Is it normal that i feel pressured to be skinny

This year ive become obsessed with my body , I workout 7 days a week no rest, I push myself to the limits and yet im not happy with my body. No one sees the imperfections i see. I sit down and i grab the no even one inch of fat on my stomach and it bothers me that i have that fat still but in reality its nothing its normal. But my mind tells me something else , that im not skinny enough or good enough to lose the extra fat i have. I just think its not healthy to obsess over how i look. I wear clothing that hides my body everyday. People constantly say i have a nice body and i have curves and im " thick " watever lame trend that's happening rightnow. I just don't know how to accept my body and just stop judging myself when nothing is wrong with me.

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    There's an echo in here, but you absolutely need some fat especially if you're a woman. Loss of too much fat will lead to health problems, lack of energy, if you're a woman fertility problems including losing your period.

    It doesn't sound like you have much, it doesn't sound like you have anything to worry about. One of the best lessons one can take from life is that others aren't thinking about you nearly as much as you think they are, so just be yourself and dont worry about living for anyone else's approval.

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  • JewluminatiTits

    You need to have a little fat. That's a good thing. Why do you care what others think about you especially if they actually don't think bad about you. It is very easy to stop caring what people think of you. You just have to accept yourself.

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  • Boojum

    Lots of people feel pressured to be skinnier, since that's what our culture currently deems attractive.

    Problems arise when you get fixated on this one goal. Then it can become an obsession and lead to something called body dysmorphic disorder. Basically, the person with this disorder does not see their own body in an accurate way.

    You apparently haven't yet gone too far down that road, since you are still aware that your preoccupation is not rational.

    As the other comment says, we all need some body fat. Also, you must know that intensive, constant workouts can cause permanent damage.

    The BMI is not a perfect measure of body fat, but it's a rough and ready way of checking whether your weight is reasonable. There are lots of BMI calculators online.

    Why do you feel your body is unacceptable? Where does that idea come from? Are you basing it on how you compare to photoshopped pictures of models? Or maybe photos of celebrities who have make-up artists, personal trainers and live on egg white omelettes and wheat grass juice? Why do you believe they are healthy and happy?

    Our society is obsessed with appearance, but the person you are is a lot more important than how you look from the outside.

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    • EccentricWeird

      You lost me at "our society". Get another arts degree you fuck.

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  • Sadperson

    Nothing I say will stop you doing this. Shame

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  • EccentricWeird

    It's unhealthy and unattractive to be skinny. It's unhealthy and unattractive to be fat. It's healthy and attractive to be FIT. If you're not FIT, it doesn't matter -- you're not striving for your optimal self.

    IF YOU WANT OPTIMUM SUCCESS YOU HAVE TO BE YOUR OPTIMUM SELF.

    Buy my book at eccentricweird.com/optimumself/udisucks/ordernow.php

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  • Blabla123

    Stress makes you fat, just saying...I am in my teens I had same phase.. :3 its stupid xd

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  • bubsy

    What's your height, weight and gender? Body image plays a large role in self-esteem, especially in young women. Normal for your appearance to be important to you.

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  • bob7

    Because are too busy minding their own imperfections and wont notice yours

    Unless youre an alien

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    • Boojum

      That's very true - life becomes a lot easier once you understand that most people are far more concerned about how they look and how they come across than they are in how you look.

      People who make nasty comments about others are always the most insecure about themselves. They do it because they feel making someone else feel bad about themselves magically makes them look better.

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