Pushing myself outside my comfort zone
Happy Friday, ya'll! I was feeling adventurous this morning and decided to wear a dress that is SO far outside of my norm. I bought it a few weeks ago on a whim but hadn't worn it yet. #1 - It has horizontal stripes which "they" say isn't good for big girls like me. #2 - Its very fitted... like really fitted and straight up and down. I am very pear shaped so I was a bit self-conscious when I put it on this morning cus it definitely showed off my hips. I almost took it off but then I thought, "So I have hips, people can see that in my jeans or my A-line skirts. Who cares?!?! I have hips and I'm curvy. I'm not indecent and I like the way I look." So I wore it! I can't say that I've been 100% confident all day (when I was at Panera, an older dude gave me the once over and I could see him staring at my hips and tummy and I felt really uncomfortable) but overall I feel like I look good. I brought a little jean jacket to throw over it but it's 80 degrees here today so I took it off once I got to work.
I snuck a picture in the work bathroom of me in my dress. I'm trying hard to be proud of my body, flaws and all, and this was a huge step forward for me. I work really hard to be where I am and that's what I'm trying to focus on. Maybe this summer, I'll actually wear shorts that don't come to my knees!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
KittyKarin :-) Starting weight: 362 / Surgery weight: 353 / Current weight: 190 (03/27/2017)
Oh, my dear! You really look fab -- very va va va voom!
Those ole rules that play in our heads ("Don't wear horizontal stripes!" "Don't wear patterns!" "Don't wear anything tight!" etc.) no longer apply -- if they ever did.
And I really, really love your self-love. That's WAY more important than which direction the stripes go. :)
Ann
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
