Whats your idea of the perfect body?
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The perfect body is one that’s free from disease and allows me to do the things I want to do and get where I want to go.
As for shape and size, there’s no such thing as “perfect”. I appreciate the diversity in others and strive to be healthy for myself. The rest will take care of itself.
I’m 37 years old. It took me about 35 of those years to realize that my body isn’t just something I live in; it’s *me* too. I hated my body for most of those years and I treated it as such. Now I’m not exactly in love but I’m no longer in loathe. I eat well most of the time and do my best to stay active. I can bike or hike all day if I want and that’s the most important thing.
AMEN!
I've made four babies with my body. I don't aspire to look like who I was prior to giving birth because it's just not possible. What I do want is health, happiness and to be comfortable in my own skin. I want to have confidence in myself and know that I will be around for a very, very long time to enjoy my husband, my children, their children and my children's grandchildren.
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I love Beyoncé, she is perfect to me. Curvy but toned, everything I would love to be!0
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that, is a fabulous body in my opinion~!In your opinion, anyway. It's just that I see some frail looking girls (on here and facebook) frantically dieting so they can look good in a bikini or whatever. I mean.. yeah being slim would be awesome.. but.. don't take it too far.. Maybe I just prefer girls to have some meat on their bones
(sleazy porno music)
I'd rather look like this. She looks healthy and attractive as hell. But I know others would say that she's slightly overweight.
SO.. Whats your idea of the perfect body?0 -
I love this thread....I am just glad no one said (or that I missed their post) 'thigh gaps are ideal' BARRRRRFFFFF. No one will ever be this magic ideal body image to themselves. We always see our flaws. I am working sooooo hard on just being happy in my own skin. Not the easiest thing :huh:
Thigh gaps are ideal.
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The perfect body is one that’s free from disease and allows me to do the things I want to do and get where I want to go.
As for shape and size, there’s no such thing as “perfect”. I appreciate the diversity in others and strive to be healthy for myself. The rest will take care of itself.
I’m 37 years old. It took me about 35 of those years to realize that my body isn’t just something I live in; it’s *me* too. I hated my body for most of those years and I treated it as such. Now I’m not exactly in love but I’m no longer in loathe. I eat well most of the time and do my best to stay active. I can bike or hike all day if I want and that’s the most important thing.
THIS , one hundred times!
In terms of pure theory and aesthetics, my idea of the perfect body is closer to that of Olympic athletes than to Hollywood skinny stars.
I love art and I love greek statues, so anything close to the greek ideal.0 -
I'd be concerned if she is classed as over weight!!
I wish i had her body, then again it is airbrushed to the max!
Haha, yeah. I tried to find a decent non edited photo >.<
And her size (10US 14AU) is considered plus sized. o.o
Shoot, I would be happy in a 13/14, but she does look good!0 -
I would sell my soul if it meant I could look like this --->
http://208.90.155.93/2009/10/06/ebns-hot-girl-of-the-day.web.jpg0 -
I don't think the perfect body exists. We are human, not perfect. I don't wanna strive for someone's ideal....I just wanna strive to be happy in my own skin.0
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My ideal. She's my height, and I don't want a popping six pack, just a defined tummy, but her arms! would kill for those! I have always had big arms! even when I was swimming 5-6 days a week competitively.
I want this body!0 -
Well as for the women, I was going to say Eva is the only one that is obviously different. As they gave her a smaller waist. But for Cameron, they took away her muscle definition (and looks like moved her boob over). Don't see any difference in Katherine. The biggest difference was in the man.No one is perfect
They only way a majority of our celebrities can get their "perfect" bodies is through Photoshop.
Have a look below
Is that eva longoria? her body looks the same...the hair and eyes are different but her body is bangin in both haha
Eva has had her arm enlarged, her waist made smaller, her booty enlarged, her skin smoothed, undereyes brightened, and highlights put in her hair.
Cameron has had her stomach muscles smoothed, under eyes brightened, hair lightened.
Katherine has had her upper chest smoothed so you can't see her ribs, her forearm slightly enlarged to make it curvier, her waist made smaller, her jawline slightly filled out, and her skin smoothed.
And the man is obvious what they did.
I was just looking at bodies. They always photoshop pictures to enhance (brighten, smooth out, etc).. But to physically alter someone's body is what I thought was being discussed.
I know I've seen some seriously altered ones.. Kiera Knightly (giving her boobs) and there was the one of Kate Winslet where they felt the need to slim down her thighs, and I believe that Demi Moore cover was another..0 -
I look pretty much like the pic the guy posted and actually might be slimmer than her, i am in the middle of my BMI at 112 pounds and 5 foot tall, she is not borderline underweight.The first girl's picture has a NORMAL HEALTHY BMI. The 2 other pictures posted here are girls with BMIs that are UNDERWEIGHT. The last picture (that a guy posted) is BORDERLINE on the healthy/underweight spectrum.
Its sad to think that you ladies think that the ideal look is underweight
Its even sadder to think that healthy might be considered overweight.
Media has really messed up our ideas on body image.0 -
She's actually 5'4.My ideal. She's my height, and I don't want a popping six pack, just a defined tummy, but her arms! would kill for those! I have always had big arms! even when I was swimming 5-6 days a week competitively.
This is the type of girl I go for. slim and toned but not ripped.
pretty sure she's underweight or nearing it. but everyone has their preferences.
This girl is not underweight or unhealthy. Not my ideal body, because I want more definition, but she looks really good and healthy.
Do you see the size of her thighs? There isn't that much definition either so she's not likely to weigh much despite being rather tall. Think what you want--I know enough about body comp to know when someone's weight is nearing the underweight category. She's probably...5'7, 5'8 and 120 pounds??
5'7 and 120 is a BMI of 18.8, that is pretty close to underweight.
5'8 and 120 is a BMI of 18.2 which IS underweight.
The angle make it's difficult though--if she's 5'5 I'd guess her weight closer to 115
5'5 and 115 = BMI of 19.1, which is much closer to being underweight than well within the "healthy" category. For many women anything under a BMI of 20 is actually too thin. Unless they are of Asian descent which is another discussion altogether.
And perhaps she may be underweight but there is no denying her arms are toned as are her abs and thighs. No not a lot of definition but it's clear she works out for her body, she isn't skinny fat. This girl is fit.
And she may not be your ideal, and there are things I won't achieve such as her "skinny" thighs but her arms and abs are what I am aiming for personally. Thank god we all want different things. World would be a boring place id we all looked and wanted to look the same0 -
For me...
For her...
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Maybe this answer is not to popular on MFP, but I like thick women, your stretch marks are not ugly, the flab you gain from child birth is not ugly, you are a REAL WOMAN, you are not airbrush, An as long as you are comfortable in your body , Im comfortable holding hands and walking proudly down the street with you
That makes you a winner in my book. :flowerforyou:0 -
That woman that kicks *kitten* and takes names. The one that says don't start no **** and their won't be no ****. Princess Hotness. What was her name, damn it. Oh yeah now I remember, MrsRipdizzle1.......lol0
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My ideal. She's my height, and I don't want a popping six pack, just a defined tummy, but her arms! would kill for those! I have always had big arms! even when I was swimming 5-6 days a week competitively.
This is the type of girl I go for. slim and toned but not ripped.
pretty sure she's underweight or nearing it. but everyone has their preferences.
This girl is not underweight or unhealthy. Not my ideal body, because I want more definition, but she looks really good and healthy.
Do you see the size of her thighs? There isn't that much definition either so she's not likely to weigh much despite being rather tall. Think what you want--I know enough about body comp to know when someone's weight is nearing the underweight category. She's probably...5'7, 5'8 and 120 pounds??
5'7 and 120 is a BMI of 18.8, that is pretty close to underweight.
5'8 and 120 is a BMI of 18.2 which IS underweight.
The angle make it's difficult though--if she's 5'5 I'd guess her weight closer to 115
5'5 and 115 = BMI of 19.1, which is much closer to being underweight than well within the "healthy" category. For many women anything under a BMI of 20 is actually too thin. Unless they are of Asian descent which is another discussion altogether.
I guess I was thinking she was shorter, maybe 5'4" and would have put her at 125.
I love how people use the numbers as the set rule on how healthy someone is.
If the person has a small frame, they will be at the lower end of the scale, guaranteed, regardless of how "healthy" they are, and vice versa for large framed people. People should be more concerned about body fat. For men, under 25% and over 8% is healthy, regardless of weight. For women, it's below 32% and above 12%.
At my current lean mass, if I were to get down to 25% BF, I would still have a BMI over 24.5, which would make me in the "overweight/at risk" category. IF I were to put on ANY muscle (I imagine I would gain 10 lbs worth), even if I were to drop my BF% goal, I would STILL be considered overweight.
The BMI doesn't mean jack. My last gf was like a toothpick, but she ate very well, and was very active. She had calve muscles to die for! She was probably under a BMI of 18.5, but she was very, *VERY* healthy.
Now did i EVER call her unhealthy? No! I said she was near the underweight end of the spectrum. That is all. I think that when you start taking bodyfat percentage into account you can definitely dismiss "overweight" or "near overweight" but the reality is that WOMEN need a certain amount of bodyfat, which means body MASS in order to maintain reproductive health...so it is a bit more relevant for women. In any case, I never called her unhealthy.0 -
Jill Coleman, Jillian Sarno-Teta, Tara Ballard, Jamie Eason. Any of those really...That is my goal!!!0
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Ideally one with a big & healthy
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In the absence of those, I look for a great
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This may sound very Girl Scout-y to say but my idea of the perfect body is one that I feel comfortable in and happy with. I tried for a long time to compare myself to various other people but found that I was the only me so my body would only ever look like my body. I'd also say that my perfect body is one that can run a 10k without shutting down. I'm working on it!
agreed!!!!! i want to be strong and toned, but not necessarily stick thin...its taken a long time, but i finally realize that my legs will never be sticks, but that they can be good strong muscle and look good as long as i can meet my running goals, how can i not be happy with my body?!?!
and...one of the most interesting things i've learned on this site is how different everyone's bodies are really made...people who are the same height as me have way lower (or higher) goal weights and they look great on their bodies...mine is right in the middle of my 'healthy BMI' and that is where i look the best...makes me appreciate that everyone's 'ideal' is a little different 0 -
My ideal. She's my height, and I don't want a popping six pack, just a defined tummy, but her arms! would kill for those! I have always had big arms! even when I was swimming 5-6 days a week competitively.
This is the type of girl I go for. slim and toned but not ripped.
pretty sure she's underweight or nearing it. but everyone has their preferences.
This girl is not underweight or unhealthy. Not my ideal body, because I want more definition, but she looks really good and healthy.
Do you see the size of her thighs? There isn't that much definition either so she's not likely to weigh much despite being rather tall. Think what you want--I know enough about body comp to know when someone's weight is nearing the underweight category. She's probably...5'7, 5'8 and 120 pounds??
5'7 and 120 is a BMI of 18.8, that is pretty close to underweight.
5'8 and 120 is a BMI of 18.2 which IS underweight.
The angle make it's difficult though--if she's 5'5 I'd guess her weight closer to 115
5'5 and 115 = BMI of 19.1, which is much closer to being underweight than well within the "healthy" category. For many women anything under a BMI of 20 is actually too thin. Unless they are of Asian descent which is another discussion altogether.
I guess I was thinking she was shorter, maybe 5'4" and would have put her at 125.
I love how people use the numbers as the set rule on how healthy someone is.
If the person has a small frame, they will be at the lower end of the scale, guaranteed, regardless of how "healthy" they are, and vice versa for large framed people. People should be more concerned about body fat. For men, under 25% and over 8% is healthy, regardless of weight. For women, it's below 32% and above 12%.
At my current lean mass, if I were to get down to 25% BF, I would still have a BMI over 24.5, which would make me in the "overweight/at risk" category. IF I were to put on ANY muscle (I imagine I would gain 10 lbs worth), even if I were to drop my BF% goal, I would STILL be considered overweight.
The BMI doesn't mean jack. My last gf was like a toothpick, but she ate very well, and was very active. She had calve muscles to die for! She was probably under a BMI of 18.5, but she was very, *VERY* healthy.
Now did i EVER call her unhealthy? No! I said she was near the underweight end of the spectrum. That is all. I think that when you start taking bodyfat percentage into account you can definitely dismiss "overweight" or "near overweight" but the reality is that WOMEN need a certain amount of bodyfat, which means body MASS in order to maintain reproductive health...so it is a bit more relevant for women. In any case, I never called her unhealthy.
Yeah, women need more body fat then men. That's why the range of healthy BF% for women is 12-32%, as opposed to 8-25% for men.
I believe the term "underweight" and "unhealthy" go hand-in-hand, just like "overweight" and "unhealthy" do. At least, in my book it does, and that book came from what is socially normal.0
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