built up my self esteem that way) who told me that I was fat and/or ugly on a regular basis. God, I didn't wear shorts or skirts for a few years at least because he had convinced me my legs were so short and stubby that I looked awful. I don't think you ever completely shake that, but I've come a long long way.

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