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Thread about body image, fitness, flat stomach myths, etc. I& #39;ve been meaning to do this for ages and hope it& #39;s helpful! :)
TL;DR I& #39;m the fittest I& #39;ve ever been. My stomach has never been flat. I& #39;m learning to embrace that.
Cw: body image 1/n
TL;DR I& #39;m the fittest I& #39;ve ever been. My stomach has never been flat. I& #39;m learning to embrace that.
Cw: body image 1/n
Ever since I was a little girl, my stomach has "stuck out a lot". I& #39;ve always been self-conscious about it, though it is NOT a reason why I exercise - that doesn& #39;t affect it and I don& #39;t try to make it so. 2/n
Since I was a teenager I& #39;ve tensed basically all the time because I& #39;m self-conscious about it, but the behavior is so engrained into muscle memory that I don& #39;t think about it anymore, I just do it. It feels weird to not tense and I have to force myself not to. 3/n
And I realise that in a way, I& #39;m painting a false picture for anyone who sees me and every photo that I& #39;m in. It& #39;s not my "natural" state - the pic at the start of this thread is. Recently I& #39;m trying to not tense habitually and it is HARD. 4/n
I& #39;m also the fittest I& #39;ve ever been. I ran a marathon 2 months ago (and looked less toned than I do now). I exercise at least once per day because it makes me happy, and not for any other reason (although other reasons are valid). 5/n