How to Rock a Plus Size Bikini

Plus size bikinis are your right!

Summer's coming, and that means plus size bikini season! This year, don't let bathing suits be a privilege of the thin. Don't spend another summer hiding behind lines like "I'll go to the beach when I lose 20 lbs" or "This bathing suit is for when I'm at my goal weight." Your body is fabulous and beautiful, just the way it is, RIGHT NOW. You CAN rock a plus size bikini, and you'll also be doing a little inadvertent activism in the process.

Things You'll Need

• just your own fabulousness and a plus size bikini

Instructions

1. Chose the right fit. Bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and plus size bikinis do, too. Choosing the right fit isn't about trying to make yourself look thinner or more or less busty -- it's about playing up your best features and flattering the fabulous shape you have. Try on several plus size bikinis with varying shapes and cuts, and don't be afraid of prints or colors. And remember -- only YOU decide how much of your fabulousness to flaunt.

2. Don't try to lift it up or suck it in! Accept your body's unique shape AS IT IS and wear a plus size bikini that shows off your body. Whether you're 150 or 450 lbs, (or more!) your body is what it is -- a beautiful, unique creation worthy of display. Stop doing things to promote body hatred and torture, like hiding, tucking, stuffing, sucking in and squeezing your body into your plus size bikini. Honor your shape.

3. Buy the right size. No more buying clothing that's too small to encourage you to lose weight. Your plus size bikini needs to be made to fit the size you are right now. No more delaying your life while you wait on a magical weight loss. Life is now. Bikini season is now. Get out there!

4. Un-learn a few things. Body image and the thin ideal in our culture - those things are social constructs. It means that the idea that one body is better than the other is something people made up. People make up all kinds of things, like pink is for girls, heavy lifting is for boys, and diets are for everyone. Understand that your body is only wrong if you think it's wrong. Rock your plus size bikini like it's your right, and be ready to cast off the comments of any people who are too sheep-like to think outside of the box -- or in this case, outside the plus size bikini.

5. Love your body and really mean it. Confidence is the best accessory there is, and the sexiest. Remember, you're helping to re-write the rule book about what women are allowed to look like and what our society considers beautiful. Be proud. Don't hunch over, fidget, tug at yourself, or reach for a cover-up. You are beautiful in your plus size bikini. That's all there is to it.

6. Get a little angry. Have you listened to stories your whole life about how your body is wrong? Have you tortured and hated yourself and longed to be something you're not? Who wrote the rule book that says plus size bikini's are against the rules? Why should you have to hide your body away when other people get to flaunt theirs? Who told you don't look good in a bikini? Get angry at the messages society gives you about your body, then use that energy to take action. Rock your plus size bikini like the Goddess you are, and take no prisoners!

Tips & Warnings

• Don't be afraid to call it a plus size bikini! That's what it is! No shame in your game.