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to ask what do you dislike and like about your body?

134 replies

caradelvigna · 12/04/2020 14:12

I mean for this to be a positive thread. Need a pick me up after catching a glimpse of myself in my underwear in the mirror and wanting to cry!

I've been trying to find a sports bra that fits, but keep feeling incredibly down about my horrendously lopsided boobs (one DD, one G cup) - breastfeeding has made them saggy and stretch marky. I avoid looking at them at all costs.

I do however really like my eyes. I'm 3/4 black with dark skin and my eyes are very light green. Makes working with different makeup looks fun and I get the odd compliment here and there!

Same questions to mn....

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Siameasy · 12/04/2020 15:07

Good legs. I’m classic Apple shape-always fighting against mid section flab but with decent legs. Annoying thing is my limbs will become skeletal yet my mid section will hold onto fat!

CinderellasSecrets · 12/04/2020 15:09

I dislike my breasts I'm a B/C cup (depending on how long ago I fed my daughter Grin) but I feel they're too small, and a bit empty looking, I'm also struggling to accept my c-section scar that is keloided and very big compared to others I've seen. I've never liked my face very much, I think I'm a bit plain really but struggle not to compare myself to others my age. I have lots of freckles and acne that I hate, my nose is a bit lumpy, my lips are very thin and I'm extremley pale and can't tan.

I like my hair after years of hating it, it's very, very naturally red (hence the pale skin and inability to tan Grin) and getting its curl back after years of abuse from hair dye, and I think I like my eyes they are very green in the sun.

Bezalelle · 12/04/2020 15:11

I'm so bloody pleased with my body for managing to conceive a baby, and carry it for the past 20 weeks. I always feared I wouldn't be able to.

I'm not such a fan of my jaw area though. Too prominent. But whatever.

thenewaveragebear1983 · 12/04/2020 15:12

I like my shoulders and my legs now, but didn't for years until I became a sporty type! I never believed it could but it's amazing how exercise changes your body shape. Plus I am always tanned from running outdoors.

I dislike my stomach. I have had 3 giant babies and huge pregnancy weight gain 3 times and my tummy looks like a popped balloon. I was 4 sessions into an expensive collagen treatment before lockdown and it was really improving the overall tone, so I will hopefully be able to pick up that again soon and continue.

skippy67 · 12/04/2020 15:13

I like my height 5' 9". I like my long limbs ( wasn't always the case). I like that I look younger than my age ( thanks melanin!) I don't particularly like my overbite, and big feet.

Chiyo666 · 12/04/2020 15:13

I’m pretty happy with how I look! I’m half black half Chinese so very rare I see anyone who look likes me.

I wouldn’t mind being taller though. I’m 5ft 2 and my best friend is 5ft 10 so we look hilarious when we’re out together, as in heels she’s well over 6ft.

MummBraTheEverLeaking · 12/04/2020 15:14

Like my skin, my eyes and my boobs, even after breastfeeding. Dislike the deep wrinkles around my eyes and my bum, after pregnancy it became lovely and flat and now it's gone back to being big and sticking out a mile which I know is really in at the minute, but nothing bloody fits me properly Angry

NiceLegsShameAboutTheFace · 12/04/2020 15:35

I like my height, weight, muscles and legs (go right the way up to my arse Grin

Not a big fan of my face! But the body's awesome Blush

Surly · 12/04/2020 15:40

Thinks I don't like:
Stretchmarks on my belly, my back and my knees! I need a cure.
My saggy c section belly
My white hair.
How I look in photos
I have very light hair all over my arms as most people do but its black and to me noticable

Things I like:
My eyes are a really nice shape and often get compliments.
My tiny waist
My skin, a nice light brown and smooth

Marellaspirit · 12/04/2020 15:40

I like my eyes, they are very dark brown, almost black and are a nice shape. I have a love hate relationship with my belly having lost 5 stones it's a bit saggy. Though I'm proud of my new figure as I worked hard to get it!

Lippy1234 · 12/04/2020 15:44

I really like my face.
I dislike some recent scars on my legs from surgeries.

notawittyname1954 · 12/04/2020 15:45

@Mrsfrumble. I have the teeth and the jaw too. I think they often go together. So I hate my profile. We always say that our chins have gone missing. Fortunately my children have a better chin and jaw than I do and their partners do so am hoping it gets bred out. I have received many insults over the years from complete strangers which has been hard.

Toilenstripes · 12/04/2020 15:48

I have a good complexion and nice hair, pretty feet. But I have a terrible smile because of short upper jaw and my teeth barely show. Also have awful shaped legs, chicken legs my brother used to call them.

WhenTwoBecomeThree · 12/04/2020 15:49

I dislike my eyelashes (theyre just short and point straight forward) and my eye shape

I've learned to love my stretch marks from DD

Shayisgreat · 12/04/2020 15:55

Dislike boobs, tummy, and hips after baby. Like my legs, arms, clavicle and cheekbones.

DeanHardscrabble · 12/04/2020 15:55

Dislike - pretty much all of it.

Like - my hair isn't terrible. I have long eyelashes.

EmpressSuiko · 12/04/2020 15:56

I don’t like anything at all.

Big nose that keeps me indoors as I hate people seeing me, I dream of the day I can have rhinoplasty.

I’m pear shaped so wide hips and my bum is far too big and untoned, also have larger thighs but a tiny waist.

I used to love my stomach but it’s now covered in stretch marks from pregnancy.

I used to love my eyes but suffer from syringomas (benign tumours) and can’t afford treatment for them as it’s classed as a cosmetic issue.

Thick dark brown frizzy hair and despite being 30 I still have hormonal acne and I suffer from dry skin.

I also hate how asymmetrical my face is.

Literally feel like I was born cursed and definitely lost the genetic lottery.

bobstersmum · 12/04/2020 15:57

I don't really like much about myself these days, having kids has really aged me, I used to be quite confident. I do have good skin though, quite olive, and tan deeply in summer very easily.

Astoatora54 · 12/04/2020 15:59

I like my weight, height and figure but hate everything else.

2000lightyearsaway123 · 12/04/2020 16:03

I dislike my body. I am morbidly morbidly obese. But I'm working on it.

I think I have quite a pretty face and I have good hair.

JustinMyJustin · 12/04/2020 16:05

My hair. It’s so thin I’m practically bald (or feel like I am)

I genuinely believe my life would have turned out different if I had better hair.

Gatehouse77 · 12/04/2020 16:05

I like my wrists and ankles! And my brain.

BoswellsBollocks · 12/04/2020 16:05

Dislike: My huge belly
My thin, greasy hair
My short, shapeless legs
My wonky teeth

Like: My boobs, they’re a good shape and size.

JustinMyJustin · 12/04/2020 16:06

@EmpressSuiko Please don’t let your nose keep you indoorsSad Who gives a fuck what people think? Most people are too busy thinking about themselves to notice anyway.

bakedbeanzontoast · 12/04/2020 16:08

I'm never happy with my body but I have BDD and an ED.

I do like my nose though and eyes. Sometimes.

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