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To ask what's your favourite part of your body?

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 17:08

Seen many threads lately about women fretting over what body parts of themselves that they hate and it makes me sad. It makes me sad that I feel this way about myself, too.

Every single day I see new social media posts/articles about X celebrity has gained/lost weight and looks awful, or 'look at how great this conventionally attractive celebrity looks' then pick her apart down to bone structure and genetics, to make women everywhere race to the mirror once more and pick themselves apart for not looking like that. I'm sick of it.

So, what is your favourite body part? What do you love about your body?

I like my arms. They used to be extremely lean and toned and then I had kids and give up on myself for a while and they got fatter. They're leaning out again now that I have remembered I am a human being and started exercising/eating well again and I'm starting to like them! Yay. I also like my legs even though they're short and stubby as hell. But they're curvy and chonky and I like it.

I have to say my least favourite part would be my stomach as it is 90% loose skin and no effort. But, I'm coming to accept it for what it is; my children's first home and, well, it's just a stomach. Who cares.

Let's be having it sexy ladies

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GoodkneeBadKnee · 13/06/2026 06:17

I get compliments on my skin regularly. I don't follow any particular regime, just good genes I guess? People always think I'm younger than I am. I also like that I'm tall with long limbs, so most clothes look nice on me. This is a fab thread!

Snowdropsaremyfavourite · 13/06/2026 06:04

My eyes. They are an unusual shade of greeny-blue and my eyelashes are naturally dark and long. One of my old boyfriends looked at me adoringly one day, when he was telling me how much he loved me and couldn't quite explain it. He ended the conversation with, 'It's your eyes...' That always stayed with me, the way he looked at me when he said it.

SnowFrogJelly · 13/06/2026 00:58

Oooerr

PurpleAxe · 13/06/2026 00:25

My back. I used to be fat and it was rounded and had rolls.

Now it is straight, well muscled and no rolls.

I love wearing backless stuff and watching the mucles flex in the mirror. I worked hard for this body and it brings me joy.

I quite like my enormous quads now as well. They have always been huge but now the a muscle rather than fat.

Snippit · 13/06/2026 00:22

Full natural soft lips
pretty feet according to my husband and my old G.P 🤔
thick hair
get compliments about my complexion

WestwardHo1 · 12/06/2026 23:50

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:07

You sound absolutely gorgeous tbh. I am the same; i always make sure to talk positively about myself in front of my children, even at their young ages. I would really hate for either of them to feel the way that I have felt about myself at points. Self-esteem and confidence starts in the home!

Very important. My mum loathed her body and took no care to hide the fact. By about aged nine I was the same.

lostinmagic · 12/06/2026 23:02

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:07

You sound absolutely gorgeous tbh. I am the same; i always make sure to talk positively about myself in front of my children, even at their young ages. I would really hate for either of them to feel the way that I have felt about myself at points. Self-esteem and confidence starts in the home!

Thanks! @worldshottestmom
yes I couldn't agree more, I grew up in the late 80's/90's and all I heard from every woman around me, and my own mum, was how they needed to be skinny to be beautiful, it was ingrained in me for years and I hope my girls never have to hear that or ever think that.

Floatingdownriver · 12/06/2026 22:23

My face. I’m very lucky and am objectively beautiful.

pinkpony88 · 12/06/2026 22:20

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 17:42

No greys at 49?? Lucky lucky. Im 29 and have found 3 greys so far. My life is just stress and caffeine tbf

I’m 50 with no greys. My parents were both well into their 60’s before they had any.

TheeNotoriousPIG · 12/06/2026 22:08

My eyebrows, as they require no maintenance whatsoever!

I like that my eyes are big, and my eyelashes are long and have no need for lash lifts.

My cheekbones are pretty magnificent, too!

I am surprisingly muscular and strong (thanks, in part, to my job)… so my athletic figure has proven useful, after years of being called ‘fat’ for it at school by the stick-thin brigade.

Oh, and I am said to look a LOT younger than my age. It comes in handy at times.

Considering that I spent a lot of my youth being made to hate myself and my looks (this could be why I left school with a very low opinion of a majority of people…), this is definitely progress!

@PawMaw , thank you for the reassurance that we can get on hyperpigmentation and redness! I am very fair, and I’m midway through a long course of creams and antibiotics for rosacea, but will be adding your suggestions to my list!

Muffsies · 12/06/2026 22:08

HungryAndLazy · 12/06/2026 21:55

My hair. Never dyed it or used lots of heat on it.
Now in my mid 40's I thank my younger self on the regular.

I also really like my laughter lines. It sounds horribly cheesy but it reminds me how lucky I am to age.

I like the crows feet by my eyes. I like seeing them on other women too, i think they look attractive and make a person look kind.

Allseeingallknowing · 12/06/2026 22:07

DizziLizzy · 12/06/2026 22:06

Ive got a lovely décolleage!

So have I- at last I’ve found something I like!

DizziLizzy · 12/06/2026 22:06

Ive got a lovely décolleage!

BauhausOfEliott · 12/06/2026 22:03

I’ve got fucking amazing eyelashes. Long, dark, thick. I get loads of compliments on them. I’ve also got a cracking set of cheekbones.

HungryAndLazy · 12/06/2026 21:55

My hair. Never dyed it or used lots of heat on it.
Now in my mid 40's I thank my younger self on the regular.

I also really like my laughter lines. It sounds horribly cheesy but it reminds me how lucky I am to age.

Limepickleontoast · 12/06/2026 21:52

My long nail beds on my hands...perfect for painting.
My Ankles

Shatteredallthetimelately · 12/06/2026 21:45

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:24

Does it do that??

Absolutely can do, and does.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 12/06/2026 21:43

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:59

I'm gonna be honest and say I thought that I'd feel positive from this thread, but I'm just realising how ugly I am hahaha

Being chronically ill doesn't mean that you aren't beautiful. Id bet money that you have many admirable features

Agree....you can lose your looks in the blink of an eye. True beauty comes from within.

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:37

Shizzlestix · 12/06/2026 19:50

I like my narrow little wrists and my collar bones. They’re quite prominent following weight loss.

I’m quite fascinated with the bottom of my ribs too, also nice and obvious.

This one is weird, but my veins are very obvious now because they’re no longer buried in fat.

I never even considered that any person would not like their wrists before this thread lol

I also like my veins. Whenever I have had to go to hospital and have things injected into me, i always get complimented for having "good veins". Weirdest compliment ive ever received but ill take it

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Dorothyperky · 12/06/2026 21:36

I'm going to shock you@worldshottestmom my mother told me I'd never be pretty but I might be elegant at 30! I'm very youthful for my age but I nearly died last year (thank you to the NHS surgeons for saving me).
We all have our good points. Sometimes I feel sorry for men (not often, ha). We can have a make over, hair dye, corsetry. They're stuck if only a mother would love them!
My bff is very fond of men and she says a very funny thing about short men. They're taller when they stand on their wallets!
I personally like the 'three Fs theory'. Men are governed by food, football (substitute other hobbies) and fornication. Simple creatures.
We can spend our lives thinking we're not all that but we all have something.women are awesome, embrace it.

Mamadothehump · 12/06/2026 21:33

My legs and eyelashes are fucking awesome!!!

TeaPot496 · 12/06/2026 21:33

My left eyeball.

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:31

AnonymousUser4 · 12/06/2026 19:39

My stomach. It’s always been flat, washboard-esque even after four children. Just wish I never got any stretch marks so I could show it off more!

You can show it off! I subject people to looking at my wrinkly belly most days that its warm. It feels great

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Aintgointogoa · 12/06/2026 21:29

Interesting thread idea ! My eyes definitely. I was stopped on the street and an artist (female) asked if she could paint me. I wish I could have bought the canvas but alas....it was rather nice (this is in very hazy days of yore) My eyes peering out from under a cloche hat I affected at the time, looking very big in my pale face.
My bottom which has somehow withstood the depredations apparent everywhere else. Tho you couldn't bounce a dime off it now, as one boyfriend claimed he could back in the day 🫠
My cheekbones and my lips.
@AmazingGreatAunt this is a good point, yes I like to do the same.

It's nice to think of these things when all I feel is like a melted wax work most of the time. Thanks OP. And others for sharing 💃🏻😻✨💫

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:25

violetcuriosity · 12/06/2026 18:56

My face, it really makes up for a pretty average body (currently ravaged by a random neurological issue) and cankles. I have very blue eyes too. My stomach and waist are quite good for having kids although below the knicker line shows the c section shelf! In all honestly, since nearly dying you just realise how lucky we really are to be here at all 🩷

Best comment here tbh. In our final moments we won't care about the body we have been obsessing over for how ever long we were fortunate enough to live. Its great to feel confident and be secure but there's so much more to people and life

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