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Hooray for March holidays. We are cruising the Caribbean the last 2 weeks.
And yes, I will be a brazen bikini wearer.
Are your sundresses for swimming in too? If not- get yourself some swimwear, and a cover up.
Most people don't saunter around in their bikini, even in hot climates you usually need to be covered to get drinks and food.
Your hesitation is as others have said is due to not being use to yourself so scantily dressed.
Wear your sundress or swim wear around the house for a couple of weeks before you go away. It is not just about how you think you look staring straight in the mirror for 5 min, it is about how comfortable you feel in it, how easily you move, and wearing it with good posture and confidence.
If you would have asked me a few years ago if, in my 50's I would wear a bikini I would have rolled around the floor laughing.
In fact when I started aqua fit at 54 I was so self conscious I got a tri suit that covered me neck to knee with a zip up the front.
When we went to the Med a couple of years later, modest swim suit.
NO ONE GAVE ME A SECOND GLANCE.
I hated the clingy wetness and difficulty changing it out.
When we went to the Caribbean a couple of years after that, I was a bikini convert.
I wore it at home so me and SO we're both use to seeing all the skin out of the bedroom.
I threw the darn thing on as soon as we got on the ship, so I wouldn't chicken out, and never looked back.
I had 2, I think, so I could change them out, so much easier. That, the slimey wetness, and multi snorkelling trips a day, is what converted me.
Yes I have saggy inner thighs, yes my arms wobble, and most definitely yes I am an apple with a B belly that will never look sleek. Ya know what, I don't care, and no one else does either.
Now I have a collection of 6-7 bikinis and get teased ( lovingly) by friends all the time.
Cheers, h.
PS: I think you know me well enough that you have seen my progress pic while in maintenance, but I will post it all the same in the hopes it will encourage you.
The left is at goal, and on that first Caribbean cruise. The others are progress over 2-3 years of gentle/slow recomp.
The second pic is just so you can see, the cruise bloat doesn't deter.
NB: the belly may look good-ish standing, sitting it folds in on itself and hide my belly button (2 bloops)
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@nowine4me
Congratulations on your weigh loss and maintenance. Well done!
You do seem to be worry about wearing a bathing suit in public , but why does it have to be a bikini? I really never understood the need and obsession about that kind of bathing suit when they are so many other choices. Have you consider a two piece bathing suit with a nice tankini (sp?) covering your stomach? Or a bottom with a nice swimming skirt. (https://www.bing.com/shopq=two+pieces+bathing+suit+with+a+tankini&FORM=SHOPPA&originIGUID=50A3CD30027D477A94E3406106FCCCD0)
I hope that the above link shows so you can have an idea of what I mean. Good luck with what ever decision you make.
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middlehaitch wrote: »Hooray for March holidays. We are cruising the Caribbean the last 2 weeks.
And yes, I will be a brazen bikini wearer.
Are your sundresses for swimming in too? If not- get yourself some swimwear, and a cover up.
Most people don't saunter around in their bikini, even in hot climates you usually need to be covered to get drinks and food.
Your hesitation is as others have said is due to not being use to yourself so scantily dressed.
Wear your sundress or swim wear around the house for a couple of weeks before you go away. It is not just about how you think you look staring straight in the mirror for 5 min, it is about how comfortable you feel in it, how easily you move, and wearing it with good posture and confidence.
If you would have asked me a few years ago if, in my 50's I would wear a bikini I would have rolled around the floor laughing.
In fact when I started aqua fit at 54 I was so self conscious I got a tri suit that covered me neck to knee with a zip up the front.
When we went to the Med a couple of years later, modest swim suit.
NO ONE GAVE ME A SECOND GLANCE.
I hated the clingy wetness and difficulty changing it out.
When we went to the Caribbean a couple of years after that, I was a bikini convert.
I wore it at home so me and SO we're both use to seeing all the skin out of the bedroom.
I thee w the darn thing on as soon as we got on the ship, so I wouldn't chicken out, and never looked back.
I had 2, I think, so I could change them out, so much easier. That, and multi snorkelling trips a day, is what converted me.
Yes I have saggy inner thighs, yes my arms wobble, and most definitely yes I am an apple with a B belly that will never look sleek. Ya know what, I don't care, and no one else does either.
Now I have a collection of 6-7 bikinis and get teased ( lovingly) by friends all the time.
Cheers, h.
PS: I think you know me well enough that you have seen my progress pic while in maintenance, but I will post it all the same in the hopes it will encourage you.
The left is at goal, and on that first Caribbean cruise. The others are progress over 2-3 years of gentle/slow recomp.
The second pic is just so you can see, the cruise bloat doesn't deter.
NB: the belly may look good-ish standing, sitting it folds in on itself and hide my belly button (2 bloops)
You look absolutely amazing! OP,who cares what anybody thinks,you've done a great job with your weight loss,be proud!1 -
You're a fox "H". And wine or no wine so are you, OP! 4
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Mutual admiration society @PAV8888, I've always admired @nowine4me.
As a little aside.
My profile pic was last year in Curaçao.
General outfit, bikini with lawn shirt over the top, usually open.
So, every morning I would put on the 'outfit' go and sit out with a coffee and chocolate croissant.
Every morning ther would be a 40+ woman running the track.
Every morning we would wave.
I thought, ' wow, I wish I had the determination to get a body like her's'.
We started shouting comments and encouragement to each other.
Turned out she was thinking 'I wish I had a body like her's' too.
How you perceive yourself isn't always as others do. We had lots of mutual admiration drinks together after that.
Cheers, h.12 -
Hey @middlehaitch I'm in for the eye candy! (Planks excluded as gravity doesn't work *for* me there either....
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middlehaitch wrote: »Hooray for March holidays. We are cruising the Caribbean the last 2 weeks.
And yes, I will be a brazen bikini wearer.
Are your sundresses for swimming in too? If not- get yourself some swimwear, and a cover up.
Most people don't saunter around in their bikini, even in hot climates you usually need to be covered to get drinks and food.
Your hesitation is as others have said is due to not being use to yourself so scantily dressed.
Wear your sundress or swim wear around the house for a couple of weeks before you go away. It is not just about how you think you look staring straight in the mirror for 5 min, it is about how comfortable you feel in it, how easily you move, and wearing it with good posture and confidence.
If you would have asked me a few years ago if, in my 50's I would wear a bikini I would have rolled around the floor laughing.
In fact when I started aqua fit at 54 I was so self conscious I got a tri suit that covered me neck to knee with a zip up the front.
When we went to the Med a couple of years later, modest swim suit.
NO ONE GAVE ME A SECOND GLANCE.
I hated the clingy wetness and difficulty changing it out.
When we went to the Caribbean a couple of years after that, I was a bikini convert.
I wore it at home so me and SO we're both use to seeing all the skin out of the bedroom.
I threw the darn thing on as soon as we got on the ship, so I wouldn't chicken out, and never looked back.
I had 2, I think, so I could change them out, so much easier. That, the slimey wetness, and multi snorkelling trips a day, is what converted me.
Yes I have saggy inner thighs, yes my arms wobble, and most definitely yes I am an apple with a B belly that will never look sleek. Ya know what, I don't care, and no one else does either.
Now I have a collection of 6-7 bikinis and get teased ( lovingly) by friends all the time.
Cheers, h.
PS: I think you know me well enough that you have seen my progress pic while in maintenance, but I will post it all the same in the hopes it will encourage you.
The left is at goal, and on that first Caribbean cruise. The others are progress over 2-3 years of gentle/slow recomp.
The second pic is just so you can see, the cruise bloat doesn't deter.
NB: the belly may look good-ish standing, sitting it folds in on itself and hide my belly button (2 bloops)
You're rocking those bikinis! Love it!2 -
@cmriverside - that’s me at my current weight and in a flattering shot. Doing planks on the other hand, is not a great look. Luckily I don’t plank on the beach much. Hopefully time will be kind to me as it was for you.
Girl I am at a good weight without excess skin and if I ever glance down my top while doing planks I am also full of disappointment
How long have you been maintaining? I know diddly squat about it, but is it something that will rectify over time with a continued positive lifestyle?3 -
@middlehaitch you are kind AND hilarious. Have an awesome vacation!7
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