Is 160 pounds too fat to wear a bikini?

p.s, I have been to the beach many times and I have seen all sorts of body shapes in bikinis, however I have never seen anyone remotely look like a runway model, or bikini/lingerie model.........the majority of women who wear bikinis are your average, everyday, confident women.......go rock one honey!

I was on the beach last May in a bikini at 172lbs. There are even pictures to prove it! :P Did I look the way I wanted to look? Nope. Did I let it ruin my enjoyment of the feeling of having the sun warm my stomach and my back? Nope. It's all about your confidence. Look, you can be strutting your stuff in a bikini at 200lbs and be uber-confident. It doesn't make the wiggles and jiggles go away, but when you're smiling and enjoying yourself, you automatically will look better than a person who is the same size and shape but who is yanking at their shorts and keeping their arms crossed across their middle and looks miserably self-conscious.
Don't EVER let other peoples' opinions dictate how much you're going to enjoy yourself. If you want the bikini, then get yourself the bikini that makes you feel like a curvy, sexy woman and ROCK IT!

I am 5'3", currently weigh 179, hoping to be closer to 170 in June and I WILL be wearing a bikini when I go on my vacation then. If you want to wear one you wear it. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks except yourself!

You're 23!!! If you like bikinis, wear one and enjoy it! (I'm 34 and there is probably no weight at which I will wear a bikini anymore...kids!! My belly button just isn't the cute thing it once was LOL!)

Hi I am looking for your honest opinion. I am a 23 year old female. I am 5'5" and 160 pounds. Do I weigh too much to wear a bikini. My mom told me I don't have the body to wear a bikini. I just want the opinion from other women who weigh about the same as me or wore a bikini when they weighed 160 pounds.

I'm pretty sure if you had said "My husband told me I don't have the body to wear a bikini" then there would be uproar on here and cries of "DIVORCE HIM!"

Personally, it bothers me 100x more that a mother would say that to her daughter.

Yes but the 'anti-mum' comments are conspicuous by their absence. It would be the first things commented on if her husband had said that - probably quite rightly too

Also, I have a mother who is constantly telling me I cannot do things -- I am 31 and very, very capable of most things and have done lots of interesting, fun things. If I listened to her... I would have missed out on a lot of amazing people and experiences. I do love my mom, but I have come to realize that aspect of her personality has more to do with her insecurities than the person I am.

Just say "Ok mom, that's your opinion" and do what you want.

Hi I am looking for your honest opinion. I am a 23 year old female. I am 5'5" and 160 pounds. Do I weigh too much to wear a bikini. My mom told me I don't have the body to wear a bikini. I just want the opinion from other women who weigh about the same as me or wore a bikini when they weighed 160 pounds.

I'm pretty sure if you had said "My husband told me I don't have the body to wear a bikini" then there would be uproar on here and cries of "DIVORCE HIM!"

Personally, it bothers me 100x more that a mother would say that to her daughter.

Unfortunately for a LOT of us, especially women, this is all too uncommon. A lot of the moms think they are being "helpful" and never get that they are causing way, way more damage than doing any good.

My own mom carried a few extra pounds through high school. Maybe a size 14-16 by today's standards which is not horrible but enough to be a struggle for her to deal with, and though she never talks about it i get the idea that her mother, while probably not outright mean, most likely made a LOT of passive-aggressive comments about it. You'd think that pain would make her think twice about the cruelty I endured from her as a fat kid, but maybe she just didn't know any better.

What I do know is, I will never, EVER make my daughter feel about her body the way the adults in my life made me feel about mine. Period.

Sorry, I don't mean to hijack the thread... just a sore subject, probably for many. :grumble:

Wear what you want.It doesn't matter how much you weight, but how you wear it. Self Confidence is the motto!

How do YOU feel in a bikini?? No matter how skinny I get I will prolly never be in one again. I don't feel comfortable. If you do, then go for it!! The worse thing would be getting somewhere and staying in your cover up all day or walking around with your hands/arms trying to cover your body. then everyone knows how uncomfortable/self conscious you are.

Go suit shopping and try on EVERY style till you find the one that makes you feel like a million bucks and THAT's the one. No matter the type!

Good luck Honey!! You will rock whichever you choose!

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Do whatever you're comfortable with. Other people don't get to make those decisions for you.

Personally, I felt very uncomfortable in a bikini at 140 (I'm 5'4"), so I doubt I would wear one twenty pounds heavier, but that's just how I felt about my own body. It shouldn't influence how you feel about yours.

What you should be asking here is, "Is 23 years too long to be criticizing your daughter?".
Sounds like your mom has got a few demons to battle of her own...

My grandma used to say crap like that all the time. Wear what you want and own it. If anybody else doesn't like it they can look elsewhere.

Well said!

I have worn a bikini at 249 lbs. on my 5'4" frame and I looked rll cute in it. Don't listen to your mom. (In this instance, anyway.)

I'm 5'4" and 150 lbs and I don't even own a one-piece. Wear whatever you're comfortable in. The only time you should refrain from wearing a bikini is if you think you'll be all self-conscious about it. If not, do it.