tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post6883769213646366446..comments2023-11-03T07:29:16.334+00:00Comments on The Potty Diaries: Bikini summer - against all expectationsPotty Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-85536717307538896632011-08-28T21:07:12.834+01:002011-08-28T21:07:12.834+01:00Hi! Really enjoyed reading this post! It's goo...Hi! Really enjoyed reading this post! It's good to know that I'm not the only worried about what I look like on the beach!Almost bedtimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421211559857316509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-44599137928759625972011-08-10T19:33:45.819+01:002011-08-10T19:33:45.819+01:00Boys #1 and #2 as names for parts of your anatomy!...Boys #1 and #2 as names for parts of your anatomy! Love it.<br /><br />Only disappointed that the horses were metaphorical. Couldn't you have told the story in a way that made a few hundred cossack warriors arrive on horseback? Or Zara Phillips coming along to do a bit of showjumping? <br /><br />I can't believe I used to feel self-conscious in a bikini when I was in my 20s and probably looked great. It's all in the mind.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-36750604043450339722011-08-10T11:51:48.607+01:002011-08-10T11:51:48.607+01:00Bikinis are the way forward, much more supportive ...Bikinis are the way forward, much more supportive around the top and, as I've realised, nobody looks at a middle aged woman anyway so it doesn't matter if there's a bit of mum-tum on show<br /><br />And anyhow, whatever they saw on the beach last week was overshadowed by the goosebumps from the cold!Muddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-38128678237823129972011-08-08T22:10:04.541+01:002011-08-08T22:10:04.541+01:00Go Potty! I wore a bikini for the first time for a...Go Potty! I wore a bikini for the first time for about ten years last summer and it was incredibly liberating and so lovely to feel sun on the tum! And believe me, I have *ahem* curves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-87338332039674803872011-08-08T18:53:56.773+01:002011-08-08T18:53:56.773+01:00That's so great to hear, yes it's all atti...That's so great to hear, yes it's all attitude. That said, my days of bikinis were long gone years ago. My friend wears them so well, she is not really toned but is really tan and never tugs or pulls or looks self - conscious. We all just need a "Croatia" in our mind...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-16967542909395463922011-08-08T12:51:58.654+01:002011-08-08T12:51:58.654+01:00You go girl - just had the same problem - worse st...You go girl - just had the same problem - worse still one day was wearing a massively sponge enhanced push up bikini my daughter recommended and the next day a triangle of material that made me look as if my boobs had dissolved overnight in the swimming pool! Lxfamily Affairshttp://familyaffairsandothermatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-80327324810040109962011-08-08T12:49:21.688+01:002011-08-08T12:49:21.688+01:00Great post. It's weird that there's this i...Great post. It's weird that there's this idea that persists that you aren't "allowed" to wear a bikini because of how upset it will make other people. As if a bit of a tummy roll and dimpled thighs are some affront to nature that makes people swoon and cry. <br /><br />It's made worse by the magazines that make catty comments whenever a celebrity (male or female) dares to go for a dip with an iron griddle for a stomach.<br /><br />When I went to Croatia I noticed loads of people with different shapes by the pool or strutting (strutting!) around it.<br /><br />Now, are you going to post a picture as well?Jenography.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523439839162452746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-59542608189664956982011-08-08T12:16:23.603+01:002011-08-08T12:16:23.603+01:00I'm just back from 3 weeks in Estonia and ther...I'm just back from 3 weeks in Estonia and there everyone wears a bikini as well - young and old alike. Liberating indeed :)Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482459464795182198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-19665405826315704592011-08-08T08:34:08.547+01:002011-08-08T08:34:08.547+01:00Bikinis are the way to go. And if you can still ge...Bikinis are the way to go. And if you can still get away with wearing one then go for it!Angel Bean Baby Shoeshttp://www.angelbean.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-85632859995027140892011-08-07T23:22:57.900+01:002011-08-07T23:22:57.900+01:00It's amazing how what's going on in our mi...It's amazing how what's going on in our minds so rarely has anything to do with what's going on in the real world, isn't it?<br />Just the reminder I needed today!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-21290843596829641252011-08-07T23:12:40.022+01:002011-08-07T23:12:40.022+01:00Brill - I've found it's the same in Biarri...Brill - I've found it's the same in Biarritz - half the women are tiny and skinny, the other half baggy and wrinkly and hairy... I sit somewhere in between so chocxks away!<br /><br />Quite liberating really...Sparxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075991922896922279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-90348591873131646262011-08-07T18:19:44.371+01:002011-08-07T18:19:44.371+01:00Well done! I haven't worn a bikini since havin...Well done! I haven't worn a bikini since having Littleboy 2. Partly b because of the tummy and stretch marks, partly a fear of sunburn and skin cancer (having a lot of moles and having grown up in a hot country making my risk higher than usual). Here, I now tend to sport a rather unglamorous rashguard top and bikini bottoms on the beach. But if I was in a more glamorous country, I would love to parade in a bikini, if only I had the confidence.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-23936818246001462132011-08-07T17:14:25.073+01:002011-08-07T17:14:25.073+01:00Likewise I am a big bikini fan. Just a word of war...Likewise I am a big bikini fan. Just a word of warning: do not, under any circumstances, attempt to dive into a pool.<br />You will be left with both boobs exposed, a mangled mess somewhere around your waist, and your bottom half down by your ankles.<br /><br />Oh, and as for boosting confidence, go to Rio. All sizes, all shapes, no sense of embarrassment whatsoever and EVERYONE in mini micro bikinis. Unbelievable and very liberating.<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-40801499801057232902011-08-07T17:01:39.559+01:002011-08-07T17:01:39.559+01:00Awesome Potty! Very proud of you!
I'm from M...Awesome Potty! Very proud of you!<br /><br />I'm from Maryland and used to have the same bikini issues as you - even when I was in college and had nothing to worry about! I was just horrified at showing that much skin. Then I moved to Florida in 1997 and slowly became accustomed to bikini's as way of life - on the beach of course. Got so used to it that wearing a one piece is strange! Body definitely changed after two kids, still don't mind wearing bikini.R. Molderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-22145356760128335082011-08-07T16:07:07.672+01:002011-08-07T16:07:07.672+01:00Bravo indeed! I don't even possess one, but th...Bravo indeed! I don't even possess one, but then here in the USA, even those with fit bodies wear one pieces.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-8698441428877141792011-08-07T15:41:19.953+01:002011-08-07T15:41:19.953+01:00BRAVO!!
I'm a big fan of the bikini. They ...BRAVO!! <br /><br />I'm a big fan of the bikini. They are so much more comfortable than a one-piece, and how you wear it makes all the difference. And believe me - there are no toned abs here. <br /><br />I went swimwear shopping a few days ago, am about to blog about it actually. It was a certain kind of torture, as it always is, but it's always nice to have a new one.This Mid 30s Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912056822016083189noreply@blogger.com