This post could be re-named “how to look good naked ”weight-challenged” size!”.

Clothes for many years were the bane of my existence. Any of these familiar to you?

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Oh bugger, I can put it on, but don’t dare move for fear of hearing a ‘riiiiiiiiip’! (definitely not recommended to sneeze or cough forcefully in these circumstances)

Hhmmmm, did these shrink in the dryer, ‘cause last winter I remember being able to get my legs into them?

Is there a ‘tent size’ for bathers – you know, the ones that look like half a refugee camp could fit inside the cup?

Where’s the nicest looking baggy t-shirt I can find to hide in?

You’ve got to out out at the start of summer and put on a shirt only to see down to your rolls through the gaping hole between the buttons, that looks as though someone might get an eye injury if they exploded off!

Your winter pyjamas feel tight around the top of your legs so that once you get in bed, it feels like your circulation is being cut off!

Your boobs look HUGE in your tops, so much so that it looks like you’ve been breastfeeding quintuplets!

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……………Hhmmmm, you get the picture!

Well, here are a couple of tips for our wardrobes and clothes – consider it a first installment. They are from me and “I”, one of the contributors of the book that I’m writing, with others like me who are weight challenged, called Transformational Diaries

TIP 1 – GET A BRA THAT FITS PROPERLY (thanks “I”)

It is so worth going and being professionally fitted for a bra, rather than sneaking into a store and quietly buying something off the rack.

A good bra can showcase your asset or minimise its’ effect (if your boobs are like a couple of massive mounds of jello). Even if you can’t afford a new bra at this stage, adjust the straps as best you can each time you put it on.

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TIP 2 – SORT YOUR WARDROBE

You probably have a wardrobe full of clothes ranging from ‘thin’ clothes to ‘fat’ clothes and everything in between. Heck, you could almost start your own clothing store!

a. Go through your wardrobe and sort everything into sizes.

b. Pack into a box for the charity shop anything, of any size, that you don’t really like. If you don’t feel good about something before you put it on, you sure as eggs aren’t going to feel better once you put it on and wear it out. Also, add to it anything that is too big for you. So, if you don’t like it, or it doesn’t like you …. charity box!

c.  Look for any round-necked t-shirts, tops or sweaters in your ‘large’ or ‘fat’ clothes. If your bra size is higher than 12C / 34C, put these in the charity box, or at least hide them until you lose a bit more weight and they will look more flattering. Find or buy V-necks if you need new t-shirts, or go for the rugged, frayed look and get into them with the scissors or edger!

d. Try to get comfortable in clothes that are flattering, rather than those that are comfortable (elasticised, gathered or pleated waists all just serve to over-emphasize the part of the body where rolls lurk and don’t do us any favours). If you’ve got clothes that have clean lines, find them. If not, when you have to buy something, try going for something with clean lines – fastenings on the side of the body help keep the lines.

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So, if you feel good, if you feel positive about what you are wearing …… you will be more confident and carry yourself better. In short, you’ll feel better.

Like all bloggers, I am a comment junkie, so if you’ve got some great tips, please add them. Or you can write your tip in an email and send them to transformationaldiaries@gmail.com to maybe be included in the book, Transformational Diaries.