Does looking at body comparison images make you nervous?

[FirePuppy 739]

Take this, for example:

To me, it makes me really nervous because all the food on the left taste so good I just want to eat more of it, but then again, I choose to buy more foods on the right rather than the other.

[Jeric 46,880]

Not really, but when it comes to this subject I always take a relatively academic approach. Diabetes and heart disease make be more nervous than images like these. 

[Hardway Bet 96]

No, not really. If anything, it makes me nod solemnly.

[Here No Longer 5,286]

Not really. Most of the ones I end up seeing on commercials are obviously edited anyways. Not to mention, I feel like I'm in fairly healthy shape in real life.

Edited December 2, 2018 by Santa Barik

[Mirage 24,777]

What the hell is wrong with pizza! Outrageous!

[Passion 3,489]

I just want to note that the image used is a horrible example of how a balanced and healthy diet should look like~

 

And even though I'm in the first group, I'm not really nervous per se. I'm becoming more annoyed than anything else about not doing anything about it, but my patience is running out slowly and I think soon I'll switch my habits.

[Midnight Solace 5,134]

I'm surprised by the comments, It actually looks kinda creepy for me, though. Seeing people made out of food.

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[碇 シンジン 27,439]

what about if I eat all the stuff that is in the left side image but Im still more like the right one.

My approach to these images is that they are pretty much complete nonsense

[Mirage 24,777]

1 minute ago, Midnight Solace said:

I'm surprised by the comments, It actually looks kinda creepy for me, though. Seeing people made out of food.

But...that's precisely what happens. The pictures are metaphors...what you eat IS what your mind and body become. That is indisputable, absolute fact. You are made from the food you eat!

My diet is about 80% healthy. That 20% though...damn that's hard to break!!!

[Celtore 2,770]

It used to, but not as much anymore because Im doing something about it. Although I probably could be eating slightly better, my problem was more of a lack of exercise rather than eating too much junk food. 

[Mirage 24,777]

1 minute ago, Yu Ziyuan said:

what about if I eat all the stuff that is in the left side image but Im still more like the right one.

My approach to these images is that they are pretty much complete nonsense

Genetics are a factor of course. Also, there's more to your overall wellness than the food you eat. And, some people are ideally skinny or heavy depending on their activity (and genes). Above all, you eat for wellness, not some 'ideal' appearance. 

[Midnight Solace 5,134]

2 minutes ago, Mirage said:

But...that's precisely what happens. The pictures are metaphors...what you eat IS what your mind and body become. That is indisputable, absolute fact. You are made from the food you eat!

My diet is about 80% healthy. That 20% though...damn that's hard to break!!!

I thought I'm made out of 60% water... Not made out of burgers and soda. And I'm vegetarian! 

[Mirage 24,777]

5 minutes ago, Midnight Solace said:

I thought I'm made out of 60% water... Not made out of burgers and soda. And I'm vegetarian! 

And you have to drink water to keep that percentage up!

I'm not a vegetarian, but I do eat a lot of fresh veggies. Every meal.

[CheeryFox 23,824]

Well... The fatter you become, the healthier the wallets of physicians get. But yeah...respect your body or else! 

[Sondash Studios 4,866]

Nah, I'm pretty healthy and physically active.

And tip for fat people: If you don't like how you are, just take it little by little, eat healthier, go running/walking, play some sports, drink plenty of water, and you'll slowly become normal.

[Dreambiscuit 11,280]

Food of any kind has its place, and if eaten in proper moderation shouldn't be a huge problem unless you have a specific intolerance for that particular item. Just keep things in a general balance, meaning don't subsist on a strictly Hostess cupcake diet, and you should be fine. Your body and instincts will tell you what's working for you and what isn't. Simple moderation and common sense is all you really need for a balanced diet.

[Lucky Bolt 35,243]

No....they don't make me nervous...they actually make me happier to be in the fit shape that I am. So I guess to me they're confidence boosters. 

[TBD 17,272]

No and I don't care, it's just a picture or Photoshop one if that's the case. 

[Nsxile 29,083]

Not particularly tbh considering I'm technically underweight. Also, in moderation, the foods shown on the left are fine and genetics plays more of a role in our weight than we realise imo.

[TheRockARockster 54,130]

No, not really.

I tend to ignore them a lot.

[Cash In 23,098]

It doesn't make feel nervous, though it motivates me more to keep my eating habits under control.

[SparklingSwirls 21,596]

No not at all, I eat very healthily anyway.

[Shiki 5,857]

Looking at anything involving bodies makes me physically ill