Trying to get the body to fit the swimsuit or vice versa?

by DrRobyn on July 24, 2009

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I think we can all learn a very important lesson here (Thank you, Tracy).  Stop trying to make your body fit the clothes and start looking for clothes that fit your body!  Why do girls and women berate themselves when the clothes don’t fit us well?  Somehow, the size and shape of the clothes in the store become our own private dictator telling us we must lose weight, get surgery, and do dangerous things to ourselves just so we can fit into them. Who made them king?  Take back the power– find the clothes that fit you and that make you feel beautiful.  You deserve it.

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Beautiful Mess July 24, 2009 at 8:17 pm

I love this video! Tracy did an AMAZING job! I’m so very proud of her!

I’d be MORE then willing to talk to you about my past!

Jennifer Fink July 25, 2009 at 3:18 am

I really loved this video. I’ve become a reluctant fan of What Not to Wear for the same reason. Their message isn’t that you must be thin or perfect, but that every woman is beautiful and that it’s worth it to take the time to find the clothes that flatter YOU.

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