Women, Body Image & Dieting?

Question

Why is it that women tend to be harder on themselves about their bodies? It seems like every chick wants to be uper-skinny. What's your ideal size? I think as long as you have a flat stomach and a healthy body you're fit. Not everyone is meant to be a size 2. Some girls have bigger bones than others.

Answer 1

Women tend to be harder on themselves for "Competiion" with another person. For instance, MY Mother. "Oh, did you see how skinny darlene is, you should be that way too." "Oh, we have to go to a wedding next month, you'd better see what you can do to lose a few pounds." Like me walking into the place is going to stop everyone from looking at the bride. Give me a break. I have learned to accept my body as it is, I eat 3 normal sized meals a day, and I exercise every morning and every night. If I am not going to be the "perfect size" in her eyes, at least I know I am healthy. My ideal size is a 12/14...just the way I am right now.  

Answer 2

Yep, I agree.   Don't forget about the fact that so much is a factor of genetics.

Not everyone will have a flat stomach - men get "beer belly".  

You may find the following article of interest:

http://chc.ucsf.edu/pdf/2005_article_Dau...

Answer 3

jeez, cause that's what we've been told to be since we've been born- thousands of advertisments drilled into girl's brains every day pushs an impossible pressure on them- it's not really a choice much anymore, more of an ideal that every girl is soppoused to fufill. Unfortanatly, being naturally skinny is hard too because there is also a lot of pressure to have a girly figure, namely larger b*****s which many with smaller figures lack. Haha, companies are getting desperate though- I've actucally seen them use maniquings (sp?) in advertising that were soppoused to look like real woman.

Answer 4

My ideal size is a 5, I know my body could never get that small because of my "child bearing hips" but i try as hard as i can to get there anyways, because everywhere you look there are supermodel skinny chicks walking around and they always look so happy and confident.

Answer 5

because you read/see in magazines, tv, music videos, and movies, skinny girls acting s**y

it pressures most girls that they have to be like that.

but i think as long as your fit then your not "fat".

beauty comes in all shapes and sizes : ]

Answer 6

Because society has conditioned us to be.

Answer 7

For me, my ideal size (in conjunction with my body structure) is a size 10 to 12. If I go any lower than that I'll look sick. I don't want to be supper skinny (because I love my curves), I just want that six pack abs that I've been working on. I don't mind being considered plus or "fluffy". Because I'm not going to be what every man wants in a woman's physical appearance.  Besides, I get to many complements on my size to be worried about looking like I don't eat.