So, I have been living in this gated community, with a beautiful pool, for almost one year and I had not indulged in the inviting, clear, blue, warm water because I was ashamed of my chubby. I would take my daughter to the pool and sit on the lounge chairs wishing i was immersed in la agua... Well today I put an end to the madness; TODAY I EMBRACED MY CHUBBY. And it felt great. I felt sooo FREE, so free to be ME!!!!! but of course this took some preparation. There was no way I was going to go to the pool looking shabby. The night before I removed any excess hair from my body with veet, which I adore, it makes hair removal so easy and works well. Then I picked out my swimsuit, I settled for a navy blue, one piece from Carol Wior's line that i discovered in an Oprah magazine. Thank God for Oprah. The swimsuit fit well, it pulled in my mid-section, it was not too tight, it had support for my boobs so they did not look like long mangoes, and the best thing about it was it had an attached mesh skirt that I could also adjust to wear as a sarong or a sash, I chose to wear it as a sash. Next was the cover-up, I chose a white, strapless, knee length dress with a gathered waistline. It was cool, casual and relaxing, simply perfect. Too wrap it all up I wore some simple white flip flops. I was already feeling confident. Note to self, wearing clothes that fit and look good on my shape, and are also comfortable, MAKE ME FEEL FABULOUS!!!
I arrived at the pool, feeling a little nervous but radiant. We got our lounge chairs and umbrella table and proceeded to take off our cover ups.. I was a little hesitant, but then I said to heck with it. I have to say all the fuss was for nothing, nobody even blinked an eyelash, no one cared that I was chubby, they were too busy enjoying the pool themselves. This was truly a freeing experience and I intend to continue living my life embracing my chubby; not letting my fear of other people's perception of myself hold me back from experiencing life to the absolute fullest... So look out for more posts, there is sooo much i want to do!!!!!
