2. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF COPING WITH THOSE INSECURITIES.
“I’m realistic about my body. I take care of myself and exercise vigorously and regularly, but know that I’m not 30 anymore. I see a lot of guys my age whose bodies look, well, sad, and I am determined not to let that happen.”
“This is embarrassing, but I will sometimes press my fingers on the side of my stomach to try to convince myself my abs are ‘tight.’”
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“I feel better about my body now than I did in the past. I don’t want a perfect body. I want my body to look fit, but also lived in. Having said that, I run 18 to 20 miles per week and do bodyweight exercises six days per week — and feel as though if I miss a day, it’s all going to fall apart. So, there’s that.”
“I always felt like I was inadequate. Lately, working [in media] has made me more comfortable in my own two shoes than any other time in my life. I have no idea why, but it seems learning about these spaces and ideas helps.”
..how weird it would be to mention something like that in a man-to-man conversation? It’s simply not acceptable….
“I feel terrible about letting my body go as I have aged. In my younger years, I was really into weight-lifting, and I know first hand the costs of letting your body go and the uphill battle I face now from doing so. My son repeatedly asked me if I was pregnant when he was younger and now knows that I am very unhealthy, because he is taught in school to not eat what I eat or ‘I will become fat like daddy.’ I would say I have just given up. It’s almost comical.
