Put me in the Linda Hamilton (T2) column. She was so tough and sexy in that movie!

But since we have to also deal with reality, I pretty much like the body I have. Only I'd like the one I had at age 15, please. Thank you.

hmm.. I didn't think Jessica Biel as bulky either; I wouldn't mind having her body.


I think realistically for my body type it's hard to put on that type of muscle, so I would just like be toned and not flabby. I don't think I'm built to ever have a nice round booty like J-Lo either.

I like Cindy Crawford's body back in her supermodel days... thin but not a waif..that's kinda my goal now; if I happen to put on some visible muscle I'll be fine with that though.

I don't think Jessica Biel is bulky at all. She is equal part curvey and lean. I love her body.

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If I could change everything I would go from my ddd's to a c cup and the perfect body type to me would be angelina jolie.

Lots of folks mention Angelina Jolie as their "ideal". Have you seen her up close? She's waifishly thin, like you could knock her over with your pinky and play her spine like a xylophone with huge veins running down her arms and hands. I think she probably has to beef up for some of her roles but she's a very slight woman.

I do not like a female body to be overly muscular. It looks good on a model in a well staged photo, but IRL, it looks unfeminine and exaggerated.

I`d love a body ike Dita von Teese`s. It`s curvy and soft, with boobs and a bum, and yet, she`s tiny!

I like my body type too so I would just want it with less fat! I love Scarlett Johannsen's body too so I vote for soft and curvy. I find it more feminine than muscles showing everywhere. I would like just enough muscle for my arms and legs not to jiggle but not so much that you see the definition lines.

Thanks for the celebrity guides SamanthaJubilee and LandonsBaby!

I'm another who likes Scarlett Johannsen, at least what I've seen, if that's representative (I don't keep up with celebs too well).

I want to be toned, but when I say that I really mean ... not flabby. I don't actually want a particularly athletic-looking body. I recall that I was proud of my supposed 2 pack/4 pack/whatever in college, but I'll feel most like me at "thin, soft and feminine." I do want to be "fit" ... but you know, looks-wise, I want to be what I consider most attractive.

In men, I find attractive most body types except for particularly thin (so, the opposite). Average, fit or fat = all fine by me in men.

I love Leana Headey from Sarah Connor's Chronicles, but she's thinner than I'll ever be, ha. I think part of it is her attitude (in that character). Tough chick. I'm such a softie, I admire that in other women.

I will admit I don't really know what women mean by "fit".

It would be "Beyounce"

Arghhh!!! One of my personal pet peeves is that alot of the photos linked to are of Oxygen-type fitness models. Which is really a distortion of what a woman should look like! You don't see abs unless your body fat is 10% or less. At 10% or less body fat, you lose alot of breast tissue. So these women get implants to get that "ideal" body. These are comic book women -- women drawn to an ideal by men and marketed to and overwhelmingly pre-pubescent, adolescent, and young male market...
Surely we can do better than THAT as ideal?! How about normal weight with the functional ability to haul yourself around, walk for a couple of hours, lift some things, and enough body fat to sustain your life!!

Check the thumbnails -- I can't see much difference in body types...so sad...

OK, rant over...

Kira

Comicbooks--yes, I thought I'd seen that shape somewhere before!

I cannot look at another woman and say "I want a body like hers." --My body will be it's own shape. Will I want to see well-defined muscle? Well, I don't know. Depends how much work it will take and how much time I have. It's not that important to me at all.

No, I'm excited and curious to see what my new fit and slender self will look like in about a year--warts, loose skin, wrinkles and all.