Have you changed anything physical about yourself for swinging?

[Tybee Swing]

I've noticed that since swinging, I'm more mindful of certain physical things about myself than I was before swinging. Just in subtle ways, perhaps...but I think I'm more thoughtful about choices I make regarding my physical appearance, and how that may or may not affect swinging. Anybody else feel this way, too?

Examples: Have you changed your hairstyle, hair length, hair color, style of clothing, grooming, makeup application, hygiene habits, weight, shape (toning), had surgery to enhance yourself in any way, gotten cosmetic dentistry, laser hair removal, acrylic nails, a tan, etc.? Have you gotten tattoos or piercings to enhance yourself, or avoided same, for the sake of swinging?

Even if your choices weren't 100% for the purpose of swinging and attracting partners, perhaps your choices are at least in part based on swinging, with potential swing partners in mind. If so, how big a part?

I think that there is no shame in making changes to enhance ourselves, for whatever reason suits us. I'm just very curious to hear what kinds of changes people have made, and how the changes may or may not have affected themselves, their partner, and their swinging.

[SouthBond]

Physcial fitness. We run at least 3 miles everyday and ride bicycles at least 25 miles once a week. You have got to be in good condition to play hard for hours and hours. All this has taken place, after we started swinging.

[good times]

I don't think so, unless you consider that I find it easier to go to the barber shop regularly. I did lose 29 pounds since I started swinging, but it was something I had been wanting to do anyway, swinging just added a little extra incentive. I do pay more attention to grooming of the private parts, in fact, I never did that before. So, I guess, maybe I do after all.

[DGrey]

I've been on Weight Watchers for a while now so I just keep that up but it's not necessarily for swinging. I've been a gym goer for that entire time as well.

For swinging, I think I make sure to keep up more with my root touchups for my hair, I keep my nails a bit nicer, and I actually put my piercings back in after we started swinging. I took them out during my pregnancy and never put them back in.

E

[rpu3]

I don't think I've changed anything physical for swinging. I lost quite a bit of weight well before swinging, and how I dress, do my hair and makeup, and carry myself now has been the same since I dropped the weight.

The one thing I can probably associate with swinging is that I'm more likely to get my butt to the gym or on the ice, and I will pass up cheating on our South Beach/Atkins more often than not. It's hard to repair the damage from bag of chips or a week's layoff from working out.

[Tybee Swing]

Originally Posted by rpu3

...and I will pass up cheating on our South Beach/Atkins more often than not.

Interesting, you combine the two plans? We are South Beachers (eat plenty of whole grains and fruit, lowfat dairy, meat is only the lean cuts, avoid saturated & trans-fats). We both lost a great deal of weight on SBD, have continued this way of eating for over three years now, and maintain. Super-healthy, improved our health in measurable ways - we love it. Our doctor loves it.

Sorry for highjacking my own thread... Back to our regularly scheduled programming.

As far as swinging, we started swinging somewhere along the way in weight loss, more than halfway, probably at around 2/3 of the way to goal. We were both feeling really healthy and energetic by then, just felt sexier and more confident in general. We didn't consciously lose the weight for swinging, our conscious reasons were for health and for ourselves. But perhaps the weight loss, plus increased fitness, gave us some of the confidence to plunge in by the time we were talking about swinging.

Like many women who lose a good bit of weight and sizes, I changed my style of clothing a lot and even my hairstyle. I gradually morphed over time as far as style choices.

I got my husband into my hairstylist, because he used to get bad haircuts. He's got a thick head of gorgeous hair, and now his cut really flatters him. He was cranky at first about spending a few extra bucks on his hair, but now he appreciates the results...women love his hair. I buy sexy shirts for him in soft, touchable fabrics with swinging in mind.

I think we're both motivated to jump back on the bandwagon at the gym whenever we get too busy and things start to slide -- still for ourselves, but also because of that extra incentive of swinging.

[Pepper & Drew]

Swinging has DEFINITELY led me to change some things physically. I had considered breast implants before we started swinging, but after seeing women who were older and had children that had better looking breasts than I did, well, that sealed it for me. It's also more of an incentive for me to continue my eating habits because I won't be able to wear any of my cute little clothes when we go to the club if I've grown out of them .

Pepper

[rpu3]

Originally Posted by Tybee Swing

Interesting, you combine the two plans? We are South Beachers (eat plenty of whole grains and fruit, lowfat dairy, meat is only the lean cuts, avoid saturated & trans-fats). We both lost a great deal of weight on SBD, have continued this way of eating for over three years now, and maintain. Super-healthy, improved our health in measurable ways - we love it. Our doctor loves it. .

Well, Atkins' last stage and South Beach final stage are actually quite similar. I just call what we eat now Atkins/South Beach because we do incorporate some of the elements from each (such as rice, some whole grains that aren't necessarily "low carb" breads). We eat the same types of foods you described, but I will admit to eating a Dorito or two about every six weeks.

I lost around 75 lbs (depending on my current weight of the day), and Mark lost about 50 lbs on it. The MD likes it, we like it, our cholesterol, BP and everything else is within normal limits, so we stick with it. I think we are on year 3. And we will be one it for life.

End of hijack.

[Tybee Swing]

Originally Posted by rpu3

We eat the same types of foods you described, but I will admit to eating a Dorito or two about every six weeks.

I confess, I ate sour cream & onion potato chips the other night. :lightning LOL

Originally Posted by rpu3

I lost around 75 lbs (depending on my current weight of the day), and Mark lost about 50 lbs on it. The MD likes it, we like it, our cholesterol, BP and everything else is within normal limits, so we stick with it. I think we are on year 3. And we will be on it for life.

End of hijack.

We have a LOT in common, even the time-frame! I lost 65, Mr. Tybee lost 75. We're committed for life, too.

End of highjack.

[mrs good times]

My biggest change was wardrobe, I love buying club clothes and shoes. The hard part is not spending all my clothing budget on club clothes so I can still buy work clothes.

I am much more concious of my food choices since we started too. If my work skirt got a little tight I would just wear a large sweater with it, it's harder to hide an extra 5 lbs. in a mini skirt.

I have made several changes since the lifestyle. My first and foremost is my physical appearance when it comes to exercising and trying to loose weight as well as tone the areas that I need to tone. I am also like MrsGoodtimes in the since that I now think about what I am buying when I go shopping. I look for clothes that I can wear to the club and look more at lingerie than I ever had before we got into the lifestyle.

I have always wanted to get a tattoo on my lower back but never really was serious about doing it until getting into the lifestyle. Now I just need to find a great artist to help me come up with my design that I am wanting.

MrsVan

[flkeyscouple]

Since getting back into the lifestyle I've lost 30 lbs - weight watchers online. I changed my hairstyle, I wear makeup (only when going out to meet another couple), I wear different jewelry (chandelier earrings for instance), and my wardrobe had changed significantly. Most of that has been for the lifestyle, but I think the wardrobe would have changed anyway (after loosing the weight). Now.. I need to start bike riding or ?? something for shaping up! Oh, and I got a tattoo about 3 years ago.... knowing we'd be getting back into the lifestyle soon!

Sarah

[pagan-lovers]

Originally Posted by MrsVan

I have always wanted to get a tattoo on my lower back but never really was serious about doing it until getting into the lifestyle. Now I just need to find a great artist to help me come up with my design that I am wanting.

MrsVan

I designed one for Mrs. PL then she got scared of needles again before she got it. What type of design did you have in mind?

[Menage_a_Trois]

Originally Posted by good times

I don't think so, unless you consider that I find it easier to go to the barber shop regularly. I did lose 29 pounds since I started swinging, but it was something I had been wanting to do anyway, swinging just added a little extra incentive. I do pay more attention to grooming of the private parts, in fact, I never did that before. So, I guess, maybe I do after all.

Well don't forget the bath and deodorant before going out too! That's a nice touch and Mrs. GT has appreciated too!

Only kidding..........I'm home alone and trying to get ready for my trip - just couldn't resist a good laugh at your expense GT. Besides you beat me at pool......so it's my way of sulking....

The Other Mrs. Menage

[LFM2]

Mrs. LFM here. I've lost about 35 lbs since april with Weight Watchers online, which was waaaaay before we started swinging. But, I do feel much better and that has helped with swinging. We go to the gym a lot and we pretty much keep up our appearance. I haven't done anything different with my hair or makeup. We don't dress any different. I still dress in wranglers and a blouse of some sort and Mr. LFM dresses like Baxter Black. He's a cowboy through and through. He'll never change. There's something to be said for his wrangler butt!