What do you do to feel *good* about yer bod?

[sfcafemme]

So I (and everyone else raised in this culture, it seems) have issues with the way I look; specifically about my body. Details not necessary at this point ;).

My question is this: what do *you* do to feel good about your body and/or the way you look?


Some suggestions I've heard:

*standing in front of a mirror saying personal affirmations aloud
*buying a sexy outfit that fit properly and *wearing* it
*wearing sexy underthings

So tell me all you luscious femmes and studly butches, what are YOUR suggestions?

The discussion/suggestion thread is open!

sf

[Blonde Bomb]

This is gonna sound strange and very liberal, but the best thing I have ever done that boosted my self confidence so much was public nudity. I used to hang out at a lot of hotsprings, both in the wilderness, and developed, and would go naked a lot at the springs. It was really scary at first because I had so many hangups about my body. After a while I started liking the way I looked naked than otherwise. In fact I hate bathing suits.

Now I don't live near any hotsprings, and haven't had the opportunity to shed those inhibitions, so I have resorted to wearing really sexy clothes while dancing uninhibited in public.

[Tranzman]

Lol! I, being trans had to take things a bit further to satisfy my issues...I had surgery! Before, there was no way in hell anyone could have gotten me to do the public nudity thing...but now? Let's just see em try and stop me! lmao! (6)

Jesse aka Tranzman

[Blonde Bomb]

Originally posted by Tranzman
Lol! I, being trans had to take things a bit further to satisfy my issues...I had surgery! Before, there was no way in hell anyone could have gotten me to do the public nudity thing...but now? Let's just see em try and stop me! lmao! (6)

Jesse aka Tranzman Right on Tranzman. Doesn't it feel so impowering to not be embarassed about your body?!!!

[shabadoo]

so, in contrast to my thread on insecurities (w) :

i listen, really take in, positive, appreciative comments/ compliments from other people. if other people, friends, lovers, even strangers, seem to think i'm fill in the blank, then i need to start looking at myself that way too!

i look at both sides of a coin: i.e., if i'm upset about having gained more permanent weight than i'd like, and feel my mid-section is too "trunk-like" and "bulgy", i look at the fact that the weight also gave me great new boobs!

and i second sffemme's motion: "buying a sexy outfit that fits properly and *wearing* it". it's glorious to put something on that, due to the right fit, actually accentuates the beauty of my form! it's glorious that that's even possible, which i never imagined!

and it's important for me to wear those things for "no reason at all" (not just where they'd be appropriate or expected) - around the house, out to lunch, to the store, visiting a friend ... (f)

[luvin61]

***bump*** ;)

[War God]

So I (and everyone else raised in this culture, it seems) have issues with the way I look; specifically about my body. Details not necessary at this point ;).

My question is this: what do *you* do to feel good about your body and/or the way you look?


Some suggestions I've heard:

*standing in front of a mirror saying personal affirmations aloud
*buying a sexy outfit that fit properly and *wearing* it
*wearing sexy underthings

So tell me all you luscious femmes and studly butches, what are YOUR suggestions?

The discussion/suggestion thread is open!

sf

I look at the positive things about my body and concentrate on them. I would like to think that everyone has some good feature. ;)

[leatherfemme29]

Good exercise / physical activity and eating healthy. Knowing I'm takng care of my body and that it will take care of me in turn is all I need.

[Kyssme]

for a quick pick-up ... i get naked! ;) i feel absolutly motherfuckin' sexy when i'm naked!

[Languardia]

I usually feel pretty good about my body, because I work out a lot...but if I do happen to need a pick-me-up...I'll compete with a friend, endurance-wise, at the gym. Another thing I sometimes do is work out all day, until I can't even move.
To me, I love the way that feels.

[DAYWALKER]

I stay fully clothed...lol, that is what I do!
:)
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[TwistedQueerGrrrl]

I wear something sexy and low cut ---I have great cleavage ;)

[Bo Dacious]

I wear something sexy and low cut ---I have great cleavage ;)




*perk*

Did someone say cleavage ?????? :P :P :P :P :P :P

Can we have a peek ?? (6) .......(and by "we" I mean "me")

[TwistedQueerGrrrl]

*perk*

Did someone say cleavage ?????? :P :P :P :P :P :P

Can we have a peek ?? (6) .......(and by "we" I mean "I")




lol you're such a baad boy (6) but that's what makes you so good :)

I'll see if I have any cleavage pics to share with you ;)

[Multi]

I feel really good about my body after a hard workout.

I don't have many body issues anymore since I have been eating right and exercising.

[Bo Dacious]

lol you're such a baad boy (6) but that's what makes you so good :)

I'll see if I have any cleavage pics to share with you ;)



Woo hooooo !!!!

That'll keep me busy for awhile. (6) (6) (6) (6)

[Emmanuela]

I dance. I mean really hot, sweaty, lascivious dance, to loudly pulsating music . . . always wearing something that gives a great twirl *s*

I swim. My favorite form is deep water ocean swimming, far beyond the break waters. As I do not currently live near a hospitable sea, I'll take a regulation-sized pool with a mile or two in laps, followed by a Jacuzzi, then a nice steam sauna.

Yoga is sultry, meditative, sensual, and strengthening, for me.

Free weights are fun, and I have a grand time with the guys at the gym who are astonished by what I can do, but I don't love having so much large muscle mass, hence I tend to go easy on the weights.

Massage. Deep tissue, hot rock, erotic, or a combination. Massage always works wonders.

Sex is great for feeling fantastic in the body . . . and beyond . . .

[War God]

I dance. I mean really hot, sweaty, lascivious dance, to loudly pulsating music . . . always wearing something that gives a great twirl *s*

I swim. My favorite form is deep water ocean swimming, far beyond the break waters. As I do not currently live near a hospitable sea, I'll take a regulation-sized pool with a mile or two in laps, followed by a Jacuzzi, then a nice steam sauna.

Yoga is sultry, meditative, sensual, and strengthening, for me.

Free weights are fun, and I have a grand time with the guys at the gym who are astonished by what I can do, but I don't love having so much large muscle mass, hence I tend to go easy on the weights.

Massage. Deep tissue, hot rock, erotic, or a combination. Massage always works wonders.

Sex is great for feeling fantastic in the body . . . and beyond . . .

Hmmm....Although I love your ideas, I think i'll pass on the deep sea swim. ;)

Man, you must have alot of stamina to swim in the sea.:D

[Emmanuela]

Hmmm....Although I love your ideas, I think i'll pass on the deep sea swim. ;)

Man, you must have alot of stamina to swim in the sea.:D


I do have a great deal of stamina . . . but don't be fooled by that: deep water swimming is a practice combining both strength and endurance, but mostly tranquility. Staying calm, finding your pace, are the ways to avoid most catastrophes. Well, and it helps to really know the particular sea in which you're swimming.

I spent much of my life on the beach. Lifeguards were often fairly unhappy that I swam past the breakwaters. They would take me aside, when I emerged from my swims, and tell me that, while I'm a strong swimmer, my behaviors were maybe giving others the wrong impression about the ease of going beyond the breakwaters.

Eventually, I did get caught in a hundred-foot tidal wave. I was calm about it, but my girlfriend at the time (who did not swim at all) witnessed the event, and lost her natural mind.

So, you make a good point, War God: deep sea swimming is not for everyone.

/ caveat *s*

[carmin]

What do I do to feel good about my bod?

laugh at it, at first.........................................then I cry :s

[AmericanButch]

A double banana split with triple hot fudge usually does it for me. ;)
(makes me feel instantly better about everything). (y)