I am morbidly obese. I have tried losing weight for over 20 years, and the doctors just say “eat less, excercise more”. I’m 43 that has occured to me, thanks. No matter how hard I work at it, I lose 20 lbs, and then start gaining it back even if nothing has changed. Or even if I reduce my calorie intake again. Or increase my exercise. Its too the point that whenever I look in the mirror I just see a ft cw of a person. I never really learned to do makeup when I was younger, and Idk how to really learn now. Ive been told by friends to just watch some YouTube videos & experiment. When I do, I just see a ft cw with make-up on. Somethings are okay look wise, somethings are, “Oh dear, that’s a no”, but nothing is ever, “hey, I like this”. How do I figure out something that works for me?
(And yes, I know I need therepy- working on it- just trying to work on things I can control right now.).
if you reduce your calorie intake long term to a level that is lesser than you burn in a day you cannot possibly gain or even not lose weight. however you do not need to let your ability to wear makeup hang up on your weight. you are not a fat cow, you are just a person. you have features like anyone that certain makeup will look good on and others won’t. perhaps watch youtubers with features (and that may include their weight) similar to yours and see what you like and don’t on them, then replicate that for yourself.
But no matter what I try make-up wise I dont feel like it looks good on me. I just see my fat self with make up on, and it never looks good. I can get to passable, but it never looks good.