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is bodybuilding another eating disorder?

To some, it very well may be...

To others who have put it into proper perspective it is more about a healthy pastime and a positive way to channel negative energy and continue self-improvement.

I have only to compete with myself.
 
bikinimom said:
To some, it very well may be...

To others who have put it into proper perspective it is more about a healthy pastime and a positive way to channel negative energy and continue self-improvement.

I have only to compete with myself.

yea its moreso a maintenence of sanity and a pursuit of goals and objectives which keeps me motivated and energetic. Knowing your working hard to improve your self mentally and physically.
 
You are entitled to your opinion and are also free to express it.

I never EVER said that my personal appearance means NOTHING to me.... hehehheheee What I said was that it was NOT the end all and be all of my existance the way it was when I was LITERALLY KILLING MYESLF OVER IT.... which I did for MANY, MANY years.

Do you bathe? Color your hair perhaps? Make your apparel choices based on what you feel makes you look your best? Do you use deoderant? Do you comb your hair?

Many - MANY women wouldn't even walk to the end of their driveways WITHOUT makeup. I NEVER EVER wear makeup unless it is required - IE FOR WORK. The way I currently support myself and my children REQUIRES me to look a certain way and I am ok w/that. I walk into work the way that I walk out: in loose baggy clothing NO MAKEUP and usually hair pulled back in the warmer weather. See, I don't NEED to impress anyone on MY TIME - work is another story altogether.

I don't see where I brag about ANYTHING. Confidence is ONE THING. I am my own worst critic. But because I do not publicly put myself down that does not mean that I am arrogant. Those who know me even slightly KNOW that I am one the most genuine, sincere and honest and down-to-earth people they know. Am I over the top? Hell yes, and I realize that this a double edged sword... one that I wield gladly.

As I said, you are entitled to your opinion. I am not out to win any popularity contests. But also know that while one may THINK they are in possession of all the facts, they RARELY are....

Have a wonderful day! :)
 
smallmovesal said:
ok bear with me... i'm being a bit of a devil's advocate.

it seems that a lot of bodybuilding types had previous eating disorders... and that the control over food for bodybuilding is really not so much of an escape... it's just going to the other extreme.

there are quite a huge number of bodybuilding hopefuls on this board that are severely unhappy with his/her looks regardless of how "big" or "cut" he/she gets...

so i ask... is bodybuilding just an established and accepted eating disorder?

CRAZY RADIES MAKE DISORDERS IN MY HEAD!!!!OUCH!!
 
I am a wonderful human being fraught with flaws and complication... I deserve to be loved as much as everyone else.

See what type of posts result from reading too many self help books.:)
 
bikinimom said:


THE ONLY TRUE BEAUTY IN THIS UNIVERSE IS THE BEAUTY OF YOUR SOUL.... THIS CAN NEVER BE "DIRTIED" OR "SULLIED" BY ANYTHING IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD!


That is so true...
 
Not an eating disorder no, not a sport either. It's basically a beauty contest. Powerlifting is a sport, strongman competition is a sport, fitness contests and bodybuilding shows are not.
 
I'd say it depends. Just like some thin people have eating disorders and some thin people don't. I guess when it becomes a compulsion it is.

Wyst
 
I don't consider it to be an eating disorder... However, I have been told by many of my friends, as well as my doctor that I have a problem.

My life revolves around bodybuilding. My friends all say that i am obsessed with bodybuilding... They say I'm starting to look like freaky. They say i am too big... But when i look at myself, i dont see it that way. I work to be bigger than everyone else, and i will never be satisfied until i am. I know i will never be the biggest, but right now i sit at 235lbs and am just looking to get bigger and bigger.

I get crazy about it. I skip out on alot of things because living the bodybuilder lifestyle is important to me..
 
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