I have some miracle suits, but they don't help with flabby thighs, so I just wear a sarong wrap and take it off as I get into pool. No one has a perfect body at my age so I guess I just don't care what I have going on as long as I know I am healthy now!

Check out lands end. You can mix and match suits to get the perfect one for you. They even have swim shirts if your arms are the area you want to cover

I just got a womens long sleeve rash guard on sale at old navy and it fits great. I've always just bought men's board shorts and worn them with a sports bra shirt for swimming. Rash guards are even better because they keep the evil sun off. But now that I am losing I bought a speedo sport suit at Academy for doing laps and it has really good outer thigh coverage (though insufficient boob support). Now they sell board shorts for women a lot of places too, so I'd just find a pair you like and throw them on over whatever suit/suit top.

I don't worry about my batwings. lol I have learned to live with them. I bought a tankini with a good built in bra (kinda gotta have one when you are a DDD anyway) and my bottom is a skirt. It's pretty short but covers my biggest issues which are the upper thigh and hip region. I have also bought a one piece that looks like a tank top and shorts and has a good built in bra and some major spandex around the middle to hold my tummy in very nicely. Both are great and I feel like I look pretty good in them.

pawoodhull wrote: »

I'm contenplating a wet suit, like you would use for diving, that's to the elbows and knees. And that is as close as I will get to a bathing suit.

Pat I don't know if you were kidding or not, but I had to laugh when I read this because I told someone I was going to get a wetsuit that will cover it all up and hold it all in! Seriously though, I think it's unfair that Spanx won't work with a swimsuit :-)

I just rock whatever I want at this point. I am not skinny. Do I have flab? Yup! Bat wings? Sure do! But you know what? Life is short, and if others don't love my body they can promptly go eff off.

In my humble opinion there is only one requirement to having a beautiful body- having a body! Every body is beautiful, including those with the wear and tear of the hard work invested in losing weight. I too am working on this by wearing shorts every damn day possible this summer.

Have fun with your kiddo... I betcha the memories you make will be what you and he remember- not your anxiety over wobbly bits.

Also- I like lands end bathing suits too so I can have bottoms to accommodate my bubble butt and tops to support the girls

And, I have never heard of "Rash Guard" swim tops? What are they and where would I find them?

blairmundy wrote: »

This is the one I just bought:
http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1007507&vid=1&pid=369807012
It's basically a shirt made out of swimsuit stuff. You'd still ear a swimsuit top or sportsbra under it (or I would anyway)

Thanks Blair!

Really cute. You look great even sideways

killer!!

This is the one that I just got from Amazon. I like that it covers the front of my legs and has some slack in the front for my loose skin.

PaulaKro wrote: »

Pat,

Lands End has lots of rash guards. And here is a combined short skirt attached to a leotard, again swimsuit material and meant to be swum in. But it is tight though. In my case that holds the flab in - like nylons do. Do nylons help your legs?

Thanks Paula. And no, pantyhose do nothing for me. I do have a pair of compression like leggings, the top is a really well working shaper, and they do hold my thighs in a little, but you can still see the 2 inch overhang on the outside of my knees. It's very obvious. The only thing that would really work for me is something that would lift and hold the excess thigh skin. It's OK though, I have faced the reality that I will never again go sleevless because of the upper arm skin pooling at my elbows and never wear shorts or a bathing suit again because of the skin from my thighs pooling at my knees. Until Insurance companies realize that this excess skin should be part of the bariatric process, some of us will just have to live with it.