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"I want to let you in on a little secret: I have a new swimsuit. It&amp;amp;#8217;s emerald green and fabulous, and for the most part, I like the way it looks on me. Before this summer is out, I want to go to the beach and wear it, at least once. The problem is I&amp;amp;#8217;m still not ready. A couple of months ago, I told you about the fact that I hadn&amp;amp;#8217;t been swimsuit shopping in three years. What gives? I&amp;amp;#8217;m in the best shape I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been in my entire life, and yes, I&amp;amp;#8217;ve lost some weight. I&amp;amp;#8217;m even looking forward to rocking a new LBD this summer; but the idea of me in a swimsuit (and I&amp;amp;#8217;m just talking about a one piece, not a bikini!) terrifies me. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been trying to get at the root of my issue for the last couple of days, and here&amp;amp;#8217;s what I know for sure: I LOVE my body. I know I&amp;amp;#8217;m far from being perfect, but whenever I look in the mirror, there are more things I like than not. So why the dread? I&amp;amp;#8217;ve decided that if I owned my own private beach on some secluded island, I wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t have this problem. I guess I&amp;amp;#8217;m afraid of being sized up by others. (And after reading this, I have good reason to be mortified!) How can I get over my fear of wearing a swimsuit out in public? Do I need to just stop caring what other people think? Or is there something else I can do to ease my anxiety? And do you feel the same dread when it comes to rocking your maillot or two-piece, or are you completely confident on the beach? PS: If you haven&amp;amp;#8217;t already, check out our Swimsuit Guide and these Swimsuit Dos and Don&amp;amp;#8217;ts! Photo: iStock Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter. Friend us on Facebook. Add us to your Google homepage."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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