You must treat yourself for losing weight.
Just because you may be big, like me, doesn't mean that you can't do what my friend, Lou, says, and "dress the package." Your package may not be what you want it to be right now, but it will be later, so there's no reason to wait until then to dress yourself like a normal person. I can tell you that I'm in between sizes right now and without a lot of clothes, so I'm doing the best I can to keep the "basics" in the size I'm in.
I'm between an 18/20 and 22/24, depending on the clothes, and I even need to shop for shoes! Why? Well, I'm back to narrow feet and not medium to wide! I also need to get ring guards. These are all good non-food rewards. I really feel great getting out of sweats and elastic! Here's some more:
1. Massage
2. Main/Pedi or just one of them.
3. A trip to Bath and Body Works!
4. Go to a department store, like Macy's, and let them do a makeover on you!
5. Throw a party for your friends and have all your new healthy food.
6. Buy something at www.mythiryone.com/poppies/ (Had to throw that in.)
Some tips for clothes shopping:
1. NO BLACK! lol
2. (Basic Black only for mix and match.)
3. LOOK at yourself in the mirror. It really isn't as bad as you think it is. Look around you. We're like in the fattest country in the world! Everyone is thinking the same thing!
4. You're too hard on yourself. Cut it out. The mirror will show you what looks good. Really.
5. Try on things you wouldn't normally try on.
6. Forget flabby arms. You wanna sweat with your long sleeves to cover the "swing," or do you want to be cool?
7. Buy ONLY pants that zip. Except one or two pairs of yoga pants or shorts, or course.
8. Buy jeans. I started wearing jeans again at a size 28, and it made me feel human again after all those years in lycra and cotton elastic pants. YUCK!
Take someone who will be totally honest AND NOT CRITICAL with you.
9. Buy cheap while you are losing. (Walmart, Target, Thrift stores in rich neighborhoods --HA!)
10. Are your friends and family proud and don't know what to do when you hit your mark --except throw you a party with food you can't eat? My family and friends have told me for years that once I hit my goal weight, they would get an outfit or two for me. Ask your friends to take you shopping for an outfit, a girl's day with cocktails or coffee, and celebrate the new you in style.
Just because you may be big, like me, doesn't mean that you can't do what my friend, Lou, says, and "dress the package." Your package may not be what you want it to be right now, but it will be later, so there's no reason to wait until then to dress yourself like a normal person. I can tell you that I'm in between sizes right now and without a lot of clothes, so I'm doing the best I can to keep the "basics" in the size I'm in.
I'm between an 18/20 and 22/24, depending on the clothes, and I even need to shop for shoes! Why? Well, I'm back to narrow feet and not medium to wide! I also need to get ring guards. These are all good non-food rewards. I really feel great getting out of sweats and elastic! Here's some more:
1. Massage
2. Main/Pedi or just one of them.
3. A trip to Bath and Body Works!
4. Go to a department store, like Macy's, and let them do a makeover on you!
5. Throw a party for your friends and have all your new healthy food.
6. Buy something at www.mythiryone.com/poppies/ (Had to throw that in.)
Some tips for clothes shopping:
1. NO BLACK! lol
2. (Basic Black only for mix and match.)
3. LOOK at yourself in the mirror. It really isn't as bad as you think it is. Look around you. We're like in the fattest country in the world! Everyone is thinking the same thing!
4. You're too hard on yourself. Cut it out. The mirror will show you what looks good. Really.
5. Try on things you wouldn't normally try on.
6. Forget flabby arms. You wanna sweat with your long sleeves to cover the "swing," or do you want to be cool?
7. Buy ONLY pants that zip. Except one or two pairs of yoga pants or shorts, or course.
8. Buy jeans. I started wearing jeans again at a size 28, and it made me feel human again after all those years in lycra and cotton elastic pants. YUCK!
Take someone who will be totally honest AND NOT CRITICAL with you.
9. Buy cheap while you are losing. (Walmart, Target, Thrift stores in rich neighborhoods --HA!)
10. Are your friends and family proud and don't know what to do when you hit your mark --except throw you a party with food you can't eat? My family and friends have told me for years that once I hit my goal weight, they would get an outfit or two for me. Ask your friends to take you shopping for an outfit, a girl's day with cocktails or coffee, and celebrate the new you in style.
What a great message you got there. Everyone really deserves to look good. Those are great tips to do just that. I hope more people who think that just because their bodies are not modelesque, doesn't mean they can't dress well. Thank you for sharing! All the best with your weight-loss goals!
ReplyDeleteSusan May @ It Works!