I have a spa treatment in an hour and it’s filling me with utter anxiety

[IHopeYouStepOnALegPiece]

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up until 2y ago I weighed 190kg so never did anything like this, I’m now almost 100kg but have still never been to a spa before (did once but got fat shamed and they wouldn’t let me use any facilities because of my size) but said yes to going with a friend for a full body exfoliation and and hour in spa baths and I’m having a sudden fear in me over what to expect

They say that you take your clothes/costume off for the treatment and have a sheet. Do I have to take it off?? I’m not exactly body confident and I really think this would ruin it for me

What do they do?! Other than y’kbow, exfoliate…

Presuming I’ll be in a different room then my friend which is fine but can I wear my glasses in the baths?! I’m blind without them

can you tell I didn’t think this through beforehand…

You can wear your glasses! They generally get you in your knickers. You hop onto the bed and they are out of the room and then knock and come in.

When you roll over they hold the towel so they can't see.

Well done on the weight loss! Enjoy!!

Your glasses will steam up but its probably fine to take them in and leave them in your robe pocket or something. For the exfoliating treatment they will probably move the sheet a bit at a time to access different parts of your body. You can ask if its ok to keep underwear or costume on but they will probably be worried about the treatment damaging it and will reassure you that the sheet /towel will cover you sufficiently (in terms of pants area - they will likely uncover your whole back while you are lying on your front).

I went for a couple of massages recently and the first one wasn't very chatty and I was worried about being judged, the second one I was more at ease and didn't feel that way - we are there paying for a service and I doubt they give a damn about us apart from that, the judgements were in my own head I think so I decided just to relax and enjoy ir. Hope it goes OK op.

if you want, you can keep your pants on? I did this the first time I had a scrub. They’ll tell you what to leave on and off - they may offer paper pants so your own don’t get oiL on them and tell you whether to lie face up or face down.

Usually there will be a towel over the bits that aren’t being scrubbed - so, if you’re lying on your front, you’ll have a towel or a blanket over you and they will do the back of your leg. It’s essentially massaging scrub on you. Then they do the next part, recovering the leg they just did and doing the same the other side.

When you lie on your back and they’re doing your top half, your legs will be covered they will almost certainly cover your breasts with a small towel while they do your arms and abdomen. They might do your sternum but you can say you don’t want that doing though I find the stomach more ticklish.

I always wear the paper pants…

They will have scrubbed bigger people than you.

They have had training in how to use the sheet to maintain your dignity. I get regular sports massages, and the guy told me that "towel management" was the one bit of critical feedback when he was assessed, so now he is very careful about it 😮. But he will explain how I need to move & how he's going to hold the towel to maintain some level of decorum.

Take some pants you don't mind getting messed up, but for full body exfoliation you won't be able to stay in a one-piece costume. That said, if you're really uncomfortable - explain and ask them to stick to your limbs & shoulders / neck. You're paying, you get to choose...

First of all HUGE congratulations on your weight loss, that's amazing!!! 👏 🎉

Like others have said they'll have seen it all before so won't be in the least bit judgey (whoever did before was a dickhead!). If you feel more comfortable in your knickers that'll be fine I'm sure, may not a swimsuit though as it may cover too much. They'll cover you with a towel for all the areas not being worked on, I'm the same size as you now and never felt uncomfortable.
I really hope you enjoy it, you deserve a treat after such an amazing weight loss!

Massive well done on your weight loss!!
As a former beauty therapist I can tell you that a body is literally that - a body! We don't judge on what size or shape someone is - we are there to massage/exfoliate/wax etc that part of skin - we are concentrating on the skin and the treatment we are applying to it.
For a body exfoliation they'll probably offer you some disposable knickers to wear and I would then give you a big towel to get under.
Leave the room then knock and come back in once you're under the towel.
You can then lay another big towel sideways across the chest and side the underneath towel down to turn sideways over the legs. You then just fold over the corner of the towel to expose a leg or arm etc then cover back up once done to keep the client warm.

I promise you no judgement will be made at all - a body is a body and you deserve a lovely treat - enjoy yourself xx

You don't need to have your stomach scrubbed and they usually ask you beforehand.

That was fucking glorious. I am now the most zen human ever 🧘🏻‍♀️

thabk you all! Appreciate it

🧘‍♀️ glad you enjoyed it, it was well deserved!

Thank you, that’s very kind!

Yay love this! Well deserved x