Feeling like I don't look like I workout

[chogaijin]

@helpinghands77 Yep I left Instagram for these exact reasons. My fiancé would literally be able to tell when I was on Instagram too much because of the way I’d pick apart my body.

 

[hendricks62]

@need That’s honestly very fair! I feel like when I compare myself to an average person I see a difference. Just not when I look on social media I guess

 

[forinnerhealing]

@hendricks62 Do you look at /r/instagramreality ? That was a huge eye opener for me.

 

[hendricks62]

@forinnerhealing No I don't think so! I will check it out

 

[forinnerhealing]

@hendricks62 Once you see the really obvious wavy lines, you won't be able to unsee it in the more subtle pics.

 

[boldandblessed]

@hendricks62 I like following Danae Mercer on IG for this reason. She really shows how angles, posing, lighting etc. can make a huge difference in how their pictures look. It's a nice dose of reality.

 

[liub]

@hendricks62 I bet your body composition would look a lot different if you DIDNT workout since 2016.

Social media is all about them angles, lighting, surgeries, and photoshop.

Imagine what people would look like not posed, natural lighting, no augmentation. I just like to remind myself that it's not real.

 

[dawn16]

@hendricks62 Don't forget how many Social media fitness women are on low dose steroids. Steroids aren't just for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

 

[xonfirex]

@hendricks62 You gotta remember you're looking at photoshop and very cultivated (read: angles and lighting and with a pump/flexing) photos on social media, on top of the fact that sometimes you're also comparing to people who literally make their bread and butter from looking like they do. As in, they don't have jobs except to focus on their appearance or performance.

Comparing yourself to the average person is more accurate, and a little healthier. Comparing yourself to how you were pre-2016 is even better.

 

[goodgirl21]

@hendricks62 I am the same height as you. I used to do crossfit 4x a week. I can guarantee if you cut you would look amazing... But yeah would require significant changes in diet. Is it worth it?

 

[hendricks62]

@goodgirl21 Yah true.. I feel like if I cut I will just look so small you know?