If I could change one thing about my body.......

[indigoiis]

I would have new lungs and a new heart to take care of any damage done by years of smoking (I quit in 2003.)

I would be faster and stronger on the bike.

No one would really notice as I am pretty "stalwart" and don't show when I'm winded. I just get slower.

[lph]

1) I'd have my pre-disposition to heart disease removed, and the pre-disp to bi-polar would be nice too thanks. Hey, wait, that would probably screw up my motivation for biking so that I'd lose all the things I really LIKE about my body Ok, how about decent eyesight, and a waist while I'm at it?

2) and 3) Oops, got lost here. Er ok - I'd like to be able see the stars at night before I fall asleep on a camping trip.

Hey Tuckervill - I'm not usually a fan of cosmetic surgery, but you know what - I wish you could have that surgery done too. You have the best reasons.

[lauraelmore1033]

I think it would have been much more productive to have had a mother who didn't hate her body and didn't lash out at me and call me names for being the same size that she was (since this is an exercise in fantastical things that will never happen...). then I wouldn't have wasted so much of my teens and twenties starving and feeling bad about my perfectly good body.

Now I'm very fat--but even fitter than I was in my twenties, and my family can like it or lump it, frankly.

[GLC1968]

1) If I could change one thing about my body, I'd make my appendages longer.

2) I have a long torso, and short arms and legs - if they were longer, I'd be more evenly 'distributed' and things would fit better (clothing, bikes, DH, etc... )

3) Everyone I'd know would be mighty impressed if I could do it!

[mtkitchn]

I'm with deedolce.

1) I'd rather be a "pear" than an apple. Would like to lose the belly fat, which is where every extra pound goes.

2) It's healthier! And the fat belly looks like crap, especially because every other part of me is in good shape.

3) I don't think anyone else would even notice, except that I'd wear tummy revealing bathing suits maybe!

[rocknrollgirl]

Fix the bad knee.

So, I could train as hard as I want, when I want...

They would say...Ut oh, now were are in trouble....

[short cut sally]

I think I have to second what GLC said..i am same as her-long torsoed and short legged. Keep my same stocky build but stretch out my legs..It would make what I have appear better.
Benefits would be, I wouldn't be the short one in the crowd, and would distribute my pear shaped body much better.
Family/friends could care less.

[shootingstar]

Well, I used to want bigger boobs when I was much younger.

Now that I'm nearing the 1/2 century mark, there are advantages of being naturally "small".

I wish my metabolism would be the same as it was in my 20's.

[milkbone]

1. If I could change one thing about my body....it would be getting rid of my titanium plated jaw, and the constant nerve pain that has come with it for the past (almost) four years.

2. Because I'd be able to kiss my bf w/o pain, read my kids a full book outloud, sleep comfortably, wear hoodies again, and not have my helmet so tight that it's suction cupped to my head LOL (since I can't wear the straps.)

3. Everyone would be delighted, my kids could rough house, my fam/friends would be able to give me nice tight hugs without worry, and I'd be the most happy not living in pain!

Don't get me wrong, the pain does get highly aggravating but I have learned to deal and just think when it almost gets the best of me, "Any day above ground is a good day." And I'm above ground, 'tis a good day.

[Tuckervill]

Ah, I'm sorry, milkbone. I don't have titanium in there, but I have TMJ issues. I'd been symptom free for a long time, but then last night in my sleep something went haywire (built up stress and PMS, I think) and the whole left side of my face was on fire. Couldn't touch my ear. Even my hair hurt. Woke me up, and I struggled to get even a little bit comfortable. If your life is regularly like my night, that is truly one giant bummer for you! I like your attitude about it, though!

Karen

[mimitabby]

1. If I could change one thing about my body....it would be getting rid of my titanium plated jaw, and the constant nerve pain that has come with it for the past (almost) four years.

2. Because I'd be able to kiss my bf w/o pain, read my kids a full book outloud, sleep comfortably, wear hoodies again, and not have my helmet so tight that it's suction cupped to my head LOL (since I can't wear the straps.)

3. Everyone would be delighted, my kids could rough house, my fam/friends would be able to give me nice tight hugs without worry, and I'd be the most happy not living in pain!

Don't get me wrong, the pain does get highly aggravating but I have learned to deal and just think when it almost gets the best of me, "Any day above ground is a good day." And I'm above ground, 'tis a good day.

um, Milkbone, may I ask why you have titanium in your jaw?


ps if we're really just fantasizing, I'd have a lush head of wavy thick hair that easily touched my butt. I'd toss it and complain about what a hassle it is to have hair like this, particularly in front of friends with dull, thin, hair that doesn't ever get long without looking like something a witch would have.

[KathiCville]

1) Banish assorted muscular aches and pains, especially an ongoing backache. (Workin' on it, with stretches and core exercises!)

Secondary wishes:

2) Eyesight that doesn't require glasses or contacts.

3) More fast-twitch fiber or whatever works to be a little speedier on the road and trails.

4) Less 'talent' for retaining tension from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. A better ability to let go, truly relax, AND sleep well. (Workin' on that too!)

5) More upper body strength. (Yep, workin' on it!)

6) Oh, and thick, shiny, naturally curly locks instead of baby-fine, straight tresses, LOL!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I would give my wish to someone else who was really in bad shape.

If I had to keep it for myself I would wish I had never abused my body when I was young and could have a second chance at caring for it well in my youth.

[SlowButSteady]

I'd like to have normal feet. They are so wide and bunioned, even the one that has had surgery is huge and ugly. I have to buy men's shoes.

And I'd like to be about four to five inches taller.

[tulip]

If I could change one thing about my body, it would be:

1. restored vision in my blind left eye.

2. I get along just fine, thankyouverymuch, with my one good right eye, but it would be nice to have a backup again. Perhaps in that case, I wouldn't need to wear glasses to protect my one good eye from damage, because I'd have 2!
What a concept!

3. My family would be mighty pleased, since they went through so much when I was a teenager going blind (thankfully it stopped at just one eye, at least for the last 23 years, and of that I'm incredibly thankful).

Aside from that, I'd like to have a strong torso and feel confident in a bikini. I've done it before, and it takes lots of Pilates (for me), but lately I've been slacking and going soft.