B is for Bikini!! I have never worn a bikini. Maybe I had one of those cute little toddler bikinis when I was a baby, but I have no memory of it. If I don't remember it then it didn't happen. So, I maintain, I have never worn a bikini.
Having been overweight most of my life I have never even thought about wearing a bikini. I have worn two pieces before. These would be of the tankini variety, consisting of a full top, that covers the tummy, and a bikini or skirt bottom. Of course, I have worn one piece bathing suits as well.
My normal bathing suit attire.
Until recently not only was a bikini not on my mind it was not even an option. They simply did not make them for girls who shop in the woman's section of the department store. But now they do.
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So the question is should I rock a bikini this summer? I have reached a certain level of comfort with my body. I have no issue wearing a tankini or one piece on the beach. I mean when you look around there are few people who look like supermodels on the beach. There are also very few people who look horrible. Most of us just look like normal women of varying sizes. I think many of us would like to be more toned, more fit, more tan, etc. Most of us at the beach are way more focused on ourselves than on what some other woman is wearing. There will be that small percentage of people who will be scanning the crowd looking with a negative critical eye. But they will be doing that regardless of what kind of swimsuit I have on. Am I comfortable enough with my body to expose a little more flesh? Am I confident enough to now worry about what others are thinking about my body?
So bikini or no bikini that is the question??? What do you think? Do you wear a bikini? Are bikini's on plus sized women a yay or nay?
