Today's skewed view on losing weight.

[_lauren_]

Why is it that it feels like women can no longer say "I want to get back into shape" or "I want to lose some weight" without there being some sort of negative implications attached to it. Anytime a girl expresses the desire to lose those few inches she gained over the winter everyone immediately says, "But you look fine." as if they're assuming

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[gramalkin]

I want to get back into (better) shape. I don't look at weight for that since muscle weighs more than fat, though I keep track of it every few days since if I gain a few pounds in a few days there is no way it's muscle. I look at my problem areas and see that they are still problems.

But compared with where I was a year ago, I think I'm doing great. You should see my legs now.

[_lauren_]

I bet you are since you've been spending so much time at the dojo ^.^

[_lauren_]

I think thats sarcasm but I'm not sure..

[ultracrush]

Well said.

And I think we all know where that 20 lbs is. Figure they're about 10 each, yeh?

[_lauren_]

Yeah somewhere around there ^.^

Happy for yourself

[tobiwan]

I'm pretty much in the same situation. I realize that my outside appearance has a direct correlation with how confident I feel. Getting in shape isn't something we do for other people~we do it for ourselves so we can feel better about our appearance.

Let's face it, this is a superficial world and we all have our egos to fulfill in the process.

If I don't look good, I wont feel all that appealing and therefore not even try to make eye contact with the opposite sex.

[anonymous]

Eventhough I look thin, i know the meaty bits i have are fat... and i want to change that as well, im just too lazy :-/
People dont notice though, they just say im slim... but i know im not fit