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TheCyborgNinja posted...

How old are you? I didn't start filling out adequately until I was about 24.

I was between 120 and 135 pounds during the years after I stopped working out but before I filled out like a man (I'm 5'9"). Nobody ever gave me a hard time about it, but I had serious insecurities about being "a skinny man", especially as all the males in my family were all 6' and up and 190-210lbs. The only reason I'm as short as I am is because I had medication that stunted my growth (which my mom complained about, they denied, then it was pulled off the market years later for *gasp* stunting growth!). Yeah, I could've worked out again, but bulking up on a boy's frame doesn't count for as much as filling out properly.

I fucking hate the "fat acceptance" movement, partly because it's basically just building itself up by shitting on other people indirectly. How about we all just stop putting anyone on a pedestal for superficial reasons? No matter how perfect a person seems, they all carry their own insecurities.

I'm 28. Lol. I'm just naturally skinny and the people that know me tell me i eat a lot. I used to be even lighter. In college I was a little over 110 at 5'4" high. I started working out around the age of 23 and was able to get up to 128. I was pretty defined and lifting more than people thought I could just by looking at me. I stopped working out and about 3 months ago I decided to start again and weigh myself. I was 124 lbs with 19% body fat. Now that I'm at 135 I'm not sure what my body fat is but probably around the same. My goal is to be around 150. Not trying to get huge or anything. Just wanna be comfortable.