GIrl, please; are bikini pics really the best display of a "

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  • Not to sound like an uber *B* but really, really, really?!?!?
    Just because you are .. errr.. dressing modestly, does not mean the woman posting a bikini or shorts pic on a FITNESS site is not modest. She may not seem modest to you. But her perception is HER reality. She is proud of what she has accomplished. She may need support to get to ger goal. Etc.

    That is why we say to each their own.

    I hate to say it but you come off as a bit prudish. Your body is for your husband etc etc. Well hun, my body is mine - no ring on my finger allows anyone to own me or my body - and if I want to show it off to anyone and everyone, I damn well will. I worked hard and I am proud.


    So bikini pic posting girls... keep it coming! We love how hard you have worked!!! And the eye candy does not suck at all!


    ^^^THIS!!! My husband took my original bikini picture and I took my 2nd one, so he is not unaware that I own the suit, since WE bought it for my competition. I don't go prancing around in it all of the time, and in fact am rather generally conservative. So I posted some bikini pics in a thread on a FITNESS site, whooooo, lol. I don't post raunchy or racy pics on here, so I think its all gravy. I mean, its a bikini, not a thong or nude...
  • cwojo
    cwojo Posts: 156 Member
    As you can see I don't have an issue with it as long as you look respectible. The picture you have posted with your dress is showing off more than my bikini is. So I believe it is what you feel good in wearing.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Not sure what kind of bikinis you are looking at, but i think plenty is left for imagination.

    Unless you don't have much imagination. :laugh:
  • lumina0o0
    lumina0o0 Posts: 498 Member
    Everyone has their own opinion and that is amazing, if you want to show off your weight loss in your bra and undies or bikini go ahead. If you want to show it of in a tank top and shorts, why not...if you want to put on a dress...be my guest...jeans and a shirt, fine by me. It doesn't matter and people shouldn't be jumping all over people because of what they want to wear.
  • jskaggs1971
    jskaggs1971 Posts: 371 Member
    I won't wear a bikini either.

    Of course, since I'm a man, it'd be kind of weird if I did.

    Get over it, OP. You can't remake the world to fit your views.
  • jenniebean1680
    jenniebean1680 Posts: 350 Member
    And for the record-I didn't take before pics in a bikini to show others I have confidence. I took them to show how far I've come fitness-wise. Wearing a bikini does NOT=self-confidence.

    Agreed.

    Can't really see progress in a hoodie.

    P.S. as someone else has said, my body is mine, not my fiance's. I don't walk around in skimpy clothing because it's not my thing, not because my body exists for my man to 'unwrap'. Ew.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I think body confidence is hugely under-rated.

    However; is it really confidence that leads a woman to feel she needs to display her nearly naked body for comment?

    Personally (and yes, this is my OPINION) I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap. I don't wear a bikini. I don't wear a sports bra without a shirt over it. I don't wear "ta-da!" shorts. Or any number of the myriad of revealing clothes that I've been told I should aspire to wear. I don't let my daughter wear them either.

    Thoughts....

    I'm not sure who is "telling" you to aspire to wear certain "revealing" clothes...but last I checked this was a "free to wear what ya want" society...with the exception of school and work dress codes and of course that pesky "no shirt/no shoes/no service" rule in a lot of businesses LOL.

    I love (sarcasm!) the insinuation that it's not appropriate to take bikini pics to show progress in weight loss (I think that's what your post meant?it got cut off in the title) Just because you don't want to wear a sports bra without a shirt over it, or wear a bikini bathing suit, doesn't mean others "shouldn't" or that it is wrong for them to do so.

    I take pictures of myself in spandex shorts and a sports bra to document my progress. If someone thinks that's too revealing, they certainly don't have to look. I don't have a bikini, or a husband to "unwrap" my body for...but that's my choice. As is yours to cover up, or (gasp) NOT LOOK when someone posts bikini pics. See how nicely that works? To each their own!
  • paulamarsden
    paulamarsden Posts: 483 Member
    If we're fat, we should be ashamed to flaunt the fat. If we're ridiculously boney skinny the same thing. Its disgusting and its disgusting because of what it equates to... bad health and bad diet and lifestyle or a combination. Wearing a bikini is a privilege for those in great condition.

    A second unrelated point is that not every body suits everything, likewise a bikini... there are different bits of clothing and swimwear for every frame and they should be worn accordingly/appropriately. No-one likes looking at a fat person showing every last inch of her cellulite off to "show how confident she is" It's all fake confidence because why would they be on a dieting site if they were proud of that body aesthetically, health wise or for both reasons?

    Bikinis are a glamour piece of clothing and should not be work by underweight or overweight people to glamourise both extremes of health. Wear something that suits you.

    are you FREAKIN kidding me?!?!
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I agree with you. I am a very modest person. I don't care what others do

    ok..
    but I feel that people need to leave some for the imagination. If almost all is displayed what's left.

    So you DO care what others do?
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    Here? Is this better for you?

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  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    I think body confidence is hugely under-rated.

    However; is it really confidence that leads a woman to feel she needs to display her nearly naked body for comment?

    Personally (and yes, this is my OPINION) I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap. I don't wear a bikini. I don't wear a sports bra without a shirt over it. I don't wear "ta-da!" shorts. Or any number of the myriad of revealing clothes that I've been told I should aspire to wear. I don't let my daughter wear them either.

    Thoughts....

    I don't think it is your place at all to dictate how other women should display their bodies, or pass judgement on those who choose to do it differently than you do. We don't all have husbands who our bodies are exclusively "gifts to unwrap" for. And if someone chooses to wear a bikini, who says she is doing it for comment? That implies that she is doing it for other people and not for herself which is another assumption.

    This thread makes me sad.
  • sblair77
    sblair77 Posts: 355 Member
    Did the OP just disappear?

    Hmmmph I say wear what like...I do
  • Capt_Chev
    Capt_Chev Posts: 93 Member
    I can't wait to be in shape and pull this off

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    4TW!!
  • Canadien
    Canadien Posts: 122 Member
    I think body confidence is hugely under-rated.

    However; is it really confidence that leads a woman to feel she needs to display her nearly naked body for comment?

    Personally (and yes, this is my OPINION) I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap. I don't wear a bikini. I don't wear a sports bra without a shirt over it. I don't wear "ta-da!" shorts. Or any number of the myriad of revealing clothes that I've been told I should aspire to wear. I don't let my daughter wear them either.

    Thoughts....

    I agree with this wholeheartedly. Wearing super short shorts and a really revealing top is just disgusting in my personal opinion, UNLESS they're your workout clothes (and even then, there's a fine line between what's acceptable and what makes someone look like a *kitten*).
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    If we're fat, we should be ashamed to flaunt the fat. If we're ridiculously boney skinny the same thing. Its disgusting and its disgusting because of what it equates to... bad health and bad diet and lifestyle or a combination. Wearing a bikini is a privilege for those in great condition.

    A second unrelated point is that not every body suits everything, likewise a bikini... there are different bits of clothing and swimwear for every frame and they should be worn accordingly/appropriately. No-one likes looking at a fat person showing every last inch of her cellulite off to "show how confident she is" It's all fake confidence because why would they be on a dieting site if they were proud of that body aesthetically, health wise or for both reasons?

    Bikinis are a glamour piece of clothing and should not be work by underweight or overweight people to glamourise both extremes of health. Wear something that suits you.

    Wearing a bikini is a privilege for those in great condition?! :angry:
  • bejuled74
    bejuled74 Posts: 191 Member
    I think my body confidence is hugely under-rated.

    There I fixed it for you.....

    ^LMAO!! Best post I've seen!!!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Yes, bikinis are the best (legal) way for women to flaunt their success.
  • deeannhill, I'm, not being rude BUT you don't wear skimpy clothes or bikini because your over weight. Most people who have put in long hard hours at the gym and diet properly want to show off their rock hard bodies, so be it!! As they should!! they deserve it
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap
    Um, yeah, me too. The parts under my bikini...

    (I posted in the bikini thread last night. With a picture my husband took. And right after I posted it, he immediately commented "I'm a lucky guy!")

    I saw your pic, and your hubby's comment...and I thought that was AWESOME! :)
  • Hungry_Tuna
    Hungry_Tuna Posts: 361 Member
    Everyone is free to make their own clothing choices. It's lovely.

    I agree whole-heartedly. My default is a picture of me in a sports-bra and yoga pants. I don't have perfect abs, in fact there's a lot of flab over them, and I've got love handles! LOL. I do it to remind myself of where I'm starting and once I surpass this stage, I will have something to look back on and feel proud of overcoming.

    As far as those displaying bikini photos, again, they could be markers for what stage they're at in their journeys. If they're rocking that bikini like nobody's business because they worked hard and ate right, I feel they should be proud of themselves and inspire others to keep pushing to reach their own goals!

    :heart:
  • onedayillbamilf
    onedayillbamilf Posts: 662 Member
    Wow. Just....wow! :noway:
    If we're fat, we should be ashamed to flaunt the fat. If we're ridiculously boney skinny the same thing. Its disgusting and its disgusting because of what it equates to... bad health and bad diet and lifestyle or a combination. Wearing a bikini is a privilege for those in great condition.

    A second unrelated point is that not every body suits everything, likewise a bikini... there are different bits of clothing and swimwear for every frame and they should be worn accordingly/appropriately. No-one likes looking at a fat person showing every last inch of her cellulite off to "show how confident she is" It's all fake confidence because why would they be on a dieting site if they were proud of that body aesthetically, health wise or for both reasons?

    Bikinis are a glamour piece of clothing and should not be work by underweight or overweight people to glamourise both extremes of health. Wear something that suits you.

    Society's expectations didn't come out of nowhere... they came from knowing what healthy looks like and that's not an underweight or overweight person... both bad health!
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap.

    100s of years of women striving for equality and clawing their way out from under the oppression of patriarchy and then morons like you come along.

    Thanks. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • This thread is enough to discourage someone ,:cry: some of the nasty comments just make me sad :(
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I think body confidence is hugely under-rated.

    However; is it really confidence that leads a woman to feel she needs to display her nearly naked body for comment?

    Personally (and yes, this is my OPINION) I prefer to keep some parts of my body a secret for only my husband to unwrap. I don't wear a bikini. I don't wear a sports bra without a shirt over it. I don't wear "ta-da!" shorts. Or any number of the myriad of revealing clothes that I've been told I should aspire to wear. I don't let my daughter wear them either.

    Thoughts....

    I agree with this wholeheartedly. Wearing super short shorts and a really revealing top is just disgusting in my personal opinion, UNLESS they're your workout clothes (and even then, there's a fine line between what's acceptable and what makes someone look like a *kitten*).

    Did you seriously just equate skimpy gym clothes with *kitten*?!
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    Once I reach my fitness goals, I'll probably just walk around nekkid.

    And not to get all feminist, but my body isn't my fiance's. It won't be when we get married either. My body is mine.

    If I'm wearing a bikini, it's because I'm proud of the body I worked and sweated and cried for, not because I'm a floozy or don't have self-respect. If others want to wear a burka, that's their choice, and I'm not going to criticize their beliefs, body image, or choice of doing so.

    And ditto what a previous poster said...kinda funny that the OP has a pretty chesty profile picture. I'm assuming it's ok her daughter has boobilicious profile pictures on the internet too?
  • paulamarsden
    paulamarsden Posts: 483 Member
    some people are so socially inept i DESPAIR at the world as a whole.

    Why anyone decides to bring children into this hell hole i have no idea. Roll on Armageddon.
  • KaciWood19
    KaciWood19 Posts: 396 Member
    I for one took my before pictures in a bikini so that when I have finished loosing the weight, I can put on the same bikini and see the difference in fat loss and muscle tone. I only took them in a bikini because I figured mfp wouldn't like it if I posted nakey pics :flowerforyou: It's not about being any type of way for me, I would post the before pics (and after pics when I get there!) so that I could recieve some "atta girls" from my peers when they see how far I have really come. I also have had to wear a one piece for the past 2 years because I was uncomfortable with my size. I am so looking forward to this summer and putting on that bikini and thinking how good I look in the mirror!

    That being said, that is my opinion and it is totally fine that yours is different!!! :heart:
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member

    I agree with this wholeheartedly. Wearing super short shorts and a really revealing top is just disgusting in my personal opinion, UNLESS they're your workout clothes (and even then, there's a fine line between what's acceptable and what makes someone look like a *kitten*).

    And what do you think should be done with these "*kitten*"? These brazen women daring to dress as they choose, almost like it were a free society or something...

    Is public shaming enough or should we start stoning them?
  • Collinsky
    Collinsky Posts: 593 Member
    I want to be able to see my progress, so yes, I took sports-bra photos for my befores, and I'll take sports-bra photos for my afters. I want to see my shoulders, my abs, etc, and I want to be able to compare it to where I started without having to guess through layers of fabric. I'm kind of clinical about it, I guess.

    Not everyone wants to do that. That's 100% fine. There is no wrong or right way to do it, just different perspectives. But are bikini (or sports-bra-and-tiny-shorts) pics really the best way to display your physique? Unless nudity is an option, then an unequivocal yes. Of course.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    You know everyone, it's totally okay for the fat-bashers to have this thread ... we all know these are just the things they wanted to say in the bikini thread yesterday..

    At least I now know for sure who I never want to accept a FR from.
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