Your Body

You’ve found your Fairy Godmother and she wants to know how you would change your body if you could. Would it be your belly? Something unrelated to childbirth – like your nose? Would you change nothing? Share your wishes in the comments below.

UPDATE: I am closing comments to the entry now. Thank you for your participation!

74 thoughts on “Your Body

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:40 am
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    I want my booty back! I just lost a bunch of weight, and my butt went with it :( I have never had a flat butt until now (even when I was thin previously), and I do not like it!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:41 am
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    What a good question! I am changing the one thing that I disliked most about my body. I have gotten braces. Straight teeth here I come!
    As for anything else, I think I’d ask for a personal trainer to help me meet my exercise/health goals since I can’t seem to motivate myself. Otherwise, I’m happy with who I am.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:41 am
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    Stretch marks would disappear. I can handle saggy, I can handle jiggly, but those shiny white and pink marks make me feel terrible. I’ve tried to see them as battle scars, badges earned by life, but they just look like my failure to take care of my body.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:41 am
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    I could make my cesarean scar darker. It’s been 5 1/2 years now and it’s mostly faded. I don’t want to forget. It was a dark, dark time in my life and if I forget I’m afraid I won’t fight hard enough to keep it from happening again.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:43 am
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    My belly, for sure. I have diastasis recti that has gotten worse with each pregnancy (I’m on #3 right now and pretty sure it will be pretty bad this time).

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:44 am
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    I want to know why she’s only interested in my body. I she a man in disguise?

    If I had a fairy godmother what I’d *really* want her to change is my yard to being self maintained, more time to play crafts with the kids indoors. ;-)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:44 am
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    I guess I would just fix a little bit of the extra skin in my belly…not all…I would like to keep some to remind me of what my body did…but just enough around my belly button.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:45 am
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    my stretch marks!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:46 am
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    I have many imperfections, but the one that makes me the most self conscious is my chest. My breasts are uneven, and I am always paranoid that it’s noticeable. They’re at least a cup size different, if not more, and it’s gotten worse after pregnancy and breastfeeding. There are plenty of tops that I can’t wear, and I have to be very careful about choosing bras. I’ve been tempted to look into reductions (maybe when I’m done with breastfeeding for good). It doesn’t help that my mom sometimes teases me about it– she made me cry a couple months ago when I was in a dressing room trying on a dress.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:46 am
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    I would change my whole body, remove the fat, lift and tuck it back where it belongs. Not all of it is related to childbirth, most is more related to thyroid issues and my own lazy streak, but dang, I’d love to take off about 130 lbs…(and have all the extra skin disappear and be something worth looking at again!)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:47 am
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    Overall weight loss…. 30-40 pounds would be ideal.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:49 am
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    I’m in my 2nd trimester of pregnancy, and I’d love to just have a big belly from baby, not from the weight/fat I never lost from the other two babies (and before). I feel like I’m missing out on the full experience because I am feeling the baby kick through so much extra padding. I don’t remember feeling this way with the other two.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:51 am
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    I’d just like my old, perky 34D’s back instead of the saggy 80 yr old saggy 34 DD’s I have now.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:52 am
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    What would I change, it would be hair….

    It all started when I was on the pill, a stray chin hair here a shadow on my upper lip. Then the “treasure trail” as someone once put it. Hair between my breasts all the way down to my pubic hair. Now this would not bother me so much if it was not dark and some of it coarse. I’ve plucked and waxed and shaved and added chemicals that dissolve it. It won’t go away. For that reason I will never be able to wear a crop top or bikini. I will never feel feminine or like a lady. This is a shadow on my self esteem. I’m all woman, I’ve birthed and fed two children, but am I?

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9:54 am
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    oh i love nice legs! mine are a bit chunky so some thin shaply legs would be great! i mean stretch marks…who walks around in a bikini year round? i can hide them but legs….

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:00 am
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    i really dont care about my stretch marks..they are bad but they are one thing my children gave me to remind me of my wonderful pregnancies….i would want to lose about 50lbs and the flabby part of my stomach and back…but really that is my only problem with my body!!!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:00 am
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    Maybe skin that never breaks out, never needs make-up. Or a very slightly larger head…sometimes I feel like I look pin-headed in pictures. LOL. But, honestly? I actually feel more comfortable with my self and in my skin now than I did ten years ago when I was smaller, tighter, etc. So, I guess I’ll join Adrienne and wish for something better, like opportunities to travel with my children, to show them the wide, wonderful world.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:00 am
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    I would have the fairy godmother fix my teeth. My family is blessed with bad enamel, and my teeth need a major overhaul. :P

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    @nicole- I have the same problem! My breasts are drastically different, and the smaller breast doesn’t make much milk, so when I’m breastfeeding it’s a real obvious difference. I just buy those push up pads and stuff one side. Reduction surgery scares me, but that would be the one thing my fairy godmother could fix.
    I can’t blame any of my body woes on childbirth, I messed my self up long before I had any kids! I think the only other thing I’d change is my stinking facial hair! I’ve tried, waxing, chemicals,lasers, nothing works. So every day I pluck, and pluck. My skin suffers, but that can be covered up with concealer. I just wish I could go a day without having a beard to deal with. No wonder I stopped shaving my legs, I figure if I’m going to have a goatee like a man I may as well let the legs go too!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:08 am
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    I wish she would change my mind, to give me the ability to love my body/myself as it is/as I am. Seriously. My biggest most hideous flaw is how much I hate my appearance.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:09 am
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    bigger, firmer breasts definitely. Nothing else, weight gain and general toning etc are things i could achieve myself with some effort.. my boobs however are stuck like this now.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:09 am
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    I have scoliosis. I want my back fixed.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:16 am
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    I’d want my double chin gone the most. I can hide the saggy belly easily enough and the extra weight isn’t a huge deal, but everytime I look down I can feel that extra fat on my face and I hate it. I think I have a pretty face and it detracts from that.
    I suppose if I could have more done I’d probably ask to get ride of that saggy belly too, but I know I can live with it.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:18 am
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    it would be my belly. The stretch marks don’t bother me as much as how much it hangs over my underwear. If I wear low rise jeans or shorts that is just uncomfortable and sometimes painful since they would it right on my c-section scar. Everything else I can deal with, but that bothers me the most.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:20 am
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    After thinking and thinking I don’t think I’d change anything about my body. There are little things that I notice here and there but nothing I don’t appreciate for some reason or another. I have deep stretchmarks in my thighs, some extra sag around the tummy, and droopy empty breasts but honestly I really really like my body! I even went and got my belly button pierced to celebrate my new found love for myself! :)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:21 am
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    Definitely my belly….although if I’m completely honest, I hated my belly before babies too. It’s my “trouble spot”…I’m one of those apple shaped women with strong limbs and too much torso…I can’t necessarily blame it all on pregnancies. I’d like a chiseled waist and a flat belly.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:29 am
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    I’d ask her to get rid of the “old lady” hairs on my chin and ask her to fix my torn ACL so I could run without a knee brace and not be in pain.

    Other than that, I can honestly say – nothing. My body is not young, thin or perfect. But it’s healthy and strong (and getting stronger) and it’s MINE. It gave me three healthy children and the gift of being healthy enough myself to enjoy being their mother. I’ve been doing Weight Watchers and I run and go to the gym regularly. I am working to improve my body, but I sincerely love it the way it is right now, too. I have learned and grown SO MUCH in the process over the last year. If someone were to come and give me an instant fix, what future lessons about life and myself would I miss out on?

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:30 am
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    One thing? My boobs! I would make them perkier and bigger. I’ve always been self conscious about my relatively small chest and when not pg, it’s deflated and not as firm as it once was. A big, perky pair of twins would be much appreciated. lol

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:31 am
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    I wouldn’t change a thing.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:32 am
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    I feel like my body can be fixed through exercise. I’ve always had saggy boobs, so those aren’t a big deal to me anymore. The stretch marks don’t bother me either, but mine fade pretty well. I would ask to be stronger so I could go running without getting so tired. Or maybe the ability exercise really hard without affecting my milk supply.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:40 am
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    I’d want my butt to be nice and smooth again. ;) No more cellulite.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:42 am
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    I’d like to be able to gain about 10lb so my bones aren’t sticking out all over. And for my belly button to go back in…it looks like a nose on my tummy lol

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:47 am
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    I would fix my tilted hip and injured back. It would be nice to bellydance without any aches from them.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:50 am
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    Like a few others here, I’d change my breasts. Before I had my daughter, they were nonexistent. Now, I have breasts, but one is an A cup and the other is easily a C. The larger breast is the bigger milk producer, so of course my daughter favors it, and only increases the size difference. We’re weaning now, (she’s 13 mos) so I’m holding out hope that the monster breast will get smaller. Other than that, I’m really happy with my body, surprisingly more happy than I thought I would be after having a baby. Any stretch marks are just reminders of my beautiful baby girl :)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:52 am
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    I’d like my butt back. After my son was born, as I lost my baby weight I also lost my pre-baby butt. That’s not a surprise in itself but I literally lost it – I am now just about butt free. If there isn’t elastic in the waist of my pants, they just fall off. Belts work fine but are uncomfortable, and I’d rather just have my butt back.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:53 am
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    I’d ask for a bigger chin. My chin was practically non-existent before baby and even worse now that I am carrying around 30 extra pounds of post baby weight.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:57 am
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    I’d ask her to remove her judgemental backside from my and your company!
    I’d demand she casts a spell on every magazine and photographers touch up programmes so we could see that all women, fat, thin, short, tall are beautifully different and not meant to be manufactured into sex dolls.
    I’d finally demand that every barbie, bratz, and dolly that is that super skinny, giant titted is safely detonated into the sun!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    I’d want my flat (almost concave) belly back for sure! Second? My teeth. lol!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:09 am
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    I’d change my metabolism. I’m always so tired, so very, very tired – and I just can’t find the energy to excercise as I should. I’m about 100 lbs overweight, and between keeping the house manageably clean and looking after my 13-month-old, I have no energy left to devote to my own health.

    Also, fix my insomnia – I haven’t slept more than 3 consecutive hours in over a year, and it’s not just because of my night-nurser; I wake up after 2-2.5 hours whether he does or not!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:10 am
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    I would like a flatter tummy. It doesn’t have to be perfectly flat just flatter. Less sag and flab. It has gotten worse with my pregnancy, but I’ve had it most of my life since I had surgery when I was in 6th grade and left a scar right about where a cesarean scar would be, always wished for less pooch. I can live with my stretch marks.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:11 am
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    Not a damn thing. Proud of who I am and how motherhood has shaped my body. :)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:13 am
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    Wish I could say that I’m content, but I would lie. I’d like my belly to be a bit smaller and my breast to fit eachother ;)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:18 am
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    I was really hard on my body until I had my son and then I realized I had no reason to be hard on my body before. My body is shaped a little differently now and I would like to have my “old” body back.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:26 am
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    I would want some elasticity back in my belly. I’m not worried about the stretch marks, since I don’t care to wear a bikini or any type of shirt that exposes my mid section. I just want it to have the ability to be worked back into the shape it was before I had my daughter. I have worked hard the past few months to exercise and lose weight, but I see that the one thing I dislike is staying put.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:28 am
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    If I could have anything it would be a butt! I’ve never really had a booty and I always wanted one! :)

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:34 am
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    just one thing?! i guess saying i’d like to fix my skin covers most of it in one fell swoop. then the stretch marks that are so embarrassing and the sagging that makes me look so much older than i am would go away. I’ve lost the weight and then some but i still don’t like or recognize this saggy, stretched, and drooping body.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:45 am
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    I wish I didn’t have such a long list of things I want to change about my body. Physically there is a lot I would LOVE to change: brow lift, flat tummy, smaller arms, smaller nose, bigger booty, tan, no acne/scars, better toe nails, etc… But I think deep down, most of all I would ask to learn how to love myself just as I am. Also how to be loved by others. I think if I had that then the rest wouldn’t be as important.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:53 am
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    I love my body after baby for the most part, even my stretch marks. I earned them! I’ve lost the baby weight I just wanna lose 9 more pounds and tone up. And by dieting and working out I’m getting there.

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:00 pm
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    I want my pre-baby boobs back! I used to think they were so beautiful. I miss being able to wrap a towel around myself and have it stay put. I miss being able to feel totally sexy going bra-less in a t-shirt. I miss how pretty they used to look when I was on top of my boyfriend making love to him. Yes, I would definitely wish to have my boobs back!

  • Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:00 pm
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    Losing the extra 20 lbs. that I have put on after three kids and not having my physical job anymore. I need motivation!!

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