Am I too muscular as a girl?
By Faith Davies
@faithhhyyy (322)
United States
April 10, 2018 1:09am CST
When I am at school or in public I receive stares; it is because of my muscles. Most of the time I feel ashamed because the other girls have feminine bodies and I have a muscular one. The majority of it is natural and the rest is from track because I work out. Is this bad?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Apr 18
You look perfectly fine. Fit and in shape. That's the way you want to be. It's healthy.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
10 Apr 18
just ignore them.
as women,if we're too heavy,we get stares.
too thin,stares.
too muscular,stares.
you can't win with judgemental people,no point in worrying about their narrow opinion.
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@faithhhyyy (322)
• United States
10 Apr 18
your comment is very inspirational. What you said is really true.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Apr 18
No dear friend.. be proud of having a beautiful body.. I work out also and I have abs already, Hehe!!! But I am not ashamed of having it...
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@cyndoverman (26)
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10 Apr 18
You are beautiful and you have a fabulous body! I'd bet that they are staring because your body is so perfectly toned. Most of us can only dream of being as well-sculpted as you are! Hold your head high and be proud. There is NOTHING wrong with you.
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@faithhhyyy (322)
• United States
10 Apr 18
You have to know that this is making me smile.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10 Apr 18
Bad in the same way that I'm 'just fine with the fact that I don't have a job or a car or an "Internet-cellphone" (whatever they call those "smart-pads" or "iPhones" or whatever).'
It's bad that things have gone this way for me, but "So it goes & so it goes."
But it took work. For me, it was 'continuing to go to school for far too long'---a strategy that would've worked if my parents had had their lives 'figured-out' by the time I should've quit school & started doing ... something like tech-school ...
Anyway (that was what we ramblers call "a tangent" ) Your musculature probably took work too. And you developed those muscles to serve the purpose you were given.
I think of the Bible-story of Simon Peter walking to Jesus. Simon was headed to the next town, and Jesus caught up with him & kinda yelled ahead, "Hey! Come back here!" Simon saw Him, heard Him & started to head back to Him. He was almost to Him when he looked down and (forgetting his purpose for heading back to Jesus) realized, 'Hey! This is water! I'm not supposed to be able to stand here; my body's supposed to be drenched here!' and he started to fall.
But Jesus caught him and they walked back to the boat (or onward to dry land ... I forget).
A lot of 'Christians' (the kind I call "Bible-thumpers"---who think (like comedian Sarah Silverman says Christians believe) 'Jesus is Magic') that the story teaches that "Jesus gives His disciples the ability to do miracles (for 'signs & wonders')."
And He does ... the same way Luke Skywalker gives Finn (FN-2187) the power to use The Force.
I think the true lesson is to focus on 'the goal' rather than -on 'things you can't change.' If thoughts of 'how you're not feminine enough' (or whatever) enter your mind; tell yourself "it's not time for that/those/him/them yet," and focus on what you are enough-of and/or how you'll become more-of-that soon And call the other stuff 'a blessing' if/when it develops.
@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Jun 18
I like it when women are in good shape. It means we can do stuff like hiking and cycling together. To me you look attractive and friendly. I get weird stares sometimes when I say hi to people on the streets, but that's because I live and work in the "snobby" Bay Area.
@YrNemo (20255)
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10 Apr 18
Your muscles are nothing compared to those of my nieces. They do martial arts, dancing etc. .
@YrNemo (20255)
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11 Apr 18
@faithhhyyy If that was you in the photo, you are quite OK. (Quite pretty and feminine.)