Body woes

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Interesting article \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4898484.stm\here} about how much women worry about their bodies.

My main concern is my abdominal area. When I was this weight before having my twins, my tummy was flatter and trimmer. Now that I have had the twins, it is bulging. I am doing a lot of abdominal exercise and cardiovascular activities (I ran 3 miles on Saturday)but I need to lose about another 10lb before I will see the results of my hard work.

I try not to worry too much about my body. After 3 kids and pregnancies that gave my stretch marks stretch marks I'm realistic knowing I'm never going to be wearing hipsters again!!

I think it's sad that women feel that they have got to have a perfect body. Our differences are what make us who we are, we should learn to love ourselves for more than the way we look. I think a happy woman with a less than perfect body is more beautiful than a miserable size 10.

For some reason since having ds I have accepted my body more. It's like I have a reason for it not to be perfect and I don't worry so much. Im not overweight by much ( about half a stone, its just not as firm as it used to be.
I worried so much pre-ds about how I look that I became very skinny(6ft and 8 stone/size8 clothes)

I found that since I've given up dieting I haven't lost much weight, but havent' put on much either :) Post 2 c-sections I've given up on my tummy... thank god for stretch jeans

Still have fat days of course but then I just have a healthy food day and I'm fine.

In reality need to loose about 8-10kg but not too worried, except for on my fat days :) Have to add I used to be bullemic so am aware of dangers :)

I have always had body issues, but I think they have got worse since having DS. I am now 4 stone overweight, as I am a real comfort eater (suffered with PND for a year after DS was born, which didn't help) I hate every last molecule of my body, and I have spent my life wishing I looked like someone else. As a teenager, I actually wanted to have the discipline to be anorexic (realise now that this was a really stupid and dangerous thing to think) but I guess that I have always been screwed up about the way I look, and will probably always be the same. I hate it, as I think it is a really self indulgent way to be, everything works and is healthy, but I just can't stop wishing that I looked different. DP says I am obsessed. I probably am.