20-Somethings - What do you love about your body?

Ok.. So I just bought this book today called, "Diet Drama" and even though it's a book geared for teenagers there are some really good things in the first chapter.

The author stresses the importance of loving yourself and your body no matter what size! That doesn't mean, "Don't try to be healthy" or "Don't lose weight." But it means not deciding that your size and weight determines your self-worth! Whether you have no lbs to lose or 500 lbs to lose, your self-worth is not based on that!

I wanted to share with you guys because I know I struggle with bashing myself constantly because of my weight. I know I'm not the only one.

So i want to ask, "What do you love about your body or yourself?"

I love that I laugh at just about anything.
I love my lips.
I love the muscle I can see forming in my thighs from all the lunges and squats that i do.

I love my pretty blue eyes. THey're the same shade as my grandmother's were and when I look in the mirror it's kind of like she's still here with me.

That really sounds like my kind of book. It's the message I preach all the time because loving ME was what helped me lose the weight in the first place :)

I love my hair. I have a lot of it and it's beautiful and curly and makes lots and lots of people jealous. It's also fairly unique and I love to embrace that. :)

My legs. I've been lucky to always have pretty nice looking legs, regardless of my weight. I love them even more now!

I love my drive and my love of school. It made getting degrees so much easier. I also love that I have the drive to get a Ph.D.

I love my eyes.
I Love my leg muscles.
I love my freckles:)

I love my eyes.
I love the fact that I don't have love handles (of course the weight is on my belly and thighs, but hey! No lovehandles!).
I love my heart shaped freckle on my right arm.

Honestly i love how strong my body is, i am utterly amazed at the beating i've put it through and yet it carries on and answers every demand i make of it.

I love how soft I feel to the touch.
I love how strong I feel as well.
I love how great I feel after exercising. Like my body has taken in a deep breath.

This is so hard for me answer right now... it's been one of those days. But I'm going to force myself because of this.

I love my calves- they're pretty rockin from all the spin classes. I love my green eyes. I love how much strength, endurance and energy I have now. I love that I smile all the time- sometimes I catch myself and feel silly, but it's totally genuine and I can't feel bad about that!

My teeth. I'm so obsessed with teeth haha. I wore a retainer every night for years, even though I had stopped going to the orthodontist because I was so afraid I'd end up with gap or crooked teeth. I also whiten them all the time. ;)

I also love my shoulders... and how I have pretty well defined collarbones now. :)

These are awesome!

I love how soft my skin is.
I love how shiny and silky my hair is.

I like my eyes as they're big and blue, I also like my waist as its small, and people have always said my smile and my bum are some of my best features.

I love my eyes - some people are taken back with how blue they are and the distinct dark "ring" I have around them, I'm often asked "Where do you get your contacts?"

I love my curves - I have a thin waist considering my weight.

I love my legs - My weight has always gone to my torso, and my legs seem to be unaffected. Sure, they could be thinner, but they're pretty nice as they are now!

I love my personality - I know it sounds big headed, but I do love the type of person I am. I love my humour, my kindness, my strength, my outlook on life - I'm always open for improvement and always seek to learn more about others and myself.

I like my curves, I think they are feminine.
I like my legs. I have wider hips so my legs are naturally larger also and I like that, it adds to the "shapely figure." I don't wanna look like a stick, even when I reach my goal weight.
I love my skin, it has cleared up so much since dieting and exercising.
I love how good my body feels after I exercise.
I also like my feet, weird, but I think their cute.

I love my perfect hourglass shape, that being said the butt and the boobs as well.
I love my eye lashes... they look fake thats how long they are.
I love my eyes - big brown eyes :)
I love my feet. I was always told to have really nice feet. lol

My legs have always looked good, even at a higher weight, but at lower weights, they're awesome.

I have a good butt-- not too big, nicely rounded.

I like my teeth-- no cavities, nice and white, and perfectly straight without braces.

I love my blue eyes and long eyelashes. I also love my boobs! Yes, I said it. My boobs. I also love my smile. And my feet are pretty cute for feet.

* I love my shape. I've got a small waist and rounded hips.
* I love how my dark eyebrows frame my green eyes.
* I love that even though I'm still heavy, my body can take more of a beating in bootcamp than anyone else I know and want more the next day :)
* I love how clear and pale my skin is. I feel like it sets me apart.

Can I say it? Ok....I have lovely........feet.

I joke with a friend of mine who had bunion surgery and was on disability for 6 weeks.....what I would not give for a bunion to be off work for 6 weeks! LOL
Alas, I have pretty feet.

-I love my eyes. Big and so dark you can't tell the pupil apart from the iris.
-I'm Latina, and I've got the body to back it up (haha)- I love my curves!
-I love my lips (I know, that's a weird one). They're full and soft.

Most of all, I love this thread! I think as we lose weight, it's very easy to sit around being critical of our bodies and how heavy we let ourselves get in the first place. It's nice to take time to appreciate the good stuff. :)

I love my blue eyes.

I love my hair – it’s long, soft and shiny, and it’s naturally the perfect colour for me (medium brown, with a bunch of highlights from the sun).

I love my soft skin – since I have extra weight which means extra skin, at least its extra soft too.

I love my face structure. It makes me feel pretty at any weight.

And I love this thread! I think it’s so important to remember that we’re all beautiful, regardless of our weight.

i love my boobs.

i love my lips.

i love my hair

And my ears.

My eyes, my feet, my boobs, and my naturally small waist.

I love my stomach because it's always been flat no matter what my weight.
I love my newly defined collarbones ;)
Oh yes and my nails haha, random but I do!

Wow tough question, and awesome answers.
Right now I love my arms because I have worked hard to shape them and they are finally coming along. It feels good to see hard work paying off.

This thread made me really happy to read. :-)

I love my hair. My friends and family always joke about how my hair is as crazy as I am. Even though its a pain to deal with sometimes... It grows really fast, it is SUPER thick, and curly. I enjoy the compliments I get about it.

I also love how strong I am. I can lift more than almost any girl I have ever met (has been that way since I was little, though it isnt something I have worked on) It is fun to show up the boys sometimes.

And this is strange, but I love that I dont need sleep. Not that I DONT sleep... I just dont need as much as most of the people I know. 4 hours is great for me. I get a lot more done because I dont spend so much of my life sleeping. Its awesome. :-)

This is a good thread. I love my the shape of my teeth, and how straight they are. I love my dark brown eyes, and I love my defined waist. Even though I'm overweight, I still do like my general shape.

I love the shape of my figure! I love my smile! I love my hair when it's just done. I love the size of my feet.