about yourself???

I'm starting a thread about "what I like about myself" - I know we are all here on 3fatchicks because we are trying to become healthier and ALL of us have one or two (or many) things we DON'T like about our bodies - and believe me, I could sit here and list them ALL...but I want to know - what do you LIKE about your body? You can make your list as short as one or as long as you want - don't be shy. Too many times during the day, EVERY day, I'm sure you all (if you're like me...) sit there and criticize all the things you hate about yourself...well, instead - we need to figure out what it is we LOVE about ourselves...It's GOOD to have things that you DO like...so c'mon - what are they? They can be about your body or the changes you've made to your lifestyle.


1. I have fantastic legs - especially my calves.
2. I LOVE my collar bones (and the fact that they show)!
3. I have perfectly arched eyebrows.
4. I have great hair.
5. I may not be a gym-rat - but I do go to the gym 3 - 4 times a week.
6. I love biking and roller-blading.
7. I CAN walk 6 miles or more (i've done it before).
8. I may not be "perfect" with my eating habits - but for the most part, I
honestly do eat "healthy".
9. When I go out to a resteraunt, I honestly CAN'T eat the ENTIRE plate
anymore...I ALWAYS come home with at least HALF of my meal (this is
a huge one for me!).
10. I'm not afraid to dance by myself at a club.


Now, I'm curious - what do you all love about your body & your lifestyle?

I love....

1. My eyes
2. My red hair
3. My butt ( hehe)
4. My legs
5. The fact that i can commit myself to anything I want, I have a very strong mind.
6. My personality, because people like me

I'm very good at sensual dancing, I have nice short curley hair, I have soft fem. facial features, and I love to draw and paint.

Thats what I like about myself XD.

I like my face now that it isn't all round. I have large DD's which are nice. I have thin hips and legs now. I love seeing my collar bones and shoulders now without all the padding. I have big brown eyes which are pretty. Come to think of it, I'm just pretty darn hot now. LOL

I like this thread...

1.I loooove my eyes. They are the prettiest color blue with gold flecks in them
2.I am strong and i can walk, run, jump, dance, etc, with everyone else.
3.I am amazingly flexible. Its CRAZY. Me and my sister both. You wouldn't think that I, of all people, would be flexible, but I am. I can do backbends, touch WAY past my toes, do the splits, etc.
4.I am very smart, I rank 5th from the top out of the 87 kids in my class.
5. I am funny. I can always make people laugh
6.I..have an 'old soul' or I am mature for my age. I am glad that I dont act as stupid as most teenagers these days.
7.I know who i am and who i want to be, i have all my dreams figured out, and I am doing my best to make them happen.

I love my eyes
My hair for the most part

That's all I can think of right now.

I'm still thinking...

I like this thread too. It helps you focus on positive self image

1. I like my eyes
2. I am very compassionate
3. I have pretty feet
4. I have nice skin
5. I can sing pretty well
6. My hair is nice

I think that's all...

I like this thread to! I never think about the things I like, only the things that I wanna change.

I do love my eyes.
I love my eyelashes, they are super long.
I love my teeth.
I love my smile. My daughter has the same smile, so maybe thats why I like it more lol.
Im "beginning" to love my butt now that its melting off! I cant belive how much my butt has gone down!
My feet. Ive got the best looking feet LOL. My toes are adorable.
My hair *on a good hair day* When it curls and flips just perfect.
My nails, they are so pretty.
I love my personality. Im pretty darn funny. I can make anyone laugh, when needed.
Oh and my one dimple. I love it.
I love my lips. They arent to big, but not to small either.

Boy, I guess I liked more things that I thought. I think I actually LIKE more things on my body than things I DONT! Whodathunkit????

Thanks for making me think positive!

Great thread!

I like
1. My hands - small and delicate and pretty
2. My toes - not bumpy and the nails are clean, not embarrassed when I go to get a pedicure!
3. My eyelashes - long and lush, don't really need mascara (or much of it anyway)
4. My intelligence - rocking my way through grad school then law school! Hooray!
5. My writing ability - I love entertaining people with stories and this skill is handy for school purposes as well
6. My cooking talent - I love being able to throw together a great meal

Ooh! Ooh! I want to do this too!!

1. My big, blue eyes
2. My plump, sensuous lips
3. How great my butt looks in a fitted pair of pants!
4. My muscular arms and legs (I see muscles now that I never knew I had!)
5. The fact that I look fantastic with long or short hair...I love my hair!! It has the best natural highlights!
6. I have the BEST singing voice.
7. The fact that I'm in better shape than anyone I know
8. The fact that I beat my brother at arm-wrestling!
9. The fact that I don't make heads turn but make people stop in their tracks!! I always had a pretty FACE (I hate that), but now I'm beyond hot! Who knew!!
10. I know how to shake my hips and am no longer ashamed to dance wherever, whenever!
11. How great my legs look when I wear heels.
12. Bones that should stick out (collar bones and stuff) DO stick out and are not hidden under layers of fat!
13. When I show people my fat pictures, they do not believe that it's really me! They think I'm joking!
14. The fact that people call me SKINNY!
15. How photogenic I am.
16. The fact that I KNOW I eat healthy. Food no longer controls me...I can say NO to anything now!

I could probably go on and on. That was fun!!

Now here is a good question. We get so stuck on the negatives about our bodies and all, we don't think about the good.

I had to do some real thinking about this and this is what i've come up with.

1) my facial features. I think when the fat is gone from my face again...everyone will be able to see my great bone structure. (now i'm not saying i'm beautiful, but i do think i have great bone structure. everyone compliments me on my cheekbones and my eyes)

2) i think i have great calves. i never think they are too fat. ( i need some sun because my veins are close to the surface and you can see them too easily, but i think i have very shapely calves)

3) my smile. people are ALWAYS complimenting me on my smile....so it must be a good one. (of course, i need to whiten my teeth again, but i still get complimented on having a beautiful smile)

4) my hands. I have small hands with small fingers (I wear a size 5 ring and i do get lots of compliments from guys about my hands. weird huh??)

okay. i'm noticing that alot of the features i've picked, usually i get alot of compliments on. I guess it goes to show positive reinforcements really do work on the subconscious. but these are generally features i like about myself and am glad that others seem to like them too.

Geez I wish I had all the fabulous attributes of my fellow ladies here! I read the list going "Eyes - oh god my eyes are dull" "calves - oh no mine are lumpy" "smile - mines gappy and crooked" "butt - COTTAGE CHEESE!" :O_
BUT I do like my shoulders.
And my feet are okay.

Oh, I thought of another one!! My neck!! I have a great, long neck! I hated it before because I suffered from "No Neck Syndrome"....there was so much fat there that I looked like a head balanced on a pair of shoulders! LOL I love having short hair and showing off my neck!! Hehehe
And!! I no longer have elbow cleavage!! That was the worst!

Good post!!!

We should all be doing this more often!
What I like about my body

1. its STRONG, I mean strong, emotionally and physically...I beat cancer's butt TWICE!!!
2.my eyes, love how they trun colour depending on my mood/clothes and the fact that they help me capture really beautiful pictures!
3. my legs and calves
5. My hair...its NEW been growing back for a year now since my Stem Cell Transplant, its CURLY!!!! and baby soft!!!
6.my smile
7. My feet-they no longer have warts! (yes gross I know!!! haha)