The Perfect Body, Does It Even Exist?

[Anonymous]

Well, mostly us Women struggle with this, I think we have no Idea how much thoughts and stress we put into this topic.

But do we even realize how much time we devote to negative thoughts concerning our body?

I think we are being conditioned by images of femininity in our society, and I've often struggled to accept the appearance of my body because I relied on certain standards, as in :

The Standard Body Measurements.

What is a standard body anyways? Who in the hell came up with this Rule?

What in the world is wrong with us? Why is it so hard for us to love ourselves unconditionally? Just why??

The reason why is because social conditioning is a very real and very powerful force, we are exposed to a specific series of images in our media that reinforce the attractiveness of an unattainable ideal of female beauty.

We are either too Thick

or too skinny

Obviously, before people bombard me, this has nothing to do with being HEALTHY or NOT HEALTHY.

Being too skinny or too thick does not mean one is NOT HEALTHY.

So, what should we do?

We should accept that society will never be happy with body image, therefore, we should accept ours, and appreciate it, appreciate the fact that we are healthy and alive, appreciate the fact that a skinny leg is skinny but it can still walk, appreciate the fact that maybe we have wobble arms, but we can still hold our purse and shake hands..

Here is my advice:
Compare yourself only to yourself. The world would be a pretty boring place if we all looked the same. There's no point in comparing yourself to others, regardless of whether the person is a celebrity or classmate sitting next to you.

Eat Healthy & Love yourselves

Natured <3

[vonasaurus]

'perfect' is a subjective term. and any universal 'standard' of beauty exists because the media preys on people's insecurities~ if we all believed ourselves pretty enough and good enough, there would be no way for companies to sell their products.

i do agree that healthy and skinny are not mutually exclusive, and being overweight definitely impacts one's health. but our shapes and sizes are influenced by so many factors:

-diet
-exercise
-age
-genetics
-medications we take
-other health issues

i have an autoimmune disorder that makes weight loss nightmarishly difficult, even with a strict diet/exercise regimen and medication (since there's no cure for it)... and, now that my leg is broken and i'm housebound for 3 months, i am so terrified that i'll get fat. but, just because my body isn't perfect doesn't mean that it's any less deserving of (self) love.

thanks for sharing!

-von

[BertMacklinFBI]

there is perfection by societies standards, ergo, the most liked/appealing by the general population.

and obviously, perfection is a matter of opinion because everyone is different.

[Robin48]

Amen, thanks, for speaking the truth. For the truth will set you free. There is a whole lot more than just looks.

[Anonymous]

"Well, mostly us Women struggle with this" Your 1st faulty statement.
Males EQUALLY suffer from poor body image, but when no one cares about how male issues, it's easy for women to claim it's "Mostly a women's issue".
and unlike the female body image which has endless campaigns telling girls to like who they are without question even when obese, and trying to shame males who have standards and insist they like females regardless of how they look...
Males are not given this kid-gloving the way women are.
Calling a man fat is seen as normal, even funny. Women can shame and attack men for their body image without social scrutiny.
Boys are shown just as much unreachable body standards as girls are, Ex: ALL super Heros.

If you look at society, females generally have no problem with how they look. You can find endless females of all shapes and sized wearing practically nothing in public. It doesn't matter if they are "too thin" or "too fat"... there is no lack of females wearing skin tight clothes or over exposing themselves.
You don't find this with men.

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This is NOT beautiful.
This should not be pushed as "OK", regardless of what women want to believe they should be allowed to do.
Facts don't care about "feelings"... This is unhealthy and gross. Does it mean the person should be hated on... NO.
But does it mean she should be free to forcing her body onto unwilling people... NO.

Men have to follow social dignity rules. So should women.
Men who don't fit into "standards" either accept it or do something about it.
We don't try and force society to change to accommodate us.

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^^^^^^
See how idiotic the fat positive shit sounds when you aren't protecting female feelings.

[foodfairywins]

Lololololollll!!!

[Idonthaveausername]

I actually have to agree with everything you wrote here. There are more girls than boys with eating disorders due to unrealistic beauty standards, but it is ignorant to think guys don't have any insecurities when it comes to theirs. It's true that most hot guys on TV are portrayed as muscle-bound lady's men

Obesity isn't beautiful and anorexia isn't beautiful. Healthy is beautiful even if you don't have an ideal hourglass figure or six pack to go with it. I think having a healthy BMI should be a requirement for all models

Your pictures make me gag a little (minus Channing, obviously). That's not healthy, beautiful, or acceptable. Flaunting an unhealthy body is negative despite what your message is

[Opinion Owner]

@Idonthaveausername Thank you. :)

[Idonthaveausername]

You're welcome

I should also point out that all of them women on this myTake have beautiful bodies. That "thick" girl looks great the way she is and doesn't look fat, and that girl in the last gif has to know what she's got going on is a little quirky, but still pretty awesome

[UnknownReflection]

Prefect article. I enjoy your Takes. You seem to be very understanding and wise. Reading your thoughts is very pleasant.

You spoken one of my beliefs. I never understood why people desire to be boring. Specially with the plastic surgeries on the line. Everybody looking with the same nose. Same breast size. Same tanned skin etc. . .

DNA is magically unique and admiring. The differences in our appearances is the key of beauty and purely exciting.

Prefect body doesn't exist. Nobody's prefect. But everyone are great in their own skin. Everyone are entitled to their own particular beauty. Hopefully one day everyone finally understand that.

You mentioned "The health" regarding the body image. Good point!
It's sad when i see global society is filled with uneducated members here and there. People who can't understand if someone is skinny not necessarily suffering from eating disorder. There is something so called Genetic. Or if someone is thick or nearly fat. Doesn't mean they are necessarily unhealthy. Also, Doesn't mean they are necessarily careless on their health either.
Illness, medication and genetic can be involved too.

[myTake Owner]

Thank you so much, this only means you read the whole thing <3 means a lot to me.
I appreciate it deeply <3

[UnknownReflection]

Of course i do! i found your Takes to be very interesting and fun. I guess i'm having a favorite author in this community! the first article i have red was when you talked about the world's peace and contribution of the countries. It was very unique and beautiful.

[myTake Owner]

Thank you so much amigo <3

[ak666]

It should be obvious just looking at the wide range of preferences guys have in pornography that the sum of what males find attractive encompasses practically every single type of female figure imaginable.

There is obviously no such thing as a perfect body as a result in ways that go beyond the eye of the beholder. What girls are doing when they alter their appearance is effectively either broadening or narrowing their appeal. Girls who are widely considered attractive are simply considered so because their appeal reaches a wide audience. Yet that's all relative, it's not absolute.

Being widely appealing isn't always a bonus either if it comes at the cost of blending in and looking like everyone else. Having looks that appeal to a narrow but devoted fan-base can be easier to work with than having looks that appeal to a wide but somewhat apathetic fan-base.

Anyway, much agreed with the MyTake! About the only thing I found unattractive in some of the girls I fell for most deeply was that they still had these insecurities over their body -- bodies which I adored (the insecurities, not so much). The worst case is when these insecurities are accompanied by behavior which is actually detrimental to the girl's physical health.

[Phoenix98]

Actually yes it does.

Golden Ratio 1:1.618 (1 to 1.618)

For men it's the following this will give you the Gold Ratio body which the Grecian Ideal is derived from.

Your flexed arms should be 150% larger than the circumference of your non-dominant wrist (wrist measurement x 2.5).

Your flexed calves should match your flexed arms.

Your shoulder circumference should measure 1.618 times larger than your waist (waist x 1.618).

Your chest circumference should be 550% larger than the circumference of your non-dominant wrist (wrist measurement x 6.5).

Your upper leg circumference should be 75% larger than your knee circumference (knee measurement x 1.75).

No more then 10% body fat.

Women

Ideal waist circumference = height x 0.382

Note: Taken at most narrow point below ribs.

Ideal shoulder circumference = ideal waist circumference x 1.618

Note: Taken at widest point in shoulders.

Ideal hip circumference = ideal waist circumference x 1.42

Note: Taken at widest point where butt sticks out.

There is true beauty in numbers.

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[Phoenix98]

And before you spout off some modern world nonsense or bullshit if you do.

These measurements this equation was found in nature and it's in everything in the world scientists even found the golden ratio on a microscopic level in the human body and in plants and animals and everything in the world you find visually appealing adheres to it. And it's been used by humans for thousands of years.

[Phoenix98]

And the measurements and equations themselves have been in nature and the world since the dawn of time.

[myTake Owner]

ok...

[Phoenix98]

Lol by the way I am sorry for this line of text.

And before you spout off some modern world nonsense or bullshit if you do.

It's meant as no disrespect to you it's just normally after I speak of this some person always comments nonsense so I wanted to cut the head off the snake beforehand if you get my meaning.

[myTake Owner]

I'm just speechless, and I don't want to debate about this to be honest, I accept your opinion, and your fact, which is a fact according to you :) but I don't apply it in my mind...
Still, your opinion is accepted.
Thank you

[Phoenix98]

Don't worry I'm not interested in debating either just answering your question ^^.

And I would like to note it's not fact according to me it's fact according to some of the brightest and smartest people in the world. I am just relying that info back.

But art and beauty actually is math, diagrams and patterns just FYI it's actually pretty interesting when you learn about it. I'm a painter so I know a little bit about it, we actually use these patterns to control people like you in a sense by directing your mind where we want you to look and what at. And using the golden ratio to make the painting appealing.

[Phoenix98]

Anyway have a good night and thanks for the reply.

[capturemyheartnow]

In the 19th century Americans thought that the body of Venus De Milo was the perfect body. Most college students during those days had a body similar to hers. They wanted to find out who the perfect Venus De Milo could be. But nobody was found to be perfect. A few girls had a body which was close to this figure. By 1940's they gave up the search to find the perfect girl who could resemble Venus De Milo.------The moral of the story is whatever be the modern standards of a perfect body , nobody will actually have it. So girls should try to be happy in what they have because perfection does not exist.

[JDavid25]

The girl that's described as too thick is on point. Whew!.. That is a fantastic body shape.. Plus sized models are what's up in my eyes.. But, yeah you right it's expectation, and mental competition.. All these media outlets are lookin to do is bank off of people's ( a lot of times women's) insecurities.. The insecurities that they are responsible for.. But in the end.. A perfect body doesn't exist..

[myTake Owner]

I agree with you a lot <3

[JDavid25]

Aw well Thank You... Great myTake :).

[UnknownXYZ]

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Of course the "perfect" body doesn't exist but an "ideal" one does. You can argue that the physical stature that attracts most of the opposite sex is what is "ideal".

I think it's generally not so hard for women to have attractive bodies compared to men. Height is the number one reason which it's not easy for men. Some can argue that tall women struggle with finding someone but many tall women are acknowledged as attractive and short men, not so much.

Ultimately, both male and females should just work on being their healthy selves.

[madhatters4]

i would say no since what is perfect is highly subjective. some guys like model thin, some guys like curvier, some guys like more weight, some guys like bigger butts, some smaller butts, etc.

perfection is up to a person's own opinion of what is perfect.

[madhatters4]

so yes the perfect body exists but is up to each individual and their model of perfection

[oddwaffle]

To a lot of people, it's not about loving themselves, it's about being liked for how they look.

The 'perfect' body isn't always fixed. There is a preference for certain body type but in general the healthier looking body compare to the rest of the population, the more favorable.

If everyone is poor and hungry then the slightly chubby type body would be the #1 preferred body because it's an indication of the person doing something right (to be that well fed). If everyone is overfilled with fat and idling in chairs then the muscular, toned and shapely body is ideal.

However, there is also an underlying preference. Men like women with shapely, round butts and nice looking boobs. Women tend to prefer men with well toned body, not the hulk style but more Captain America style.

[BluesBoy]

Well tbh, the ideal woman body, I mean by that the body which seems to be appealing by most women (at least the one that I know) is pretty easy to achieve, good diet and 3 training per week for 6-12 month and you are good to go.

My vision of the ideal man body requires perfect nutrition 5-6 times a week in the gym, perfect recovery, good genetics and roids.

That's a pretty hell of a difference if you ask me haha.

For my part, I have been a little fluffy when I was very young then anorexic and now I'm weak on my standards so well never been in peace with my body one time in my life but one day I know that will be on juice and even if I do not live long, I will be at peace once in my life.

Good my take tough even if I obviously don't fit nor share the conclusion which is the sane one but I'm not able to comply with it.

Cheers

[MrMysteryMan]

Perfection, I suppose it is a thing, but not what everyone thinks. There are way too many body types and structures and individual desires to have a perfect body of male or female. Perfection is so subjective. So to say that there is a body that everyone on the planet will think is perfect is pretty presumptuous and impossible. So don't believe those stupid GQ or Vanity Fair or what have you saying the sexiest man alive or the hottest women alive or bullshit like this. Also, those announcements and titles are always, ALWAYS about celebrities or well known people. Fuck, I've met so many hot women and I've only met like maybe one celebrity woman. And I find there are so many regular women who are WAAAYYY hotter than most celebs. So it's pretty much an attention grab or a high school like popularity farce.

[TripleAce]

But can we have a pretty close one maybe

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[BuchitaBuchys]

It's all booty for you lol

[TripleAce]

@BuchitaBuchys lol

Have you ever seen a girl with a nice bum and have a ugly body... lol... Pretty rare. Nice booties almost guarantees she has a nice body...

To be fair I like hips and waist too hahah

[BuchitaBuchys]

No. That's a good point. But have you ever seen a girl with nice boobs and an ugly body?

[TripleAce]

@BuchitaBuchys Yes all kinds lol... Almost always actually. She's got these luscious boobs but the rest is just... Happens soo often... as a matter of fact - This is also another reason why I Regard nice or big boobs as meh... because it's always shitty bodies with nice boobs lol (well not always but pretty often to be honest)

[TripleAce]

@BuchitaBuchys LIke Take a look at the first girl I posted... Her upper body is fragile, thin and just feminine. If she would have bigger boobs most likely that whole area would thicken up (sure not all girls but more often than not) --> I lke that fragile upper portion lol... and that comes with smaller sizes hahahh

[NJ_Casanova]

Yes... and it varies by what the person is attracted to. There is NO set standard.. and all the skinny BS isn't caused by men... it's caused by the fashion industry and media. Girls just mistakenly use that as a guide of what men want.

The reality is most of the celebrities that are deemed "sexy" are curvy (not saying weight.. just the shape of their bodies).

[melanieeeB]

I love your advice in the end!!
I train really hard to have a perfect body, sport is my life! But it can be really hard sometimes and exhausting, it's so hard, but I do it for myself.
I'm a person who always strives to be the best i can in every situation.

[DaniaMQ]

every person has a different idea of whats perfect and whats not perfect so i dont believe that teres a perfect body, it all depends on how the person who sees it views it as. and also i agree with you on the thing that we shouldn't compare, we have different types of bodies. Therefore, the more you compare yourself, the crappier you might feel about yourself xD

[writing_essays]

some people are better looking, some people are smarter, some people are nicer, some people are funnier, and some people are richer - the world would be boring if we were all identical. No reason to be jealous - for every person better off then you there are a dozen people worse off then you.

[Stone_Fizzlebeef]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is no objectively perfect body, otherwise we'd have started cloning that woman.

Seriously, though, turn off the tv, put down the magazine's and go outside if 'images in the media' are so bothersome. I hear that thrown around a lot.

[Hans222]

There's certainly no need to go for the "perfect measures", it's even a minus for a girl I think because anorexia is looking from behind the corner :-(
As long as the girl is a nice person and takes care of herself, I don't think a kilo too much is any reason to look away.
I'd rather have a sweetheart :D :D on my side who's 10 or 15 kg overweight than a skinny girl who doesn't know what the words smile or happyness mean :-(

[Piluex]

Nope, the concept of perfection is tpp arbitrary and subjective to aply to humans in general. The closest thing would be the "best" body for a person from the point of viee of health, ut that'd be more about weight, activity and alimentation than about body typed or beauty.

[Piluex]

*Too

[Imhotep99]

The woman in the third pic who you described as thick is gorgeous. Nothing wrong with her.
It's all relative and people have different preferences. Being thick is okay unless you're unhealthy and nobody should be shamed for it.
Also, men shouldn't be insulted for having their preferences.