Everyone always tells me that I am thin....or average sized at least....but when I look in the mirror I feel really fat...and feel wide and broad-shouldered...and honestly just ugly most of the time.....
So....is this normal? does every other woman feel this way? It doesn't depress me or anything....theres plenty of times that I am happy with myself.....but is this a feeling you regularly get?
Bleh. :)
2006-07-15 16:17:05 · 13 answers · asked by punkdtn 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
This is the fault of Hollywood with its unnaturally thin models and actresses who are excuse me for saying this...freaks, because they are unnaturally thin. You are probably either thin or average (because for some reason those are the ones usually effected the most) and you are probably very pretty.
Let me tell you something from experience and I hope this helps...
I always felt the same way you did when I was younger. (In my late teens and early twenties) and society and friends were no help because they are bombarded with this same image from Hollywood. But now that I'm older and I look back at those pictures of myself, I realize I was very pretty, skinny, and had hot legs etc, etc. Now that I'm older I wish I'd enjoyed those times because I'm starting to age now and it's going away (I'm 45).
So, please, I'm pleading with you enjoy your beauty now and don't be taken away by the less than 1% of the population that dictate to the rest of the world how we should look. Look in the mirror and look for the beauty in yourself and exploit it and enjoy it!
2006-07-15 16:28:55 · answer #1 · answered by makingthisup 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. So number one, I'm starving myself. (I'm so crabby I can't stand my own self and I'm getting ready to eat my own arm.) Number two, I took a laxative. (That was an experience.) Number three, I'm forcing myself to do as much exercise as I can handle in my weakened state. (Keep pushing and do not succumb to weakness.)
mind over matter!
Now, I need to get off the computer and walk to BB to return movies and the library to return books now that the heat has relented.
ps. I do not feel fat; I feel hungry and weak. And before anyone freaks out, I'm only jumpstarting here- I'm not going to live like this or end up in the hospital. I'm just weaning myself from satiation and junk.
pps. Women always tell each other "Oh no! You are NOT fat!" Ask a man and he'll tell you the truth.
2006-07-15 16:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I feel that I'm too skinny, and that can be just as bad. I can't do anything about it, I can't gain weight no matter what I eat. But every girl my age that I know is thin, but they're always saying that they're fat or huge, when they obviously aren't. Everyone does it, everyone nitpicks everything about themselves and every body part they aren't the absolute fondest of when everyone else thinks they look just fine.
2006-07-15 16:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by ♀♥♂☮Trippy Hippie☮♂♥♀ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a normal feeling. You just have to feel confident every now and then. Try looking for clothes that will show the best aspects of your face as well as your body. Look closely for those best parts and enhance them. Just be yourself and keep your confidence with you. This will help you look beautiful from the eyes of others.
2006-07-15 16:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mary Anne 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel fat when my jeans start to get tight!! Then its time to do something about that! Then... I feel good when my pants are loose. I don't go by what others say..... because according to my mom.. I am too skinny.... according to Paris Hilton... I am a fat cow!!
2006-07-15 16:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by K_Lyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to learn to be happy with your body. You can not listen to others. If you are not happy, change it. If you are happy, screw others. Ackowledging your below-the-neck beauty begins by making friiends with the mirrow. Feel good about yourself and it will show in your body.
2006-07-15 16:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by josievan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always feel fat when i look in the mirror... but someone's advice tells me the opposite
2006-07-15 16:20:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel fat... but then again I am fat... but people tell me I'm skinny? I don't know y because I am fat. I guess it's just low self-esteem... both me and you.
2006-07-15 16:21:05 · answer #8 · answered by TOGA TOGA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of girls feel that way its totally normal just keep telling yourself that you know your beautiful and perfect in size
2006-07-15 16:22:02 · answer #9 · answered by t_ibrahim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I do no matter what I weigh! I think it's from being a chubby teenager!
2006-07-15 16:21:18 · answer #10 · answered by jenny2tone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋