*warning: some very unflattering photos of me straight ahead. i would never show the world these pictures if i didn't fully believe in this product with all my heart.
skirt: c/o Modest Pop [similar] // top: Target, clearance // belt: thrifted // sandals: BYU Bookstore // bra: c/o Braologie // necklace: Cookie Lee
i have always, always struggled with my body image.
i can specifically remember when i first started noticing all the flaws in my body, the first time i started nit picking everything about myself and what was wrong with me.
it was in the 4th grade. and i was insanely embarrassed about my legs.
i hated wearing shorts above my knees because that meant you could see my thighs,
and that thought sent me into waves of turmoil.
as i got older, the self-conscious thoughts just continued to escalate.
i was a bony girl, which meant i didn't have those sexy curves that all my friends started getting as they entered their teenage years.
i hated it. i felt so ugly, so undesirable.
eventually i finally grew some sort of chest that helped me {barely} graduate from training bras. but i still felt so.... unwomanly.
i would layer bras and undershirts just to give me more padding.
and it would work for the most part. i mean, it did its job at hiding my insecurities under the layers of cotton.
but that doesn't mean those insecurities ever left.
fast forward a few college years and the birth of a baby and my self consciousness about my body rivaled the sad, pathetic feelings from my teenage years.
here i was, standing inside Motherhood Maternity, full from needing to feed Elijah, and being told i wouldn't fit their smallest size bra.
you know those stories about women saying they quadrupled in size when they were pregnant & nursing? i shrunk.
after i was done nursing Elijah, my chest was so flat that i didn't need to wear a bra at all.
the only reason i even did wear one was so i didn't look like a 10-year-old girl carrying a baby.
my insecurity about my body affected everything and everyone around me.
already suffering from body image issues from the post-partum weight, this just piled more problems on top of that.
not to mention all the feelings of anxiety & depression i was dealing with after having a baby.
i hated myself. i hated my body.
i didn't feel comfortable enough in my own skin to even let Adam get close to me.
i couldn't believe that a great guy like him could ever like me, let alone be attracted to me, and many times i would just start crying from being so overwhelmed by it all.
so all this,
all this turmoil & frustration & shameful insecurity,
all this has been going on for a goooood while.
the last three years being the worst of it.
and it wasn't until recently that i finally started seeing the light.
what changed?
MY BRA!!
i never, ever, would have thought a bra could make that big of difference in how i looked
and {more importantly} how i felt about myself.
but that's because i haven't been wearing the right one after all these years.
80% of women are wearing the wrong bra.
and most women don't realize that the bra they have been wearing has brought them back & shoulder pain as well as poor posture and migrated breast tissues at the back/armpits.
{i didn't even know migrated breast tissues was a problem but i totally see the difference now!}
they have created their own line of products that specializes in correcting a woman's posture and body shape through their revolutionary bra fitting technique.
you can feel and see the difference instantly!
at first, the bra and vest were pretty uncomfortable and i didn't really jump on board right away.
though, i really liked the push-up feature :)
but it didn't feel the best as the bra & vest worked to improve my posture.
i kept with it though and in no time i saw & felt a huge difference.
i told Adam, "I FEEL LIKE A REAL WOMAN!"
and i finally started to like my own body shape a little more.
i even felt {dare i say} sexier!
the people over at
Braologie [namely Tallia, we got close :)] are wonderful to work with and really go out of their way to give you the best experience possible.
i sent in my pictures and measurements to get fitted for a bra and they took the time to make sure i got the best product for me.
they even gave me post-fitting advice to make sure i was wearing the bra correctly which helped tremendously since i needed to make some adjustments to help with the fit.
their biggest goal is to educate women who have been wearing ill-fitting bras and have body & posture issues. their bra-gurus will help give advice on your current bra, understand what can be done to get a better fit, and help improve the comfort of the fitting and overall posture.
i truly,
truly, LOVE my
Braologie bra and cannot stress that enough.
since switching, i have more confidence in myself and my body, with and without the bra.
i know it can seem like such a vain thing, but how you see yourself does make a huge difference in how you feel overall.
and i can honestly say that even though i still may not look like a Victoria's Secret model, i'm more accepting of my body and feel much more confident.
i mean... it only took 25 years!
be sure to check out Braologie on their
DISCOUNT:: to help more women get the best fit & support in their lingerie, Braologie is offering all Mrs. Robinson Readers
$15 off all products from their
online store with the code
megancamille.
code expires June 6th, 2013.
[how to input the coupon code: when checking out, the site directs you to PayPal right away to collect your shipping and billing address. after that, you will return to Shopify where you will pick a shipping rage & type in the discount code. the price is updated accordingly and, on that same page, you will be able to finalize your transaction.]
[i also want to say, for the record here, that i have gone to other places to get fitted like Victoria's Secret and they all have told me the same thing: they didn't have anything that would actually fit me. i tried their bras anyways because i was desperate but after wearing the Braologie bra now i realize how bad they were for me. Braologie has been the first company ever to actually cater to my needs and size. serious.]
