Am i too fat to wear a bikini?

[Sammyfifi]

Hi im new to this so here it goes ...
I go on holiday soon and im no slim Jim i weigh 17st and a size 18 and i don't know weather to wear a bikini or not would any body else if u was my size and weight or do u think i would just get laughed at ? My partner has told me to stick my finger up at people that look at me in disgust i just don't know wot to do 😯

My child has always worn a one piece. :)

He's a boy.

Dd (12) wears a tankini or bikini and ds (9) wears swimming shorts

do your young children wear them too? Or do they still wear a one piece?

My 3 year old DD wears boys shorts (the speedo kind). If I know it's a day that it will be hard to get sun block on her I make her wear a swim shirt, but generally I just buy water proof spray and spray her up.

I don't see the point in putting a full cover one piece on a 3 year old. She's more comfortable in just shorts. (Her spiderman ones).

I am very fair skinned and moley so last time I went somewhere hot on holiday I wore a long top and below the knee shorts type thing. It's nicer than it sounds! It's a kind of burkini I think, though I didn't wear it for religious reasons really. My DD is 20mo and wears a hat and a below the knee, below the elbow one piece as she is also very fair like me.

If it fits you and you'd feel comfortable in it then hell yes - wear it.

If it's a poor fit or you'd feel self conscious then don't.

Bigger women look much better in bikinis than swim suits IMO.
Go for it!
I would try and get a tan at home first or even a couple of sunbeds so you have a tan when you get there.

I quite like bikini tops with a bit of fringing hanging down for balancing out tummies that one is self-conscious about.

I'm sure you look fab xx

I posted upthread that I am a size 16(ish) and intended to wear a bikini on holiday. Well. I am here on holiday now sat in my bikini on the balcony having been on the beach, in the sea and walked back to our room in only my bikini. And I can confirm.... nobody gave a shiney shite .

Ok folks, emboldened by this thread I have been out and bought a bikini. It must be 20 years since I last wore one. DH is delighted, he reckons he can't understand why I ever gave them up.

We are going to a hot place next week where I know there will be plenty of women larger than me happily wearing them.

Brown tummy here I come!

I'm sitting in my bikini right now on my lounger. It took balls to walk from the lounger to the pool when we first arrived but now I couldn't care less.

My kids gave me a round of applause and said they were proud of me.

Well done to the new bikini wearers. :)

I have also just bought my first adult bikini as a result of this thread, thank you!

I'm a size 10 but not toned but do you know what? Fuck it.

I've bought this one.

I am a size 28 uk, 24 us (where I live) and have worn a bikini on four continents' public beaches. Have never so much as gotten a negative comment. If there were dirty looks, I didn't notice as I was having too much fun in the sun!

New bikini wearer here. I took 3 to Italy this year and no one-piece.
Strangely this is the biggest I've ever been. As a size 10 20 yr old I would wear a tankini as was worried about my flabby belly..... Well 4 children and 2 stone later I've taken the plunge and I can confirm no-one was blinded.... Or indeed gave a shit. Plus I was far far more comfy and looked better than I did in a one piece.

Go for it

Thank you op for this post..I am.17st size 20 and have always worn an uncomfortable tankini that doesn't even match..today I have been and got 2 bikinis in the correct bra size and matching bottoms and do you know what? £
I felt fantastic in them..so thanks for this post and all previous posters..feeling confident xx

Loving this thread! As they say to get a bikini body..

1. have a body
2. get a bikini sunny your post made me happy. Enjoy your holidays. 😊

Thank you donajimena ☉😆

How FANTASTIC is this thread? :) :)

Megan, your bikini's really nice! You don't see many balconette tops like that, yet it's the most flattering shape for many of us.

Am envious of you all going to get sun on your tummies - I'm stuck in the prematurely autumnal Midlands. I shall break out the St Tropez and be with you in spirit.

Just back from a positively mediterranean holiday in Devon!!?? Yes Devon! I got my body out there in my bikini. Normally a 10-12 but untoned and definitely a 12 after the pasties and fish n chips etc but I did not care one bit! This thread was in the back of my mind. Thanks all.

We're just back from Spain and I can only echo what everyone else has already said - GO FOR IT!!

I saw women of all shapes, sizes and ages on the beach wearing bikinis.

In the whole 2 weeks I only saw a handful of women wearing one piece costumes (one of those was a Spanish woman in her 70s who wore a bikini every other time I saw her, the others I suspect were British).