Too Skinny?

[Ene]

18% bf is fitness model territory. And here is a good article about why athletes should throw away the scale and ignore BMI:
144lbs: Why Female Athletes Should Toss the Scale and Get a New Perspective | Breaking Muscle

Let's face it, the general population has no idea what anorexia looks like, and their judgments of "normality" has shifted together with the median BMI. It's more borne out of ignorance than anything else, and people would rather stick to what they know than learn that they're wrong. I just ignore the naysayers.

Loved that article! Thank you for sharing. Someone commented to me again this weekend. I told him, "I'm not skinny. I'm lean. There's a difference." I love what you say that the generally people would rather stick to what they know than leasrn they're wrong. Well said.

Also, just a personal note here...I liked her look better before the boob job.

 

[nonsequitur]

Loved that article! Thank you for sharing. Someone commented to me again this weekend. I told him, "I'm not skinny. I'm lean. There's a difference." I love what you say that the generally people would rather stick to what they know than leasrn they're wrong. Well said.

Also, just a personal note here...I liked her look better before the boob job.

Yeah, to those who don't train and have never lifted before it's hard to make the distinction between being skinny and being lean. But at the same time, bf % can be deceptive. Having a lot of muscle which lowers overall bf is different from being skinny.



Heh boobs get in the way of my workouts, so I don't really understand why people would want to make them bigger...

 

[Ene]

Yeah, to those who don't train and have never lifted before it's hard to make the distinction between being skinny and being lean. But at the same time, bf % can be deceptive. Having a lot of muscle which lowers overall bf is different from being skinny.

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Heh boobs get in the way of my workouts, so I don't really understand why people would want to make them bigger...

Yes. I've seen a lot of people who are skinny but they look flabby and frail. Oh, the bolded part...I've uttered those exact words more than once. I totally agree with you!

 

[Kaizer]

Ideal Body Fat Percentage Chart: How Lean Should You Be?

Body Fat Percentage Pictures Of Men & Women

 

[Evo]

I get really fucking annoyed when people try to tell others what they should do. Especially when it comes to your body. Your body is none of their business, nor their responsibility. What matters is whether or not you're healthy and/or happy. And nobody else gets to decide that but you.

 

[Sil]

Although your measurements don't indicate it, perhaps you look oddly proportioned with the new weight loss and muscle.

You may look fine to you, but clearly there is something about the way you look that is grabbing people's attention and making them feel compelled to say something.

That's not your problem, though.