Originally Posted by Shaindra

Heh, I'm 40. I'm 5'6" and I weigh 155lbs. I'm muscular and curvy. I like my body now, stretchmarks and all. I workout to feel good. Looking better is a bonus.

I get hit on by tons of guys from 20-60. I don't resemble a Victoria's Secret underwear model, but I think that they respond to some vibe that I feel good in my skin. I've been intimate with guys ranging from 26-49. Who was it that commented on the stretchmarks? The pauchy, balding 49yo.

I think that you should eat and move to be *healthy* not to be skinny. If a man you are with is asking something different, then he's not the man for you. Real women have breasts and hips and tummies. Real mothers have stretchmarks and sagging breasts. If they want someone to not age or show the affects of childbirth, they'd better marry a blowup doll, because the rest of us are going to grow older whether they like it or not. And if they point out Hollywood as the standard to which you are to be held, show them Brad Pitt and ask for the extra $2500/month for your pilates, personal trainer, highlights, tanning, boobjob, facials, and botox.