You Can't Tell Me What I Can't Do!

I've never been one of these people:

I'm not competitive, and I don't feel the need to prove anything. A few days ago, I showed my fitspiration picture to a friend of mine (basically my ultimate goal). I was complaining that John was afraid I was going to get to buff and no longer look like a woman. Now, I agree, there is a limit, but I'd need steroids to get there!

She-Hulk SMASH!

So when I showed her the photo, her first response was, "You don't want to look like that! You don't even have her body type!" What? Do people seem to think that 'fit' is a body type? Part of why I think that it's a pretty realistic goal is that she does have my body type.

Remember this flattering picture?

Okay, so I'm not thin, and I'm not 5'8", but if you look past that, we have a similar body type: thick thighs, defined waist, broad shoulder and wide hips.

Now this girl has a beautiful body that she clearly has worked hard for:

I would love to look like her, but I simply won't ever look like that. She's got thin legs (and it's not from skipping leg day), slender arms, and I suspect a slightly less defined waist.

Now, I think both those women look feminine, curvy, and beautiful. They aren't manish, they both have waists still, I just don't understand why people are averse to a strong body on a woman. If a man has a six pack it's fine, if a woman has a faint outline of a sixpack, everyone loses it. What the hell?

So, for the first time in my life, I have my heart set on proving those people wrong. Fuck all of them. I'm going to look great and I don't care how much work I have to put in to it.

Thinspo vs Fitspo: How I Found Motivation

I always thought it wasn't worth wasting my time sweatting it out at the gym and eating healthy because I was never going to be skinny like the girls in magazines.

I will never be that skinny. I'm just not built for it. To see images like this almost exclusively was always frustrating. My calf is likely larger than her thigh. Now, this may be a healthy weight for this girl, but it isn't for me. I've always known that short of an eating ddisorder I'd never be that thin (and with an eating disorder I'd never look that pretty!)
Not everyone is familiar with the concept of thinspo or thinspiration. It may motivate some women, but it can lead others down a dangerous path. In what seems like a case of rebellion, fitspo (fitsporation) has become increasingly popular.

This is something I can achieve - though I won't ever be so tan! It'll be a ton of work, but it's attainable. She has thick legs and broad shoulders and wide hips just like I do. Those are not things I'll ever be able to change about myself, so I'm pleased to find more and more pictures of women that motivate me to change my body realistically. I know the only way I'll ever have a flat stomach is if I pack on some serious muscle in the process.