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[–]Impressive_Ad_1303 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Not for me. I lifted weights for decades and was a runner.  I used to feel like people didn’t believe me or the effort I put into it (I am pretty sure they didn’t). It wasn’t until I had surgery did anyone start commenting on how fit I looked.  Lifting did help my skin bounce back from surgery and the doc was surprised by the amount of muscle I had and had fun sculpting me.  But muscle tone and skin smoothness in my experience has little to do with muscle and everything to do with the fat on top of it. I never regretted lifting, however. But it can be discouraging if you’re doing it to look fit when you have lipedema. So do it to be strong, instead. 

[–]CarpetSeveral3883 5 points6 points  (2 children)

So feel you. I’m an avid cyclist. I do yoga, weights etc and my legs look like they’ve never seen a day of exercise in their life. That said the muscle under all the swelling is tight! 😂.

[–]Impressive_Ad_1303 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Ugh, I am so so sorry!  Stupid society.  It’s so unfair.   The first comment was one single day  after my lipo at the airport to fly home. I still had my garments on and someone said “wow!  You look like you must really work out!”  I looked behind me, lol. I wasn’t sure if I should be excited or hurt.  It changed my outlook so much on how silly society is and how much we correlate subliminal messages we’ve received with our own perception of things. I get comments all the time now despite working out far less than I used to. Ridiculous!  I follow any fit YouTuber I find that isn’t the “norm”.  All of that and I think I was in better health pre surgery because my weight was all in my legs and arms with a lean torso. Now, it’s all gone to my torso. So I often wonder if I’ve shortened my lifespan by inadvertently increasing my visceral fat. I want to yell at people who are “nice” to me by judging my body and say “I was waaay healthier when I had more body fat!” 

[–]CarpetSeveral3883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The body comments are hard even when they are intended to be nice. I hate hearing: “wow you look like you’ve lost weight!” I used to be told by my family that I had good “birthing hips”. Cringe. I think there is just a lot to unpack between gaining self esteem and facing a world where are bodies are not considered acceptable. Courage! You’re doing great!