Body
As a woman, or really just a person in general, I have a love/hate relationship with my body. I love some parts of it, I hate others; I love some of the things it can do and that it generally cooperates and allows me to get through my days with little difficulty, but I hate how it can betray me sometimes. So here are my opinions of my body, part by part. Why? Boredom and avoidance of less desirable tasks. Plain and simple.
Hair - I finally learned to like my curl a couple years ago, though I still get frustrated with it and how thick it is. The color is nice, dirty blonde with natural high-lights.
Eyes - no complaints here, they’re grey-blue and vary in shade depending on what I wear.
Nose - it’s a little big, has a small bump, but it works well for smelling and breathing.
Ears - I have adorned them with many piercings which I get compliments on. I like ‘em.
Lips - not pencil-thin, not overly-full, they’re pretty standard.
Tongue - freakishly long and awesome.
Neck - also pretty long and slender
Collarbones - kind of a weird attribute to point out, but I like them. They kind of stick out, but not grotesquely, just in a subtle, sexy way. Or so I think.
Shoulders - fairly standard, still have some good muscle tone from when I used to go to the gym regularly
Arms - not bad, still pretty muscular as well… probably from pushing and pulling all my obese patients several times a week. Who needs a gym? Though my tricep areas are covered in stretch marks from when I got fat really quickly, I don’t love those.
Hands - they’re fairly dexterous and my fingers are pretty long. They serve me pretty well, day-to-day. They also have several big, straight veins in the tops which are perfect for IV placement, should I ever need one. Sorry, I’m a nurse and I think about these things.
Boobs - well, they aren’t big and impressive, but they have nice shape and no sag. I do wish they were a bit bigger, but I’ve never had any complaints. :P
Torso/abdomen - it is long and fairly slender and I have a narrow, defined waist. I am a far ways from a six-pack and there’s a little belly pudge, but I’m not all that concerned about it. I’ve come a long way from how it used to be (when I was a fatty). I do have small love-handles that I would like to be rid of though.
Back - pretty muscular, but I need to get some of my definition back (no pun intended) because it used to rock. I’m sorry for all the torture I put it through tugging around all the overweight patients.
Hips - they’re pretty wide, I think they’ll probably serve me pretty well for childbirth. I already know they’re a perfect spot to actually balance babies, like a little seat/shelf.
Ass - well, this is one of my problem areas. Being a pear-shaped individual, this is one of the spots my fat migrates to and refuses to budge. But it is improved from before and I think if I just put some effort into it, I could see even more improvement. It does allow me to sit, so thanks for that, ass. ;) And in regards to my body-type, it puts me at a reduced risk of heart disease which is a plus.
Legs - the thighs are my other problem area. I have what are so lovingly referred to as saddle-bags and cellulite. Like elsewhere, they are improved, but I’m still not loving them. I do like my legs enough now that I will wear shorts, skirts, and dresses that come to mid-thigh, which if you had even suggested five years ago, I would have laughed in your face. The rest of my legs are fairly thick, but pretty well muscled. They’re long and strong, but do not allow me to run particularly fast. The speed of my fastest run is actually pretty laughable. I just wasn’t built for speed. My knees are fairly jacked-up, but they grew that way and I didn’t do the exercises or wear the braces I was supposed to, so that is mostly my fault.
Feet - they’re big (women’s size 10-11), but they provide me a solid foundation.
Skin - it’s mostly soft, but it has its fair share of battle scars (tons of stretch marks and many scars from my clumsy ass frequently injuring myself). It tans pretty well in the summer, which I enjoy , but I don’t subject it to tanning beds to keep the brown tone all year long. I am pasty white by the time spring rolls around as nature intended. My biggest gripe about my skin is the acne, whomever told me when I was younger that it was only a problem for teenagers was a damned liar and I should like to kick them repeatedly in the shins for giving me false hope.
It’s funny, I wasn’t going into this post with any particular endgame in mind, but it actually turned out to be a pretty good body love and appreciation exercise. For a gal with historically and notoriously low self-esteem and bad body image, I’m feeling pretty good about myself. I’ve learned that as a whole, the positives really out-weigh the negatives. I did start the post thinking that I had to include at least one positive under each body part. It was easier than I thought. Try it, you don’t have to share it with the internet world, but I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
