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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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StarUtopia · 12/04/2020 19:20

Like absolutely NOTHING about myself at the moment.

Used to be a size 10 with a fit athletic and toned body. Pretty face.

fast forward 7 years post kids, I've aged 20 yrs (so face is no longer pretty , it's wrinkly) and my body is a disaster zone..size 16.

I actually feel like i'm living in someone else's body :(

Chiyo666 · 12/04/2020 19:30

I take it all back. My 5 year old just said I look like the man from Rapunzel.

sunfloweryy · 12/04/2020 19:32

I like my eyes and most of the time my bum although I’ve put on a few pounds!

I don’t like my arms. They are too big for my body and nothing on gods green earth will shrink them. Or my big nose Grin

Misscoffeecrazy3 · 12/04/2020 19:34

I like my eyes and hair.

Just recently I had my second baby via CS. I dislike my post baby body, stretch marks, scar, absolutely enormous hips (they were big before but insanely wide since pregnancy), saggy boobs, flabby bump, weirdly flat bum now. I’m trying to remind myself I felt like this with baby 1 then back to almost normal within 2 years.

squishedgrapes · 12/04/2020 19:39

I like my hair, it's long and wavey, always wild and sexy looking
I like my boobs, they're not bad and haven't sagged much even after breastfeeding 4 children, a good size too. I quite like my legs which are long apparently for my height, my arms which I hated growing up because they were so long and skinny, but now I don't have bat wings. I don't mind my arse, it's not droopy, quite pert from working out a lot. I'm not overly fond of my stomach, but I don't hate it either.
I love the way my face is aging, I have long thick naturally curled eyelashes, and quite decent even shaped lips, my nose is straight, and I never did that th8ng of over plucking my eyebrows in the 90s which I'm thankful for.
I can look good without much effort and have a very laid back lazy style

nuitdesetoiles · 12/04/2020 19:40

I like my legs, long, toned and slim, also my boobs stayed upright despite x 2 pregnancies and breast feeding. I also like my shoulders and the upper part of my back, again toned.

However I hate, hate hate my stomach and back fat that's accumulated round my hips. Never recovered from pregnancy despite daily yoga, personal trainers and god knows what else. Although I'm slim my stomach is a pouchy flabby monstrosity...I have no cellulite on bum and thighs...all on stomach how is that fair?! Also hate my teeth...

squishedgrapes · 12/04/2020 19:42

But apparently I have a man's voice. But I think I kind of like that too

ALongHardWinter · 12/04/2020 19:50

I hate my weight. But I like my hair. Somehow I've managed to stay blonde,no signs of grey,even though I'm 56.

Pimmsypimms · 12/04/2020 20:08

I'm about 3 stone overweight so don't like anything at all about myself 🤷‍♀️

Oysterbabe · 12/04/2020 20:14

I don't like my tummy, it's wobbly and stretch marked. I'm an apple so even though I'm not overweight by BMI I look overweight as I'm very full round the middle. I'm fine about everything else and generally happy with my appearance. I have good lips, they're a nice shape and quite full.

Pickles89 · 12/04/2020 20:29

@squishedgrapes

I have a little girl voice! It sounds normal when I talk, to my own ears, but listening to recordings of myself I could pass as a 6 year old! It's really cringey.

DesiDiva2020 · 12/04/2020 20:43

I like my height and dislike my face. I'm truly ugly

butterflykiss00 · 12/04/2020 20:49

I dislike my teeth, my belly flab and my clitoris. I have a large bum for my height and weight and I'm learning to love it, also love my eyes and lips and cheek bone structure. I'm about 5"3 and 8stone 13

BobbinThreadbare123 · 12/04/2020 21:47

I like that I am fairly tall, I have nice hands, very thick hair, I have a decent bust and I've not had kids so no marks/scars from that. I have a small waist and a perky bum.
I do not like my skin - my 30s have been plagued with poor skin in the form of eczema and acne. I am spectacularly pale too, so any marks or scars on my face show up really clearly. I've got weird teeth and lumpy cellulite thighs. Not over keen on the arthritis and the Crohn's disease either.
I like myself better when I am fitter. I'd be a lot less bothered about the other stuff if my facial skin was not so bad, as well.

CuntyMcBollocks · 12/04/2020 22:35

I dislike my belly and shrivelled boobs since becoming a mother.

I am quite happy with my thighs as they are naturally very muscular and look good when I wear a short skirt.

Thighdentitycrisis · 12/04/2020 23:19

I dislike my curved spine and poor posture, and that I’m slim but flabby in my mid fifties
I like my figure and my hair, I have a nice face

PositiveVibez · 12/04/2020 23:28

I like my calves above my cankles and below my kneecap 😁

I like my hair.

I like that my tits still point upwards at the age of 42

Sh05 · 13/04/2020 00:59

I'm short (5 foot 2) and overweight since having last baby so not much to like of my body BUT regardless of how overweight I get, my wrists are tiny!
I love my tiny wrists and how they always look bony.Grin

ITasteSpring · 13/04/2020 19:19

I like that my tits still point upwards at the age of 42

Shock

Is that normal at any age? Grin

Sparrowlegs248 · 13/04/2020 19:22

I like most things about my body, apart from the fat. I'm really struggling with my weight. I've been slim.most of my life, but 2 children and a thyroid problem seem to have put paid to that. I'm not sure I can blame the children, but I was slim before them.

MorganKitten · 13/04/2020 19:23

I only like my eyes. Hate everything else

Kalifa · 13/04/2020 19:29

I like everything because it’s healthy and working. That’s what counts. My body has served me well so far, and I treat it well. A good sturdy vehicle to carry me through life.

littlestrawby · 13/04/2020 19:36

Dislike the dark circles under my eyes and my post-baby saggy bum. Also teeth are a bit wonky and my hair is a thick frizzy mess which takes far too much time to tame so I don't bother these days Grin

Not sure what I like to be honest! If I make an effort with my hair and makeup, and dress nicely, I do still look reasonably attractive, but have lost most of my youthful looks in my first few years of motherhood!

Oldhaggard · 13/04/2020 19:46

Like -

  • boobs still in chest region thus far. They haven't really changed even after pregnancy and breastfeeding (16 years ago!) They do disappear under my armpits when I lie down but they always did anyway. Look good with a decent bra on.
  • My waist, I've been pretty big and though I'm not that slim now, I've always had a waist which gives me some female shape.
  • My skin. Despite years of outside in all weathers and smoking, a job where my hands are in water/chemicals a lot and a lot of handwashing, my skin is pretty good and I do get compliments about it. It's pretty taught and not saggy except on my wobbly belly and arse

Don't like -

  • my hair. It's thin and flyaway, and prone to be greasy, and nothing induces it to be anything else. I look bald in some pics that aren't close when I've got it up.
-My belly. I've got a small overhang that looks like a deflated balloon with tiger stripes and no matter how much weight I lose, it stays put.
  • my legs. They're flabby and wobbly or muscled and toned, but always look stumpy when I wear dresses or skirts that aren't long. And with heels and a skirt/dress I look like a man in drag from the waist down.
  • My 18 chins. I've just lost a good couple of stone and my cheekbones have re-emerged, however my fecking chins have not receded at all. Made from the same stuff as my belly I guess.
-The hair. I'm fair with light skin but over the last few years, dear God I spend a lot of time pulling hair out of various parts of my face. Black and thick hairs - thicker than the hair on my bloody head, my DD asked me why I had pubes on my chin they're that bad. Also started round my nipples (wtf???) I've never had a problem before but my God these past few years if I left it I'd look like a yeti!
Moonmelodies · 13/04/2020 19:58

butterflykiss00
How can you not like your clitoris??

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