Girls like muscles, right? That has always been the stereotype, so I decided 8 months ago to get muscles and I thought that maybe with them I'd be able to get my first girlfriend. Some guys work out to get more girls, but I am working out to *A* girl, ya know? I'm trying to go from 0girls/year to something more than that! I would be thrilled with even 1 or .5 girls per year. I'm 24 btw which is pretty damned pathetic..
So there is this girl that I pretty much chat with daily. I met her on craigslist and went on 1 date. She is very friendly, but my gut feeling was that she never liked me as a boyfriend. I always knew this. Usually I can tell whether someone likes me or not, and when in doubt, I assume that they don't. But for some strange reason though, this girl IMs me daily....
During todays daily chat, we were talking about my difficulty dating and why I'm still single. She went on to say that I am scrawny. She told me that I'm naturally scrawny but appear as if I work out to overcompensate for this. But even with working out, I am still scrawny and look somewhat like a wanna-be-tough guy.
I tried to be logical and explained to her that my pre-lifting weight/height has always been 5'11" 175lbs when lean (some ab definition) which corresponds to a BMI of 24.4 which is on the high end of the "normal" range. Keep in mind that was when lean. Usually I was slightly out of shape and between 180-190. I also explained that now I am 185lbs and even leaner than i was at 175 and this corresponds to a BMI of 25.8 which is on the low end of the "overweight" range. IMO there is nothing "scrawny" about these numbers. Also I always weigh myself immediately after I wake up and after using the bathroom, completely nude, and my scale is accurate.
Here is a picture of me at 185lbs. Taken in early January which is ~ 6 full months of working out:
http://img03.picoodle.com/img/...esmallhehm_1d680e2.jpg
Here is a picture of me just before i started In late June/early July 2007. She thinks I'm "definitely" scrawny here:
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/...eforeworkm_6530b66.jpg
Am i scrawny?
edit: updated first pic for more bandwidth
So there is this girl that I pretty much chat with daily. I met her on craigslist and went on 1 date. She is very friendly, but my gut feeling was that she never liked me as a boyfriend. I always knew this. Usually I can tell whether someone likes me or not, and when in doubt, I assume that they don't. But for some strange reason though, this girl IMs me daily....
During todays daily chat, we were talking about my difficulty dating and why I'm still single. She went on to say that I am scrawny. She told me that I'm naturally scrawny but appear as if I work out to overcompensate for this. But even with working out, I am still scrawny and look somewhat like a wanna-be-tough guy.
I tried to be logical and explained to her that my pre-lifting weight/height has always been 5'11" 175lbs when lean (some ab definition) which corresponds to a BMI of 24.4 which is on the high end of the "normal" range. Keep in mind that was when lean. Usually I was slightly out of shape and between 180-190. I also explained that now I am 185lbs and even leaner than i was at 175 and this corresponds to a BMI of 25.8 which is on the low end of the "overweight" range. IMO there is nothing "scrawny" about these numbers. Also I always weigh myself immediately after I wake up and after using the bathroom, completely nude, and my scale is accurate.
Here is a picture of me at 185lbs. Taken in early January which is ~ 6 full months of working out:
http://img03.picoodle.com/img/...esmallhehm_1d680e2.jpg
Here is a picture of me just before i started In late June/early July 2007. She thinks I'm "definitely" scrawny here:
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/...eforeworkm_6530b66.jpg
Am i scrawny?
edit: updated first pic for more bandwidth
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