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To return evil for good is devilish; to return good for good is human; to return good for evil is Divine - Alistair Begg
"fauxtanical hydro-jargon"The whole thing was great; thanks for posting it, Poppy Fields.
(confession: I edit photos before sharing on facebook, and use the teeth-whitening effect often!)
As a fat woman who likes to go to the beach anyway, I'm actually pretty happy having the young people ignore my existence.
I don't go to the beach often. No real beaches here & the Summers are short. When I went on vacation to a Beach State, I was appalled at how I looked in the mirror while swimsuit shopping. Age had taken it's toll: Sags, lumps, dents, ripples, back fat, white pasty skin & relocation of weight (that whole thick-in-the-middle thing) that didn't used to be there before even though my weight wasn't that much more (it was more though). I didn't buy & went home depressed & ashamed.
Then I thought about it. Yes I was older, yes I was a bit heavier, yes my legs hadn't seen the light of day in years. So what?!? Everybody changes with age & all in all I still looked pretty darned good for my age & was willing to put on a swimsuit. And none of those beach people were ever going to see me again anyhow & didn't look perfect either. I accepted myself like I was.
So I went back & found one that didn't make me look younger, firmer or thinner, but looked good on me just the way I am. Definitely not an old lady suit, but age appropriate (Tankinis hide a lot & flatter other stuff).
Who cares that we don't look 21 anymore? We're NOT 21 anymore. Accept ourselves & have fun.
Life's not a competition.
"Some of us learn from other people's mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people."
At 61 I still wear a bikini.I am not overweight.I do have cellulite and many other flaws I care not a wit. I am conformable in my skin as well.
I don't swim, so fortunately, I've never had to worry about the whole swimsuit issue. Besides, beaches aren't exactly a prominent feature of South Dakota.
I don't have a problem continuing to wear shorts in my fifties, however. I don't wear sleeveless tops much, but I never did--not because of what I looked like in them but because I sunburn so easily that unless it's really, really hot, I'd just rather wear something short-sleeved and have less exposed skin to worry about covering in sunscreen.
I do not, however, care in the slightest that I'm not going to tan--I just don't tan the way other people do and never will and there's nothing I can do about it. I'm going to wear shorts anyway, and if people can't deal with my pale legs, it's their problem, not mine.
Booya!
I still wear bikinis, too! I'm 5'5" and 120 lbs. At 61, I look different than I did at 30. I feel that if people are srutinizing me so closely that they see my cellulite and ancient stretch marks, they're earned whatever nausea they experience!
I love it. Ya'll are all fantastic!
Thats how I feel. I earned everything on my body, scars and allBooya!
I still wear bikinis, too! I'm 5'5" and 120 lbs. At 61, I look different than I did at 30. I feel that if people are srutinizing me so closely that they see my cellulite and ancient stretch marks, they're earned whatever nausea they experience!
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