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

Once I reach my fitness goals, I'll probably just walk around nekkid.

F*ckin' rights!!!!!!

This website is about losing weight, body-image and how to improve it in a healthy manner. And if members get to their weight-goals, if they feel comfortable with their body and want to post pictures in bikinis, I really don't see any problem! In fact, the more, the merrier! Not to forget, we're talking about real, normal women here, not some Photoshopped models.

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!

wow...... really.............. Might I suggest that you dont come to MY beaches..... for that matter, you may need to just stay indoors.

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 do lean on the side of modesty. Especially with my teen daughters. Just this morning I told my 16 year old her shirt was too low. I totally get ya.
Deb

I don't understand how mens clothes have gotten baggier & baggier yet womens fashion is getting skimpier by the season. Bring back properly fitting mens jeans please.

I got rid of my old jeans because they got baggy & had to buy smaller ones.

You mean a display like this....

..PS....YOUR HUSBAND APPRECIATES THEIR HARD WORK AS WELL. JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW HES NOT JUST LOOKING AT YOU.

EXACTLY! Hey OP, your hubby looks.. I promise you that. We all LOOK. He may say how gross that girl with the banging body is while strutting her stuff in that hot pink bikini, but later that night he is totally using a mental snapshot.

Just saying. You are reaping the rewards of HER hard work.

Muah


"It ain't easy being this b*tchy"

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*).

Its my choice if I want to look like a *kitten*,and I welcome anyone to give me their thoughts on how I choose to dress,and I will happily give them my "thoughts" on the matter

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?!

I wonder who gets to decide who the privileged are? Maybe she should join forces with the 1% guy and they can start patrols to make sure that our flesh doesn't offend them. They clearly are the experts on beauty.

I don't understand how mens clothes have gotten baggier & baggier yet womens fashion is getting skimpier by the season. Bring back properly fitting mens jeans please.

HA! I wish in New York guys would wear baggy pants. Here we have sperm killing pants. Freaking skinny jeans on guys in all different types of colors. It's gross.

This thread is enough to discourage someone , some of the nasty comments just make me sad

Right there with you on that. It's unnecessary to start calling her names simply because there are different views on this topic. Yikes.

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.

amen sista

OP I totally agree, there are parts that I will only show to my husband - that being said, as long as I don't put up pics showing my nipples and lady-bits, I'll be just fine and within the rules of this site, so hells yeah I'm gonna post bikini pics if I get to a point where I can say 'LOOK WHAT I DID!!!! YOU CAN DO IT TOO!' If I were a little more confident I'd do it right now. But alas, I am not.

I love seeing people's pics, however much they want to show or however modest they want to be with their clothing, I love seeing the many differences in the human body and what people have accomplished while working toward their goals, whether they're in 'peak condition' or not. But honestly if you don't want to see bikini pics, avoid threads with 'bikini' in the title or hey avoid women's progress pics altogether since there's a possibility of bikinis.


You should really be more concerned with the guys' pics than the women, at least the women are keeping their nipples covered. Men, some things are only for your wives, put a bikini top on if you want to show your progress, show some modesty! LMAO

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 have to agree with you OP.
It's one thing to want to show off the hard work you put in, but you don't have to show off your @ss or boobs to do so.
Like you, I prefer to keep myself for hubbies eyez only.
I still have a long ways to go to my goal, but I'm modest enough and smart enough to know scantily dressed photos can cause marital/relationship problems and that's drama that I DON'T want or need.
Thanks for posting =]

if a photo in a bikini could cause a marital issue for you, im gonna go out on a limb and say thats NOT the issue.

You mean a display like this....