If you could, what would you change about your physical appearance?

[BigB]

Originally posted by westernxer

Wow, BigB. You're one tough customer.

 

Did you ever play football?

 

no, I never played football. My high school coach was constantly trying to get me to play, but it just wasn't something I was ever into. Sometimes I wish I had played, I'd probably be in better shape if I had.

 

At 6' 250lbs in freshman year, I'd probably have been good at it , at least until I blew out my ankle the first time at 16.

[westernxer]

Injuries suck. I have to be careful these days, too. Nothing broken, but lots of aches and what have you, and I owe them all to sports.

[seahorse]

Blimey where to start!

 

Basically I'm pearshaped with a bit of a belly because of having three c-sections. The nerves there have been cut so many times that I'm numb above and below my bikini line scar and any form of stomach exercise seems to do nothing at all for me. During my last c-section (performed under an epidural anaesthetic) I asked the surgeon if she couldn't do a quick tummy tuck while she was down there, but strangely enough, she said no!

 

Doing some lipo on my hips, tummy and thighs, and injecting it into my 38A bust would make me very very happy.

[sunshinegirl]

I spent a lot of years in my twenties wishing I had smaller boobs and was thinner, like my two big sisters. I felt like a big ape next to them because I outweighed them by 20-30 lbs though we were all the same height (5'9"ish). My insecurities resulted in some near-eating disorder behaviors and a lot of unhappiness and self-loathing. In my mid twenties, I nearly had breast reduction surgery and didn't do it only because insurance wouldn't cover it. Now I am so glad I didn't--and I like to joke that my future husband is going to have a lot of fun with my 34DDs.

 

Now 31, I've gotten to the place where I'm basically happy with myself. I don't want to be a hypocrite and say we should never alter ourselves physically--after all, I wear contact lenses, have had braces, and for awhile took anti-acne medication. I've also lost those 20-30 pounds, and then some, though that's more a function of various "break up diets" I've been on than a concerted effort to lose weight. Anyway, I'm not sure where the line is, but I'm pretty sure for me it falls well short of going under the knife.

 

I guess what I would wish for all of us--and certainly any daughters should I ever have any--is a very grounded sense of self-love and acceptance of all of our physical quirks. They are what make us unique, after all.

[TylerC]

I'd put on about 20 lbs. I'm 5'10-ish and 130, way too skinny in my opinion for a guy. That, and I'd like to have straight, perfect, blazing white teeth. I'm in braces now, and my teeth aren't yellow, they just aren't bright white. Oh well, there's bleaching for that.