I have always been a girly girl who loves clothes. I have the BEST memories of my Mom taking me shopping to Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh as a little girl. I swear the love for clothes.....it's in my genes!
Over the years, especially after my pregnancies, shopping had gotten less and less fun. When special occasions like this would arise, I'd set out with high hopes that I'd find something that wouldbe both beautiful and flattering in a size 16. Sometimes I would and sometimes I wouldn't. I'd either leave the store thankful that I had found SOMETHING that fit OR, other times (and there were many), I'd leave the store completely frustrated.....frustrated that it had become so hard for me to find ANYTHING that fit.
During those years, my size never went down. It just slowly crept up and up and up. I tried to incorporate exercise. I ate healthy for the most part.....at least I thought I did. That made me increasingly frustrated.....the fact that I was trying. I was, right? It seemed hopeless at the time. I was lost and I didn't know where to turn. So, I gave up. I wrote myself off as the frumpy mom. That was until I reconnected with a beautiful teacher friend, who was also a mom.....a mom fighting the frump through healthy living and coaching.
If I hadn't made changes in my life..... serious changes, none of this would be possible and I can guarantee I'd be somewhere in a dressing room wishing I HAD made that change.
But instead, I'm enjoying putting together a new outfit that I couldn't possibly feel more gorgeous in.
Over the years, especially after my pregnancies, shopping had gotten less and less fun. When special occasions like this would arise, I'd set out with high hopes that I'd find something that wouldbe both beautiful and flattering in a size 16. Sometimes I would and sometimes I wouldn't. I'd either leave the store thankful that I had found SOMETHING that fit OR, other times (and there were many), I'd leave the store completely frustrated.....frustrated that it had become so hard for me to find ANYTHING that fit.
During those years, my size never went down. It just slowly crept up and up and up. I tried to incorporate exercise. I ate healthy for the most part.....at least I thought I did. That made me increasingly frustrated.....the fact that I was trying. I was, right? It seemed hopeless at the time. I was lost and I didn't know where to turn. So, I gave up. I wrote myself off as the frumpy mom. That was until I reconnected with a beautiful teacher friend, who was also a mom.....a mom fighting the frump through healthy living and coaching.
If I hadn't made changes in my life..... serious changes, none of this would be possible and I can guarantee I'd be somewhere in a dressing room wishing I HAD made that change.
But instead, I'm enjoying putting together a new outfit that I couldn't possibly feel more gorgeous in.
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