Do you like your height and body shape?

[Marta]

In some posts ive read about how some women here do not feel comfortable with their height's. I myself am almost 5'8 and when i wear heels i am usually around 6 feet tall and my boyfriend hates when i wear heels  since he's only about 5'10-5'11.  In my family i am the tallest woman since my mom, aunts, cousins and sisters are all mostly short and petite so at least on my mom's side im viewed as more "exotic" haha. Also i am not petite at all i am more large in structure in every aspect (not fat just big)big feet, big thighs, hips, boobs, etc. I cant count how many times i was called "fat" in high school just because of my structure. Sometimes i feel kinda bad cuz i cant share things like shoe's and clothes with my sisters- im a size 9 and they wear between a 6 and 7 also this is a bit weird to me but i am plus sized only from the waist down- mainly because of my butt, hips and thighs. It honestly still makes me feel a little bit self concious that i have to buy all my bottoms from the plus size section or online  the best way i can describe myself is kinda like Donna Pinciotti from That 70's show  tall and just big in general. I just felt like writing this cuz just a few minutes ago my aunt Kim was talking to me about how she hates being tall, thick having big feet and hands and even though she is a bit bigger than me in every aspect i know how she feels but i try to look at the good parts of being tall and big like i was a good ballerina in high school, guys find me "exotic" im "curvier" and i do stand out more than other girls haha. Anyway that was just a little rant and i wanna tell you girls (especially the one's that feel the way my aunt does) not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me  sometimes feel the way you do. Even if you are 6'3 or whatever there's always an upside to it. 

[MarinaM]

I highly approve of your message!

I am pretty much satisfied with my height and body shape, though, because it's pretty much within female norms.

BUT thinking like you do "not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me " Helps me ignore the more difficult stuff to hide all the time.

[Gravity Girl]

pretty much...though I'm convinced that everyone who tells me i"m pretty is either blind or crazy...or both.

[Lily]

I don't mind my height or build, I just don't like how 100% of my fat goes to the front of my belly. It's the only reason I bother to stay skinny, if I had a more even or female fat distribution I wouldn't mind gaining weight.

I do have large feet, but I don't think that will ever be a problem. I don't see myself ever wearing pointy high heels anyway.

[JungianZoe]

I'm pretty comfortable with being 5'11", and even wear wedges that boost me to about 6'2".  Then again, it could be that my sister is 5'10" and does the same.   My brother is 6'3" so my idea of height is probably fairly skewed.

As for my body, I wish my boobs would grow and my feet were smaller than a women's US11.  At least I don't need wides, despite having 12 toes.

Have to keep skinny though because I have scoliosis that points my entire belly area outward.  Any weight makes me look like I have a pot belly.

Other than that, things are good!   I've even grown to love my legs and wear short shorts all the time.  But not butt shorts because those are just nasty.

[Alainaluvsu]

Yes, but I'm pretty tiny as far as male dimensions go. I just wish my shoe size wasn't 10.5 in womens, ugh. And I have pretty wide finger knuckles but they aren't wayyyy too bad.

[jillian]

Marta. I wish I had your proportions.
My zero area is my shoulders, biceps, and forearms.  My legs butt and belly are fine, but I would like more curves.  Im working on ridding my body of muscle as fast as possible and then I plan on eating food with a high fat content just to get some junk, then as needed I will resume regular diet. Well, a healthy one.

Thats my plan anyways.
Currently I am 5'11 and 175
probably have 10-25 pounds in my shoulders biceps and forearms

[Marta]

I'm pretty comfortable with being 5'11", and even wear wedges that boost me to about 6'2".  Then again, it could be that my sister is 5'10" and does the same.   My brother is 6'3" so my idea of height is probably fairly skewed.

As for my body, I wish my boobs would grow and my feet were smaller than a women's US11.  At least I don't need wides, despite having 12 toes.

Have to keep skinny though because I have scoliosis that points my entire belly area outward.  Any weight makes me look like I have a pot belly.

Other than that, things are good!   I've even grown to love my legs and wear short shorts all the time.  But not butt shorts because those are just nasty.

aww haha i wish i had long legs, im gonna guess at 5'11 your legs are awesomely long 

[Marta]

I highly approve of your message!

I am pretty much satisfied with my height and body shape, though, because it's pretty much within female norms.

BUT thinking like you do "not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me " Helps me ignore the more difficult stuff to hide all the time.

I know how you feel about those difficult to hide things, i have some hairy arms for a girl- they arent like incredibly omg! hairy but i have darkish arm hair that makes them a bit more noticeable, now i just like to joke about them especially with my friends i like to compare arm hair with my friends, weird but yeah   

[Marta]

Yes, but I'm pretty tiny as far as male dimensions go. I just wish my shoe size wasn't 10.5 in womens, ugh. And I have pretty wide finger knuckles but they aren't wayyyy too bad.

im almost to that shoe size! my feet are more long than wide though- i still manage to find cute shoes though 

[Marta]

I don't mind my height or build, I just don't like how 100% of my fat goes to the front of my belly. It's the only reason I bother to stay skinny, if I had a more even or female fat distribution I wouldn't mind gaining weight.

I do have large feet, but I don't think that will ever be a problem. I don't see myself ever wearing pointy high heels anyway.

that happens to my older sister, me and my sister's all have different body shapes and when we gain weight we all get it in different parts id say me and my youngest sister have better luck with body proportions especially when we gain weight, but i think you are lucky because if you stay skinny you will look fine some people are naturally like that- i have aunts that are "apple" shaped and they are bulky at the top and have small legs and stuff

[Marta]

pretty much...though I'm convinced that everyone who tells me i"m pretty is either blind or crazy...or both.

i think a lot of people have that thought, i have certainly felt that way as well

[Marta]

Marta. I wish I had your proportions.
My zero area is my shoulders, biceps, and forearms.  My legs butt and belly are fine, but I would like more curves.  Im working on ridding my body of muscle as fast as possible and then I plan on eating food with a high fat content just to get some junk, then as needed I will resume regular diet. Well, a healthy one.

Thats my plan anyways.
Currently I am 5'11 and 175
probably have 10-25 pounds in my shoulders biceps and forearms

I have family member's especially my aunts that have less feminine proportions, most of my aunts have a bigger upper body ( shoulders, arms, hands, etc) and smaller lower half. I was luckier to take after my fathers side of the family. My older cousin who is 22 now was a swimmer when we were in high school and now she has VERY broad shoulders. Im sure you can lose some muscle

[Forever21Chic]

I myself am almost 5'8 and when i wear heels i am usually around 6 feet tall and my boyfriend hates when i wear heels 

     Haha yeah i luv to wear heels but being 5'9 i kinda stick out in a crowd. I've noticed when people (especially men) see a tall woman they like auto-zone in on her like a hawk searching for prey.     I don't really mind being tall anymore i look at it as being model tall and i embrace it, being 143 pounds and having a small to medium body frame helps too. I would LUV to have more curves thou...i envy curvy women. 



 

[Marta]

i love being taller as well, especially in my family since all the women are like 5'4 and below  but i think if your taller and skinny you have that more model look. I think being curvier can make it a little bit more difficult to find clothes and stuff at least that's the problem i have but i think skinny and curvy are both fine i wouldnt mind being either but sometimes i wish i was just skinny

[FairyGirl]

I'm (almost) 5'9" and I don't mind it.  Yes it does give me long legs, and that's okay too.  I've put on a couple kilos since transition but I'm much softer and curvier now than before, especially after surgery, and I find I really kind of like my shape now.

I saw this french movie the other night with a stunning actress, Hafsia Herzi, who despite having a little plumpness managed to pull off a very sexy belly dance (see @ 1:14 below).  I figure if she can do it, there's hope for not-so-skinny girls everywhere

[JungianZoe]

aww haha i wish i had long legs, im gonna guess at 5'11 your legs are awesomely long 

Yeah, my legs are ridiculously long.  They look longer than they are because I have a truncated torso caused by my curved spine.  I probably would have been 6'1" or 6'2" without the scoliosis.

Doesn't stop me from enjoying the extra height of wedges though.   The way I see it, guys who love legs will be all over me.  Because it's not like I can attract them with my nonexistent boobs!  Gotta work what you have.

Took this pic last week of how my body looked from the side.  I like the shape of it!

[yukana]

I do not like my height (5'11). Sticks out and attracts attention when I just want to blend and mind my own business.

Big shoulder, big rib cage, big hands, big feet, totally self-conscious and will trade with anyone who would want them for smaller ones if I can.

I am fine with my hip even though I do not have the pelvic angle a genetic girl has or the amount of roundness in the bum.  My thigh bone is quite big at the joint with the pelvic bone that I did have a little bit of curve when I was skinny thin before HRT started.

[Elsa.G]

I am more on the skinny side, i dont have much breasts or curves and that bothers me. I however am 5'4 so im quite in the range of genetic women. I really dislike my face though its still very masculine to me and not close to anything that i really like. Even though you are 5"8 and have big feet and such your lucky you are curvy and have a gorgeous face i would love to have a face like you'rs Marta

[Alainaluvsu]

i love being taller as well, especially in my family since all the women are like 5'4 and below  but i think if your taller and skinny you have that more model look. I think being curvier can make it a little bit more difficult to find clothes and stuff at least that's the problem i have but i think skinny and curvy are both fine i wouldnt mind being either but sometimes i wish i was just skinny

IIRC, the guidelines I heard from a modeling agency for women to do the catwalk was a minimum of 5'9"