Do you have that mu-mu in my size?
Today's Weight 202.0lbs
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Woohoo, I got a lot of compliments on my weight loss today! I had to fish for them a little bit, but I figured that sometimes folks just need a nudge in the right direction. Anyway, after my little hint the compliments flew thick and fast, and I wasn’t about to feel bad about them just because they weren’t exactly unsolicited. I’m obviously a shameless hussy. But, darn it, I’ve been feeling good about myself, and my clothes have been getting huge, and my cheekbones are getting all pronounced and Michelle Pfeifferish (I wish!) and I’m pretty damn sure I felt a bit of a rib this morning – and no one was commenting at all! Maybe this was because I’m so obviously reluctant to discuss my weight loss efforts at work, and I go all scowly and frowny when the subject’s raised, but Jeeze, can’t a gal mix her signals and be inconsistent?
Talking of too-big clothes (we were?), this is becoming a problem for me at the moment. My leisure clothes still fit reasonably OK, but I’m an accountant, so casual clothes at work aren’t really an option. I started a new job on 31st January, so I bought about £500 of new clothes for work – suits, blouses, jackets etc. Now they’re all way too big, and I’m reluctant to buy any new ones. I like my clothes on the baggy side, but the outfit I’m wearing today is flapping round me like a mu-mu, and if I was caught in a strong gust of wind I’d take off and there’s no telling where I’d touch down again.
I guess this is one of the very few drawbacks of successful weight loss. While I’ve still got another 70-odd pounds to lose I don’t want to go and buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes…but there’s no way those that I’m currently wearing will tide me over for more than a few more weeks.
I’ve also got a wedding to kit myself out for, ‘cos Kim’s mom is getting married on the 4th August. I’ve been window-shopping and am toying with the idea of doing something uncharacteristically frivolous and girly. I’ve seen a to-die-for pair of pink kitten heeled sandals, that would look gorgeous with a linen suit. The problem is that I’ve never worn stiletto heels before (even 1” ones) so I’m worried I might make a spectacle of myself by walking like a trainee drag-queen. I’m usually more of a boots or trainers kinda gal, so for me to buy something so feminine would be totally out of character, and I’m already blushing at the thought of how people may pass comments.
But I’m trying to break out of a rut, right? Time to be brave, ditch the mu-mu and get me some of those foxy pink sandals!
Do you have any consignment stores near you? You could try trading in your current flappy clothes for better fitting stuff. There\'s also having the trousers and skirts taken in and then pairing them with a dressy blouse if you can get away with that. The suit jackets are usually so expensive to alter that it\'s often not worth it.
Enjoy your mu-mu free life and post pictures of the foxy pink sandals!