From Anna, Age 14 - 08/03/09 - IP#: 74.166.122.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'4", Start: 156 lb, Today: 152 lb (BMI %tile: 92), Goal: 115 lb - Here's the problem with the beach. There is not one stinkin girl there NOT in a bikini!!! Anyone with me? I mean... at the beach, you see an overweigt girl in a bikini, you usually don't even think twice. Should I do it? I'm not fat, myh stomach is flat but not.... firm shall we say.
Reply from Christine, Age 17 - 08/08/09 - IP#: 12.175.230.xxx Go for it if you feel confident! Buy a really flattering bikini (or even a tankini if you're a little self-conscious), put on some make-up and lotion until you feel really pretty, and go out there! Trust me -- even bigger girls get compliments in swimsuits, so long as they can walk with confidence. Look at it this way: you've got curves (probably), you've got more confidence than a girl shaped like a twig, and it doesn't take much to be prettier than lots of skinny girls! Another tip: don't bother with the bikini! Really! If it's your style, look at some vintage one-piece suits. They're pinched in at the waist, giving you a really sweet hourglass figure, a la Betty Paige or Marilyn Monroe. Find a cute one, put on a cute, chunky necklace (if you're not going to be swimming the entire time), and (maybe when you're older if you're only 14 now) some bold lipstick for a classy, timeless look.
