Butches and Body Image - Let's Talk About It

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Originally Posted by KerrieH

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The only thing that I can say that I love about myself at the moment is this:

I can love unconditionally. When I do love unconditionally, I love with everything that I am.

I am a good listener.

When I am in a relationship, my partner comes first ALWAYS.

Right now I am in too much pain to think about anything else that I love about myself.

I have no self-confidence at all.

There is one thing that I LOVE about my body...I have a GREAT ass.

I wish the boobs were gone and I wish I weighed about 40-50 pounds less than I do.

I wish I was stronger than what I am.

Those are the things that I like and dont like about myself.

Excellent! Thank you for replying back K!

You've got a big heart that is full of love!! You and I have that in common! My life coach told me last year that I need to become my own best friend. I was to quit with the negative self talk, and to tell those around me that if I did talk about myself in a negative way, that they were to kindly remind me that I shouldn't do that. Negative self talk brings us down even more and trying to correct it is a baby step in the right direction. In a positive direction. When you think something negative, over ride it by remembering something you like about yourself..something good.

I've met you, and I think that you are pretty cool...I loved talking to you at the Reunion and remember that you have a great sense of humor.

I think a lot of us wish we were X amount of pounds lighter, so I am sure several people reading this nodded their heads when reading that...I know I did. That is something I can do something about, but I know right now I am so busy that I can't put a lot of time in to it...but I have started to eat better and have quit gaining weight; now I will get my life in order and make the time to go walking every night to work on what I don't want.

Just one baby step in the right direction will do wonders for your self esteem...you just have to be patient and keep putting one foot in front of the other. You know the old saying: "Rome wasn't built in a day!"

If you want to get stronger, start with doing some push ups and lunges or squats...even if you just start off with 5 of each a day and add 5 more a few days later...you will gradually start feeling stronger..another way of baby stepping in the right direction.

You can do it...I have complete faith in you; as do a lot of people here! Remember that you have to be kind to yourself.