The swimsuit

Like most women, shopping for that dreaded swimsuit for the summer can be depressing or just unsettling. This year, I found my swimsuit before summer. They had one of each size, my size at the time  and a size smaller. Afraid that I was going to be too ambitious, I picked up my current size and tried it on. I loved it. It was very similar to the same one I wore last summer while pregnant. I felt sexy in it, it brought out my inner Maroline Monroe.

  

Since I had already worn a suit like it the previous year , I decided I would do the same this year, only I bought the size smaller and a different color. I wasn’t going to give up, and I kept telling myself that there wasn’t going to be any other suits around. So, I offered up my old suits to friends, and knew that there was only one. I hung that suit up, somewhere that I would see it all the time. It was a constant reminder, get fit or look bad in it.

Then the day came, and it was time to put on the suit. DUHN DUHN DUHN, I was scared. I may have been saying an inner prayer that I would be able to get it on.  Guess what I did get it on, and even better I felt great in it.  I felt so proud of myself, to know that all of my hard work had paid off. Now is the moment of truth, to prove to myself and well, those that thought I couldn’t do it…………… The proof is in the picture.

Drum roll please ……………….

                                        

I know I’m not a super model, but honestly I don’t want to be. I may not have thin thighs, or a super flat stomach with abs to wash clothes on, but I’m proud. I’m grateful for the body I have, and the amazing things it can do. This picture may be offensive to some people ( CEO of Ambercrombie and Fitch) but I know to others that it may serve as inspiration. So do as your mama says, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”  Be proud of the body you have, and the amazing things it does, even if it isn’t in the shape you want, it’s a gift. So when you put on your suit, don’t look in the mirror and say things like “my thighs are too fat”, or “I have cellulite”, “my stomach is so jiggly,” instead tell yourself that you are beautiful, you’re real, and you are amazing. Now hold your head high and wear that swimsuit proudly!