If you are plus size do you genuinely feel confident...

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in a bikini?

I'm watching body positivity videos on TIKTOK (followed 2 women, now my fyp is flooded) and wishing I felt as confident as they look

I will be wearing a bikini when I go away next week as I hate swimming costumes but I absolutely won't feel confident

I'm a size 16 top, 18 bottom with a c section overhang, I feel absolutely hideous...mostly the stomach, I store weight there now when I never did before pregnancy. Why I can't get motivated to diet I don't know.

Size 24 and not a chance in hell. Women are looking and women are judging. You only have to look at social media to see that.

Yes I could say I don’t give a fuck but have had too many insults in my life to feel like that. I hate my body - every bit of it - and wish I was a size 14 again.

well considering some brands don't go above a 14 as they consider above that plus size.
im 16-18 just bought two Bravisimo bikinis, have rather solid legs, good cleavage, but i wont be wandering around pool side etc without a cover up

Same here!! I just feel naked in a bikini! I don’t even like wearing vest tops 🤣

I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been (size. 16-18) and I’m a million times more confident and content in my own skin than when I was a size 8. I know pretty much no one cares how I look and it’s more important that I enjoy myself and play with my son in the sea.

also If random strangers are judging I really don’t care, it’s just a reflection of their own unhappiness.

I'm realistic. I look revolting.
I am (finally) doing something about it because in February I was a size 40! I have lost 120lb so far.

But yes, I look hideous. That's not me being horrible about myself. It's just a fact.

Absolutely not. How can anyone feel enjoy a fat ugly body? Sorry but that's how I see myself. I understand people who have the ability to be confident despite their fat bodies but cannot believe they are confident of their bodies. I hope in time I'll be capable of shrugging it off and not caring but at 46 I'm not there yet. I'm a 16/18 which isn't huge but it is very much fat and wobbly rather than my shape.

I’m a 16. If I’m having dinner with slim beautiful women, I feel like pure shit

if I’m alone with my husband, I feel like a goddess. I’m totally happy to be naked / in underwear.

a lot of this is to do with societal standards, not really about how I really view myself. I know I don’t compare well to others, but in my own right I’m fine. I kinda like my body, I’m fit and strong and not bad for my age.

@NiceParkingSpotRitaThanksJanet This is exactly how I feel. I'm a size bigger than you but my stomach is horrendous. I honestly don't know how my DP bears to look at me (genuinely doesn't bother him in the slightest, thankfully).

I was a 16 before the kids and always felt fine in a bikini. I looked much fatter in a one piece. But since having the kids I look disgusting and have got bigger since I had them. Luckily I can't afford to go on holiday so no one will be seeing me in a bikini ever again 😄.

This is worth a watch if you're feeling like this

120lb, oh wow, that’s amazing! Such an accomplishment to have come so far already.

Absolutely not. I’m a 20 and my last child left me with a lovely belly overhang too. I look hideous without something skimming over my tummy. I’m glad I can’t afford a holiday this year!

Size 18-20 and yes. With a good quality cup sized top half.

Maybe they need washed a few times to loosen up?

Thanks. It's like bailing out the Atlantic with a bucket but I'm plodding on.

And I hope everyone on the thread now feels skinny and confident in comparison. You're welcome. 😁😁

I’m size 16-18 and no way in hell i wear bikini. I used to be size 6-8 and i was a model. Now i’m in my mid 30’s had two kids and bigger. I am confident with my face and my fashion sense, i always feel i’m pretty but i’m not confident about my body. I want to lose weight. I feel much better if i’m slimmer.