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Wow! What a thread! This one hits home for me, thanks for starting it. I'm interested in reading the responses.
Honestly answering your questions:
When I look into a full-body mirror, all I see is my fat (5'4" and 130 - much like you Sweetpea!) That little 1/2" that I want to work off, the thighs that have been haunting me forever. When I look into a mirror that shows from the waist up, I see a pretty face and a decent figure.
I honestly have no idea why the bar is set so high.
No one can live up to the ideal all of the time. And this is why: Our bodies are in constant flux. Women tend to hen-pick one another to death, therefore the ideal is always changing. You will never be good enough. And when you are finally comfortable with your appearance, everyone will tell you you're "too perfect" and start picking on your other attributes. Men pick up on this, contribute to the madness, and have their own foolish fettishes to add to the festering heap.
I do not live up to the image, but I do manage to pull it off every now and again. Mainly for job interviews.
Definitely not grouped with those who are generally happy with themselves. Getting more comfortalbe with things. Seems it really started to hit around age 21, when my metabolism started to change.
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