I began my love affair...

kittenful

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

I want to know: Is there something that you've discovered about yourself in your journey to be fit?

EZDUZIT68

In terms of clothes, I've always had a thing for embroided western shirts - in NY there's very little opportunity to wear them (unless you enjoy getting strange looks) but since I gig occasionally I wear them every chance I get - there's something about playing bass/guitar on stage that makes wearing one seem "right", and it doesn't matter what musical genre it is.

Besides clothing, I've discovered that I really enjoy acting in plays - community theater always found me in the orchestra pit, and being a musician made for an easy excuse when the real reason was I felt uncomfortable being on stage.

kittenful

The embroidered western shirt paired with a bass/guitar has that rockabilly flair - it just works!

I've found that my confidence has skyrocketed, not just because I've lost weight, but because I have so much more energy and a zest for life's experiences that I had given up on when I was depressed. Fitness is its own reward.

Joannah700

I'm embracing my love affair with dresses and skirts more now. Modcloth.com and I are definitely in a relationship.

Partially it's because pants are only fitting for a month or two at a time so dresses and skirts are actually much more cost effective. Really.

That's what I'm telling myself.

Sinistrous

I'm starting a love affair with the muscle definition I'm finally seeing in my arms LOL.

I'm going to be the tard walking down the street, flexing while pointing at stuff xD

OlyCapitalChick

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

^^^ is my dream. I have never worn stilettos or had a little black dress either!!

mehwhatever

Sinistrous wrote: »

I'm starting a love affair with the muscle definition I'm finally seeing in my arms LOL.

I'm going to be the tard walking down the street, flexing while pointing at stuff xD

Me.

kittenful

Joannah700 wrote: »

Modcloth.com and I are definitely in a relationship.

Modcloth! That is my addiction! ^_^

Sinistrous wrote: »

I'm starting a love affair with the muscle definition I'm finally seeing in my arms LOL.

I'm going to be the tard walking down the street, flexing while pointing at stuff xD

Ahhh, that muscle definition. I don't flex as much as I did when I first noticed it, but then again, I may have shown everybody my awesome biceps at this point. Who am I kidding? I still flex every chance I get.

OlyCapitalChick wrote: »

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

^^^ is my dream. I have never worn stilettos or had a little black dress either!!

I did that for Christmas! Get it. It's fun!

sunglasses_and_ocean_waves

OlyCapitalChick wrote: »

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

^^^ is my dream. I have never worn stilettos or had a little black dress either!!

Start with a lower heel and work your way up. Once you get used to heels (some of it depends on the shoe), there's nothing finer than gliding through a room in a tight skirt and heels.

I always loved style, but found my desire to find, buy & wear beautiful clothes to be insatiable right now.

kittenful

sunglasses_and_ocean_waves wrote: »

OlyCapitalChick wrote: »

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

^^^ is my dream. I have never worn stilettos or had a little black dress either!!

Start with a lower heel and work your way up. Once you get used to heels (some of it depends on the shoe), there's nothing finer than gliding through a room in a tight skirt and heels.

I always loved style, but found my desire to find, buy & wear beautiful clothes to be insatiable right now.

Investing in wedges with low, mid and high heel sizes can help, too. One can get used to the height with a little more support.

I know that insatiability well, now. Gettin' fancy!

LittleMissRainey

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

I want to know: Is there something that you've discovered about yourself in your journey to be fit?

^^ Life goals.

I haven't noticed an awful lot yet, I don't seem to be quite getting out of the starting blocks - but I do notice my back is less prone to 'going out' when I'm under a certain weight (210). I'm a little over that atm thanks to winter and I really notice twinges so I need to be careful. It's a wonderful indicator of getting stronger, I'm going to use that as my motivation... because you can't walk in stilettos if you're already sore in the spine *LOL*.

Congrats on reaching your goal weight and flouncing around in pretty dresses! I hope to join you soon! :awesome: *attempts to flounce* *falls over*

kittenful

LittleMissRainey wrote: »

kittenful wrote: »

...with beautiful dresses when I hit my goal weight. I'd never been all that interested in them before, but I am absolutely obsessed now! I love getting all dolled up and need little excuse to do so.

I want to know: Is there something that you've discovered about yourself in your journey to be fit?

^^ Life goals.

I haven't noticed an awful lot yet, I don't seem to be quite getting out of the starting blocks - but I do notice my back is less prone to 'going out' when I'm under a certain weight (210). I'm a little over that atm thanks to winter and I really notice twinges so I need to be careful. It's a wonderful indicator of getting stronger, I'm going to use that as my motivation... because you can't walk in stilettos if you're already sore in the spine *LOL*.

Congrats on reaching your goal weight and flouncing around in pretty dresses! I hope to join you soon! :awesome: *attempts to flounce* *falls over*

Thanks! This is all a series of processes, you'll get there, too! Baby steps, right? (Or perhaps more like the dainty little ones we have to use with stilettos, hahaha!)