remember that mirrors are liars.
When you look in a mirror you think you are seeing you honest image but that is not true. You see the image that you want to see. I know it sounds crazy but it is true. You are wearing something, in this case a speedo, that you want to wear and really like wearing so your mind is seeing yourself looking pretty good in that speedo. You have programed your mind to see you looking younger than you actually are or look to others. When you see that body, you think you are looking good for your age or level of exercise. You manage to block out that soft belly that may actually be protruding over the waist of the speedo. It is very difficult to look for reality and not what you think or want to be reality.
Sorry I don't have a solution for this but one approach is to look for the faults with that image in the mirror and you will be closer to seeing yourself as you are and others see you than if you look only at what is ok or acceptable.
Don't toss the speedo, just be able to accept the realities that the mirror really tries to hide from you.
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