Girl Gym on Sidechat | diet culture is sick and twisted for making young women think that building muscle and feeding your body is unattractive and not feminine. or that being malnourished and weak is a “necessary sacrifice” for beauty. you’re literally wasting your life away.

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Girl Gym 2d

diet culture is sick and twisted for making young women think that building muscle and feeding your body is unattractive and not feminine. or that being malnourished and weak is a “necessary sacrifice” for beauty. you’re literally wasting your life away.

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Anonymous 2d

Yeah the worst part is that society doesn't like it purely cuz of how it looks. but in reality it has so many health benefits especially for women

Anonymous 2d

Literally struggling with this right now. I’m 179 at 5’8 and I think I’m huge, but for some reason even at my smallest I felt the same way. I’ve always preferred being smaller/skinnier than being more muscular because that’s what I’ve seen from society. I don’t even know how to lift weights properly at the gym so I stick to cardio. This cycle is heartbreaking.

Anonymous 1d

I always think it’s weird when ppl say armpit hair and muscle make a woman look like a man bc… no. She looks like a human. Bc that is what a woman looks like with muscle and armpit hair.

Anonymous 1d

I found a video from 2018 when I was 12ish and I realized at that time I thought I was literally so ugly/fat/etc. and looking at it I can see I was literally just a regular looking child. Like I can remember exactly what I thot abt myself and how worried I was abt my weight at the time and now I’m looking at it and seeing I looked fine? I was just a regular looking kid?? And now that my cousins are tht age I wonder who would ever say smth to them to make them feel that way, it’s so unnecessary

Anonymous 18h

fr but I honestly started building muscle because i think it’s funny to be buff when im forced in feminine clothes

Anonymous 1d

right! i’m currently losing weight and my doctor said if i felt fine at 215lbs, that’s okay, and i don’t need to be 130lbs (im 5’7). it was so nice to hear that. what matters most is how im feeling, not a number on a scale or how i look

Anonymous

#1 2d

Like I do it for cardiovascular health, independence (like lifting my own groceries/furniture etc), disease prevention, mental health and more

Anonymous

#1 2d

and in terms of longevity too, studies have shown that building muscle can strengthen bones and increase bone density to help prevent osteoporosis and fractures, reduced risk of chronic disease like diabetes or heart disease, hormone regulation (like improving PCOS), and pain reduction/management for conditions like arthritis and back pain.

Anonymous

#5 1d

I was a gymnast at the time and everyone always told me I couldn’t gain weight bc it would show in the leotard or that my shoulders were getting too broad or that ab exercises make a girl look boxy blah blah blah and now all I can think is why in the world were you putting that into an actual LITTLE GIRL’s head??

Anonymous

OP 1d

Exactly!! I've definitely noticed it's helped dramatically regulate my hormones, and I've never had any serious injuries since I have strong bones and joints

Anonymous

#3 1d

God forbid a woman have HUMAN characteristics sheesh