Need some advice or critique on Swim wear.

if you've worked hard and YOU love your body,who cares what anyone thinks! Rock it,sister!!!!

I say DO IT! I never felt comfortable in a bikini in front of anyone until I was preggo- then I was like "I'm supposed to be morbidly huge so wTF-ever!"
But once I wore a bikini, there was no going back. So even when I was "obese" i wore a bikini to the beach...me and my rolls and stretch marks and what not...and...surprisingly, I actually got lots of positive attention. I don't know how much of it was "look at that babe" as much as people are drawn to confidence and I really didn't care if I looked like a beached whale or not...I wanted that vitamin D!

So go for it!

And, no, I wouldn't be repulsed by anyone's body in a bikini on the beach!! And anyways, those stretch marks are our battle scars of motherhood...wear 'em with pride!

ive got the mommy belly also and i feels theres always gonna be a lil something around the middle. even with my upper ab areas being cut, my lower abs are just a blob of baby left overs.. i myself wear those monokini bathing suits which i think are still pretty sexy..

i do agree some people who up to the beach and i wonder how they got the courage to even leave the house like that, but more power to them i guess! i couldnt ever do it

I am very close to my goal weight, about 10 pds to go. I too have had children and I too have a belly. Its not THAT bad... but its a little loose skin, stretch marked up, little bit of fat that wants to stay put... I wear a bikini and feel great in it, for the first time ever, even before my babies I was self conscious. The thing is all bodies come in different shapes and sizes and everyone no matter who they are has things about their body when in a bathing suit they feel self conscious about. I try to keep that in mind. Even the hottest person at the beach if you knew them would have a gripe about SOMETHING:) I look at my body and say, wow, look at what youve accomplished, losing the weight, running half marathons, growing and giving birth to two people?!!! You get to be alive and walk around on this beach and enjoy the sun and water and your friends and family? Enjoy it! I try to build myself up with positive self talk instead of compare and put myself down, it works better for me:) No, the answer to your question, I dont think its gross, I think bodies are beautiful and I say GREAT JOB at losing your weight and all you have accomplished and you ROCK that bikini:) =my two cents:)

I had two 9-lb boys, and I've got stretch marks and mommy sag. Just ROCK IT. You're young, you worked hard for it, just do it.

I have stretch marks from pregnancy as well but I lost the weight and now I sport the bikini! Here's a different perspective.....think of your stretch marks kind of like you think of your tattoos. They are you "stripes of honor"...wear them proudly because they represent what your body is capable of....GROWING A HUMAN!!! That's way more impressive than working out and looking good in a bikini in my opinion lol! Rock that bikini Mama!!!