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Today I was holding my son looking in the mirror (something he loves to do) and and it was such a relief to see a woman I recognize looking back. Definitely noticeably smaller in the chest, arms, shoulders and face. And I've started noticing muscle tone in my legs again. But god knows I've still got a serious muffin top going on. It's diminishing but so far it still seems to be the biggest culprit keeping me comfortably out of my old jeans.
I'm overly impatient to fit my regular clothes! Since the time I was about 5 months pregnant, I refused to spend real money on clothes. So right about now I'm getting *real* sick of wearing cheap t-shirts from Target, and ugly materinity pants. My real wardrobe beckons with quality thread counts, rich colors and textiles, and elegant durability...meaning I can wash it once without it disintegrating. I'm also really weary of looking like I work in a cheap, sad office building whenever I have to dress up for something (think: Dunder Mifflin.)
I have a wedding to go to next weekend and my dilemma is whether to try to look my best now (i.e. buy a dress) or wear one of my fat dresses and just look "ok." I'm torn because I don't want to buy any more clothes in a size 14, but this is my "beautiful" friend group. Nobody seems to be overweight and all they do is wakeboard and get tan on the lake all summer...I feel pressure to try to find something trendy to wear even if it has to be a larger size but I don't feel like dropping $300 on an outfit I hope doesn't fit me in a couple months. Sigh. What would you do?
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Drop the $300, or more if you have to. But I am sure you can find something that looks great for less if needed, it just takes time. You deserve it and you deserve to look good. You have worked hard for this, so treat yourself. Feeling good about yourself helps that goal. Have fun shopping and Look Great!
14 Oct 07 by member: DeniseJP
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I agree with Denise - go for looking your best now!
I hadn't bought any good new clothes for years and years, on the basis that I wasn't going to waste good money until I was slim enough again to deserve anything nice. However, that attitude got me nowhere. Just before I went back to work in June, my husband gave me £500 to spend on a new wardrobe. I went to a personal shopper and got clothes that whilst hideously large, were at least flattering and made me feel good. Since then, I've lost two stone and two dress sizes - coincide or part-consequence??
I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time anyway, and feel good now that you're starting to feel like your old self again - but I'm sure you'll feel even better in a gorgeous new dress! (You could always sell it on eBay afterwards!)
14 Oct 07 by member: Lucybell33
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I'm with them. Don't spend 300....but I just bought a dress from white house/black market for less than 200....you can always get it taken in later when you buy quality.....you want to feel good about the weight loss you have had, you're not going to do that in your cheap maternity pants. Do it....you'll feel good about your purchase that night! Good Luck!
14 Oct 07 by member: bran
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Well, you'll all be happy to know that I went with your advice. Went to one of my favorite places for festive wear--BCBG Max Azria. I ended spending about $360 but the beauty of the dress is that it has this ingenious design that cinches around the chest and ties in the back (ok, it sort of looks like a curtain but a somewhat couture curtain, lol) so I think it will be a good fit from my current size down about 4 sizes.
[IMG]http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee267/Shandora2000/dress.jpg[/IMG]
14 Oct 07 by member: CalorieKiller
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