tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post69618691883493574..comments2009-08-11T23:39:12.688-04:00Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23905160206131108692009-08-11T23:39:12.688-04:002009-08-11T23:39:12.688-04:00many girls are not able to wear bikinis if they got stomach surgery somehow. But hope this post will help a lot.Download Softwarehttp://maxabtsoftware.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9478873746260456762009-06-04T17:56:13.914-04:002009-06-04T17:56:13.914-04:00EHHHHH oh no!!! It&#39;s swimsuit season!!! I&#39;m going swimming on sunday and i have to get a new swim suit.... I&#39;m only 12 and in shape and everything but i feel completely un-comfortable in swimsuits and i really wanna over come the fear so this stinksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-33521430395061547762009-05-29T17:45:58.343-04:002009-05-29T17:45:58.343-04:00eh, i just don't care so much anymore. it also helps that the significant other likes the way i look so i can use that to push out the self-doubt. mostly.<br /><br />i have a two piece tyr suit for lap swimming just because it fits better than a one piece (top medium; bottom definitely large).<br /><br />and ruth, there are still tons of opportunities to wear a swimsuit in colorado! neighborhood pool, lakes, reservoirs, water world, the backyard sprinklers, etc. ;)Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808070327493365276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69846402741975170752009-05-27T15:13:37.017-04:002009-05-27T15:13:37.017-04:00the news swim suits for female surfers work great--they look like swim shorts. Why should only young guys be comfortable at the beach.<br />Gotta think outside the bikini....I try to do just that at the "Shapely Grape." www.joanvoight.blogspot <br />Check me out.Joan Voighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305741185601005914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7583064096597670972009-05-26T22:12:25.224-04:002009-05-26T22:12:25.224-04:00<I>"having someone insist on taking your photo while you're wearing the suit"</I>Ha. Not this lifetime. I just act like they're talking in a Mandarin subdialect I don't happen to speak.littlemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718332143368553659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25215810583340798592009-05-26T19:22:15.979-04:002009-05-26T19:22:15.979-04:00Beach towels. I'm sure they were invented to counter swimsuit angst. Just wrap a giant one around yourself until the very last minute before you make a dash for the water. And then the lumpy bits that you think you can see while in the water are just ripples on the surface!Spring Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122505632533994205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69046933438880196612009-05-26T19:21:53.343-04:002009-05-26T19:21:53.343-04:00It's not so much the suit wearing, but the suit *shopping* that causes anxiety for me. (Haven't had that angst in years, thanks to online catalog shopping!) I love swimming too much to let how I look in a swim suit stop me (always have), but I gave up bikinis in favor of one-piece suits a looong time ago.Pubsgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636089392777186992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7694601102660470342009-05-26T16:17:15.994-04:002009-05-26T16:17:15.994-04:00I'm a big beach fan. That's what keeps me motivated to drag myself to the gym on a 20 degree day in January. Summer is never very far away!Tylerhttp://fittron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-46285301143932193692009-05-26T15:28:11.476-04:002009-05-26T15:28:11.476-04:00I would just like to say that the first photo is my favorite sign at the UCLA Sunset pool - I was very sad when they took it down. And if you've ever seen the squirrels on campus, you would understand how scary and bold those suckers are.<br /><br />As for the swimsuit issue - ever since I developed strange tan lines from swimming in an outdoor pool 2-3 times a week, the two piece vs one piece debate is much less of an issue. Who cares about any side flab (real or imagined) when you look like a zebra?erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380419528876000419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23331338528576616782009-05-26T15:23:51.055-04:002009-05-26T15:23:51.055-04:00Well, I am pretty sure I stole it so go ahead Merry...wait, no, you are not old enough! <br /><br />And that was suppose to be "I think everyone *should* stop dressing so trashy"...grrrPattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16615291830525865931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21167366398795423242009-05-26T15:07:56.463-04:002009-05-26T15:07:56.463-04:00Patty, I want to describe myself as "old and fluffy." Can I steal that line?<br /><br />Anon, would to God I had that woman's figure, but the swimsuit itself is not flattering. It's riding up on her left side, creating a bulge. (Of course, if <I>I</I> were wearing a bikini, the bulge would not be caused by the suit.)<br /><br />Ruth -- what, Colorado doesn't have any lakes or pools? You guys got gypped! I guess it's a good thing you have such beautiful mountains instead :)Merryhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49982269646481759942009-05-26T15:05:20.707-04:002009-05-26T15:05:20.707-04:00I stick with a tankini and try to keep a cover up on during all pictures. When the paparazzi are following me, I make sure I'm fully clothed!WillEatForComforthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085561206921512444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72646357680878015522009-05-26T14:45:35.516-04:002009-05-26T14:45:35.516-04:00I'm going with Annabel on this one!! Of course, when I was young and fit I let it hang out like a hooka, but now that I am old and fluffy, I think everyone stop dressing so trashy. :-)Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16615291830525865931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-65849917178912523002009-05-26T13:52:05.320-04:002009-05-26T13:52:05.320-04:00I don't know what you thought was wrong with the runner in a bikini. She looked great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-73623451308826279892009-05-26T13:05:40.882-04:002009-05-26T13:05:40.882-04:00Very funny, Merry!<br /><br />I especially liked your top 10 things not to say.<br /><br />Being in land-locked CO, it's easy to avoid swimsuits. Hallelujah!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503183987906575422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59482962120673857512009-05-26T12:27:30.803-04:002009-05-26T12:27:30.803-04:00I'll be taking a "who the hell cares. Yes, I look like a beached whale" approach this year. Being pregnant I think I've earned that right. And there's no way for me to avoid the pool with a two year old and the fact that hubby works at a camping resort...might as well just go with it and keep myself cool! But any cameras found pointed in my direction are at risk of drowning. : )bdaisshttp://prairietrails.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91809833942218048162009-05-26T11:59:29.417-04:002009-05-26T11:59:29.417-04:00I have not owned/worn a swimsuit in at least 10 years - and I don't think this year is going to be any different. But maybe next year I'll try that "Miraclesuit" - they still make it, don't they?!?Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24275537315872856672009-05-26T11:46:50.551-04:002009-05-26T11:46:50.551-04:00Wear black and turn sideways. It's always swimsuit season in Florida :-(<br /><br />Oh yeah, being up to your neck in the water is very flattering also.Dr. Jhttp://calorielab.com/news/categories/dr-j-will-see-you-now/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-45843085985260965842009-05-26T11:15:17.979-04:002009-05-26T11:15:17.979-04:00I *think* my bod is looking good, but the swimsuit will be the litmus test. If I fail, I'll just bury my body in the beach sand. Problem solved.Yum Yuckyhttp://www.yumyucky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-44392158447181907002009-05-26T11:00:17.387-04:002009-05-26T11:00:17.387-04:00I wear a rash guard and board shorts. less burning that way, and I don't have to worry about my pasty tummy blinding anyone with it's glare.<br />There are a lot of women at the pool in our complex who wear bikinis and just let it all hang out and I LOVE that! They don't seem to give a fig what anyone else thinks, and that is just so cool.<br />I remember going to Europe when I was a teen, and you'd see all shapes and sizes in bikinis. I wish we had that mentality here.azusmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82943661766626437302009-05-26T10:56:15.430-04:002009-05-26T10:56:15.430-04:00Heh...timely.<br />My old bathing suite has passed on and shuffle doff it's mortal coil, so (while trying to get into bathing suit shape after 2 long weeks of slothery holidays) I need to get a new suit.<br />If I can actually find one I like that doesn't look like the 70s or 80s threw up on it, I will actually ahve to (shudder) try it on.<br />Hope I can find one I like. I'm a fan of bikini tops and shorts...noone needs to see that much of my butt. Don't mind the top half of me tho...if I'm aroudn a bunch of people I don't know, it doesn't bother me if they see me in a suit...I figure I won't see them again, so who cares :)Geosominhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11944117112828360602009-05-26T10:37:02.296-04:002009-05-26T10:37:02.296-04:00Bikini??? HAHAHAHAHA! Not since I was 25....I finally found bathing suits at Lands End that are for, ahem, "womanly" figures. yay! But I always wear mine with swim shorts...Missicathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547671118679036352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20138263395213952592009-05-26T10:23:59.221-04:002009-05-26T10:23:59.221-04:00My strategy for looking slimmer in a bathing suit/tourniquet is to regularly visit the Rhode Island beaches. They are fantastic for surf but more importantly, for people who look much worse in a bathing suit than I do - I mean that in the nicest possible way, of course. Too bad we're vacationing at the Cape this summer if only because the population there is so much more fit. (Note to Merry: I will gladly loan you my 13 year old for any and all of your own picture taking - right after I'm done with him).Gigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05117083150374231978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14264027591398627812009-05-26T09:55:51.204-04:002009-05-26T09:55:51.204-04:00I don't think I have a bathing suit that hasn't crumbled to bits. I haven't been to the beach in more than fifteen years, and Lycra just doesn't store well.<br /><br />I don't usually swim where I have to wear a suit. Hard core nudist here.<br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-61364960545918075982009-05-26T09:54:13.835-04:002009-05-26T09:54:13.835-04:00I live in a land locked province and can't stand the crowds at lakes and pools, so it hasn't been an issue for the last 30 some years!Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.com