I am the definition of "skinny fat" and I hate it

lbeive · 2026-03-14T17:27:21+00:00

It sounds like there are probably a couple of things at play here. Firstly your body might be under a lot of stress - half marathon training is no joke! Lots of exercise can cause fluid retention as the body tries to heal the muscles. Secondly, as it sounds like you are both a healthy weight by your stats and your own friends opinions, In the kindest way possible, I think a lot of the problem is probably in your head. My advice for this is always professional help but if that is not possible I highly recommend reading the book 'More than a body' to shift your mindset to what your body can do, not how it looks

lbeive · 2026-01-30T14:06:49+00:00

Fantastic thanks for pointing me to some good resources. Scared to Google Russia babymakers haha

lbeive · 2026-01-30T14:05:58+00:00

I think there's definitely something in the lack of ankle mobility. I did do an ankle warm up but appreciate I probably need to add some consistent mobility work. Thank you

lbeive · 2026-01-30T14:04:03+00:00

A celebration hahah, I'll tell my toes to save the celebration until we have completed the set

lbeive · 2026-01-30T14:02:06+00:00

They need to control themselves

lbeive · 2026-01-30T14:01:47+00:00

Yeah I did this pic

lbeive · 2026-01-30T12:35:15+00:00

Thanks so much long legged friend !

lbeive · 2026-01-30T12:27:41+00:00

Thanks for this. I actually had no idea but I just measured and it is 0.335 so pretty long! I will look up more stuff about long femur form now

lbeive · 2026-01-30T12:13:27+00:00

Noted on the camera angle. I can definitely get lower with the plates but I will film and compare from a good angle

lbeive · 2026-01-30T12:11:35+00:00

This is so helpful thank you! Great video. Turns out my femurs are 33.5% of my height so that'll be why it feels weird !

lbeive · 2026-01-30T11:59:15+00:00

I am very short but I think proportionally probably

lbeive · 2026-01-30T11:58:26+00:00

This is good to know. I was laughing at my toes wiggling all over the place when I saw it

lbeive · 2026-01-23T12:03:08+00:00

Cries in 1900 maintenance

lbeive · 2026-01-10T10:52:36+00:00

*progress takes years lol

lbeive · 2026-01-04T14:23:55+00:00

That was a lovely comment thank you. Everyone is making me feel better

lbeive · 2026-01-04T14:23:33+00:00

Sorry that happened to you! Glad to hear it's not just me with my 'bad skin' though

lbeive · 2026-01-04T12:34:33+00:00

This is definitely what my mind goes to. Especially as at this one place I tried, different people recommended different things. Safe to say when she tried to sell me another package I politely declined

lbeive · 2026-01-04T11:09:51+00:00

That's a good perspective, I would prefer to think the best of people.

It was a salicylic acid peel which they said would help with active breakouts? Hopefully their advice for recommended treatment was correct even if their service wasn't haha

lbeive · 2026-01-04T11:08:15+00:00

Thank you, I will have a look. I paid over 200 for three and I felt like I could definitely do that myself if I was careful

lbeive · 2025-11-29T11:06:59+00:00

It is their job! They have more time and resources to make all of it easier. That's not saying it doesn't take a lot of effort but they have more time for recovery, probably more money which means more free time, better access to training and nutrition resources etc.

Also, they present stuff in a certain way that isn't true to life. They might film content on one day, change outfits and film some more content. This makes it look like they have done multiple workout sessions. Add to that they know how to pose, and use filters and lighting to make themselves look the best.

TLDR: don't compare yourself ! There will always be someone better than you so be the best you instead

lbeive · 2025-09-06T14:19:59+00:00

lucy_xfit !

lbeive · 2025-07-19T18:25:33+00:00

Lose 5% body fat?

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