Body Image
Most of the bodies I have seen have a gut. Some people are skinny and have a set of abbs, I think the best thing to remember if u lose weight and u still have a gut . It's just your middle shape. So look at what is good and make that better! It how people do It . I can't change feet of hands knees or head . Tummy is in the similar spec.
I think the biggest part of your statement is that "you" are unhappy with your gut. No one else cares. Many men obsess about a small penis, or hair on their back, but really no one else cares. Go to nudist events. Be happy naked. And if you want to do something about your gut so you feel better, do it. But don't feel bad because you have it now.
Being nude around others is liberating! All of the things we try to coverup with clothing and accessories are out in the open. A person with a body that we would love to have would tell you that they dont like something about their body. For the most part, Nudist are more interested in what you have to say rather than how your body looks.
When I was a boy scout we had an adult leader who always wore long-sleeved collared shirts, even on hot summer camp outs. Turns out he was ashamed of a lot of tattoos from the days of his reckless youth. This was before tatts were common, but I gained more respect for him knowing there were good stories behind that buttoned-up image he carried.
Showing your gut is a way of saying that you are a man and you are proud. As far as size, remember it's actually smaller without clothes than with them. If you are serious about slimming, do it slowly, a pound or two a week. Make peace with your fat now so you'll clearly see progress, pound by pound. Good luck!
How do I get over body image issues? Sounds trivially simple, but just go naked! As long as you are hiding your body, you don't shed the sense that you have something to hide. Push past that, into what-you-see-is-what-you-get territory.
Naked people stand and move differently from clothed people (really) because we re-develop a social persona based on presenting the body whole. Stand tall, look people in the eye. Take your mind off your gut, and it won't be important to others, either.
This is my biggest problem with being naked around others. I have recently started going to the gym but I'm really unhappy with the state of my gut. I'm sure this isn't all that unusual but how do you guys get over it?
I'm in the same boat. Am pretty fit but the gut is getting a bit much for my liking. My wife says it's relaxed muscles as we age so now I have another "relaxed" muscle I have to deal with. LOL! Plan on getting back in the pool swimming laps and just got a new to me mountain bike and have been riding a few miles each day. Probably won't do much for the gut. Some guys get the tummy and some get the love handles or muffin top. Not a whole lot you can do about it unless planning to lose a bunch of weight which isn't easy with my wine drinking and snacks. Sometimes I say I'm going to give up the wine and snacks and then sometimes I say fuck it. The latter usually wins. I saw a picture of me come up on facebook from 10 years ago and it was pretty much there as well.
Just go to a nude beach or venue and have a look around. Fit men with flat tummies are definitely in the minority. Don't let the porn stars and Add men put you off. Most of us are overweight and flabby but we expose our naked selves with confidence. Nudism is about being happy in our own skin, whatever shape it encloses.
So, just go out, strip off, relax and enjoy life.
Incidentally, if I worried about my tummy I'd have to cut down on the beer. That isn't happening.
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