Let's Be Positive! What's your favorite thing about your body?

So nowadays, everyones so negative about their body image. It's true in just about everyone. Screw that! Let's be positive and take a good look at the better things about your body, whether its a toned body or a set of beautiful eyes or soft flowing hair.

I'll start it off!

I love my calves. They're very toned "soccer legs" that took a lot of work to get. I like my eyes too, they're huge anime eyes lol.

Definitely my hips.  I may still be overweight, but I don't think the shape of my hips is going anywhere no matter how low I get.  I don't really care about the aesthetic value of them, but my hips are absolutely meant for carrying babies and toddlers, and I just love that.

hmm my waist...but i also like my wrists and my eyes, especially my eyelashes-i have really long eyelashes.

Original Post by thegirl:

okay... maybe im being negative... *gulp*... but its depressing me that i come to read this thread, hoping to hear from girls who are overweight, being positive about their bodies, and instead... its a bunch of skinny teenage girls talking about how much they love themselves for the most part, and some of them sound downright concieted...

this just depressed me more than i was already... im sorry if its wrong of me to feel this way, im not trying to offend anyone at all! im just being very honest in saying i think there should be a completely different forum for girls who are currently or formerly anorexic/bulemic... it does little for the self esteem and realistic goals of girls who are overweight... quite frankly it makes me feel like maybe i should just go throw up my lunch so i can be skinny too...

im sorry if this is rude, but i dont feel comfortable sharing my concerns with being overweight, with a bunch of girls who are literally half my size...

i can understand what you mean.

but some of us can't help that we are smaller and still have a lot that we are self conscious about. and some of us are recovering from eating disorders and, at least for me, it's really difficult to try to focus on what we do like about ourself instead of all the things we hate.

i mean, being overweight isn't the only thing that a person can hate about themselves. some people hate that they are too thin. some people hate their skin. you know? so it's good to hear people (boy and girls alike, yes boys can be self conscious too) thinking about the things they actually like about themselves

i think that it's good that we are all in the same thread. so maybe if you are overweight you can still understand that losing weight isn't going to make your life perfect. you should definitely strive to be healthy more than anything else. but losing weight or gaining weight isn't going to guarantee your happiness.

I'd say my hair, my eyes and my lips (when they're not being dry T-T;). That's all I guess. xD

Original Post by thegirl:

okay... maybe im being negative... *gulp*... but its depressing me that i come to read this thread, hoping to hear from girls who are overweight, being positive about their bodies, and instead... its a bunch of skinny teenage girls talking about how much they love themselves for the most part, and some of them sound downright concieted...

this just depressed me more than i was already... im sorry if its wrong of me to feel this way, im not trying to offend anyone at all! im just being very honest in saying i think there should be a completely different forum for girls who are currently or formerly anorexic/bulemic... it does little for the self esteem and realistic goals of girls who are overweight... quite frankly it makes me feel like maybe i should just go throw up my lunch so i can be skinny too...

im sorry if this is rude, but i dont feel comfortable sharing my concerns with being overweight, with a bunch of girls who are literally half my size...

 

Aww, I'm sorry. Looking back at the thread in a different light...you're kind of right. It does look that way, doesn't it?

I'm not overweight, I'm only here to maintain, but I'm certainly not skinny. I have cellulite, and parts of my body that I don't like looking at. I've never had an eating disorder, and I've had to drop twenty pounds (It's only a wee bit, I know), to participate in the sports I enjoy.

So I'm sorry if I upset you. I didn't mean to discourage you at all. It's not rude =)

And I totally agree with you. There really should be a whole different forum for those recovering from eating disorders, because the journeys back to a healthy weight are vastly different from the two ends of the spectrum.

Really, though, I'm sorry you're upset.

A couple days ago.. I felt like I was the ugliest thing on Earth. I had felt like that for months and months.. suddenly.. I feel good about myself! I had an epiphany. So this might sound very concieted.. but I'm proud! I'm even more proud that I've broken through this self-loathing!

I used to hate my thighs. "Huge blobs of fat". Nut-uh! They're long, lean.. and toned!
My stomach is tight, and you can see my abs...
My arms are skinny, but they're also very toned!
I have very high cheekbones and I think my cheeks look adorable when I smile. =) Therefore, I have decided to smile as much as possible because like everyone else, I look so much prettier!
I also have pretty piano fingers.

This little square area between my neck and my boobs on my chest. Unfortunately, that's the only thing right now :(

I like my eyes and my hair.  They match well, and I can actually do a lot with my hair that a lot of my friends can't.

But on my body...?  Hmm...well, I've been working so, so hard on my abs, and they're starting to get defined and definitely flatter, so I'm going to have to say my abs!

Original Post by wistfulxthinking:

A couple days ago.. I felt like I was the ugliest thing on Earth. I had felt like that for months and months.. suddenly.. I feel good about myself! I had an epiphany. So this might sound very concieted.. but I'm proud! I'm even more proud that I've broken through this self-loathing!

 Congrats on the confidence boost!!

I hate when that happens.. it's like a flip of a coin..

Yesterday I was feelin hot and happy... today not so much.. not even close.

Lol I'll just have to wake up tomorrow and force the hotness.  rawr!

I like my shoulders, my long eyelashes, and my small waist.

I like my tiny butt and my super blue eyes. :)

I love my abs, and my arms. also like the original poster i have aot of definition in my legs soccer 7 days a week haha. and my green eyes.

I love my abs, and my arms. also like the original poster i have aot of definition in my legs soccer 7 days a week haha. and my green eyes.

yay for positivity! i've made a conscious decision to kick any and all negative thoughts about my body right out of my head from now on. i mean really, what's the point? negative thoughts do nothing but make you feel bad, and who wants that?  

i love my shoulders, my collar bone, my curves, my toes...

and guys don't stand a chance when i hit em with my big brown eyes ;)

my eyebrow shape! they've got great arcs! that count's as body, right?

I love my lips...my eyes, my thick thighs and legs, my small feet, my eyes, my natually curly hair (get lots of compliments)...

I like my hands/wrists. I realize that's a weird answer. My waist is alright as well. It's always been a smaller part of my body.

My feet. The more I walk/work out, the better they look.

I like my overall figure. I was blessed with a great waist to hip ratio... So I guess the big picture...

It's when I look at parts of my body separately that it gets less positive...

my eyelashes.

my bone structure is pretty sweet. i like being built this way because it means i can weigh more.