An Update: My First Ever Bikini! (Pics!)
PrettyPearl88
Posts: 368 Member
My original success story post that I made a few months ago can be found here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952156-don-t-ever-give-up-my-success-story-lots-of-pics
Today, I thought I'd share an update with all of you. In the last 3 years, I've lost 52 lbs. I feel like a new person now...I AM a new person now! I'm blossoming into the young woman I truly am, no longer hidden behind low self-esteem and layers of fat, fear, and shame! Instead of overeating and barely moving, I've gotten my body used to healthy foods in small quantities and I've taken up running (and I actually ENJOY it)! In the few months since I made my first success story post, I've lost 3 more lbs and started lifting weights! (I've been lifting, and starting out VERY easy, for about 3 months now.) My abs especially have gotten so much stronger! I've received so many compliments on the "new me" now that I can't even take it all in haha! (I also injured my knee and haven't been able to run for the last month, BUT that's not the point! I'm trying to be positive here! Haha!)
But the biggest victory of all has been the victory of finally learning to be happy with my body, flaws and all. And my biggest obstacle: the bikini. I've had a love/hate relationship with bikinis my entire life. I never looked good in them...EVER. But I always dreamed of being able to look ACCEPTABLE (not even good, I didn't dare dream THAT big) in a bikini. Growing up as a chubby kid, I envied all of the girls my age who looked cute and dainty in their bikinis. I, on the other hand, felt like a beached whale and wanted to cry every time I tried another one on in a store change room. And for so long, I simply gave up the dream of being able to look and feel good in a bikini. It just seemed like no matter how much weight I lost and no matter what I did, I'd never be able to pull off a bikini.
But I recently decided to revive that dream! So I went out to Victoria's Secret and bought myself a purple bikini top! I bought a few different fun, inexpensive bottoms from Target and JCPenny to go with my new bikini top. And when I tried on my first ever bikini in front of my mirror at home...for the first time in my life, I ACTUALLY FELT PROUD OF MY BODY! No, my body isn't perfect; it's nowhere NEAR perfect. I'm super pale. The skin on my upper thighs is scarred and potmarked from a lifetime battle with shaving, weight gain, and extremely sensitive skin. I still have flab on my tummy. I'm pear-shaped so I'll ALWAYS have chunky thighs, huge hips, and a big booty. I look nothing like a Victoria's Secret swimsuit model or like some fitness queen. But DARNIT, I've worked HARD these past 3 years to make my body look the way it looks today and I'm going to be PROUD of my body from now on! I no longer care if my body is perfect or not. My body is God's masterpiece, refined by 3 years of my own hard work! And I don't care what anyone else thinks...I'm DARN PROUD of my hard work and I'm DARN PROUD of the way my body looks!
So that's what I wanted to share with all of you today! Even when you work hard for YEARS to make your body healthy like I did, you're still going to feel tempted to compare it to some nonsensical, fake idea of "perfection." DON'T LET THOSE THOUGHTS INTO YOUR HEAD! Whatever work you've put into your body, even if it's just a 5 lb loss..THAT'S AWESOME! Be proud of your hard work and be proud of your body! You've worked hard, SHOW IT OFF PROUDLY!!!
And now I know the REAL reason anyone will even look at this post is for the pictures! :laugh:
So, here's the old me (sorry, no old bathing suit pics since I refused to take them haha!) at 5'4" and 178 lbs:
And here's some NEW pics of me, including several recent bathing suit and bikini shots I struggled to take in front of my mirror HAHA! I'm now 5'4" and 126 lbs:
Keep up the hard work, MFPers and be PROUD! Remember, your body is a masterpiece that reflects beauty and all of your hard work! :bigsmile:
Today, I thought I'd share an update with all of you. In the last 3 years, I've lost 52 lbs. I feel like a new person now...I AM a new person now! I'm blossoming into the young woman I truly am, no longer hidden behind low self-esteem and layers of fat, fear, and shame! Instead of overeating and barely moving, I've gotten my body used to healthy foods in small quantities and I've taken up running (and I actually ENJOY it)! In the few months since I made my first success story post, I've lost 3 more lbs and started lifting weights! (I've been lifting, and starting out VERY easy, for about 3 months now.) My abs especially have gotten so much stronger! I've received so many compliments on the "new me" now that I can't even take it all in haha! (I also injured my knee and haven't been able to run for the last month, BUT that's not the point! I'm trying to be positive here! Haha!)
But the biggest victory of all has been the victory of finally learning to be happy with my body, flaws and all. And my biggest obstacle: the bikini. I've had a love/hate relationship with bikinis my entire life. I never looked good in them...EVER. But I always dreamed of being able to look ACCEPTABLE (not even good, I didn't dare dream THAT big) in a bikini. Growing up as a chubby kid, I envied all of the girls my age who looked cute and dainty in their bikinis. I, on the other hand, felt like a beached whale and wanted to cry every time I tried another one on in a store change room. And for so long, I simply gave up the dream of being able to look and feel good in a bikini. It just seemed like no matter how much weight I lost and no matter what I did, I'd never be able to pull off a bikini.
But I recently decided to revive that dream! So I went out to Victoria's Secret and bought myself a purple bikini top! I bought a few different fun, inexpensive bottoms from Target and JCPenny to go with my new bikini top. And when I tried on my first ever bikini in front of my mirror at home...for the first time in my life, I ACTUALLY FELT PROUD OF MY BODY! No, my body isn't perfect; it's nowhere NEAR perfect. I'm super pale. The skin on my upper thighs is scarred and potmarked from a lifetime battle with shaving, weight gain, and extremely sensitive skin. I still have flab on my tummy. I'm pear-shaped so I'll ALWAYS have chunky thighs, huge hips, and a big booty. I look nothing like a Victoria's Secret swimsuit model or like some fitness queen. But DARNIT, I've worked HARD these past 3 years to make my body look the way it looks today and I'm going to be PROUD of my body from now on! I no longer care if my body is perfect or not. My body is God's masterpiece, refined by 3 years of my own hard work! And I don't care what anyone else thinks...I'm DARN PROUD of my hard work and I'm DARN PROUD of the way my body looks!
So that's what I wanted to share with all of you today! Even when you work hard for YEARS to make your body healthy like I did, you're still going to feel tempted to compare it to some nonsensical, fake idea of "perfection." DON'T LET THOSE THOUGHTS INTO YOUR HEAD! Whatever work you've put into your body, even if it's just a 5 lb loss..THAT'S AWESOME! Be proud of your hard work and be proud of your body! You've worked hard, SHOW IT OFF PROUDLY!!!
And now I know the REAL reason anyone will even look at this post is for the pictures! :laugh:
So, here's the old me (sorry, no old bathing suit pics since I refused to take them haha!) at 5'4" and 178 lbs:And here's some NEW pics of me, including several recent bathing suit and bikini shots I struggled to take in front of my mirror HAHA! I'm now 5'4" and 126 lbs:
Keep up the hard work, MFPers and be PROUD! Remember, your body is a masterpiece that reflects beauty and all of your hard work! :bigsmile:
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beautiful!!
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You look great!!!!
Do you have a really small frame? I'm the same height and can't imagine being in the 120's. but I have a large frame.0 -
All I can say is that is so awesome! ????0
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Congratulations! You look great!!0
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well done! you look amazing sweetheart!0
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AWESOME! I am also working on my first bikini, but it will be at least until next year before I will be comfortable in one
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Thanks, everyone!
I might. Though I did calculate my frame size once fairly recently somewhere and that site said I had a medium frame. I honestly never thought I'd be in the 120s either LOL! I never even thought I'd hit my original goal of 130. But I just kept working hard and then it happened! It did take a REALLY long time though haha!Do you have a really small frame? I'm the same height and can't imagine being in the 120's. but I have a large frame.0 -
I am so inspired right now. Congratulations on your success!0
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Fantastic. What a journey. Congratulations! You look very happy.0
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Congratulations!! You look great!!!!0
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Well, I think you do NOT look like a pear! You have gorgeous legs!! and I say a big CONGRATS to you for all that hard work! I am so inspired on this site - I just joined and haven't lost a pound yet, but I feel so much inspiration, hope, and connectedness that we are all somehow in this together! Keep up your great work & know that you've inspired me to work hard, not give up, and continue!
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amazing work girl 0
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You go girl!! What a way to dedicate yourself. 0
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You rock!!!:flowerforyou:0
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Congratulations! What an inspiration. 0
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You look fantastic and I absolutely LOVE your attitude! Rock on!!!0
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You are beautiful and have done great!0
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Congratulations and you look great! You are an inspiration! I appreciate your story because not only have you worked on the outside but the inside shows lots of growth and maturity. Not only does the outside look great but so does the inside!!!!0
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Aww thanks so much, everyone! You all are always so encouraging and uplifting! :bigsmile:0
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Amazing0
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You should be proud of your new body because you worked hard and you look great!0
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I can't see the after pics!0
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You look great! Keep up the strength training! I'm 5'4 as well, & have a small frame, but I weigh around 135 (I think?). You'll weigh more, but everything will continue to get "tighter". Amazing progress!0
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I can't see the after pics!
OK I went to the original post and you look awesome!0 -
you look great!!!!0
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You look like a new person, you look fabulous rock that bikini!! 0
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You look amazing!! What phenomenal results. Thanks for posting and congratulations.:happy:0
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thank you so much for posting! first of all, you are BEAUTIFUL! two, your story reminds me to keep going and keep pushing because I have the same goal. I don't need to be a VS model but would love to feel comfortable in a bikini, and three, girl you look bangin! I would be totally happy if I looked like you! keep it up 0
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Congrats! You look awesome!0
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