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" &amp;quot;I have my school play coming up soon, and I&amp;#039;m afraid that I won&amp;#039;t be confident on stage because my costume is very tight and makes me feel pudgy. What should I do?&amp;quot; - Annie, 16, Villa Rica, GA This is a good question, Annie and one I think a lot of girls can relate to - for anyone out there who has had to wear a band outfit, a cheerleading outfit, or a costume of any kind \u2013 we can all tend to feel uncomfortable if they are too tight (or too tacky!) but you don&amp;#039;t want this concern to pull your focus off of your amazing achievement \u2013 your school play!! So here are a few options \u2013 1. Talk to the costume department or director and let them know your concern \u2013 if it really impacts your performance and the ability to move and play your part \u2013 you have to let them know (and it&amp;#039;s totally normal to go back and forth on costumes in the theatre \u2013 it has to work for you!) but sometimes this feeling &amp;#039;pudgy&amp;#039; may also be about nerves \u2013 do you know your lines, are you feeling good in rehearsals? When you are up on stage, Annie \u2013 you have to try and be completely in the moment \u2013 playing someone else and not focusing on how you look. When you can do that \u2013 you will disappear into your character and the audience won&amp;#039;t know for a minute that you had these concerns. If you can fix your costume to make you more comfortable \u2013 do it. Then after that \u2013 just enjoy the fact that you are performing \u2013 get lost in it \u2013 and have FUN! Jess Weiner is an author, self-esteem expert, and Seventeen&amp;#039;s new Body Peace adviser. To ask Jess your body-image questions, share your thoughts, or vent your frustrations, leave your comments below or send them here. Jess will answer new questions every week! Learn more about Jess at withjess.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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