Body image and YouTube

Willabee said:
Also; health can always present a concern. I do my best to remain healthy, and I'm actually in very good standing for my size! But I'm glad to hear you're stepping up and trying to help inspire your wife :D That's cool :D
My boyfriend likes to try to stay fit, so lately I've gotten in the habit of convincing him to give me food when he feels full (otherwise, he'd eat it all regardless of how his body feels). I'm a great place to store left-overs ^u^ haha
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My wife is overweight and she's really self-conscious of her image, but she had let her health decline for so long that it is a huge battle to get back to even a state to where she can begin to lose weight. Between old injuries from raising and training horses most of her life, hereditary health issues, diabetes, and weak willpower to keep away from junk food, I feel kind of powerless to do anything for her other than to be supportive. And I'm a logic-oriented person and I feel out of my element when dealing with emotional matters, so this is also a struggle for me. It doesn't help that I'm skinny/lean and sit at a desk all day and can eat all the sugar, fat, and calories I want and not gain any weight. So in that sense, I'm also a great place to store left-overs, but I do try to keep the junk food at work so I'm not constantly eating in front of her and making it even harder.
 
Idec Sdawkminn said:
My wife is overweight and she's really self-conscious of her image, but she had let her health decline for so long that it is a huge battle to get back to even a state to where she can begin to lose weight. Between old injuries from raising and training horses most of her life, hereditary health issues, diabetes, and weak willpower to keep away from junk food, I feel kind of powerless to do anything for her other than to be supportive. And I'm a logic-oriented person and I feel out of my element when dealing with emotional matters, so this is also a struggle for me. It doesn't help that I'm skinny/lean and sit at a desk all day and can eat all the sugar, fat, and calories I want and not gain any weight. So in that sense, I'm also a great place to store left-overs, but I do try to keep the junk food at work so I'm not constantly eating in front of her and making it even harder.
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:/ *super hugs* Well you're a good husband for being so supportive and doing your best! I don't know if you do or do not hear it enough, but thank you.
 
Let's put it like this, a lot of people will say crap about people who are chubby, over weight etc since that's how this damn world is. It happens to me that since I am not a girly girl who is always wearing short sleeve shirts and not wearing make up and not acting like a girly girl people critique me over my videos cause of that or tend to confuse me with being a guy. There was a time one of the guys from college who makes videos started telling me that i should do that for my videos that I should stop acting like I was and be more girl =_= that p****d me off because I don't like to pretend to be someone else.

In my opinion chubby and overweight people are cute and they are the best huggers!!! I have a friend who is chubby and I would love to hug him and call him teddy bear xD Also for you to get some more confidence. The Achievement hunter guys they have like 2-3 that are chubby and they say fat and he doesn't give a damn he raises his shirt and just dances happily. Also Shaycarl from the Shaytards he first started doing vlogs and videos being overweight and he was super happy about it and never gave a damn about it even when he lose weight and gain some back he always had confidence and the support from his beautiful wife.

Welp... I wrote a lot there XD Also you must be a great hugger too!
 
Shendijiro said:
In my opinion chubby and overweight people are cute and they are the best huggers!!!
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After you're used to hugging a chubby someone, when you hug someone who's skinny it's such a horrible experience. You have to lean forward too much, you feel like there is nothing to wrap your arms around, and like you also might hurt them.
 
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Idec Sdawkminn said:
After you're used to hugging a chubby someone, when you hug someone who's skinny it's such a horrible experience. You have to lean forward too much, you feel like there is nothing to wrap your arms around, and like you also might hurt them.
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Yeah, I use to have a karate mate that I would hug him and just feel liek I was hugging a skeleton x.x
 
Willabee said:
What sorts of fabrics or colors seem to help??
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From what I've read, cotton or heavier fabrics as then tend to not "cling" to your form. Darker colors and collared shirts, also accessories such as a watch with a large face (which sucks as I like watches with smaller faces...). Also when facing the camera try not to look down, either look straight or slightly up as this will minimize the "multi chin" effect.
For the most part I followed these in my latest video, take a look and keep in mind I'm packing close to 260 lbs!
 
Willabee said:
Hm. I must experiment. Also; you do not look 260 O_O How tall are you? O_O (if I may ask)
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5' 8". In my younger days I've spent considerable time in the gym... a while ago... ;)
(I'm actually exercising again, though not nearly to my former extent)
 
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