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Hard
My confidence has always been a roller-coaster. I remember always being overweight and short. It runs in my family. I was in the sixth grade when I noticed that I was a little bit heavier than the other kids. I couldn't wear kid uniform pants so I had to get men's Dickie's because they were the only things that fit. At one point I had this bathing suit that I would wear under my uniform, EVERYDAY, because it smoothed out the lumpiness of my body.
Starting PointI am the one in black. I don't even know where it started. The worst thing in my life and I don't even know how it started. I don't even have a starting point OR an ending point.
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Hard
Jun 19, 2013
My confidence has always been a roller-coaster. I remember always being overweight and short. It runs in my family. I was in the sixth grade when I noticed that I was a little bit heavier than the other kids. I couldn't wear kid uniform pants so I had to get men's Dickie's because they were the only things that fit. At one point I had this bathing suit that I would wear under my uniform, EVERYDAY, because it smoothed out the lumpiness of my body.
My confidence has always been a roller-coaster. I remember always being overweight and short. It runs in my family. I was in the sixth grade when I noticed that I was a little bit heavier than the other kids. I couldn't wear kid uniform pants so I had to get men's Dickie's because they were the only things that fit. At one point I had this bathing suit that I would wear under my uniform, EVERYDAY, because it smoothed out the lumpiness of my body.
Starting Point
Jun 18, 2013
I am the one in black. I don't even know where it started. The worst thing in my life and I don't even know how it started. I don't even have a starting point OR an ending point.
I am the one in black. I don't even know where it started. The worst thing in my life and I don't even know how it started. I don't even have a starting point OR an ending point.
I Love Who I Am
Jun 17, 2013
When I was growing up, as for many people, food was a reward and a comfort. The scales slowly crept up and my body was so out of balance I couldn't tell if I was hungry or full - it felt the same to me. At 18 I was clinically obese and hated the way I looked.
When I was growing up, as for many people, food was a reward and a comfort. The scales slowly crept up and my body was so out of balance I couldn't tell if I was hungry or full - it felt the same to me. At 18 I was clinically obese and hated the way I looked.
Side Effect
Jun 14, 2013
I'm from Finland and I was born 1969. I have never had any pregnancies, so my body tells mostly how I eat and how I exercise.
I'm from Finland and I was born 1969. I have never had any pregnancies, so my body tells mostly how I eat and how I exercise.
Life is too short
Jun 12, 2013
Life is too short... There are some amazing stories of extremely beautiful women on this site who don't see the same staring back in the mirror. It is sad that, as women, our self worth has come to be tied directly to what pant size we fit into. I grew up in a family full of naturally tall and large women. These were BEAUTIFUL women, full of strength and confidence.
Life is too short... There are some amazing stories of extremely beautiful women on this site who don't see the same staring back in the mirror. It is sad that, as women, our self worth has come to be tied directly to what pant size we fit into. I grew up in a family full of naturally tall and large women. These were BEAUTIFUL women, full of strength and confidence.
Too Fat and Too Thin
Jun 11, 2013
I see so many people on this site saying they're too fat or too thin. But not many people who want both, like me. I feel like the epitome of inadequate. I'm not thin, I'm not fat, I don't have many curves, but I'm also not a stick.
I see so many people on this site saying they're too fat or too thin. But not many people who want both, like me. I feel like the epitome of inadequate. I'm not thin, I'm not fat, I don't have many curves, but I'm also not a stick.
All Me
Jun 7, 2013
I have always had a love-hate relationship with food. I love to eat. I love the way it tastes and I love the way I feel while I am eating. I also hate the way I feel after I eat. My battle with my weight started as a young child. We were never allowed to have "junk food" in the house, so when my dad brought in the occasional treat, it was gone in a matter of seconds.
I have always had a love-hate relationship with food. I love to eat. I love the way it tastes and I love the way I feel while I am eating. I also hate the way I feel after I eat. My battle with my weight started as a young child. We were never allowed to have "junk food" in the house, so when my dad brought in the occasional treat, it was gone in a matter of seconds.
No Photoshop Here
Jun 5, 2013
I'm on a crusade to know and to show women what "real" bodies look like. We don't know. How is it that we don't know?!! We have rarely ever seen images of women at our own weights, with real curves and real breasts and no photoshop.
I'm on a crusade to know and to show women what "real" bodies look like. We don't know. How is it that we don't know?!! We have rarely ever seen images of women at our own weights, with real curves and real breasts and no photoshop.
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