Dress...Success!

Oh, you guys...I didn't mean to leave that post up for eons.  Yes!  Tell me I'm cute!  And a good shopper!  Woo!

But I can tell you that all that positive affirmation made it possible for me to pull on my special underwear, baby powder my thighs to prevent chaffing and march forth with my husband on my arm.  And I'll say, the dress was a hit.  Everyone was fussing over me, and telling me how great it was, and how pretty I looked...

God, maybe I don't need to lose weight.  Maybe I just need to shop better. 

(No.)

So here I am, weighing in at 168 pounds, and feeling rather put out about it.  I have been extra busy with a few writing projects, which has been keeping me in a sitting position, and when I'm not working on those, I've been chasing the kids around.  This whole working at home thing?  Not as easy as it could be. 

I'm not even sure what kind of menu to make this week.  We've gone from 100 degree days to today, which is in the high 60s and rather chilly.  Hello, Mother Nature?  Make up your mind, mmkay?

I've been failing miserably on the no-dairy, no flour thing, too.  This tells me that I'm trying too make things more complicated than necessary.  I don't need to give myself more restrictions...I need to focus instead on keeping the good food headed toward my mouth, and leave the rest alone.

I'm off to help the kids make lunch, and then I've got to get my workout in. 

How are you all doing?  Check in, and let me know!

Comments

[Healthy Mummy]

I knew the dress would be a big sucess. Maybe you should just concentrate on cutting out dairy or flour, not both at the same time. Baby steps..

[jaime]

The dress was very cute! A word on chafing, though -- The Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief stuff works REALLY well (http://www.soothingcare.com/soothingcare/products_chafing_gel.htm). I'm much heavier than you are and wore a skirt last Friday all day with no nylons and had not a problem!

[MJ]

I'm so glad you had a good time. Now, go find that same dress and get it in a few different colors now that you know you LOVE it! That is what I do. I have several of the same items, just in different colors.