Women: Ancient Tips for a Perfect Figure

Wow, that'd be a neat book to read...just for the fun of it. I like old books like that. I have a really old medical dictionary from the 1910's that talks about cancer and what causes it. The theory was that it was caused by anything from infections to "bad air". Weird.

It's interesting that they talk about exercise and eating a high protein diet, even back in the day. And I guess some things never change...women will always want perkier boobs, no matter what. Except back then it was fox oil instead of "Bloussant" or whatever the heck else you can buy to make your boobs bigger.

My tip for a perfect figure:

1. Push your body to do incredible things. After running 26 miles, you don't care what you look like, you love your body.
2. Find a significant other who constantly grabs you and tells you how sexy you are.

You will not wish for a better figure ever again. $25.95 please. ;)

My question has always been why women's bodies reflect the beauty ideal of the times while men's bodies stay relatively the same...??

You have to wonder what the thinking process was like with some of this stuff. Lets see, foxes are slim and vigorous, so if I slap some "oil of fox" on myself then I will be too? Gosh, just hope I don't grow a big bushy tail!

I'm sure some of the advice we get today (even from experts) will seem just as goofy in a few hundred years.

(Although Heather's advice sounds pretty timeless!)

Colleen said:
My question has always been why women's bodies reflect the beauty ideal of the times while men's bodies stay relatively the same...?? [...]

I'm not sure that's exactly true... the ideal male figure has become much more slender of late, too, it seems.

The good news, especially given the current Fox Oil shortage, is that it’s a great reminder of how beauty standards change. Thin women are considered "scragged, sad-looking and not comely." Make-up should be avoided because "a painted face is enough to destroy the reputation of her that uses it."

Well then, I'm apparantly old-school. Skinny girls and make-up are nasty.

Heather said:
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Actually, I don't agree with that!

For your first point - why should you have to run yourself to exhaustion to feel good about yourself? I believe in changing from the inside out, not the other way round...

For your second point, having someone tell you that you're sexy isn't enough when you're feeling bad on the inside. You tend to discount compliments when you have poor body image. I have a client who has a husband who adores her, is always chasing her around the bedroom and telling her she's sexy. But she doesn't believe him because it doesn't fit her own view of herself...

Thanks Crabby for more food for thought.

Talia said:

Actualy, I don't agree with that! ...

But, I've often seen her work with obese women who have artistic talent but feel bad about themselves, and she encourages them to develop and take pride in what they have and can offer. She doesn't tell them to start training.

It's also true that I've known several obese women who I think are much more beautiful than several slender and fit women I've known...

I think Heather's point is: if you want to look good, work out, don't be afraid of pain, and love and be loved. That's sound advice. I think your point is: if you feel good about yourself, you look good, and feeling good about yourself is an inner process. True too.

I very well could be wrong, but I'd guess where Heather and Talia would agree are the following points: it is important to love and be proud of yourself and what you can do; someone who loves you sees your beauty; exercise makes you look better, and being strong is attractive; it's a rush when your looks turn a stranger's head.

I will say that having a husband who tells you you're sexy all the time is definitely an ego booster, but my husband would tell me I'm sexy no matter if I weighed 100 lbs or 300 lbs. For me to feel great about my body, I like to push it to the limit. I love the feeling I get when I get done running 11 miles or squatting more weight than my husband. I think no matter what size you are, you have to love yourself first.

ride your bike for 6 miles, do resistance training (i do body pump)take brisk, quick walks and you will feel superb!!! i promise. and you'll be losing weight doing something you enjoy!!!!

Heather said:
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pick something you love to do.i personally have a God-given passion to excersize!! i ride my bike for 6 miles, do resistance training (i do body pump)take brisk, quick walks.i feel superb!!!and so will you!!!and you'll be losing weight doing something you enjoy!!!!drink lots of water eat salads and veggies with your meals!for those who have kids, don't use that as an excuse. i have 2 that are not in school yet. i put them in the trailer attached to my bike, and all gyms have daycares!! go for it!! you will be blessed with physical, mental and emotional health!!and a great body, i might add!!!blockquote>Heather said:
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Fashions change, but I don't think a woman should ever get too low in fat.

Everyone has good points, but remember balanceing the internall and externall care of yourself is important and eating the right mix of food for you is also. If you want to follow a guide the www.mypryamid.gov site gives alot of good information for nutrition and has a site to track both intake and output of calories so that you can strive for the right balance with help.

i think facing the reality is the best.. which truth would you like to consider? subjective or objective?? truth is the conformity of mind to a thing, basically from what you see or feel.. a subjective one is something that you feel to satisfy your belief while the objective is based from what the people see.. So if your waste line is 32inches and you feel sexy and beautiful about it for your reason that beauty if from within or blabla- then that's a subjective one while honestly majority would tell you that you are fat and your body is ugly which is an objective truth.. the word FAT is in the dictionary to describe fats.. so if you have this excess fats in your body then YOU ARE FAT.. why be broken hearted about it?? accepting that fact is accepting who you are.. because it's your choice to be fat because you did not do anything about it.. if you are obviously fat but you are close minded about it, then you have a psychological problem..! im saying this because i hate it when people tend to get mad at people who tell them the TRUTH..

HOW CAN I INCRESE MY HEALTH.AND BE A PERFECT FIGRE GIRL.
NOW MY AGE IS 22.AND MY WEIGHT IS 38KG.MY HEIGHT IS 5'2" VERY SLIN AND THIN.