What A Difference 35 Pounds Makes!

So, I was bored today and decided to play dress up! I've recently been rebuilding my professional wardrobe (lots of hitting the sales this summer) and I've decided to play around with a couple of different looks.

This is a huge accomplishment for me because before I was not into fashion at all. I enjoyed looking nice and professional at my internship when I started my weight loss journey in January, but I was never excited about having to go and try on clothes because it was so hard to find stuff that I liked and looked good on me. But now, I'm reading fashion blogs/magazines and watching fashion gurus on YouTube. Shopping is still iffy, just because I don't like so many of the tops that are out there right now. But once I find something I like, it fits me perfectly 99% of the time.

To give you an idea of the change, here's my stats in January:
Weight: 197
Pants: 14/bordering on 16
Shirt: L/XL

and now:
Weight: 162
Pants: 8/10
Shirt: M (sometimes S depending on the cut)

And now for some of the shopping I've been doing (most of the pieces are from Kohls). I have dress pants too, but I'm super-excited about my pencil skirt right now! In the past, I never liked wearing skirts or more form-fitted clothing, but I love it now. I might have to go and get another pencil skirt in an 8 while it's still on sale because the 10 is a little bit lose on me.


The color of this shirt is one of my favorite new colors. I've always been buying jewel-tone blues, purples and greens, but I've really like mustard recently.


I've also been in love with cowl-neck sweaters (although I got this shirt back in 2010).


Another cowl-neck sweater, in a jewel tone! I'm thinking about wearing this to an interview tomorrow (it's the third interview I've had for this position and I've worn a suit for the last two).


Something I would have never thought of wearing before, a (thin) cable-knit sweater! I'm trying to decide between this look and the previous one for my interview tomorrow. Let me know what you think!