Shopping around ~ Jully

For as long as I can remember, shopping for clothes was never an enjoyable experience for me...

I've rarely stepped out of my comfort zone, meaning the stores I knew carried my size. Once I would find something that fit, I would buy it in multiple colors, mostly black.

Buying jeans was the worst part of it all. Once the low hip jeans were in, forget it! I've had the same 3 pair of jeans for a few years now. Crazy, right? So many times I've walked in and out of stores and nothing fit right.

Well, this weekend I fit into a pair of 31 waist (actual waist is 34.5 and hip is 42) at our own Tenafly Street Fair. The SeeSaw Boutique were selling major brand name jeans for $20. Before, I wouldn't even bother looking, but now I have the courage to even ask "What's the largest size you carry?". So I try a few of them on and one of them fit. I mean, it zipped up and I knew that if I walked around in them at home, it would stretch and be wearable. I actually wore them that very night, and I wasn't out of breath!

Today, I shopped (actually, SHOPPED!) in Nolita. I even ended up with 2 cute summer dresses from Calypso, the outlet. It's a great feeling to have options and to buy outfits that make you feel perrrty.

As for the working out, there was running on Tuesday (4 miles), the last Salsa class on Wednesday, but no Pilates Thursday. On Saturday, I didn't have my session, but I weighed myself at the Studio and I was 181 lbs! I know it's still over 180, BUT I feel good about it... really good. I also ran 5 miles on Saturday and hiked today.

The eating part has been good too. I've replaced bad snacks with grapes, edaname, and I always carry a mix of Ultra meal with me. I've been eating slowly and more consciously. It's still hard to give up certain items here and there, but no overdosing.

Tomorrow will be the start of the last week of April and the beginning of May, I'll just keep going.