Do you like your body?

That question's been going through my mind a lot these last couple of days. It's partly because of talk at home, partly because of university and the way the word is used there. Body is always political, a battleground or something that needs to be mapped and claimed by whoever.
It's talking about body in a disembodied form so that made me think about actual bodies.

Do you like your body? As it is now? What do you think about your own body, what's your relationship to your body?

I'd be happy to receive some opinions on that one.

I grew to hate my body, when I hit puberty. "I am a fat cow" was constantly at the back of my mind. To cement this view of myself my bio dad constantly pestered me to do more sports because my grandma's food and way of cooking would make me fat.

Truth was, and I only just realized that by looking at old pictures, that I wasn't fat. I wasn't exactly slim but I wasn't fat either. I was completely normal - and I only just realize that now a good ten years later.

When I started university I thought I was fat. I wasn't.
I grew heavy during my years of university. Bad eating habits combined with lack of sports and a severe case of hypothyroidsm.

Yet, when I was at uni, something else happened. I began to like my body. People were never saw my weight as an issue because they were looking at my personality rather than the size tag in my jeans.

A paradoxical thing happened: I gained weight and self-confidence at the same time.

I like my body as it is now. At least I like him a lot more than only ten years ago though I think almost everyone has body issues at that time in their lives.

I know I'm fat, I weigh a about 188 pounds/94 kgs - that's a lot for somebody who is only 5'8'/175cm. I have love handles. I have stretch marks on my hips and on my boobs.
My boobs don't stand to attention like maybe they should when I see pictures of naked women but then again, there is such a thing as gravity and you can't fight that one.

I actually like my breasts; I like the way they feel and the softness of the skin; I like them in a lacy bra and a low cut shirt because boy! I get served way faster than anyone else when I lean against the bar in just the right way ;)

I also like my calves since those are actually the slimmest part of me because I walk everywhere and hardly ever use the bus or a car.

I like my face best - if that is still part of my body because somehow I always think of the body as starting at shoulder level LOL - especially my eyes and my mouth.

My hair isn't all that bad either, apart from a few already greying strands.

So come on girls, let's have some self-adoration :D

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