Moobs - do you embrace yours or detest them? — The Mens Room on True Nudists

MemberOriginal Poster

Jun 20, 2022

This is going to be a very open post...

I had been an elite level swimmer when younger and my pectoral muscles had always been worked hard. So now well into my 50's and despite trying to keep somewhat fit and having had a life of slim physique, I have developed moobs (aka manboobs) - and they seem to come and go.

They come and go due to a medical condition and medicines that I take. When I am busting out on carbs, and off my medication my moobs can go to a firm A-cup. Oddly, in this condition they are also easily aroused and that's somewhat an enjoyable aspect of them. The women in my life also have no problems with them.

When my moobs first appeared I was in my 40's and I was ashamed of them. In fact I detested them. They felt odd at the beach and in the pool, as folks did look. But, hitting the beach in the last few weeks to catch some winter sun I simply sported my moobs and fully embraced the privilege of growing older.

So the question is do you have moobs and do you embrace them or detest them.

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Tom D
Jun 20, 2022
I would say I tolerate them which is somewhere between the two.
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Steve
Jun 20, 2022
It is what it is. Mine are partly genetic from my father (along with my hairline) and further exaggerated by an old surgery scar just below. Looking after yourself in general means no one should pass judgement, even if they were inclined to do otherwise. Hell, we should be the least-judgemental group on earth, anyway!
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Stone Andy
Jun 20, 2022
I'd say focus on what you can control. I don't know much about moobs, but if you go for a good six pack look (or in other words, not the authentic washboard abs but not quite the gut of most men around you carry) you'll be rockin it.
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Matt
Jun 20, 2022
I was very self-conscious of them when I was younger, as I was with the rest of my body. Now that I'm older, I've come to embrace them. Like yours, they've come to provide me a good chance at arousal. I've joked that they're sensitive enough that I can get excited on a windy day, lol.
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edalguy
Jun 20, 2022
You have to embrace them and enjoy life, its too short. That being said, do what you can to get them to where youre more comfortable with them. I have a pretty big chest and if my diet gets off track every pound I gain seems to go to my chest! I joke that I got my chest from my mom, lol! But as you and others have mentioned, the chest is a great source of arousal, so theres that!
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Tom D
Jun 20, 2022
[quote]I was very self-conscious of them when I was younger, as I was with the rest of my body. Now that I'm older, I've come to embrace them. Like yours, they've come to provide me a good chance at arousal. I've joked that they're sensitive enough that I can get excited on a windy day, lol.[/quote] Have you tried riding a bike shirtless to create wind on your chest?
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SkinnyDippingBear
Jun 20, 2022
They mortified me when I got them during puberty, spent most of my life detesting them and other aspects of my body. Love swimming but spent many years swimming with a shirt on that hid NOTHING! Finally in my 40s Ive settled into my body quite nicely and it is what it is! Would I like the body of Adonis, sure! Do I want to go to the gym that much, NO! I guess I just dont care what others think of me anymore! I wanna skinny dip, moobs, small penis, love handles and all!!! Im so much happier now too. Embrace your moobs! You are a work of art, an original! Appreciate it.
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edalguy
Jun 20, 2022
[quote]They mortified me when I got them during puberty, spent most of my life detesting them and other aspects of my body. Love swimming but spent many years swimming with a shirt on that hid NOTHING! Finally in my 40s Ive settled into my body quite nicely and it is what it is! Would I like the body of Adonis, sure! Do I want to go to the gym that much, NO! I guess I just dont care what others think of me anymore! I wanna skinny dip, moobs, small penis, love handles and all!!! Im so much happier now too. Embrace your moobs! You are a work of art, an original! Appreciate it.[/quote] Nicely said!!
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harleyguy1962
Jun 20, 2022
It is what it is I guess I'm not gon a li e in a gym to try and get rid of them
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MemberOriginal Poster
Jun 20, 2022
I like your position on moobs!
The puberty thing is interesting too. Many males have small breast buds appear at this time that, as I understand it, disappear with increased testosterone. At that time in my life I had both appear simultaneously, and I was already swimming at a high competitive level. Such an odd experience as I was hideously conscious of them but nobody really seemed to care - and that's when I learned my first lesson from swimming; there's no body shaming there!
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Member
Jun 21, 2022
I've pretty much always had them. As I've gotten older they are more pronounced. I'm fine with it. It's just a bit of a reminder too that bodies of men and women are so much alike. We are built so much alike just positioned differently.
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Stone Andy
Jun 21, 2022
The option of embracing or detesting your body parts is puritanical as it focuses on the extremes. Maybe we can walk the middle path of working with what we have. I imagine that moobs are just one body type of energy storage, which for me happens more at the belt line and I consider a challenge of our hyperindustrialized food chain.
I've read that moobs may be caused in part by substances that either block or encourage hormonal dysfunction. Some believe soy does this, others say it's a myth, but I've intuitively always stayed shy of soy. Another potential culprit which may have more science to back it up: hops found in beer. Wine may be a better alternative for some than IPA's.
https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/can-ipa-beers-cause-man-boobs#:~:text=It's%20because%20the%20hops%20that,condition%20coined%20%E2%80%9CBrewer's%20Droop.%E2%80%9D
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Stone Andy
Jun 22, 2022
[quote]My A cup man boobs dont bother me but my nipples do a little. They are pointy all the time. They print/poke out and show when I have a shirt on and the material makes them hard. Another reason I stay nude weather permitting.[/quote] Hey, remember that even Batman has pointy nipples. Accept them as sexy. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqZsl0FIjO-ZOP-gtKgDoHEHSk3DBUdS2YwPh-6ZBaLA&s
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Jay
Jun 22, 2022
Ya, I struggled with moobs for most of my life. Always the chubby kid who wanted to hide them by wearing oversized shirts, which only made me, look even bigger. I also have a congenital condition which caused my chest to be sunken & adding to the problem. Hated competitive sports in school when it was "shirts" vs "skins". I feared being a "skin".
Fast forward 50 years to the time when I embraced naturalism/nudism. Nudism 101 tells us to accept ourselves JUST the way we are. Once I did that, my moobs became much less of an issue.
To celebrate my new found freedom & acceptance, I had my nipples pierced! Now, instead of hiding them, I have elevated them to a place of honor & freely welcome any who want to gaze.
Take charge of your situation. Accept what you have & learn to appreciate them.
Jay
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Tom D
Jun 22, 2022
[quote]Ya, I struggled with moobs for most of my life. Always the chubby kid who wanted to hide them by wearing oversized shirts. Hated competitive sports in school when it was "shirts" vs "skins". I feared being a "skin". Fast forward 50 years to the time when I embraced naturalism/nudism. Nudism 101 tells us to accept ourselves JUST the way we are. Once I did that, my moobs became much less of an issue. Take charge of your situation. Accept what you have & learn to appreciate them. Jay[/quote] Same here.
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Steve
Jun 23, 2022
So, I'm not the only one! That's the reason for my scar. My funnel chest never gave me particular concerns, but I (with consultations) figured it would be better fixed.
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Member
Jun 25, 2022
I/we have seen literally thousands of nudist and a guy with moobs never drew me to an opinion of them and why should it??
If someone draws an opinion of me when they see my wife helping me keep my balance to walk I really don't care. Maybe guys with moobs would fare better just not concerned with someone that possibly has an opinion of them. People do not know your specific situation no more than why I need help at times getting around. Live your life and just be yourself.
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mi55er
Sep 12, 2022
Well said, and I can related. Lately, after playing tennis and swimming many days per week Im getting some muscle under my MOOBS, but theyre still there and I do have large nipples too. Ive embraced them and dont mind having them be seen naked, while swimming or poking out while wearing polos. Im a big furry man with MOOBS!!
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Member
Sep 13, 2022
[quote]Well said, and I can related. Lately, after playing tennis and swimming many days per week Im getting some muscle under my MOOBS, but theyre still there and I do have large nipples too. Ive embraced them and dont mind having them be seen naked, while swimming or poking out while wearing polos. Im a big furry man with MOOBS!![/quote] Well said by you as well!
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nudeyooper
Sep 14, 2022
[quote]I rarely see them on slender or in shape guys. Almost every overweight guy has them as far as I can tell. No different than a gang over the belt belly I thought. Once when I was running my poke out nipples, one bled just a little from the shirt rubbing and then sticking. That sucked.[/quote] I have seen them on a few old guys who were in great shape from bicycling. Just can't seem to get on that bike often enough to keep my weight down.
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Tom D
Sep 14, 2022
[quote]I rarely see them on slender or in shape guys. Almost every overweight guy has them as far as I can tell. No different than a gang over the belt belly I thought. Once when I was running my poke out nipples, one bled just a little from the shirt rubbing and then sticking. That sucked.[/quote] Easy solution for that, don't wear a shirt when you run!
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Steve
Sep 14, 2022
Free the moob!
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NakedTom
Oct 25, 2022
I was self conscious of them as a boy growing up, I wasnt even a fat kid, quite the opposite lol. even my nipples still make me self conscious with how big they are:(
Lack of exercise & lots of eating out has led me to gain some fat now Im 30
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