How Shapewear Transformed My Life!

It may seem odd to you that I talk about shapewear as much as I do. This is a pretty in-depth story. So don't go anywhere.

I, like most women around the world, love Oprah. Who doesn't? She's an American Icon who made it to where she is by utilizing her mind, her social prowess, and overcoming a huge self esteem issue caused by an obesity issue. It's only reasonable that an 'overweight' woman that 'decided' she would conquer the world and did conquer the world (quite literally) would become an American Icon.

So I wasn't a super thin little girl. OK maybe I wasn't huge, but when everyone at school was trying to stay under a hundred pounds, my one-hundred and twenty five pound weight definitely made me feel insecure. So it's only natural that I didn't go to the school dance, participated in sports or go on my first date till I was 22. I pretty much ducked out of all social situations that required me to wear form fitting clothes.

So when everyone was out being young and restless, I was sitting at home and watching reruns of Oprah on the local tv station. Let me tell you- I loved Oprah.

So of course, I was screaming and jumping for joy when I watched an episode of Oprah which had a woman named Sara talking about her brand Spanx! . She's talking about footless pantyhose, slimming apparel, and much more. So I Google her. And I find the answer to everything I've ever wanted- Full Figure Shapewear! I feel as if I've found the answer to all my insecurities! As I dedicate the next three hours to scouring the internet for any and all information concerning shapewear, I come across an article which talks about shapewear of the 18th century. It seems that shapwear of the 18th century is actually synonymous with the foundation garment. Basically the corsets and the brassieres of the 18th century are comparable to today's firm shapewear. With the grace of God, today's shapewear is so much more comfortable that brassieres and corsets were. In fact, contrary to popular perception, when I wear Firm Shapewear I don't feel constricted at all. In fact, I feel liberated. My posture improved, I was able to go on dates without worrying about bumps sticking out in the wrong places, wear white pants, and look pretty great in just about anything.

And you wouldn't believe, once I got my confidence, I began to want to look EVEN better. So basically, once I started wearing firm Shapewear, I began to want to push my body to improve. I began to go to the gym regularly. I learned the power of eating healthy, because I had come to respect my body. I stopped drinking alcohol. I stopped smoking cigarettes. All I needed was that feeling of 'not worrying' constantly about my weight. Slimming Apparel did that for me. Once I was comfortable in my clothes I was able to completely transform my lifestyle.

Well you could say that it was actually Oprah who changed my life. Because if I hadn't watched Oprah religiously I may have missed that iconic episode where Sara Blakely showed up with her footless pantyhose.

So tell me. What was it that transformed my life?