Do you worry about your physical appearance?

Thank you very much my friend! :blush:

I think you have great fashion sense too. You always look comfortable yet nice. :+1:

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Aww cheers :ok_hand:I appreciate that and your words are true haha :))

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True talks.

I might have to cut out a tonne of foods one day since just cutting out chocolate and sweets doesnā€™t seem 2 be working.

Sorry to hear about breathlessness thing. Hopefully your kidneys are fine. It could just be due to being chubby, if you are.

Maybe get some blood and protein urine tests done 4 peace of mind, idk.

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I am over weight so thatā€™s not a bad idea. Itā€™s been a while since Iā€™ve gotten blood work done. Plus the shame about how I look. I hate being fat. Something has to change.

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Iā€™m Sure you look just fine.

But I understand the self shame feeling from being big.

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I have trouble cutting these thing out as well. You are not alone. Sorry itā€™s been difficult for you to quit too. Good luck!

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Thankyou for the well wishes :four_leaf_clover::smiley::innocent:

Good luck to you too @bittercat

We can do this :grin::upside_down_face:

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I donā€™t really worry about my physical appearance but itā€™s weirdā€¦even tho I now weigh 154 lbs I still see myself as I was at 298 lbs, I cannot unsee myself as obese. Iā€™m stunned that I have pelvic bones and a rib cage that I can actually feel. I have a lot of loose skin, too, which I ā€œseeā€ as fat. People tell me now to stop losing weight but Iā€™m afraid that Iā€™ll immediately start gaining again, especially now that Iā€™m on Zyprexa. I have NEVER considered myself to be physically attractive and wouldnā€™t know how to react if someone told me that I look nice anywayā€¦IDK.

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Now that Iā€™m losing weight Iā€™m taking better care of my looks

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Not really.
I used to worry about it when I was younger
But I donā€™t have to prove anything to anyone but my girlfriend
Iā€™m overweight but Iā€™m nice looking bald with a beard :sunglasses:

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how do I answer? I am one of those gals that accepts people no matter what they look like, as long as they are good folks. having said that, I got quite a bit of attention about my appearance right up until my nervous breakdown at 46 in 2015. I was about 122 pounds at 5ā€™5" tall and fit and people commented on my face too.
Now that I am 55, look older (obviously) and have gained up to 180, I have mixed feelings. I do NOT like being fat. I was thin and fit for years and years BUT I DO like the decrease in sexual comments and unwanted attention. I fit in better, and folks are nicer to me IMO. Itā€™s a great place to be to just simply fit right in. I am enjoying it, even though I wish I could lose weight. Darn meds!

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I worry about my weight. Idk Iā€™d like to feel physically attractive and be as attractive as I can but Iā€™ve weighed over 200lbs since like 2010. I mainly enjoy wearing clothes that Iā€™m comfortable in. I wash my face and stay clean and shaven and trimmed. I do about the best I can with my weight as far as what I do. I donā€™t go crazy with routines. Mainly itā€™s keeping a face clear from acne, controlling hair, and being in clothes that make me feel good. Forgot to mention I had blood work done recently and everything was good.

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@TheSecondVariety
I am female but hear you on the comfortable clothes thing. When I was thin, I wore fitted clothes, like jeans with fitted tops. now that I am 180 pounds though. I wear long, loose dresses or I wear very stretchy leggings (that I can pull up over my big tummy) with a loose mini dress or tunic on top. I still try to pick pretty outfits, but comfort is #1 now when I go to buy clothes. I also use to live in high heels. I havenā€™t worn heels in 5 years.

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I worry a little bit about it even though Iā€™m 63. I wish I wasnā€™t overweight, I get very self aware about it or self conscious, not all the time though. I passed myself in the mirror twice in the last couple days and I just got a haircut and trimmed my beard and I had a nice shirt on and I thought I looked pretty good. Way better than I feel. My sisters always told me that if Iā€™m relaxed and not scowling at everybody I look pretty good. I think theyā€™re right, when I relax at work and Iā€™m not mad or stressed more of the office workers are friendly towards me. I think the younger girls at work in their twenties and thirties and forties are friendly towards me because Iā€™m not aggressive and Iā€™m too old to be looking to hook up.

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It is comfort physically as well as being able to feel comfortable with what you are wearing. Theyā€™re both important to me. I was going more with feeling comfortable with your look. I donā€™t wear clothes that are uncomfortable physically though. I try not to do either.

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I like to keep things simple
Comfort is number one for me
I love my hoodies and polo shirts :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hell yeah, but not as much as i used to. Nowadays i just focus on studying so I donā€™t feel the need to as much; and im thankful thatā€™sthe case because it does depress me that I donā€™t ā€œlook good in my primeā€

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Showering, shaving and brushing my teeth helps with my insanity.

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I hear you. I select very fashionable things, within my budget, that are flattering. But they are all loose and comfy. Thatā€™s my thing. Pretty, floral, lacy or whatever but loose and comfy

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Today I went to the grocery store and wore a gray dress with black polka dots and a ruffled collar and black leggings with grey polka dots. When I was loading my vehicle a guy leaned out his car next to me and said ā€œI love the polka dots!!! Your outfit is very cute. Keep being you!!ā€

It made my day as I never get compliments about my appearance. Sometimes itā€™s nice to know that some complete strangers think I look alright!

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