Always think I am skinny

[Oxxxx]

Hey bro’s! This topic is kinda hard for me to talk about but I’ve been lifting for two years more or less and have grown a lot since I started. When I first started I was very skinny you’ll see in pics below. I’ve gained a lot since then but whenever I look in the mirror I am always unhappy with how I look always thinking I’m still the same way as I was as a kid. It is always this lingering thought in my mind that always nags me.

Any ways to resolve this issue? And yes I know I am not big or anything I just have the lingering thought of my physique in the first pic in my mind.

https://imgur.com/a/GXVusQ2

[MADgainz6969]

you big af doe but in avi you look like some indian scammer

[hardyboysare]

Easy take measurements and weigh-ins.

You can't argue with stats and numerical data no matter what your personal feelings are.

If you don't have your previous stats starting recording them and add them to a nice line graph that will show all you need to know. Then review after a year and see how you have progressed.

[Oxxxx]

Easy take measurements and weigh-ins.

You can't argue with stats and numerical data no matter what your personal feelings are.

If you don't have your previous stats starting recording them and add them to a nice line graph that will show all you need to know. Then review after a year and see how you have progressed.

Yea bro I’ve done that besides the graph, when I first started I weighed 90 pounds and bulked up to 160 something (can’t remember from the top of my head.) the thing is I know how much I improved but it is always stuck in the back of my mind. When I look in the mirror I see my old self and still feel that way.

[Oxxxx]

One thing you have to understand is you are not a kid anymore
You are going through puberty still. But also for your frame. Your frame will get even bigger in the next year or two.
Like me for example
I started out with a small frame. But puberty hit harder and my frame grew a lot bigger. Just wait untill your "man frame" hits

My chungus frame? Haha jk bro but yea the thing is I already have that frame and enough weight but I just don’t see myself that way.

[BBryan098]

This is a psychological issue, not a physical one. You've obviously grown since you were a kid. You probably have some insecurities you need to work on. It's okay to want to be bigger, but obsessions are never healthy

[Oxxxx]

This is a psychological issue, not a physical one. You've obviously grown since you were a kid. You probably have some insecurities you need to work on. It's okay to want to be bigger, but obsessions are never healthy

How do I work on them? Any advice?

[Gamedragon345]

Well you've grown a ton, I've been lifting for 10 months and I obviously don't look anywhere as good as you, been bulking for 3 months, so 6 months total time building muscle, and 3 months of those at a caloric surplus, and the other 3 at a deficit, and I have 13 inch arm in right and 12 1/2 inch arm in left. I wasted time w cutting and things and now I feel small. I mainly just gained crap tons of knowledge. Hell, there are 1 year hardgainer transformations better than mine, and I'm not even one.

[Oxxxx]

Haha yea bro my first year wasn’t exactly a miracle in progress either I’ve only started growing in this past year. It’s just a lingering though in the back of my mind like a rash on your arm that won’t go away. I’m just hoping it will subsided with time. I commend you for even lifting though it all just takes spirit and heart just keep lifting with a smile since you know you’re bettering yourself. I hate how I am doubtful myself but I know with every rep I will grow. That’s why I keep lifting even with this thought in my mind.