Looking sick/gaunt?

[Maxxlift]

i just got off a diet plan with Shelby on here in which he helped me drop some fat off which was great but now I'm in a shitty situation. i talked to some old friends i havent seen in a couple months and they said I looked sick or my face looked sucken in/same with parents. I planned on losing some more fat and bulk up but I'm not really at the bf i want to be at before bulking. I'm not definetly not skinny fat and was looking to see my abs for the 1st time in a while but this has brought me down. The only thing i could think of which might have caused this sickly or gaunt face could be accutane I've been on since it dries you up but any other ideas?

BTW: the accutane was not for AAS use as I chose not to start that as of yet.

 

[Bio]

Your friends and family are used to seeing you a certain way...This is different for them. You may have had a full, rounded face and now that it is looking more "chiseled" they're not used to it. Send Shelby a clear before and after picture see what he thinks...Also, what do you think when you see your face? Does it look gaunt or over depleted to you?

 

[Tyler Durden]

Exactly. The face and neck area also hold fat/water, so when you drop fat, it falls off there also. Your people have seen you with a fatty face all these years and they're not used to your new look. I love it when people say I'm looking gaunt, because it means my face is finally not round and bloated. Plus, every guy looks a little better with a more chiseled face - they're just not used to it.

People who do not know the game, only see people lose weight like that when they are sick, so that's what they associate it with.

 

[wostok]

My face look the best when im around 15% bf lol.

 

[Ehren]

I get the same thing when Im off. They just dont know what they're looking at.

I try to keep BF pretty low, maybe too low when Im off AAS, so I look gaunt and get the comments from the parents and friends too. But girls like it.

If you get a bit of a tan, if it really matters to you, it'll make you lok healthier.

 

[Quad-smack]

Don't let outsider's (friends or family that don't understand what we do) comments - out of concern, love or ignorance - do a head job on you. There is a reason why - just like tyler durden said... Every time I do a contest I get the same thing.

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

i just got off a diet plan with Shelby on here in which he helped me drop some fat off which was great but now I'm in a shitty situation. i talked to some old friends i havent seen in a couple months and they said I looked sick or my face looked sucken in/same with parents. I planned on losing some more fat and bulk up but I'm not really at the bf i want to be at before bulking. I'm not definetly not skinny fat and was looking to see my abs for the 1st time in a while but this has brought me down. The only thing i could think of which might have caused this sickly or gaunt face could be accutane I've been on since it dries you up but any other ideas?

BTW: the accutane was not for AAS use as I chose not to start that as of yet.

What's funny is if you turned around and said to them, "dude you're getting skinny, are you sick or something"? They would say to you, NO I just lost a little weight by dieting! Go friggin figure bro!

 

[megabean]

When dieting for a show and my face leans out certain people always make comments about looking sick. Sometimes it's out of concern, but other times it's because most people don't understand what we do. Then there are other times comments are made because of plain stupidity and ignorance. My advice grow some facial hair if the comments bother you, sort of like camouflage. Just keep in mind that despite the "skinny" face, under the clothes is lean muscularity experienced first hand by few.

 

[robot]

I am eagerly awaiting a lean face. A sure sign of success.

 

[gears]

It's rare to see a person whose been overweight for a long time, look "healthy" after they've lost a lot of weight. We've all seen someone whose lost weight and thought they were sick, only to find out they were just on a diet. We're hardwired to view a full face as a sign of health. I'm the same way when I lose a little weight. It seems that the first place I lose it is in my face and neck. I've seen pictures of myself when I was down in weight and you know what? I did look sick.

 

[Ehren]

I am eagerly awaiting a lean face. A sure sign of success.

I hear ya. But actually, a lean ASS is a sure sign of success, Bro! Why can't it be ass and obliques that get lean first?! In 2 weeks I get face, neck and arms(!), all skinny...but love handles that take hours of cardio, carb-cycling and clenbuterol to get rid of. By the time my glutes get lean, my arms have long since left the building. Friggin' diet. LOVE this sport!

Funny, but more Trap work also helps when I'm dieting, IMO. A chiseled face and big neck is a winner of a look.

 

[Maxxlift]

What's funny is if you turned around and said to them, "dude you're getting skinny, are you sick or something"? They would say to you, NO I just lost a little weight by dieting! Go friggin figure bro!

lol true.


the funny thing is most people would get compliments that when they lost weight and looked better. one of the guys told me my face looked sunken in so I told him he had a little head and that might have pissed him off

 

[HawaiiMuscle]

Max how much have you lost? Must of been a ton! Keep pluggin away and let people think what they want. Just as long as you are indeed healthy and enjoying the ride, keep going!

 

[qbkilla]

yeah what these guys said, u just lost ur chubby cheeks and they are suprised, same happened to me. it sucks. my gf has only ever seen me lean (now im at 180), and when she saw my licence pic where i was 240 she said i looked much better with chubby cheeks and wanted me to get back like that. but i cant stand being all fat and bloated, ppl will get used to u havin a thinner face.

 

[brazil]

when i get to 185 or below people tell me I look like a cancer patient. Ive been a fatass all my life before the gym so that probably has something to do with it.