This is a very hard post to write. As I am sitting here procrastinating and doing my morning twitter, email, facebook check I came across a tweet from one of my bestie twitter gals about a giveaway and review of workout gear! SWEET!! Or so I thought. So I went and clicked through the link, the line seems simple but nice the mission statement touted being a line MADE for women. Awesome! Except when I clicked through the link to look at sizes the largest size was a Large. X-small to Large....
Now excuse me while I spill over in expletives. You've been warned seriously I can make a sailor blush.
Mother fucker are you kidding me...how the hell does someone claim to have an athletic line for women and then stop at a fucking size large. Oh wait because we should all be size 2 with size triple F tits. FUCK YOU.
Sigh. Then I came back down off my soapbox and I cried a little or maybe I had a huge fucking meltdown but that is neither here nor there.
This meltdown isn't only because of this tweet. This little melt down comes after months of looking for decent clothing that don't just look like a tent draped over me. This is also partially from a twitter conversation I had with another girl last night in where I complimented her tri outfit and told her it was flattering. She told me she normally wears a size 14/16 and she was wearing a MENS XXL! Wow really?
Let me be clear, I don't begrudge small women. Should they have clothes absolutely. I don't begrudge my tweety gal for her giveaway, or the company for making the clothes that they want to make. What my problem is is that finding good workout clothes for a woman my size is looking to be damn near impossible. There are a few companies out there, very few. I can't go to my local run shop and pick anything up unless I am buying mens.
And.... here wait for it... because I forgot part of my soapbox and need to hop back on for a second. I am a runner, I am a cyclist, I am a swimmer. I can run for more than an hour straight. I pour the same blood, sweat, and tears into my workouts that that size 2 girl does and for me I'm not working out to maintain that size 2 or shave 10 seconds off my time. I'm working out because I am trying desperately to be healthy not just for me but also for my children. I am running for my life. I am running to give myself an outlet for anxiety and depression. I am running so that I can put that 13.1 sticker on my car and know that I DID THAT!
All I am asking for is that a size LG in running gear not really be a size 0. What I am asking for is a well made women's line that has sizes that fit real women and doesn't penalize us for our curves. We want to get healthy and some of us even want to be a little stylish doing it.... or for the love of God at least not chafe doing it.
I'm an athlete, I'm a runner just as much as that girl in the size x-small is a runner. I'm NOT less of an athlete because I can't maintain a 7 min/mile. I'm also not less of athlete because of my size.
Now excuse me while I spill over in expletives. You've been warned seriously I can make a sailor blush.
Mother fucker are you kidding me...how the hell does someone claim to have an athletic line for women and then stop at a fucking size large. Oh wait because we should all be size 2 with size triple F tits. FUCK YOU.
Sigh. Then I came back down off my soapbox and I cried a little or maybe I had a huge fucking meltdown but that is neither here nor there.
This meltdown isn't only because of this tweet. This little melt down comes after months of looking for decent clothing that don't just look like a tent draped over me. This is also partially from a twitter conversation I had with another girl last night in where I complimented her tri outfit and told her it was flattering. She told me she normally wears a size 14/16 and she was wearing a MENS XXL! Wow really?
Let me be clear, I don't begrudge small women. Should they have clothes absolutely. I don't begrudge my tweety gal for her giveaway, or the company for making the clothes that they want to make. What my problem is is that finding good workout clothes for a woman my size is looking to be damn near impossible. There are a few companies out there, very few. I can't go to my local run shop and pick anything up unless I am buying mens.
And.... here wait for it... because I forgot part of my soapbox and need to hop back on for a second. I am a runner, I am a cyclist, I am a swimmer. I can run for more than an hour straight. I pour the same blood, sweat, and tears into my workouts that that size 2 girl does and for me I'm not working out to maintain that size 2 or shave 10 seconds off my time. I'm working out because I am trying desperately to be healthy not just for me but also for my children. I am running for my life. I am running to give myself an outlet for anxiety and depression. I am running so that I can put that 13.1 sticker on my car and know that I DID THAT!
All I am asking for is that a size LG in running gear not really be a size 0. What I am asking for is a well made women's line that has sizes that fit real women and doesn't penalize us for our curves. We want to get healthy and some of us even want to be a little stylish doing it.... or for the love of God at least not chafe doing it.
I'm an athlete, I'm a runner just as much as that girl in the size x-small is a runner. I'm NOT less of an athlete because I can't maintain a 7 min/mile. I'm also not less of athlete because of my size.
I'm so very sorry that the clothing industry is biased toward tiny women. It really isn't fair. There are so many things I'd love to wear for workouts but can't, too, because they don't fit right or they ride up (skirts/compression shorts are a biggy here). Here's a link to Emmi's blog where she talks about workout clothes. Maybe you'll be able to find something that works for you.
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Bari- Thank you so much and please, please don't think this is a passive aggressive post towards you. I just don't consider myself that big... I mean Im plus size for sure but I think someone of my size should be able to find things relatively easily. Thank you for understanding and supporting and introducing me to skinnyemmie. :) I big puffy <3 you. :)
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