will you ever be happy with your body?

My body is amazing! I don't know what I would do without it...I love it, and am grateful every day that it has got me to this point, after decades of use and abuse. I'm now trying to return the favor by giving it the nutrition and exercise it deserves.

It's a good thing you didn't ask 'our bodies' if they are happy with us.

beautifully said. or as the internetz folk say, QFT.

I'll be happy when I don't have to lift my fat to wash under it.

That is a very good question, thank you for asking. I wonder the same thing. I was slim and had a very nice body 30 years ago, but I thought I was fat, even then when I was over 40 lbs lighter at that time than I am now. I have saved some of the clothes I wore then as a reminder and measurement tool. My body image is intertwined with several things; how many carbs I've eaten, how much exercise I get, who I'm with, what I'm doing and whether I've had good sex recently. That last one makes me feel good enough, usually, that it doesn't matter how I look, at least temporarily. I'm grateful my husband still loves me and makes love to me. He never complains about my body and he's known me for a long time, so he knows how I used to look. That's not what he cares about even though I do. I'm pretty sure if I were to lose 40 lbs now, the body I think I remember at that weight would not reappear. I've had two kids since then and taken up weight training. Plus I'm 30 years older. Time and gravity take their toll on everyone, regardelss of their weight. I have gone to therapy over body image and eating and really not learned anything I didn't already know or helped me view my body differently. Eating a low carb diet was the only thing that helped at all in that regard. Not sure what the connection is, exactly, but it's still true.
I do try to remember that the body I have has given me over 50 years of very good service and life, even if it doesn't match the image we are usually shown as "attractive, sexy and beautiful." I've had two uncomplicated pregnancies, two natural births and two healthy babies from this body, many great orgasms, many satisfying exercise sessions, enough situations where I've had the necessary strength to accomplish tasks that other women wouldn't have been able to that I can say I have a good body, even if it doesn't look like that "ideal" body. If it looked like a model, too, I don't know if I would be any happier. Do you think the models think they have great bodies and are satisfied with them? I wonder.

It will be a long and arduous process.. But I assume eventually I will be.

I lost 70+ pounds so far.. Proud of my progression, happy with my progression.. But nah.. Not happy with my body. Not yet.

I'm not unhappy with my body now. I think I'm sexy as is. However some strong arms would be nice; I'm sick of taking five trips to the car for groceries, I wanna carry all that junk at once.

Also fit into a smaller wedding dress.

Hmm, I'm not sure.
I feel like it's a human flaw not to be completely satisfied.

When I reach my goal weight, there are undoubtably still aspects of myself that I "wish" were different, but are natural and I wouldn't be able to change.

Once I finally get to the point where I'm happy with my weight. I will want to gain more strength, and a more developed muscular body.

so many people have this wrong. you should be already strength training!!!

My body will never be perfect and that's not my expectation. I'm happy with my body now, I was happy with it before. That doesn't mean I don't want to strive to have it be the best it can be. But I'm happy with it. I'm happy it's here, and that it carries me through all the tasks I ask it to do, and that it's starting to look pretty good in clothes. I look at it like my salary. I'm happy with my salary now, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't want a raise. And at what point would my salary be high enough that I'd never want more? I'm perfectly content with my body as is. But I'd also be content with some improvements. But I don't strive for perfection.

^^This^^

It's my body and it does amazing things

If you're not happy with yourself now, you won't be happy at your goal weight. Happiness isn't measured in pounds (or the lack of them). It's measured in achievements and what you've been able to give.

Even when I hated the way my body looked, I couldn't hate it because it has given me my children. And when I ran a 10k on Saturday, I didn't really care how much I weighed as I passed the 5 mile marker.

What I think is interesting is how many people confidently say that they won't be. I will admit that I don't understand disliking yourself as a point of pride.

Generally, I am pretty happy with the way I look and as I get older I'm grateful because I'm holding my ground well.

Eat well because it fuels you, move because it feels good, dress in a way that makes you feel good. Laugh your goofy laugh and cry ugly cries because it is just YOU.

I'll never reach a goal of being "happy" with my body, but along the way I'm happy when I feel like I'm improving myself. I get upset with myself if I feel like I'm letting myself go.

Like many others have said, there will always be something else to improve on no matter what you achieve. And I think that's a good thing.

When we stop trying, we start dying!

Flip the coin.

Do you look at other people, body wise, facially, or reading about actors/actresses, millionaires and so on?

Of course you do Are any of those people totally happy 100% most likely not.

Try your best to be the best you can be in every way, not just physically but in every aspect of your life.

I'm a lot closer to happy than I was before.

I'm ok with my body, but not terribly happy with it.

I mean, I lost a lot of weight, but because I was so big my body is just not tight in the tummy, thighs, or arms and I do get sad that no matter how much weight I lose, I still would never wear a bikini in public.

I don't think I will ever be 100% happy with it.