Anonymous wrote:i don't even have kids, but just want to give a big woo hoo for the body positivity here! put on that suit and go enjoy yourself!!

+1

Given all the nasty things I've read about fat people on this site, this is amazing.

i don't even have kids, but just want to give a big woo hoo for the body positivity here! put on that suit and go enjoy yourself!!

Anonymous wrote:I bought an athletic two-piece suit from Athleta, along with a matching pair of boy shorts - they hit a couple of inches down my thighs and I can wear them in the water with my daughter. The athletic suits (meant for swimmers and triathletes, not just sunbathers) are good for people with kids, too - they stand up to kids pulling on your suit.

I'm a runner, and in good shape, and I have cellulite on my legs. I also have veins that are becoming more prominent. I also have weird tan lines and sometimes I forget to shave that one patch of ankle, and I have scars in weird places because I'm stupid and fall down a lot when I run. I don't give a crap. Nobody is paying me to wear a bikini in a magazine, so who cares what I look like in my bathing suit? nobody.

I did this, too. I bought a triathalon suit - not that I'm ever going to actually participate in one - because it was a cute print, not a halter, and cut high enough that when DD grabs my suit, I don't flash the entire pool!

I really like Athleta suits - decently cute but with decent coverage. I also appreciate that many of their suits have the linings in the cups, to minimize the headlights.

I'm in pretty good shape, but I have a flabby PP tummy so... no more bikinis for me. I am over being self conscious about it. I look a heck of a lot better than I did before, and I care a lot, lot less. Generally I'm more concerned with DD not drowning

Anonymous wrote:Slip some Nike running shorts over the bottom of the suit. They're lined and dry out fast.

I was going to suggest this.

Just wear some biker shorts and a tankini and you're good to go!