Bathingsuits and flourescent lights pop my bubble

StephIntrepid

Honestly, I'm pretty happy with my shape at the moment...but not happy enough to be super-psyched to be seen in my bathing suit by my spouse's extended family. I don't think anything could get me super-psyched for that.

I swim. For exercise. And therefore, I have a racing suit...not something to look pretty on a beach in. Or bending over to play with kids on a beach in. Or any of the other unflattering poses that I will inevitably be caught in by a camera that will forever preserve that precious memory. Are you sensing my disdain for bathing suits yet?

Anyways, I went into several stores, tried on a bunch of suits, and left each one in a huff, and maybe looking like I had something in my eye. I didn't want anything to do with the fare they had to offer, and I most certainly did not want the attention of the retail people floating around me like needy puppies. They all were going to either smile falsely and say I looked great, or they would point out all the areas that I am already too aware of and then they would point out a "more flattering style"...that would age me 110 years. My time will come. Gravity is a B****. I noticed that as well... I found myself confused at the pair of boobs I was looking at in the mirror. They used to be up here...didn't they? So my unhappiness with the image in the mirror had to do with aging, and weight gain, and weight loss.

In the end, I got a suit that covered all the necessary areas, but not to the point where I will look like I belong in the 1800s. I went to the pool, put on my race suit, and kicked that pool's *kitten*. Anyway. The camera will find me, and maybe next year, I will have before and after pictures to share with you all.

tlou5

Sorry you had a tough day. I don't enjoy bathingsuit shopping or the annual water park Christmas with my inlaws either. Hopefully next year we will both feel differently.