Originally Posted By Lady Starlight No0o00.. don't do that MlD. You gave them good home's. You are a brave, nobel woman. Be proud! Just a little Pre Summer WARNING! BEWARE!!Swimsuit season is FAST approaching. Please allow me to post this for the upcomming event. As some things NEVER change. I have just been through the annual pilgrimage of torture and humiliation known as buying a bathing suit. When I was a child, the bathing suit for the woman with a mature figure was designed for a woman with a mature figure. Boned, trussed, and reinforced, those swim suits were not so much sewn as engineered. They were built to hold back and uplift and they did a darn good job. Today, stretch-fabric bathing suits are designed for the prepubescent girl with a figure chipped out of marble. The woman with a mature figure has little choice. She can either front up at the maternity wear department and try on a floral costume with a skirt and come away looking like a hippopotamus that has escaped from Fantasia - or she can wander around any run-of-the-mill bathing costume departments and try to make a sensible choice from what amounts to a designer range of fluoro rubber bands. What choice did I have? I wandered around. I made my choice and disappeared in to the small chamber of horrors known as the fitting room. The first thing I noticed about the bathing suit was the extraordinary tensile strength of the stretch material. The lycra that goes into bathing suits was developed, I believe, by NASA to launch small rockets by a sling shot. And it comes with the bonus that as long as you can lever your body into a lycra suit, you can protect your vital organs from shark attack; the reason being that any shark foolish enough to take a swipe at your passing midriff would immediately suffer from jaw whiplash injury. I fought my way into the first suit but as I twanged the last shoulder strap in place, I gasped in horror. My bosom had disappeared. I found one cowering under my left armpit. It took a little longer to find the other - flattened beside my 7th rib. The problem is" today's suits don't have bra cups. The mature woman is meant to wear her bosom spread across her chest like a speed hump. I realigned my speed hump and turned to the mirror to make a full-view assessment. The suit fit all right. Unfortunately it only fit those bits of me willing to stay inside it. The rest of me oozed out of the top, bottom, and sides. I looked like a lump of playdough wearing an undersized piece of cling wrap. As I tried to work out where all these extra bits of me had come from, the sales girl poked her head around the curtain. "Oh, there y'all are," she gasped. "Yes, they are ALL me," I replied, looking at the extra bits. "What else have you got?" I tried on a crinkled cream one which made me look like designer tape. I tried on a floral two-piece which made me look like an oversized napkin in a napkin ring. I struggled into one of leopard skin with a ragged frill and ended up looking like Tarzan on an off day. I donned a black one with a net midriff and looked like a jellyfish in mourning, and I tried on a pink one whose legs were so high cut I would have needed to wax my eyebrows to wear it! Finally - success. I found the one that fit. A two piece with a short style bottom and halter neck top. It was cheap, comfortable, and bulge friendly. I bought it. When I got home I read the label: "Material may become transparent in water." I am determined to wear it. I just have to learn how to do the breaststroke on dry land!
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Oh me, oh my, can I ever relate! But you do tell the story soooo well dear Lady S. My sides hurt! For now, there is no swim suit on the planet that will see the light of my whiteness! Or the bulge of everything else! I don't remember when I last owned a swim suit. OR a pair of shorts. Pathetic, I know. But I am dreaming of that day... Give me time, I'm gonna try! I would really love to motivate DH to get out and walk with me! He almost has no choice in our meals since he doesn't cook...muwhahahah! But wish me luck! To those of you who have already lost so much...kudos to you! I know how hard it is to exercise and lay off the goodies during the holidays. Like many of you, I too, do not like that clear liquid we call water. But we will be getting to know each other well in the coming months! I do love lemons though, so I hope that helps. I am cutting out most of the soda and cutting back on the coffee. Trying to stick to herbal teas for that hot comforting drink at night. I am not a fast food eater so that is not going to be a problem for me. But any hints and tips from all of you will be greatly appreciated. I need to get and stay healthy! You guys are so inspirational!
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Tinkeroonie, your going to do just fine, you sweet lovely lady. :-D
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Lady Starlight-Oh my sides...I had flashbacks to every bathing suit shopping expedition I have has in current memory. Except, mine don't normally end with me actually finding one that fits~ GOOD FOR YOU!! lol Tinkeroon- good for you in cutting down your sodae intake!! I am a firm believer that in the copious amounts we tend to drink, it just is not healty. And if it isnt diet (which I dont like) then the tremendous amount of sugar invovled is a mind blow. BTB-Good Morning and Happy Thursday Everyone!
Originally Posted By AuroraRose i had to buy a swimsuit this past summer--let me tell you--trying to stretch theose suckers was impossible--and when i finally did get it on... what she said...i did wind up with a two piece as well a cute navy skirt and long halter top. they also have those board shorts now that you can wear with a tank top--those r my friend : ) BUT when we did get to the shore, i was wondering why i bothered, WOW..some people will wear anything!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It is aurora rose. Although it cost me $60 for 24 of them at Christmas, it was worth every penny.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I am struggling right now. It has been ranging between -5 C (20 F) and -15C (0 F) this week. Needless to say, I have been craving hot comfort food. Although I haven't fully given in, I haven't been great either. I am dreading getting on the scales.
Originally Posted By mele Soup! Eat lots of soup. It gives you that homey, cozy feeling and, if broth based, can be really low in calories. Tortilla soup is my favorite, especially w/avocado. Yum. I've been craving sugar more because I ate so much of it last month. I hope the cravings go away soon.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I didn't write thy bathingsuit piece. It was on the net years ago and I loved it so much and knew what she went through that I had to share it.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ya, soup is interesting. It is very popular here, I have never been a huge fan except for the fattening ones (Cheddar Cheese, French Onion and Gruyer, Creme of Tomato/Mushroom etc). I love Tortilla Soup, but it is nearly impossible to come by here :-( I did break down and bought a kids' burger with my coffee for lunch today.
Originally Posted By tashajilek lady S i can see your point of wanting to fit back into you clothes that are staring you in the face lol. Regardless you are still beautiful and heck you even have a topic created about how everyone thinks you are beautiful! You will in time reach your goals, and then you can prance around DL in a little polka dot bikini.
Originally Posted By mele No matter how much weight I lose, I am never going to look awesome in a swimsuit. I've given up any hope of that. LOL I don't even really care what the damn suit looks like, it's underwater most of the time. It's just that pesky getting in and out of the pool that worries me. Is it unreasonable to ask everyone at the pool to close their eyes while I get in/out? I think not.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney davewasbaloo- you can make a mock tortilla soup without too much hassel. I have a good recipe and will post it for you later from home. Personally with the stress of possibly losing my job here shortly, my home life in shreds and anything that can go wrong is going wrong...I am unsure if I am coming or going most of the time. If I can still wade through all this, then turning down the doughnuts currently sitting in the break room should be a snap! (and I have done so to this moment, but my ability to say no seems to erode with each passing momment...sigh)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo MLD - that recipe would be great if you don't mind. And remember our community is here to help. We know you can do it (even if comfort foods seem to give it, I am learning that I actually physically and mentally feel better without them).
Originally Posted By mele Just remember, MlD, the donut probably won't taste nearly as good as you think it will. I'm amazed at how subpar most junk food is. We think about it endlessly and finally eat it and...meh. Unfortunately, homemade, real food usually tastes pretty awesome and that is why I packed away a lot of cookies last month. ;-) (I must admit, however, that they still made me feel gross. I just ignored the gross feeling and ate them anyway. How pathetic is that?) Unfortunately, the stress of the past few months and the bad eating has made my disease flare up a bit. I'm hoping I caught it in time so that I don't have to go on meds for it. Once I start the meds, I will have to take them forever. I'm sort of living in fear of the inevitable moment. It's stressing me out and stress is probably the biggest thing that can bring it about. Frustrating! Just can't get my brain to shut off lately. I think it's because I stopped exercising regularly. I am pretty depressed but am going to try to fix it with my diet and exercise before going back to my shrink. Dave, is it the tortillas that you can't get in the UK? Canned chilis or tomatillos? I'm trying to figure out what ingredients you might not be able to get over there. We've found that it's pretty important to find healthier versions of the food we crave. In most cases, we prefer the healthier versions more, now. They taste more like "real" food. We prefer homemade burgers now, especially. I am amazed at how gross fast food burgers taste to me now. (I mean, I've eaten a LOT of fast food in the past. It's just hard to believe that I liked it so much.)
Originally Posted By tashajilek Hang in there MLD you may be going through some tough times right now BUT things always get better and they will. Dont let the stress get the best of you and come in between your goals. Mele LOLZ im sure you dont look bad in a bathing suit. You know what who cares you are allowed to enjoy your vacation just as much as anyone else.Just have fun, and no not everyone is going to be staring at you saying OMG lol.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It's in the restaurants we can't get it (given I spend probably 90% of my waking hours in the week miles from home). We have finally been able to get tortillas for the past 20 years (we used to have to make them from scratch before that - though we still struggle to get corn tortillas). Chillis are fine. I haven't seen a tomatillo in years (they are a no go here)
Originally Posted By tashajilek "(given I spend probably 90% of my waking hours in the week miles from home)." That must be tough on you sometimes Dave. I hope on your days off you are relaxing or living it up.
