Comments on: love your body

By: Bof

Bof — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:54:55 +0000

Thank you to lululemon for deleting my previous post. Nothing vulgar or offensive but I guess they just didnt like what I had to say.

Laughing at the comments saying anything above a size 12 isn’t athletic. I’m a size 16. I can run a full marathon. Is that not athletic enough for you? When I had an eating disorder and could hardly walk longer than 10 min I sure ‘looked’ great and could fit into a size 8, but I was far from athletic. I’m in better shape now than then.

Lets be real. It isnt about ‘health’ or ‘athleticism’. It is about appearance. If you don’t look a certain way, or wear a certain size, you don’t get to wear lululemon. Plain and simple.

Also, you can have someone be ‘fat’ and wear a size 6. So those of you using size as a gauge for health and altheticism are way off the mark.

Interesting to see if this comment gets deleted too.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:29:40 +0000

” In most situations, size 16 is not a healthy size, and why would a company which supports and promotes health/fitness accommodate people who are not choosing it.- Marie”

Everyone has to start somewhere, I am currently a size 16 (I was a 20)and 5’8″ tall. I swim daily, I do yoga 4 times a week, I lift weights, I use the bike, and the treadmill, I garden & am active in the outdoors. I am not lazy, I am an active person.

Do you know how frustrating it is to go into a store like lululemon, REI, EMS, etc and nothing is in my size? Do you know how demoralizing it can be to be constantly reminded you don’t fit? I have to hunt for work out gear that will fit my lifestyle, I have left stores in tears of frustration because I just want comfortable & stylish work out gear. I don’t want to flaunt my fat, I or bare my skin I just want some nice well fitting work out pants.

By: Lulufan

Lulufan — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:38:57 +0000

Just wanted to leave a comment here to let gals know. I am a typical size 14 pant and fit everything in lulu in a 12. It is a body skimming fit but everything is extremely flattering. I’ve just lost 35 pounds and can say that lots of the lulu competitors don’t have anything that’s larger in their lines either for anyone above size 12. I never thought twice about this because it truly is just the hard truth for plus size glas. So as I continue to strive for weight loss, I am very proud to put on my lululemon. I get what these athletic companies are trying to say now that I am more physically fit. It’s time for us all to get active amd practice a healthy well-being inside and out.

By: Karissa

Karissa — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:35:28 +0000

If your gonna post something like this, then why don’t you sell sizes for all women? Your basically saying something but then showing the opposite by what you sell. I will not support a brand that gives off this image. You are trying to make people like your brand but then you are doing the complete opposite, I do not understand at all. Never buying your products.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:33:04 +0000

I agree with the other comments about sizing. Why only go up to size 12 and the more I look most things only go to a 10. Also this seems only to be an issue with the women’s section as the men’s go to a XXL. Lululemon needs to take a serious look at their sizing.

By: lululemon athletica GEC

lululemon athletica GEC — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:09:54 +0000

Hi Nancy,
Thanks for taking the time to share your thought with us. I can completely appreciate that we have guests and athletes in our communities in a variety of different shapes and sizes. While our current size range for women is 2-12, I can share you’d like to see us extend this in the future.
~ Siya
Social Media Educator

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:02:14 +0000

Beautifully written post… love the concept of embracing your body, letting go of shame, etc… However, this sentiment is just not in keeping with Lululemon’s truth. Many of the comments reflect my concerns… As a health-minded woman who is on the road to a fit body, I have been constantly discouraged by Lululemon’s restrictive size range… If all bodies (fit, or getting fit!) are beautiful, and should be celebrated free of shame, then why not make clothes that fit more of us?? Having said that, I wear Lululemon almost daily… it’s great quality, etc… It would just be great if the size range was expanded to include size 14 & 16. I can almost guarantee profits would SKYROCKET!

By: Crimson

Crimson — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:58:54 +0000

When my fitness level gets to the point where I can fit into LLL clothing I will choose not to purchase them. My decision is based on their corporate attitudes exemplified in posts like this where they espouse acceptance of one’s body yet their actions are plainly contrary to acceptance.

Not carrying sizes for athletic people who happen to be larger than average and then actually choosing to no longer carry the size 14 is indicative of a company who doesn’t care about the health of women at all. All they care about is being the brand you can only wear as a female if you are smaller than average.

What I fail to understand is how so many women use their brand of clothing as motivation to get in shape. “I’ll work extra hard to get small enough so I can have the privilege of wearing Lululemon” IF they don’t want my business now then they don’t deserve my business after I do all the hard work.

As someone who was extensively tested by my doctor I can tell you that it’s entirely possible to be obese on the BMI scale and healthy.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:18:33 +0000

Lululemon should realize that all of their competitiors carry larger sizes and some plus sizes. They could make so much more money if they only opened up their minds to what size real women are. I am a proud healthy, fit, curvy size 16 women. I just shop at other stores because they carry my size. Oh yeah, and I spend a lot of money on clothes. Wake up smell the coffee!

By: jaf

jaf — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:04:06 +0000

To bad Lululemon does not practice any of this….I read that they will not make larger sizes because they would have to price them higher and they believe larger women just won’t pay the price. That is why I buy all my work out clothes from Athleta….sure the larger size costs a little more AND I PAY IT. I want to look as good and be as comfortable as the next person in Yoga class and all my workouts. Even if I lost all the weight I wanted and could fit in Lululemon I doubt I would buy it just out of principle.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:08:44 +0000

This is no different than couture only going to 8-10…, I fit in the 12′s but have not always…
The only problem is I only buy online now, as I spend about $3-4k/year here & still get so-so service when in the store!

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:51:33 +0000

I’ve been to three different Lulu stores in the last 48 hours and not one head a size 12. How am I supposed to buy if you don’t carry my size?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:22:46 +0000

Lulu lemon size 12 I found to be big. I normally wear size 14-16. I have a short torso, very wide hips and large thighs. I usually have to go a size up so pants fit my thighs. I’m 5’7, 175 pounds and I’m fit. I run and bike. When I went to the store the lady said I looked like a size 8. I told her the last time I was that size was when I was 15 years old and I’m 28 now.. To be honest the lulu lemon size 10 fit me perfectly. I believe they are made big so I think any who normally wears size 14 to 16 should try the size 12. I’ve seen women larger then myself wearing lulu lemon… It never hurts to go in a try it on just to see.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:09:56 +0000

Being originally from Vancouver, I have been a Lululemon fan since it started. My first purchase was a long-sleeved, hot pink, running shirt, which has been through 3 half-marathons, 1sprint-distance triathlon, countless 10km and 5km runs and numerous Volleyball practices. It is a size 14! I am 5″11 and will always be a size 14. I love my Lulu stuff because it has held up so well and it’s still looks great after countless washes. I went to their Halifax store today, with a gift card in tow, ready to spend money. Most of their items were sold out in size 12 and of course I’ve now realized there are no longer size 14′s. I’m not fat, but I could stand to lose 10 pounds. But I’ll still be a size 14! Even at the age of 16, 5″11 and 160 lbs, I wore a size 14! So, I don’t want plus-size, I just want a continuation of the regular sizes! There must be a reason that the size 10′s and size 12′s are always sold out in the stores and online! Wake up Lululemon! All I bought today were socks!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:23:31 +0000

I’m a size 12 in Lulu clothes, and I find THEIR size 12 to be more generous than some other size 12s out there. I’m 5’8, size 36GG, and in the high 180-low 190 range after gaining a LOT of weight while pregnant recently. My local store only carries most things up to size 10, even if they’re made in size 12. So, I just don’t go to the store. I don’t hate my body, by any means, but I’m able to recognize that it needs improvement – and not because I’m not able to fit into Lulu clothes, but because I’m not close enough to my optimal health and weight. Also, I understand that being healthy is NOT just about exercise, but about maintaining a healthy weight – and THAT happens with DIET. Ask any doctor about this pesky little number called “BMI” and see what she/he says.

I just don’t understand the outrage about not offering plus sizes. If you don’t fit in the clothes, why are you so desperate to buy them? Lulu is a privately owned company that can make whatever sizes they please, and you are a paying customer who can spend your money wherever they DO make your size. It’s not Lulu’s responsibility to manufacture clothing for every size imaginable. Most brands of any type of clothing in regular sizes go up to 12, at most. Try boycotting more brownies and less clothing companies. Americans are not only overweight in staggering numbers, but self-righteous about it too. Keep working, keep loving your body, and buy clothes that DO FIT YOU! Regardless of size, humility and work ethic are always more attractive than entitlement!