GUESS JEAN SKIRT...;-)
one of my favorite things to wear... i used to LIVE in guess..

__________________
kims SECOND journal is HERE
kims new blog
KIMS BLOG !!
SUGARFREE BLOG

i love this thread! i wore a backless black halter top last weekend around some friends that hadn't seen me in a while ... and you would have thought i was a princess or something! i KNEW it looked good, and everyone said so.
can i tell you ... i NEVER would have shown my back OR my arms before this WOE. now my arms are toned from so much exercise and i love the way my back looks from yoga practice.
i am wearing so many more slim fitting shirts, sleeveless to show off my muscles!
yah! feel HOT!

__________________
**************
Carrie
SBD since 9/12/2005
Re-started 5/8/2006
My new journal: Just Breathe

This is such an interesting thread...I have done some thinking about this, but still don't know the answer for me. I do know that I have always bought tent-like clothes to cover me all up! If something touched my "rolls" it was too tight! My lower arms and legs have always looked OK, but I had to keep my middle covered in something loose. I based my wardrobe on what I could find that would fit and let me feel vaguely OK about my appearance.

In the past month or so, since I passed the 25 lb mark, I've been faced with getting rid of some clothes because they are actually just TOO BIG. Which is a wonderful problem to have. Instead of a 26-28, I am going to be looking at 22's. Which is still several sizes away from where I want to be, but a big improvement. When my Dear Partner asked me what kind of clothes I would get next, I had to pause, and then i said, um, probably another pair pf khakis and another pair of black pants. Partly because these items will allow me to get through the next 20 lbs or so with the tops I have, but mostly because I just dont know what else I would like to wear so I am leaning toward the old familiar stuff.

Think I might go thorugh some magazines or catalogs and see what styles appeal to me and experiment a little. I think I thought I would be fat forever so this would just never matter. But I won't, and it does. That's a good thing!

Thanks for the thread!

__________________
Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



Race to 199 Challenge
Labor Day Challenge: Focusing on the Journey
Personal Goal: 199 by 12/31/05

...and another thing:
I'm a jeans lover, but I really don't like the new hip-hugger, flare-bottom jeans that are all the rage right now. And not because of weight, but because they seem to be geared toward teen girls who haven't even developed a woman's body yet! I mean, can you imagine me (even fit and trim) with my a** and hips in those jeans?? I mean, c'mon....

__________________
Cherub
304/302/170
5'9"
Started Atkins 01/04/04

What an interesting topic!!!!!!!!

I know exactly how I'd dress. I'd wear skirts frequently - the really pretty ones that are cut at funky angles and made out of that wonderful flowy material - and maybe show a little leg. I'd wear tighter fitting tops and things that were more patterned. I'd wear belts that showed and flashier jewelery. I wouldn't be afraid to show my arms. I'd wear outfits! Pants of different styles and textures and materials with soft sweaters that matched and were stylish.

I sometimes try to make myself dress like this. I sometimes try to wear really cute skirts and tops and do the whole outfit thing. That is my style, I shouldn't be afraid to wear that type of stuff. But I so desperately want the girl in the mirror to be a size 6 that dressing the way I really want to only makes me sad. And so I don't.

hey folks. i just saw you were talking about me, kinda...lol...

i do think it was very true for me that my choices of clothes were about what fit, not what i liked. i went shopping on mother's day (self-service holidays around here!), and i picked out a couple of outfits that i like...it was kind of weird, but i liked the feeling. i felt drawn to brighter colors in general, and got a nice little peach outfit i like a lot...it was fun to consider styles, not sizes!

__________________

EatSmart Nutritional Scale Review

*L* aw cherub....*L* if you dont like the low rise flare jeans thats okay... but ME? I LOVE em... i have a flat butt..(not to be confused with a SMALL butt..*L*) and i have a thicker type of waist,... so if when i buy REGULAR jeans i always had to get a bigger size for the waist.. then they were hanging off my hips and legs... but the low rise fit lower on me and now i can get the size i need.. they fit SOOOOOOOOOO much better on my hips and legs... now i DO understand how people that have a nice rear might have a problem wearing them... but as for MY pancake butt..it just fits the bill..
how ya doin with that book btw?

__________________
kims SECOND journal is HERE
kims new blog
KIMS BLOG !!
SUGARFREE BLOG

goddess..*grin*.. just kinda directing the gang to your terrific journal.. ..

__________________
kims SECOND journal is HERE
kims new blog
KIMS BLOG !!
SUGARFREE BLOG