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I have noticed a trend around here that is disturbing. The "mushroom" look must be something new that I don't understand. How could some people possibly think they look good with their excess body fat mushrooming over the top of their too small jeans?
I was at Walmart this weekend and it seemed as if 25% of the young ladies had this mushroom look.
This is not a dig at people with weight problems, more a dig at people that don't look in the mirror before they leave the house.
I am no beauty queen but I know my weak points. I would never walk around shirtless or attempt to wear a speedo. I have enough concern for my fellow citizens visual well being not to inflict that on anyone. Wjhy do these people think they can walk around looking like this in public? Nobody wants to see that.....
I have noticed a trend around here that is disturbing. The "mushroom" look must be something new that I don't understand. How could some people possibly think they look good with their excess body fat mushrooming over the top of their too small jeans?
I was at Walmart this weekend and it seemed as if 25% of the young ladies had this mushroom look.
This is not a dig at people with weight problems, more a dig at people that don't look in the mirror before they leave the house.
I am no beauty queen but I know my weak points. I would never walk around shirtless or attempt to wear a speedo. I have enough concern for my fellow citizens visual well being not to inflict that on anyone. Wjhy do these people think they can walk around looking like this in public? Nobody wants to see that.....
With what her tshirt says I would be completely frightened as to what the front view might be. I have never understood the reasoning behind wearing clothing that is too small, way too big (unless you use big tshirts for nightshirts to sleep in, or wearing something that is obviously not appropriate for you age, work attire or appropriate for whatever function you happen to be at.
With what her tshirt says I would be completely frightened as to what the front view might be. I have never understood the reasoning behind wearing clothing that is too small, way too big (unless you use big tshirts for nightshirts to sleep in, or wearing something that is obviously not appropriate for you age, work attire or appropriate for whatever function you happen to be at.
In reality it couldn't be any WORSE than the back view could it?
I rarely see "the mushroom" look here in Norway (Northern Europe). Thank God! Skinny jeans can be very flattering.
30% of Americans are obese compared to 8% of your countrymen/women.
I'll tell you what, it is amazing what has happened to this country over the past 35 years. Back in my day I can recall maybe four or five schoolmates out of 400 that were "fat". now it seems like half the kids you see waddling around are fat/obese.
I blame quite a few things;
Lack of exercise- they sit and play around on computers/video games all day. I hardly ever seekids out playing in the US anymore.
Soda- When I go shopping I see people loading their carts with soda pop.
Junk processed foods - I make it a point to look at what people have in their carts and compare it to body size. The FF (fat folks) always seem to have the worst foods possible.
Fast food on every corner & families that "don't have time to cook".
I think its denial of how big they are. They're really a size 16, but they won't buy that size, and they can stuff themselves into a 12, so they do that. I had that mindset in my early twenties, and got rid of it quick, as I always looked disgusting in pictures. Who wants to wear a shirt with sleeves that are too tight and the shirt is too short and you can see the seams streeettttching to keep the shirt together, and to top it all off, you have the pants with the muffin top.
When I was 17, I also had size denial. The proof is in the yearbook pictures. I was on yearbook staff, and in the staff pic, you can see all of us together - and because of the sheer size of my muffin top (I at least had the decency to cover it up though) that is all you see - teenage girl with nice face and then a huge wad of fat right there in the middle. Disgusting.
Unfortunately, when they added spandex to all of our pants, it made the "muffin top" almost a given! Even with pants that "fit", that bit of spandex tightens the waistband into your skin. Even if you aren't overweight at all, it will create a "muffin top". You need to find pants that don't compress your waist/hip area...and that's very hard to do! A shirt that skims away from your hips helps hide it a bit!
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Skinny jeans can be very flattering.
