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 sit tight.

I, like most women around the world, love Oprah. Who doesn’t? A down and out woman rises to fame to go on and conquer TV becoming one of the most richest people in the world. 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 also was a chunky child. Well I guess I wasn’t enormous, but at one hundred and twenty-five pounds I definitely could not compete with all the skinny one hundred pound girls in my class. 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. Basically I avoided any and all situations which might necessitate wearing an outfit that would stick to my slightly chunky frame.

And thus as young girls were going on their first dates, getting kissed for the first time, and going to school dances I was watching Oprah reruns. 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! It hits me like a freight train! 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. In those days it was called the foundation garment and women used to wear it under dresses and ball gowns. So brassieres and corsets of the 18the century are synonymous with today’s 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. I feel light and without a care. Forcing me to sit straight at all times, full figure shapewear ensures that I don’ slouch.

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 finally began to max out my gym membership. I engaged in healthier eating habits due to an increased love of my being. I stopped drinking alcoholic beverages. I stopped inhaling smoke. 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.

It’s been argues that it wasn’t shapewear, but my love of Oprah’s show that transformed my life. Since I would never had scoured the internet for everything shapewear had it not been for that legendary Oprah episode.

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

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