I've always wondered what I would look like weighing what I weigh but with a totally different body composition and I know! I found this site were women post their pictures and you can search by weight, height, pants size, body shape, etc. Very useful tool I find. Sometimes I think I'm fat because I weigh 160 but now I see how different I look from the others girls my height and my weight and it's very rewarding to see what weight lifting can do to your body. I made this jpeg comparing pictures of the girls I found on mybodygallery and my pictures, it looks kinda crappy but you can have an idea of what my point is.
PS: I can't post any links so the website address is mybodygallery dot com
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08-14-2011, 05:22 PM #1Registered User
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My body gallery - Know what real women look like. Very Interesting !!!
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08-15-2011, 03:24 AM #2Registered User
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I LOVED seeing thsi site!! I get down about my weight b/c I am so much heavier than I wish to be. IT's a mind thing. seeing what other 5'3" frames look like with my weight makes me feel a lot better. Thanks for posting. I even added pics to the site. Awesome visual of the difference between 135lbs with muscle vs 135lbs of skinny fat. Thanks!
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08-15-2011, 03:38 AM #3Psych Nurse
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Very interesting. Just another reason the number on the scale is pretty meaningless.
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08-15-2011, 06:18 AM #4Registered User
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Wow, some of the picture shocked me. I feel great at my current weight but a lot of the pictures at my height/weight carried a ton more fat than what I have.
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08-15-2011, 07:36 AM #5PB Addict
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Great site OP thanks for posting. Feeling so much better about myself
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08-15-2011, 09:59 AM #6Registered User
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This site would make me depressed if I weren't fit, lol ... amazing the difference between body shapes when you throw some lean mass in the mix.
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08-15-2011, 10:09 AM #7Registered User
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Wow.
I just spent a little time reading though some of the stories posted by the women who added their photos to the gallery. I am amazed at some of their tales and suddenly very grateful that my relationship with my body image is very different from theirs. I am sad that so many women see their self worth as so dependent on their weight.
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08-15-2011, 10:37 AM #8Registered User
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This is a great site! It goes to show that everyone is truly different, even if they weigh the same amount.
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08-15-2011, 11:23 AM #9Military Wife and Mom
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For me it was the opposite: I got so heavy because my weight depended on my self-worth . . . I didnt' value myself enough to care about my health, appearance or future. Shedding the pounds and changing my life means I care more.Originally Posted by medjen
Wow.
I just spent a little time reading though some of the stories posted by the women who added their photos to the gallery. I am amazed at some of their tales and suddenly very grateful that my relationship with my body image is very different from theirs. I am sad that so many women see their self worth as so dependent on their weight.Real women CLEAN with kettlebells
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08-15-2011, 11:29 AM #10Registered User
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Thanks for the site. It is amazing to see the differences in sizes and shapes with respect to weight.
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08-15-2011, 12:30 PM #11Registered User
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I agree!!Originally Posted by bethanyboo
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08-15-2011, 02:14 PM #12
This is fascinating! Thanks for posting!
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08-15-2011, 02:41 PM #13Registered User
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interesting stuff! thanks
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08-21-2011, 10:00 AM #14Registered User
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This is amazing! I think it just emphasizes how you shouldn't compare yourself to others, just work your hardest to mold your body into your perfect vision for yourself.
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08-21-2011, 10:12 AM #15Registered User
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This is really motivating!! I recently finished the first stage of NROLFW and wasn't very strict with my diet. I definitely put on muscle, but of course the scale went up as well. I put in my height, weight, pant size and shirt size, and a pic of a very fit woman came up. I guess I "inadvertenly" bulked since I was working out so hard and taking in the extra calories. I'm now in my shedding phase, but this website made me feel a lot better about myself. I've got to keep remembering to focus more on how I look rather than just the scale.
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08-21-2011, 06:47 PM #16Registered User
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Wow! Those pictures raelly put my body image into perspective! I am 5'10 and 135lbs,which would traditionally seem scrawny or gangly, but I have good muscle tone and a feminine figure. I am so thankful for what weights have done to me!
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08-26-2011, 05:50 PM #17Registered User
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wow.. I'm pretty thick for a 5'6' 131lb... not like... fat, but just big haha in a good way i guess but i've been working out pretty hard for a while now. i guess my belly isn't as bad as it could be!
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08-27-2011, 08:59 PM #18Registered User
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Awesome, I took a look at the site and it is pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing. And you look great too.
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09-01-2011, 02:51 PM #19Registered User
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So what's a "real" woman? Not fit? What are fit women classified as? lol
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09-01-2011, 03:48 PM #20Registered User
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None of the women at my height and weight have a body similar to mine, I feel odd now!
Seriously though, great site. Amazing to see how different a certain weight can look on people of the same height.
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09-01-2011, 06:43 PM #21Get back to this ↓
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There were only 3 pictures of other women with my stats. But I look pretty similar. I added one of mine to keep those lonely 3 company.
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09-04-2011, 04:19 PM #22Registered User
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160 is perfect if you're tall and strong. Not sure what the controversy is.
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09-08-2011, 11:02 AM #23Registered User
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Wow! I already look better at 175 than most of the girls on the site who are at my goal weight of 150-155 with the same body type. That's encouraging! Thank you for showing us this site!
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Lifting heavy makes me FEEL sexy..now that's motivation!
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09-09-2011, 08:16 AM #24Registered User
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Thank you for telling me about mybodygallery! It's very motivating!
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