What size/weight did you feel confident to wear a bikini

This summer is the first summer I'm confident enough to wear a bikini. I'm 5'4'' 130lbs. Size 4/6

I never wore bikini's in my teens or early twenty's. When I started approaching 30 I bought a bikini with the boy shorts (to cover some stretch marks) and with a string top. Now that is all I wear and I love it. I guess I weighed around 140 when I started, but even at my heavest which is around 165 I still wore a bikini.

I wore two pieces/bikinis even at my heaviest at 165ish. I feel a whole lot more confident now though when I am in the 130's or less though. Looking to be more comfy because I have thickish legs.

i hate wearing bikini's, they make me feel anxious but i just suck it up lol

I haven't worn a bikini since I was 16, but I was about a size 10/11 then. I thought I was "fat" but when I see photos of me in that bikini now, I think "dayum, I was smokin' hot" LOL. For me the size doesn't matter, it's just the wobble. If I can get unwobbly, so nothing overhangs anything else, I'm getting in a bikini, even if I'm "bigger" than the other girlies.

One of my goals or dreams has always to wear a bikini and wear it with confident. But after 2 kids and lots of extra skin and stretch marks on my tummy area, I don't see that happening.

But then sunday I see a lady that is probably double my size and has a bikini on. Which is awesome that she has that confidence!

So what size/weight were you when you started wearing a bikini?

Lol...I wear bikinis in public (the top with shorts, anyway) and I'm not confident at all...I just don't like swimming while being covered up, it's kind of uncomfortable...I and I weigh 247.

I'm still not there. I had four kids in four years....a 5 year break and another surpise bundle of joy. I am 5'6" and weigh just under 140. I hate the way my stomach pooches and probably will never see a bikini again. I know a women who is 5'5" and weighs 300 and wears a bikini. I don't think in her case it's confidence. I think it's stupidity. I made a deal with some MFP friends that I would post bikini shots of me by July 20th...I'm afraid of the deadline as I don't see it happening.

I've never been confident, but I wear one anyways. Why? "*kitten* 'em" that's why.

I'm comfortable in a bikini when I'm a size 6 and 115-120. Anything more than that and my belly pooch sticks out, which makes me super self-conscious. I have an amazing tankini that I got for my trip to Vegas last month (pics on my profile) that I love, but I'm hoping that by the end of the summer my belly will be flat enough to rock a bikini again.

I've never wore a complete bikini, when i was younger i would do a bikini top with shorts, then it grew to tanktop and shorts over bikini

I'm working on it...I have a long waist, so I can't sport the mono-kini...Wish I could though! The only time I felt good in a bikini was when I was an unhealthy, super tiny size. I was suffering from an ED (weighed 108 at my lowest and I have a larger build), so looking back, no, I wasn't comfortable at that size either. I wear one now because I have a fairly flat stomach because I carry weight in my hips and thighs. My stomach is about the best feature I have, and it still needs work. I look back at teenage photos when I thought I was fat, and damn, I looked great! I just need to work on confidence I guess. I'm down 12 lbs. so far, but I'll feel better when I lose another 12 or so. BTW, KMART has great looking suits especially if you're on a budget or hard to fit like I am! I've always worn a bikini, whether or not I've felt comfortable. Oh well!

I have had body issues my entire life. I am 5'10" and at 140 lbs size 9 in my teens wore a two piece a couple of times. If only I could go back and slap myself for thinking I was fat. Well, we just moved and bought a boat and have spent so many weekends people watching at the beach and after telling myself that I am only ever going to wear a one piece because of my stretch marks and regretted tummy tattoo's; my daughter convinced me to buy a two piece the other day. SHOCKER!

I am currently 185 lbs and size 14 which is still quite a ways to my UGW but I have to say, it is not bad looking. So 20 years in the making I have a two piece. I am working on the confidence to now wear it in public. This weekend we are heading out to the lake and it will be hard as I am going with all my skinny two piece rocking girlfriends and a one piece tan from hell.

After seeing other woman wearing their two pieces with pride (no matter their size) I have got to get over it and JUST DO IT! I have spent a fortune on gorgeous cover ups in order to "dress up" my one piece suits and know at least I will put the two piece under them for now.

Thanks to my 13 year old daughter for teaching me that I have to love the skin I am in!

I felt the best at 112ish. I am 5' 2.5 (I round up to 5'3 haha) But I feel decent around 116-118. I have a small frame so my weight shows easily, especially after two kids.

i'm also on the "always wear one" wagon, regardless of weight. No one has ever complained! I like them -- they are fun to buy, fun to wear, and EVERY woman is "allowed" to feel comfortable in her own skin. I don't judge anyone on the beach from 90 pounds to 390 if they have the desire, confidence, and self-love to rock a bikini .