Who else stilll feels "chunky" even though you aren't?

So, this may seem stupid and juvenile, but even though I have been at my goal weight for the last couple of months, I still feel "chunky" at times.

What is up with that? I am not chunky. I am not remotely fat. However, why do I have such negative self-image thoughts? Did I learn this from my mom (similar body type who knocks on her body) and society where thin is just not enough?

Does anyone else feel like that? Even when your stomach is flat, your thighs are toned, and your arms are slim do you still feel like you are "chunky" and that you need to lose weight? Even when your more rational side is like "Don't you dare lose anymore. You truly are fine right now"

My brain is in need of a tune up.

I'm not at my goal weight, but I feel a lot huger at my current weight than I thought I would. I feel like I have way more than 8 or 9 lbs left to lose.

I personally don't blame society or my mother for that. I blame the fact that my weight is distributed differently than it was last time I was this size, and so I look much worse than I used to.

i do ALL THE TIME...i said i was having a fat day while i was at work and the girl i was working with was like OMG someone shoot her...and i was like, well it's just that when i woke up today i was still full from the night before so i didn't have that thin feeling that you get after a night's sleep so i just feel gross. i know i'm not fat, but i have those days as well and it makes me want to diet but i know i shouldn't so my rational side wins out and i continue feeling chubby :(

i know exactly what you mean.

i know i still have a long way to go, but i reached 'healthy' weight range from being overweight my whole life. But i feel JUST as big as i was when I was 180 pounds!!!!! Even in pictures, I cant believe how much weight I have lost, but when I look at myself I feel just as big.

For me, I think its just because I have been overweight my whole entire life. So being at a healthy bmi is just very hard to grasp.

My BMI is 19, and my weight goes from 111 - 115 lbs at about 167 cm or about 5 ‘ 5 and I FEEL chunky if I let myself compare my body to a models.

I am not chunky, but I am chunky compared to a model - so the trick is to not compare yourself to others.

If you viewed your body based on how healthy you felt and toned you are than you would not feel chunky - it is the fact that there are other people with other bodies that can make people feel chunky!

If you commit to regular exercise, and if you eat unprocessed natural foods in sensible amounts, and never give up even if you fall off the wagon, than the chances are your body will be the best that it can be and therefore any feelings of being ‘chunky” are, in my opinion, based on the people around you. No matter how healthy and fit a person is, there will always be people much thinner. It is normal and natural to feel chunky compared to a very thin person!

You are definetely NOT alone!! I'm soon 21, 5'9 and 134 lbs. I Always feel like that. I recently moved in with my bf and he doesn't have a scale, but I visited a friend yesterday to find that I was actually 1-2 pounds less then my ideal weight, and yet I'm super paranoid about my weight, and often find myself thinking/feeling that I'm too chunky and could easily loose and tone up more. And always compare with skinnier girls that I see when I'm out. And while out yesterday my boyfriend even commented on a girl we drove past saying "Now She is just TOO skinny, not nice". I have never heard a guy say that before so it was kinda refreshing and shows that not everyone's idea of a perfect body is SKINNY.

My boyfriend tells me I'm ridiculous to obcess about my weight, and my mom wants me to gain some weight, so I know my mind is "just" nuts. And I need to get over it. I so wish the whole "Skinny is Pretty" & "Thin is In" stuff would just stop!! As long as we're happy with our lives, who is anyone else to say that we need to be bones and unhealthy just for an image?? That's pretty messed up.

Hey I'm 24 and for my whole life I've always felt that way. I can relate to you all.  My bmi is around 17 but it doesnt matter because if its 17 or 22 I still feel the same way about myself. 

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post links but if I can then this is a good link http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp? WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41160 

The problem is, a lot of people depend too much of their happy ness on their weight.

For various reasons, a lot of women tend to place too much of their self worth on their body; this is understandable, as virtually every female image in the media is very thin

Even women who value themselves and KNOW that their weight does not define them, and does not measure their intelligence or ANY other aspect of their selves, these smart intelligent women who respect themselves STILL depend some of their happy ness on their weight.

Weight must just be like every other part of life - there will always be some one smarter than you even at your best subject, and there will always be at least one person who has straighter teeth, that is more patient, and etc. however, we notice the people who are SKINNIER then us MUCH MORE then other better in other areas. I think this just says a lot about how success is portrayed, and what desirable is supposed to be.

When you think about it, back in the cave man days, there were no gyms and women did not know about how to tone their body and do exercise that targeted their specific goals; being active, burning enough calories, and eating unprocessed healthy foods was all they could do!

So perhaps true beauty is not actually a perfectly smooth face wit botox, or a super slim and perfectly toned body thanks to personal trainers and personal chefs telling you exactly what to do lol.

A theory I have, is that men may be naturally attracted (physically) to women who are simple active, eat unprocessed healthy foods, and look healthy as a result. Braces can make teeth perfect… but apart from teeth, a fit and healthy body and therefore a healthier attitude is the image I feel that is naturally most appealing to men

only when i sit down!

i think its only natural. i obsess all of the time. my weight ranges for 113.5 (which is usually after a night of drinking due to dehydration) to 116 at 5'7 and i'm 19. I freak out if it hits 116, start watchin and restricting my food intake.... then i realize how ridiculous i sound and eat. buts its very hard. my mom says i look good skinny and there is a lot of pressure to be skinny in society, plus i'm a runner.

i just have to realize im healthy the way i am. everyone is different and in essence every body will be different too. how boring would i be if we had millions of model waifs walkin the earth?