How Confident Are You About Your Body?

1000 more readers reveal their thoughts on their internal self-external.

When asked how you feel about her figure changing, you do not restrain. Kvetched on some big bellies, arms fluttering above and the evaporation of the male attention. But you also squeezed a genuine appreciation for their bodies, that many of you know, we have a long way. As you get older, you are more likely to see their body as a tool to extend its life, not just an ornament that is admired, notes Margo Maine, PhD, author of the myth of the body. So while you may be longing a bit for a very nubile, most of you are quite happy with what you see. Here, we tell you what he said. 

The percent of women over 40 who are satisfied with their bodies: 57%

A sense of humor helps

I recently discussed changes in the body of the individual with a friend my age. He said, `What, you think they now look the same as I did in 18? We all had a bit of wear and tear. ‘Yes, I thought, you have the `wear and tear. ‘I had a couple of infants from seven-pound explorers camped in my uterus for the better part of a year, singing `99 bottles of beer on the wall. ‘ – Read Cornelia, 46

Lost and found
Weight gained by 52% after 40:10 of pounds of age or older
However, 13% reported losing that amount.

Older = more happy
Acceptance of the body grows candle birthday cake: 56% of those in their 40s to 58% after age fifty.

Record this in the mirror
The confidence and experience trump youth and the image at any time. – Allan Wood, 57

The price of Pudge
You gain 30 pounds for $ 250,000? 55% said no. But consider the 22% gain 10 pounds for $ 25,000. Now that ’s flexibility to you.

Coloréeme to fit
It covered my gray for many years but recently decided to let it show. I think a fit body says more about your self that makes her hair. – Beverley Coleman, 61

Who is this person?
My mom told me once that she looked down a wrinkled old hand and was scared to do it was his own. I also struggle with the fact that my appearance is changing.

What parts of your body you most would like to fix?

the stomach 59%
those thighs 19%
8% said end
neck that 6%
these arms 4%
4% said nothing: I wouldn ‘t change anything, I won all these wrinkles and marks.

That silence internal criticism
Was growing heavy, which gave me tremendous feelings about my body. But when they came my 40s, my world turned suddenly no more about my weight. Still hate my end in a bathing suit, but those moments are passing, not a constant concern. – Walking to Martha, 47

Suit retired
78% have given up in bikinis.

He ’s not me, it ‘ s you
My biggest complaint is not with how I feel but how TV portrays women my age. Actresses use advertisements only if they are my age selling medicine, diapers or depends Insurance. – Zonder Janna, 59

My body, my child
I worry of my editions of the body-image of my daughter 13 years. When she called the big attempt to help its messages of rejection from the outside. But I feel terrible thinking I will wrap it up with my thighs. – Dawn Mayeda, 53

What ’s more worrying about getting older?
1. Comba and wrinkles on the face and body
2. Impossible-to-lose fat
3. Fear of developing a condition related to chronic health

Tough love
When was 60, I found a lump in my LEF? ty of the chest had a modified radical mastectomy. Now, instead of worries about a poochy stomach and hips of the saddlebag, I look at my body and I think Amazon warrior how tough it is. Took a direct hit and survived. – Fernando Jain, 63