What Real Women Look Like

In a world full of images of how we "should" look it can get difficult to tell how we DO look. Our hope is to build a site where women can see what real women look like. What we really look like. Most women have spent so many years looking at themselves in mirrors that we can no longer see what's really there. With this project perhaps we will be able to more objectively see what we look like and come to some acceptance that we are all beautiful.
My Body Gallery promotes positive self image and realistic body image by showing what real women look like. Using a collection of photographs searchable by height, weight, pants size, shirt size and body type (apple body type, pear body type, banana body type and hourglass body type), mybodygallery.com helps women answer questions like "what do I look like," "what does a size 6 look like," and "do I look fat." My Body Gallery is about unretouched pictures of real women, but provides great articles as well. The Body Image Blog is stories submitted by women sharing their feelings about their bodies. News and Information is full of ideas about how to dress your body type, as well as body image studies and statistics. The only site of its kind, My Body Gallery is not about weight loss, dieting, or being judged for your appearance. It is not about slimming clothing or cosmetics. It is an accepting community of women who anonymously share their secrets about their bodies to help you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

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I have always been thick. When I was in middle school, my step-mother was convinced that I was too fat, put me on diet pills, and forced me into extreme diets. This led to years of struggling with eating disorders.

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Alright, this is kind of hard because I never really talk about this...I mean, not what my actual story is. I' m 15, I'm 5 ft tall and I weigh 141 lbs. Before you continue to read just know this isn't a success story. I wish it were and I hope someday that it will be.

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NEWS AND INFORMATION

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This site is here as an accurate reflection of what real women look like. All women.

Why?

A recent study found that 95% of non-eating disordered women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box.

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This site is here as an accurate reflection of what real women look like. All women.

It is not a forum for judgement.

It is not a place where some women are welcome to post their pictures and others are not.

It is not a place for us to second guess what someone says they weigh or what size pants they wear.

It is not a place to decide that someone is healthy enough or not healthy enough to post their picture.

It is a place for women to post their true and accurate pictures. And for other women to see that the world is not a place of cookie cutters. We are all different in our body shape and size as well as our place in our journey to loving our bodies exactly as they are, not as we (or others) think they should be.

It is a place for us to be kind to others and ourselves.

Flagging a photo should be done only when it is:

1. clearly miscategorized (by what you judge to be 100lbs or more).

2. not a woman.

3. unviewable.

4. more than one person.

5. a duplicate.

6. "inappropriate," which means nudity. If it could go in a mainstream underwear catalogue it is ok here.

 

There have been concerns raised about images that some consider "damaging" or "dangerous" because the woman appears to be self-harming or seems to be struggling with an eating disorder. This is NOT a reason to tag the photo. Our initial reaction to these was that this is a place to reflect reality and that this is a sad reality for some women. We have spoken to three different Doctors of Psychology regarding our choices and we are comfortable with our decision to allow all women, regardless of where they are on their journey to self-acceptance, to post their pictures to this site. Please respect each woman's journey. 

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato

 

Please Note: We strongly encourage anyone who is (or thinks they may be) struggling with an eating disorder or self harm to seek professional help. This site is NOT, and is not meant to be, in any way a substitute or replacement for professional medical help.

 

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