How do you feel about your body?

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I generally feel very positive about my body. I think possibly because I have several chronic illnesses and mostly can appreciate the fact I'm still able to do most of the things I can do! And I think I look fairly nice, and am very relaxed in myself.

However if I have a bad few days being ill and get very tired, or have rotten PMT, I can get quite negative. I think how different my life might have turned out if I'd been healthy. Then it can spill over into feeling quite ugly in my own skin too - I find that difficult.

Anyway, I'm just curious about how other people feel about their bodies in different ways?

Since having a kid 2 years ago my body has gotten slightly worse, but given I went from a super active gym goer to more recently a very sedate (just run around after a toddler and walk dogs daily) person, I’m way more at peace with what it is. I used to torture myself if I was looking a bit flabbier/heavier than the standard but now I don’t have many mirrors and wear baggy clothes to avoid the issue so I don’t stress so much about it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve never been out of the healthy BMI range so I guess that’s something. I really really wish I could just like it though.

I’m in a place where I look in the mirror and think “yeah girl you look ok”

But then I catch myself in a photograph and think “Fuck” 😂

Thank you so much. I do have a lot of support thank you. I guess it's all just too much at the moment as everything seems to be up shit creek. Not only with me but other family members too. Sorry, just need to vent

😂🤣 thank you for the laugh, but also sorry for laughing

I'm mid 40s slim size 8 and always have been but I'm very flat chested which I've always hated. I was very self conscious of it in my younger days as people would tease me about it. I wish I'd have been brave enough to have a boob job.
I've also had terrible lank hair and had no idea with make up. never really been happy with myself and no confidence to do anything about it.