Looking to Purchase a Women's Aquatard

SafetyTurtle
on 12/13/11 4:35 am - Cincinnati, OH
Hey good folks, I'm hoping someone further along than me might have one of these that is now too big for them.  I've been swimming a mile and a half 5-6 days a week for about a month now, and I'm starting to have skin/chafing issues, and really need something like this to hold me in and keep my skin from rubbing.  They're so expensive though to buy new, especially since I'll be too big for it in a matter of months (I just bought my current swimsuit when I was 2 weeks post op, a size smaller than I was in, and I'm 11 weeks out now, the top is starting to be too baggy).  Anyhow, I'm not looking for a handout, I'm more than willing to pay a reasonable price for one in good used condition.  Here's a link to an example of what I'm looking for.  I need a 2X, 3X, 24W, 26W...depends on the brand how they size it.  I've only seen one on eBay in my two weeks of looking, and it was an already ended auction :~(  Or if anyone knows of a less-expensive one in these sizes...I've not had luck.

Thanks :~)

http://www.junonia.com/products/quikenergy--v-neck-aquatard/537512-1-543-567.htm


Jillian O.
on 12/13/11 11:35 am, edited 12/13/11 11:37 am - Fort Riley, KS
I know you said you have been searching online, but did you check swimoutlet.com? I just did a search on there for size 24 under fitness swimwear and found some as low as $29, and a nice sporti brand one in 5 different colors for $35

Jillian
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, Army Wife, 3x Ironman Finisher

SafetyTurtle
on 12/13/11 9:28 pm - Cincinnati, OH
Oh yes, www.swimoutlet.com is one of my favorite websites.  While they have aquatards/unitards, they are not geared towards the plus size woman. I ordered one of theirs, in the biggest size they sell, which is a 24W.  Even if it was truly sized at a 24W (it was more like an 18/20W when put against another one of my still too small swimsuits), they don't offer the compression that the Junonia one does, and has no chest support...I'm a 48DDD, so no shelf bras for me!  

Thanks for the suggestion though...soon enough I'll be able to wear theirs.  In the meantime, I sent it back and got myself some cool new gear to help me get there!


DANCBJAMMIN
on 12/13/11 9:36 pm - Fort Worth, TX
Why not just buy cheap compression at Walmart for the $8 flavor? Since you don't want to spend much money and can't really find what you need online or the sizing isn't right... I sw with compression when I first started swimming after surgery... Just a thought
Your Friend In Health & Sport,

Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
www.trimywill.com 
www.swimfromobesity.com
www.trimywill.blogspot.com
Support Group: www.obesityhelp.com/group/Post_Op_PRs/


SafetyTurtle
on 12/13/11 9:43 pm - Cincinnati, OH
It's a good thought, I've thought it myself.  Problem is same with the ones from Swim Outlet...the cheaper stuff just isn't sized for the truly plus sized.  At 325 lbs still, the stuff at Walmart doesn't fit, either.  I'm having a just awful time b/c even though I've lost 55 lbs since surgery 11 weeks ago, my body shape is so odd that I haven't even been able to go down any sizes in regular clothing, just my swimsuit and undergarments.  My arms, back, shoulders, and legs are slimming down, but my belly just won't go away.  Realistically, I know it's shrinking, but it just looks bigger and bigger as my limbs get smaller and smaller!

I've done improvising...as my pannus had started to deflate, it's started to hang out the bottom of my suit, so currently I'm wearing a pair of black underwear, backwards, under my suit...ah the plight of the fat LoL  Thankfully, when I swim it's all the older folks there, and they either don't notice it or don't say anything...it's easier to swim with them cuz they're saggy and wrinkly, too LMAO
DANCBJAMMIN
on 12/13/11 10:36 pm - Fort Worth, TX
I wore Walmart compression at 350 so not too sure why it wouldn't fit you...
Your Friend In Health & Sport,

Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
www.trimywill.com 
www.swimfromobesity.com
www.trimywill.blogspot.com
Support Group: www.obesityhelp.com/group/Post_Op_PRs/


SafetyTurtle
on 12/13/11 11:03 pm - Cincinnati, OH
Body shape?  Type/style/brand/gender of shorts?  I'm a 5'7'' woman, at 325 that's rather round

They'll fit soon enough though!
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