OK, the suit is going. It was going to anyways, but now I'm happier about it. Thanks ladies. I've felt this way for so many years. the crazy thing is I'm totally comfortable in my skin around those who love me most, why is it perfect strangers that make me uncomfortable...
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Originally Posted by kiramira
your daughters don't give a flying FIG that your arms and legs are big. They just want to have the memory of having a great time this summer with their mom. And that's EXACTLY what they'll remember. Not your swimsuit size, but time with Mom. And who doesn't want THAT?
That puts it all in crystal clear perspective! "Not a flying FIG" Thanks.
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Originally Posted by thinpossible
thankfully I can't read other people's minds.
love it!
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Originally Posted by jab91864
I ended up competing in the belly smacker contest on board the ship and I won...lol. So much for hiding in my suit in my cabin.
LOL! HILARIOUS!! WTG! Wow, 1000 people have it on video! Must have been a great show!!
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Originally Posted by nooch
Honestly, it never occurred to me to be self-conscious in a bathing suit. I look at it this way - it's not like they can't tell I'm fat in jeans, t shirts, and sneakers. It's not a secret, you know?
GREAT ATTITIDE! Thanks for sharing. I'm not so delusional that I think I look skinny in my clothes, but it's a bare skin thing!! On top of being large, I was also raised in an ultra-conservative-long-skirts-and-braids wearing family. It doesn't help.
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Originally Posted by WildThings
I have done this with myself...just for this week, or just for this day, I'm going to do what I'm afraid or embarassed to do. Then, after the vacation, if another situation comes up and all you can remember is being uncomfortable, then you don't have to do it again.
Thanks for chiming in with that. I don't doubt that I will be uncomfortable and wearing a sarong while walking. But maybe by being willing to "take the plunge" I'll find out it's not as bad as I thought it would be... I LOVED being in the water when I was smaller. I'm sure I still will have a blast.
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Originally Posted by CHUNKEY_MUNKEY
you just have to find THE ONE <---- this makes all the diffrence in the world i love my bathing suit i actually have a few ...
I actually like my suit as well. I have 2 different halter tankini tops and a swim skirt. (If I cross my eyes while looking in the mirror I like what I see!)