Women's Issues...

I think it is impossible to have an accurate body image of yourself. No matter what, your opinion is colored by other beliefs, whether good or bad, true or false. For instance, I was thinking today that since beginning running, I like my legs more - even planning on showin' them off later (it is Valentine's Day). Then I thought "well, do they look better?" and I really couldn't say. The other day I thought my knees totally looked chubby when I was trying on a skirt. So then I thought, "well maybe now that my legs are such a high-performance body part (if I do say so myself) that I just like them more." So, if I like them more because I appreciate all the hard work they do, I perceive them to be better than I did before. But, since I haven't lost a pound, and I still haven't gotten fully into my phase 2 skinny jeans I really have no material evidence that they look any better. It seems that perception is really the key. Perhaps then, one of the paths to loving yourself - and your body - is to make it worthy of praise and pride!