Okay maybe for some this isn't the absolute worst scenario but for me it's high up there! Wait for it... Trying on a Bikini! Let alone actually walking out with a purchase! My husband and I decided to walk the mall this past weekend and I saw Victoria Secret was having a sale on the swimsuits. I wasn't even going to bother to look, even-though they looked so cute! But next store to Victoria Secret was Game Stop, which Blake had to go in, and there was no way I was going in there with our daughter, who seriously wants to grab everything in that small store. It seriously gives me anxiety. So in to VS I went... All these tiny girls going nuts over the Bikinis, just made me feel even worse about myself. As I was glancing at this one cheetah print bikini, one of the sales girl came over and saw the disappointed look on my face.
"First time looking at swimsuits after a baby?" Was it seriously that OBVIOUS? When I looked at her you could tell she had a "mom" body herself. I told her about our Vegas trip coming up in May and how much I have been trying to work out. Yet, I still do NOT have the confidence to even try one on. She continued to ask me what my fears were on certain parts of my body. I seriously pointed to almost everywhere! With a quick chuckle, she went to town pulling all sorts of tops and bottoms. Lady did you not hear me? Unless you have a full on head to toe cover up swimsuit, I ain't getting in it. I called Blake to get Olivia so I can try on these "bikinis" and next thing I knew, I was standing in front of those changing room mirror thinking you can do this.
I tried on the one bottoms, with the cheetah print, that originally caught my eye. They are high wasted (which I have never tried before), instead of the low rise style. It has open sides with a bunch of ties. I thought for sure all of my love handle would seep through the cracks. But NO! It looked amazing and even made me look skinnier! Is this a trick? Maybe the mirror tricks your eye into thinking something else. I would be lying if I said I didn't get tears in my eyes. I tried on a couple black top pieces and finally found one that hid, what I like to call second boob. You know the part in between the armpit and breast? The almost impossible spot to slim down. Anyways, it hides that and... Ladies, it has a push up in it! Not the ones teens like to wear to over compensate but a NORMAL push up! The ladies have never looked better!
Long story short I ended up purchasing my first swimsuit in almost 3 years! And I felt great in it! I may need a little tan before I flaunt this look because I don't remember the last time my stomach saw sunlight.I want you to encourage yourself and go to a place like VS that measure you and find a swimsuit that actually works for you! Everyone doesn't have the same body no matter how big or small you are. That's something I am learning and figuring out. What fits me for this new body of mine. Some may say I'm not fat but for me, going from a size 2/4 to a 6/8 is a big deal for me. Even with no ounce of fat, my hips will always be wide now. My mom likes to tell me "you mean you have a woman's body now?!" She is right though. I'm not a teenager anymore and I need to except that.
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