GTKY: Body love

indulgentgypsy · April 2019

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So I am possibly more guilty than most in suffering body image issues and hating myself these last few weeks, so started a new thread for loving your body.

You don't have to love everything all at once or everything at all - but what is something about your body you love?

indulgentgypsy · April 2019

My freckles - I actually wish I had more
My height - and that took YEARS. As a tall girl, I was always a little bitter about being tall. But I would not trade a single centimeter of my overall height for the world. 5'11"
My pregnant belly. I have put on WAY more weight than I want, but all of it is in my belly. And this time, I got a round obviously pregnant belly.
My boobs. I wish they were as big as the used to be, but my girls have never let me down, they look great in a low cut shirt or a tight sweater, and were instrumental in getting me free booze and out of tickets in our heyday

jennm0724 · April 2019

1. My feet - I feel like I have really nice feet, my toes are all nicely shaped and not too long but not stumpy

2. My lips - I have really nice full lips, I really should wear lipstick more often but just too lazy

3. My butt - Its big and full and gets me a lot of compliments LOL! Hubby loves it.

hoodevil0611 · April 2019

Love this. Height for me, too, and the long legs that go with it, though I had a hard time with it in middle/high school. Looking back, I don’t understand why it took me so long to comprehend that the fact that I weighed more and wore a bigger size than my shorter friends did not make me fat (I was like 145 and a size 6 in those days 🙄)

hakele · April 2019

I have really nice hands and nails. People often ask where I get my nails done and I’m like, these are just my natural nails with a clear polish. They are massive hands, but they are long and elegant to me.

I also love, love my hair. I mean, I better because I pay a lot for the cut and color! But I have really great full head of hair that I love.

I also just just really love my body overall. I’m super proud of how this human is growing in there. She’s so perfect, it kills me. And I generally feel really strong. Like I can deadlift 249 lbs (not right now, but when I’m not preggers haha). And that makes me feel really strong and powerful and capable.

mamahmh2 · April 2019

I think this is a good thread. We really need to focus on the positive sometimes. 😊

it’s always been hard to talk about what I love about myself but it’s good practice for that self-love journey.

I like my hair. It’s always been thick and I naturally have curls/waves but can wear it straight with a little work too. It’s always been the source of a lot of compliments which make me feel good.

I like my mid-section and waist. Pre-baby I have a natural hourglass and never really gained weight in my middle area. I had a generally flat tummy with not a lot of extra work required. I hope to regain that after #2.

I like my lips. They are full and always get compared to Jolie’s. They also cover my crooked teeth in a smile which I find helpful.

thanks for the reminder to love myself @indulgentgypsy ♥️

bartonolivia · April 2019

I love my hair! Other than that... not much. lol I fell in love with my waist when I lost all my weight pre pregnancy.

kingdommom · April 2019

I love my dimples. People have complimented me on my smile before. And I love being tall and (usually) thin.

cindler · April 2019

@indulgentgypsy @hoodevil0611 I totally hear you on not loving my height when I was young in 3rs grade we had to line up by height for a program. I was the third in line and the tallest girl by far. For some unknown reason, I was mortified by that. It wasn't until I began to discover myself in college that I came to appreciate my height. Now, I love it! I'm 5'11 and feel it's perfect!

I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. Its think and slightly curly, but I hate spending more than a few minutes on it. The last couple years, I have found a good routine that embraces my curls and requires little work in the morning. Its been a huge confidence boost!

jenniferjoy37 · April 2019

Good thread to remind us of our beauty!

I love my my hair color! I’m naturally strawberry blonde and I’ve never dyed it. It’s gotten darker over the years, but I do get asked where I get my hair done a bunch.

I have naturally red lips too. I always get asked what lipstick I use, and I respond with chapstick!

I love my “hourglass figure” when I’m not pregnant. I’ve got hips, maybe not boobs, but I’ve got the hips!

My blue eyes have always been a feature I love. I’ve always wanted my kids to have blue eyes like mine too! So far, I’m 1/1!

canuckmomma · April 2019

Good thread idea!!

My height - 5'11''. Like @indulgentgypsy I was shy about being so tall when I was a kid in school but now I totally rock it! The long legs and all ...

My eyes- they're big blue almond shape and I get compliments on them. What i love most is my son has my eyes except in hazel and his are STUNNING.

Panaceia · April 2019

+1 to loving my height (also 5'11"). Also eye shape, hair, hands and feet. Oh and the long legs:) I'm actually pretty happy with my physical self most of the time...when not pregnant. I'm glad this thread is here to remind me of that because I have been struggling a lot with body image this pregnancy.

indulgentgypsy · April 2019

❤ I love that so many of us are 5'11

I'm glad y'all are enjoying this.

I love my hands. I have strong hands with long fairly thin fingers - and no swelling in my hands this pregnancy!

I'm decently strong, and I build muscle fast when I work out. I noticed today in the 3 weeks I've been going to my exercise classes my butt has gotten quite a lovely lift and curve going all of a sudden.

nopegoat · April 2019

I love my eyes. At first glance they look blue/grey but that have brown in them as well and they change colors depending on mood and what I'm wearing so they can be blue, grey, or green.

I actually really like my height too but I'm on the opposite side and am a total shorty at 5'2 (really 5'1/2 😉).

I always liked my legs too. Though right now my thighs aren't necessarily my favorite, I've always had a bit thicker, strong looking legs.

pizzaplz · April 2019

Thanks for this thread! It's nice to have a chance to celebrate our physical selves apart from our baby bumps.
I like my height (5'5"), my eye color, my alto voice, and my hypermobility (being flexible and bendy is fun!).

hestia-is-wearie · April 2019

I love my thighs! They're nearly impossible to squeeze into jeans, but I love how big and strong they are. In junior high I maxed out the leg press machine in gym class (365 pounds). I was 4'11" and 105 pounds at the time, so I got some interesting looks

My butt is DH's favorite part of me. It's gained three inches this pregnancy and neither of us are complaining!
I love how fast I can sprint, which I'm pretty sure is thanks to my thighs and glutes. My legs just take over and I feel completely weightless. Sprinting is definitely not happening right now with this baby bump, which is also squashing my lungs

@indulgentgypsy I like my hands, too. I feel like they're just the right shape and size, and the nails grow really well. My mom was the first one to point out that I had really nice hands and thighs. I've had to put up with a lot of crazy from my mom, but one of her biggest positives is how she helped me appreciate my body growing up.

@pizzaplz I'm jealous of your flexibility! I'm as stiff as a board

foodislove · April 2019

I love my face. I like my eyes, my nose, my cheeks. The older I get, the more I love playing with makeup and color and finding ways to accent my eyes especially. They are a super super dark brown, darker than anyone else in my family.

gingermama46 · April 2019

Love this!
I love my hair, even though the red/strawberry blonde is getting darker as I age, I still love that it's my natural color. I get the most compliments on my hair.

I have a nice rack

my husband loves my boobs.

I also love my waist, even through different weight fluctuations it still remains the shape I want and gives me an hourglass figure.

hakele · April 2019

Wow! So many tall ladies! I feel short at 5’9” with all you 5’11” ladies. I never feel short! I used to be 10” but I shrunk....

scp2585 · April 2019

What a great thread!
My first instinct is to say my eyes and my lips. I have GREEN eyes and secretly/not so secretly love how rare that is. I get compliments on them from strangers sometimes and I usually have a little chip on my shoulder about it for a while afterwards.
Like others I have full lips too, so full that I look ridiculous in lipstick in any color other than mauve so I rarely wear lip color. So, I tend to play up my features by accenting my eyes with makeup to tone down these lips even without lip color.

DH would definitely say my butt, I don't even need to ask him. I didn't realize there was anything special about mine until I was in my early 20s and a friend from high school told me my low rise jeans were the main reason he went to church on Sunday mornings, because my family always sat in front of his. I swear it was a sweet, not creepy thing to say even though reading that now it might seem otherwise!

key33 · April 2019

My blue eyes are my favorite. It's the one feature I always get compliments on. Second, my legs. I have long legs for only being 5’6.

quinniebear · April 2019

Wow y'all are tall! I am 5'4" lol. I have great skin and hair. I've struggled with body image for basically ever, but the past few years I've been getting to a really good place and am now focused on body neutrality. I respect and appreciate my body but I don't need to love the way it looks all the time anymore. It's been really freeing for me to adopt this perspective

erynpdx · April 2019

I'm annoyed with myself for how hard coming up with something is at this moment. I'm normally not like this.

Blerg.

So.

My hair is pretty awesome right now.

I'm enjoying my pregnancy boobs also.

indulgentgypsy · April 2019

@erynpdx the arrival of the Titty Fairy is a beautiful day

I am jealous of all of you with wonderful hair

the hair fairy did not visit this time around... well, I guess she did, before pregnancy I had issues with breakage due to the water issues in my previous village, and now my hair is better, it is just too short for me.

jasonsgirl92 · April 2019

This is a good thread especially since I've been feeling down about my size lately... Before my son was born I was 135lbs 😵

Anyway! I was thinking while reading these posts there's not really anything I like about me. Then I remembered all the stuff I get comments on when I'm not pregnant. Like my eyes. People always ask what color are they? and say wow your eyes are just piercing! So that makes me feel good remembering that. My eyes are some middle color of grey green and blue and my sons are getting really light like mine so hopefully he gets the same comments!

And my teeth. This one really cool and nice older gentleman at church always is telling me to take care of my teeth because they are so straight and pretty. I had to get a molar out but you can't see it... I blame the baby lol

So thanks for making this thread 😍
Also everyone always says at church I have a firm handshake... Not sure if that's too masculine or better than floppy fish hand but whatever lol

jasonsgirl92 · May 2019

@erynpdx They'll be even more awesome when your milk comes in. I ended up FF after witha few days with DS but those five or so days with milk I felt like Pamela Anderson 😂😂😂

cindler · May 2019

@jasonsgirl92 I love when I meet another woman with a firm handshake. To me, that exudes confidence and power! As a woman who works in a competitive Male-dominated business, I've had to perfect the firm, confident handshake.

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