new pics, need input!!

So I put up some pics of my 'abs' under my gallery, but I can't decide if they're defined enough for me to be able to officially say, "I have ABS!"

What do you guys think?

bumpedy bump

please stop with the obsession. this is not the same as some one who's lost weight showing  a b4 n after pic. this is absolute obsession and if we answer we're feedn the disorder. please stop. please.

i encourage anyone else to do the same.

not to be mean swimchick. but this has to stop. if u wanna recover u have to stop looking introspectively

PLEASE

Your stomach is flat and yeah, I'd say you have abs. I hope it makes you happy.

Dude, come ON. I'm RECOVERING. I've stopped weighing myself. I'm eating at least 1800 calories a day, up from 1500. I'm putting my emotions where they belong, and not just into what I eat. Instead of focusing on weight loss, I'm focusing on muscle GAIN, which is one of the reasons why I posted this topic in the first place. So please just chill out a little bit. I know you weren't trying to be mean, but please, try to see what I HAVE done so far.

Ok I am not a lesbian but you are HOT lol :) and your stomach is killer. No offense but from reading your journals and how you talk about yourself I am frankly shocked at how amazing of a body you have, DON'T FREAK OUT ANYMORE! You are so pretty, you have a sexy body, you just need to believe it. Seriously.

thanks wanderlustful :)

I think that A. You definitely have abs and B. You are freakin gorgeous. You seriously have no idea how jealous I am of you. I feel like I'm so fat when I look a your pictures, even though we are about the same size.

Swimchick you are beautiful =]

You have an amazing body and you are very thin and athletic looking.

I am so glad you decided not to lose anymore weight and to build muscle instead because it looks fantastic. I too am a wee bit jealous =P

Ditto what oomboo said....you are b-e-a-utiful and have a GREAT body! That jerk named ED is telling you that you're fat (you're MUSCLE, my god! You look like you should be on the cover of SHAPE or something) and likely is distorting your body image...but IT'S NOT TRUE!

Swimchick, really, you aren't fat and it hurts a lot to see you so confused and unaware of your gorgeousness. If you don't have boys coming up to you multiple times a day begging to be your boyfriend, you must live in a gay area or something, because you're hot!

*PLEASE NOTE: I am not a lesbian...lol*

aw guys thanks. oomboo you really shouldn't feel that way; from your pictures your way skinnier than me!

Thanks for saying I'm pretty. I wish I could see it; maybe it will come with time? Or maybe it's just the pictures, cause I definately don't have boys coming up and begging to be my boyfriend!

Original Post by swimchick_123:

aw guys thanks. oomboo you really shouldn't feel that way; from your pictures your way skinnier than me!

Thanks for saying I'm pretty. I wish I could see it; maybe it will come with time? Or maybe it's just the pictures, cause I definately don't have boys coming up and begging to be my boyfriend!

Let's be realistic here; the camera has NEVER been known to make people look thinner. If anything, people look larger than they really are in photographs. I see myself as thinner in photos too, but that is simply due to my body image distortion issues. Many ED recoverers can only see their bodies for what they truely are in pictures. I have no idea why, but I guess that it makes sence since people can also see ghosts in pictures.

 The boys around you may be shy secret admirers. That's something that you'll never be able to find out unless they tell you, so you cannot allow it to degrade your self-esteem. I've never been asked out by anyone, but there are plenty of adults that have informed me of guys asking them if I'm single. I volunteer at a historical site and although the boys there don't talk to me, they sure can talk to the other guys/volenteers about me!

Don't let guys get you down...you DESERVE to have them flocking towards you. You have a great personality from what I can tell, along with a body to envy. If you act confident and focus on being happy and energetic rather than focusing on negative things, that is also a very attractive thing. I have yet to meet a guy (I do have many male friends) that doesn't admire a true, happy smile.

Give yourself some credit and some time. You've come a long way and you still have more fighting to do until you can trust your own body perception. Hopefully you'll see your beauty very soon.

i see abs :)

What the EFFFF girl! The way you talk about yourself, I never would have imagined how beautiful and fit you really are.

I definately see abs, and some well defined muscles. The reason you may have been struggling with overeating is because 1500 calories was not enough--those muscles you have developed only formed because you ate more than 1500 calories. You need to eat more if you want to maintain those nice muscles--otherwise, your body will simply eat them up.

Keep it up girl, you look FAB. :)

ahh thank you all so much!!!