Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
If I gave a rat's behind what I looked like I'd be one of those chicks at the gym in a perfectly coordinated outfit with full makeup and not a hair out of place who would never do anything to break a sweat. And I would avoid the weights, because I'd be afraid that I might get bulky (I wish!). And staying fit would be miserable. And I'd probably hate myself. And I might be judgemental towards men and women who are flinging sweat around and getting smelly and enjoying their dose of endorphins, even if stuff jiggles on their bodies. And I'd probably be secretly envious of and annoyed by that woman carrying an extra 20#s, yet pounding out an hour or more on the treadmill because the roads are icy, the windchills are in the negatives, and she's training for a big Spring race...
Hear, hear. Hear. Hear. Hear.

And it's true if the person is carrying an "extra" 20# or an extra 200#. (Define "extra," anyway. Would they be happy if I had 12% body fat or would I be okay with 16% [not that I'm anywhere close to that, either]? What about 16% but with cellulite [yes there are plenty of those people, especially as we age]?)

I'm sure every one of us could find something to nitpick about every one of each other's appearances if we have nothing better to think about.


ETA: and thank you Blueberry for reminding all the posters that people with greater than 16% body fat are still real people who have feelings.