the ultimate sexy body?

i remember being really skinny when i was growing up. i never really had any curves and not very tall. i consider myself petite. 

then puberty happened and i developed my curves. my waist is very small and my thighs are quite large, making it a challenge when it comes to buying pants or jeans. it seems to me that all the pants and jeans makers in the world have conspired against women like me to make it so difficult to find a good, reliable pair. usually, if it fits me around the hips and booty, it will be too loose at the waist cos my waist too small. and a pair that fits my waist wouldnt even go up my hips! such is the bane of my body shape. 

this has made me wonder what the world considers to be the ideal body today. looking back, there was a time when Marilyn Monroe's curvaceous body was considered sexy. she had the boobs, hips and the butt that i suspect would not fit into many of today's fashionwear. 

how did we get from this to the skinny models who grace the catwalk these days. granted, the fashion industry  is slowly changing in its demand for overly skinny models but even so, the majority still favour tall, lanky women. 

i think that this, along with other factors, have caused girls and women these days develop an unhealthy relationship with their own bodies. slimming centers, pills, creams, diets, even plastic surgery are doing a booming business because of this.

there is nothing wrong with wanting to be slim but we as women should realise just when it starts becoming unhealthy. 

i have now come to accept my body for its imperfections and to love the good bits! i have never really been very comfortable in my own skin as a teenager and i realize that i am growing to be more comfortable with my body. in a way, i am glad for my curves and i will learn to embrace it. my motto now is to be fit and healthy, rather than to be skinny and lose weight. i'd rather focus on losing body fat and building muscles than to be skinny. instead of looking at paris hilton or kate moss, i'd rather have Jennifer Lopez's body anyday.