Lads...do you really worry about your body image??

Irish Al

Nothingman54 wrote:

i have always been obessed. i was a fat kid. 212 pounds when i was 15. i waspicked on by my brother and sister and kids in school. then i got down to 135 in 8 months. but it didnt matter how small i got, i always saw that fat kid in the mirror and i still do. im 29 now and im 180 good shape. i swim with my shirt on,i hate shorts, i dont have a bad body but all i see is that fat boy from almost 15 years ago.

Have you ever thought about talking to a professional about this, am not taking the piss but its clear you decent shape (unless you're 4ft tall!) but you obviously have never dealt with the underlying issues...just a suggestion. My bro is the same, he was overweight as a kid and got picked on and is now stick thin but still obsesses over his weight. I suppose I would be conscious of my weight also and dont like to take my top off... :roll:

ajedigecko

yes.......my hobbies require me to be in shape and i have never seen an old fat person.

i want to be old someday......spend as much time on earth as possible.

pearljgirl2010

interesting thread...I've often wondered about what men thought about their own body image. I mean, in the past few years, I've definitely noticed a change in mens' advertising with diet and this stuff, and wondered if it's easy for you to ignore. as a woman, i've tried to not let all of the crap about the "perfect" body/skin/face/hair affect me, but it just gets thrown at us from all sides.

decides2dream

ajedigecko wrote:

yes.......my hobbies require me to be in shape and i have never seen an old fat person.

i want to be old someday......spend as much time on earth as possible.

do you really consider the desire to be in shape for your own enjoyment of hobbies and the desire for a long life...the same as being 'worried about your body IMAGE'....? while linked to some degree, i don't think necessarily the same.

and clearly, you've not met many old people. i know, and have seen....many, many overweight old people, some downright obese. i have an 83 year old aunt who has always been grossly overweight. she is just one of many examples. however, i hear ya....and agree with ya. being overwieght is very unhealthy, can and does shorten lifespans....and even more importantly, can considerably lower quality of life. to me, that is of the utmost of importance. i too want to be old someday.....and i want to enjoy as much of my life, for as long as possible, on this earth.


i am working on both my overall physical health, and my body image...since both need some work. however, i am female. my husband and i were both blessed with bodies in our younger years of requiring very little effort nor watching what we ate, to remain thin, proper weight, looking good. sadly, not the case for me anymore :oops: ....efforts are now required. :? my husband is a couple years older, and sure....he's put on some weight, but overall...he is still thin and fit.....but i do see his body image, and overall image of himself, canging with age.....and i do think he too wants to get in better shape.

dcfaithful

Phantom Pain wrote:

I worry about my body more in the sense of being healthy not really about how good I look naked :P

There is definitely a double standard when it comes to how a woman and a man "should" look

Its more of a woman feeling better about herself the better she looks..men don't seem to care as much...imo

i worry more about my paycheck and providing a nice place to live and having great vacations

I think I could agree with you the most...

I just like to keep myself presentable and looking attractive. After all, there is really only one person I'm looking to please. I go to the gym occasionally, but I involve myself in other forms of exercise (basketball, racquetball, hiking, the occasional skating. Although I'm thin as a rail and only 20, I have a feeling that will change sooner or later. But when that time comes, I'll probably only put forth the effort to say healthy.

A six pack and chizzeled body isn't what I need to see in the mirror to be happy. Plus, I like spending my time doing other shit than just being stuck in a gym with a bunch of egos.

ajedigecko

decides2dream wrote:

ajedigecko wrote:

yes.......my hobbies require me to be in shape and i have never seen an old fat person.

i want to be old someday......spend as much time on earth as possible.

do you really consider the desire to be in shape for your own enjoyment of hobbies and the desire for a long life...the same as being 'worried about your body IMAGE'....? while linked to some degree, i don't think necessarily the same.

and clearly, you've not met many old people. i know, and have seen....many, many overweight old people, some downright obese. i have an 83 year old aunt who has always been grossly overweight. she is just one of many examples. however, i hear ya....and agree with ya. being overwieght is very unhealthy, can and does shorten lifespans....and even more importantly, can considerably lower quality of life. to me, that is of the utmost of importance. i too want to be old someday.....and i want to enjoy as much of my life, for as long as possible, on this earth.


i am working on both my overall physical health, and my body image...since both need some work. however, i am female. my husband and i were both blessed with bodies in our younger years of requiring very little effort nor watching what we ate, to remain thin, proper weight, looking good. sadly, not the case for me anymore :oops: ....efforts are now required. :? my husband is a couple years older, and sure....he's put on some weight, but overall...he is still thin and fit.....but i do see his body image, and overall image of himself, canging with age.....and i do think he too wants to get in better shape.

correct......i stay in shape for life quality reasons. when i was young, i watched a commercial and there was an 80+ year old man barefoot skiing.......right then i knew what i wanted to do with my health.

i have been around many fat people......my first attempt at college, i worked in medicine and found the common denominator to be fat/diet as to nearly most diseases.

as for your aunt being 83 and grossly overweight.......wow, she is lucky. how is her quality of life, if you do not mind sharing.

decides2dream

ajedigecko wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

ajedigecko wrote:

yes.......my hobbies require me to be in shape and i have never seen an old fat person.

i want to be old someday......spend as much time on earth as possible.

do you really consider the desire to be in shape for your own enjoyment of hobbies and the desire for a long life...the same as being 'worried about your body IMAGE'....? while linked to some degree, i don't think necessarily the same.

and clearly, you've not met many old people. i know, and have seen....many, many overweight old people, some downright obese. i have an 83 year old aunt who has always been grossly overweight. she is just one of many examples. however, i hear ya....and agree with ya. being overwieght is very unhealthy, can and does shorten lifespans....and even more importantly, can considerably lower quality of life. to me, that is of the utmost of importance. i too want to be old someday.....and i want to enjoy as much of my life, for as long as possible, on this earth.


i am working on both my overall physical health, and my body image...since both need some work. however, i am female. my husband and i were both blessed with bodies in our younger years of requiring very little effort nor watching what we ate, to remain thin, proper weight, looking good. sadly, not the case for me anymore :oops: ....efforts are now required. :? my husband is a couple years older, and sure....he's put on some weight, but overall...he is still thin and fit.....but i do see his body image, and overall image of himself, canging with age.....and i do think he too wants to get in better shape.

correct......i stay in shape for life quality reasons. when i was young, i watched a commercial and there was an 80+ year old man barefoot skiing.......right then i knew what i wanted to do with my health.

i have been around many fat people......my first attempt at college, i worked in medicine and found the common denominator to be fat/diet as to nearly most diseases.

as for your aunt being 83 and grossly overweight.......wow, she is lucky. how is her quality of life, if you do not mind sharing.

cool.....that's what i wanted to clarify b/c i think body image is vastly different from quality of life desires....tho as i said, they definitelky can be linked.


and yes...i agree......fat/diet IS most definitely linked negatively to oh so much, least of which is body image.....thus why working on it for quality of life issues, to me, IS the most important aspect of it for us all.


as to my aunt, quite honestly, her quality of life is pretty damn good. no, she obviously isn't skiing...but nor does she want to be....but her health is in pretty damn good shape, for her age and her weight. however, i attrbute a lot of that simply to good genetics. my mother's family, hell, even my dad's....all lived pretty long/healthy lives.....at least into 70s, some into 90s....with only a few exceptions. however, with that...i still believe her life would be far better w/o all that weight. i was just curious about you saying you don't see fat old people. granted, the vast majority are NOT obese or morbidly obese...but a good number are definitely in the overwieght category, and many in the underweight category. the elderly seem to run in extremes.

ajedigecko

cool.....that's what i wanted to clarify b/c i think body image is vastly different from quality of life desires....tho as i said, they definitelky can be linked.


and yes...i agree......fat/diet IS most definitely linked negatively to oh so much, least of which is body image.....thus why working on it for quality of life issues, to me, IS the most important aspect of it for us all.


as to my aunt, quite honestly, her quality of life is pretty damn good. no, she obviously isn't skiing...but nor does she want to be....but her health is in pretty damn good shape, for her age and her weight. however, i attrbute a lot of that simply to good genetics. my mother's family, hell, even my dad's....all lived pretty long/healthy lives.....at least into 70s, some into 90s....with only a few exceptions. however, with that...i still believe her life would be far better w/o all that weight. i was just curious about you saying you don't see fat old people. granted, the vast majority are NOT obese or morbidly obese...but a good number are definitely in the overwieght category, and many in the underweight category. the elderly seem to run in extremes.[/quote]now that i have given some more thought to the topic.......if someone chooses to be fit for vanity purposes, good for them, i do not think less of that person. looking good may be their hobby.

decides2dream

ajedigecko wrote:

now that i have given some more thought to the topic.......if someone chooses to be fit for vanity purposes, good for them, i do not think less of that person. looking good may be their hobby.

sure...i couldn't care less either, really. i was merely intrigued with your first post, b/c you answered "yes"...but your reasons for such did not seemed linked to body image, and thus why i asked. and hey, vanity or not......the good health is an added benefit, so win-win either way!

josevolution

I like to look somewhat fit specially in summer ...