Here's my plus-size bikini story.

Many years ago, on a visit to Hawaii I saw a very, very, very large woman in a flaming red 2-piece bathing suit. Her size and the color of the suit caught my attention. Then I realized that I didn't see any bikini strings. How was the thing staying on? I couldn't figure out this engineering feat. I timed my visit to the outdoor shower with hers so that I could get a closer look. I had finally decided that the thing was glued to her to cover the "interesting bits" when she raised her arms to rinse her hair. That's when I saw the strings. They were buried between the rolls of fat!

Part of me was appalled at this spectacle but mostly I was simply amazed and impressed at her self-esteem. Most of wouldn't be caught dead in a bathing suit if we feel that we're slightly overweight. She was hundreds of pounds overweight and didn't give a flying flip! She was gonna wear a flaming red bikini no matter what. You go, girl!