The Ex

[Colapop]

EXACTLY! Im glad you understand

Hence the recliner bikes aye "Stumpy"?

[Macktheknife]

Hence the recliner bikes aye "Stumpy"?

welll....ummm yes

[Colapop]

If I got you a step ladder we could try you out on a supermotard or a Tiger....

[chanceyy]

I'd just like to interject without trying to offend anyone, for a change, but all this self image shit seems to be perpetuated by those who choose to sit and whine about media portrayals and idealism.

not offending anyone Dover after all we all have our own opinions .. I think the concern is that the whole self esteem can have its roots in childhood and I for one think its damn scary that such young girls are caught up in the fat/thin idealism, My freinds daughter at 6 yrs of age would not eat cause it was not cool to be fat .. even though she is skinny as hell .. now at 11 there are still issues food wise and even though her parents have educated her in healthy eating & exercise, she is very body concious.. & the girl does not have one ounce of fat on her ..

Isn't it women who sit and buy the shitty celeb mags? The fact of the matter is that people find healthy looking people attractive, celebrity or not. I'm not fattist or ageist. We all get old but if you are a great big burger munching lard arse that is your choice, don't go whining about the media portrayal of slim and healthy people.

I'm not happy with my physique so I do something about it. I don't believe in dieting but I have no issues with healthy eating being glamorised, and dieting is a pretty subjective topic these days. Does it mean not gorging yourself on shit or not eating at all?

It is mostly woman who buy the mags (I prefer crossword books) but also having the portrayal of the airbrushed "perfect" thin as a rail woman pushed as the "ideal shape" is a bit like programming subjective ppl to what is acceptable.

Yes your correct in the fast paced society we live fast food has become the accepted norm, all of that wonderful processed food with additives that assist in gaining weight and supersizing everything these days teaches ppl to eat more even when they are full. I for one am trying to get back to eating a more healthy range of food, & being pretty active the weight is slowly coming off, not really concentrating on losing it either, & everyone does need to take personal responsiblity.

If your self image is so bad that you feel media and peer pressure to change then you've got to ask yourself is it pschological and due to other factors or are you a fat fucker?

If it is the latter then it's probably in your own best interests to address it. I'm not saying you gotta be a waif but don't disparage others for having healthy ideals and appreciating a well oiled machine.

no one disparages checking out a nice bod, hell everyone is going do that

the main point here is the ppl who just see someone who they think is a fat fucker makes crude rude remarks sometimes in their hearing brushes them aside cause it would be beneath them to be seen talking to the said fat fucker, deliberately hurting others feelings cause it makes them feel better, without even giving them a chance to know the personality or the freind they could be .. then you have to wonder if those same ppl who have a child who may be on the "larger" side .. would they just love that child or are they still judgemental and critical and pass that to their child to either live by, or grow up knowing they do not met a set acceptable standard.

either way its disturbing that today's society places huge importance on looks , as it can come from those who are supose to love you unconditionally, peer pressure, media, you name it .. its there