[celly123]

Originally Posted by k8yk

One more thing while everyone is discussing body size- did you know that the images of models in magazines are generally more than 10% BELOW a healthy body weight? So that body so many people are after- it's already unhealthy to begin with. No wonder we can't get anywhere near it without harming ourselves.

And to add to this - they photoshop OUT the gross looking parts of models bodies in their pictures. They actually blur the ribcages and weird looking bone lines (i.e. if their legs are spread, their groin bones poke out and these get shopped!).

So they show this stick thin waif, but without any of the gross things! It's not physically possible to have a body that frail without bones popping out!

[Magrat]

Originally Posted by shr1nk1ngme

^^ This.

For a long time I thought if I got down to <100 pounds, I wold look like a waif. But I finally got there, and guess what? I looked sick instead. I figured out, with my wrist measurement (5'2" tall and 6.5" wrist) that <100 was not at all flattering to me. So I have made a decision to maintain a more healthy weight (105 - 120 lbs) and to engage in a very serious bodybuilding workout, and monitor my nutrition to ensure healthy muscle growth. I use FitDay pc software (not the online version) to do this.

I have a large-boned, but short, body. Having been very skinny in the past, I have finally accepted that I will never be a waif. But I CAN look like I just stepped out of a Nike ad. So I have made the athletic look my goal. It's healthier anyway, and sets a better example for my kids to follow.

If you don't mind my asking, what did you do to get under 100 pounds?