Remember Alice in Wonderland? How she blindly drank the bottle that said "Drink me" and shrunk? I feel like that's what I must have done. While I was in Vegas, my roommates told me that my jeans were too big. Okay no, big deal. I knew they were a little big. But when I put on the pair of jeans that I thought fit me better, but they told me those were too big too.
Fast forward to today. I have no idea how much weight I've actually lost (I don't own a scale and don't plan on getting one), but almost all of my clothes are too big! I actually fit into clothes I couldn't wear BEFORE I was preggers. It's a crazy concept. It must be from chasing my toddler around. It's not that I mind losing weight. I've always felt good about my body size and have finally accumulated a wardrobe that I love. This just means that I have to start over with my wardrobe. What if I continue to lose weight? Oh my goodness, what if I go back to my college-sized self?
I've always thought I'm immune to society's view on women's bodies. (Except when I talk to my mother, but that's another story). I've always been proud of my plus size (and voluptuous) body. So now that I'm veering into that scary territory between "regular" size and plus size. Before I lost this weight I decided that I'm not going to buy any new clothes. I'm going to try to thrift everything. Except for underwear of course. I enjoy thrifting--have you tried it? Finding those hidden treasures is so exciting!
Okay, here's a picture of my skinnier self at our big awards banquet during Convention. I have such a great time wearing my dress! I felt like a princess. Sorry about the fuzziness of the picture. They kept putting out that fog and all the pics came out weird.
I was actually gathering snow here in an attempt to make a snowman. Alas the snow was too powdery. I look like I'm doing Arctic Tai Chi.
So, don't hide inside. Go out and play in the snow!
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