I’m coming up on 60 days of consistent exercise using Power 90 on Feb. 29th. I can’t *wait* to take my measurements and see where I am. Okay, okay, I cheated a little and measured last week and I’ve seen another inch gone in several places (waist and bust!). I haven’t seen any big losses on the scale lately, but I’ve been happily surprised and unfortunately frustrated in the shopping department. (more below)
I’m down 66.2 pounds. Thanks to Power 90, I’m wearing a size smaller than I did even at my low weight 12 years ago (even though I’m still 8 pounds away) and on the verge of going down again. I held a plank for 30 secs the other day — after doing my full workout. Two years ago, I didn’t even know what a plank was – I sure couldn’t do one! This week, I’m adding more leg, hip, and butt exercises to my Power 90 Strength days to hopefully increase toning on my bottom half which has been the slowest to respond to weight loss. I’m still reaaaaallly bottom heavy. 
I’ve begun the RT shopping! I need several dresses for the evening events and plenty of cute things to wear during the day to the panels and workshops. An excellent excuse to shop! However, I’m right on the cusp of moving out of “Women’s” sizes down into regular sizes. Woot! Grrrr!
I mean, that’s great and all, but finding things that FIT is a problem. (And of course I can’t shop too much too early – because I’m still losing. I would be so annoyed if I spent a fortune on new stuff and it doesn’t fit by April. Not kidding – my Dec. gift card items are already getting too big in places, especially around the waist.)
I tried on several things at Fashion Bug over the weekend and was thrilled to get into a 1X dress easily. However, the style and color didn’t really suit me (according to my fashion critic, Littlest Monster). The skirt I tried on was ridiculously big in the waist. Nothing else attracted my eye on the plus side of the store, and I don’t think I’m quite ready for the other regular side. Not yet.
I ordered a dress online in a size I haven’t seen in… Gah. I can’t remember when. It’s still a W but down another size from where I am now. I have no idea if it’ll fit but at least it’s a start. I have a feeling I’ll be ordering several dresses from Kiyonna (I adore this dress but I don’t know that I’m brave enough to wear something so form fitting), but I was hoping to save a little $$ and find some other alternatives…but I may not have a choice. I love their styles and they have the sizes I think I need while still looking fabulous.
At this point, I don’t even own a pair of pumps. Nope, not kidding. One of the joys of working from home for over ten years – I rarely go anywhere that requires something nicer than tennis shoes. (We even wear jeans to church.) I’ve had feet problems for the past few months, too, so I’m going to have to invest in some really nice shoes that support and protect my feet while still looking cute.
I only own two dresses today: one from over a decade ago that is really outdated and not something I’d wear to RT; the other I wore to a funeral and is 2 sizes too big. I was holding on to them for emergencies until I get a new dress.
As you can see, my wardrobe is in dire straits.
So lots of shopping in my future!
*crossing fingers for next week’s WI – I’m .2 from hitting a new decade on the scale!*
I love the look of that dress! Do you have a Chicos in your area? I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the things I’ve got there. (They are one of those stores that do 0-1-etc. but a lot of the 5’s would be comparable to 1x.) Good luck shopping 🙂
Good job, Joely! I hear ya about the scale not telling the whole tale issue — i’ve *gained* (gasp!) six pounds since Xmas, but found 2 dresses at Target last weekend that are a form-fitting size i never thought i’d see again and not only could i get them on, they actually look good! So, I’m telling myself the weight gain is due to increased muscle mass and reminding myself to eye my scale with some suspicion and gauge my progress by the sizes i fit into. So there!
Eeee! Let the blue sky shopping begin! Sis, I’m so excited for you!
I haven’t seen you and don’t know about your style preferences, but if you’re comfortable with this solution, try to find some nice, flowing blouse and sweaters that are long enough and loose enough to cover areas you aren’t comfortable with. As for bottoms, dark, solid colored leggings that don’t break the bank and that you can still wear casually after you’ve lost all the weight you want to. You can mix and match and not spend tons of money since you plan on buying more stuff when you’ve reached your goal. Whatever you decide, congratulations on your success, good luck with your shopping and have fun at RT! Oh, i love your books BTW. 😀