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My baby is almost 7 months old. I am not yet into my pre-pregnancy clothes. Do I sell everything and buy a new wardrobe, or keep all my non-stretch jeans in hopes that I drop those last pounds while eating ice cream and sitting on the couch?
Shall I commit to my new size? When do you say, "Alright, this is how big I'm going to be this year" and throw out all the boxes of clothes?
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Oh oh, I love this question!!! I am an expert. Having gone between sizes 8-14 many times in the last 7 years, I can attest that by the time you lose the weight (IF you starve and exercise, ha ha), you will HATE all the clothes that you saved. You must subscribe to the Celia rule- all clothes are disposable. If they don't fit you need new ones, throw the old ones out. Looking good is good enough- you've got your man, why suffer for beauty? Except Stilletos. That's worth it. That is my favorite pictures of all time.
And thanks for posting the picture of me in THE DRESS. Everyone has missed it because they haven't seen a picture of it in at least two days. It's gonna be burned. If Jessica does a post about it I'm sending it to her.
One more. I believe Lindsay F is the one who first said that our family is so big that there are cliques. And I would blog more on my own blog but I've already written the one for tomorrow, just have to take the pics to post it. Should I wake the girls up to pose for the pictures?
I think your public needs to know that that dress was designed for you by MADONNA. Lenore, please get some new clothes. Start with a bathing suit that covers your nipples and work from there. I hope all of the pervs don't google nipples and find you.
Keep only the stuff worth keeping that will motivate you to get back into that size. YOu got to give yourself at least a year. It takes 9 months to grow a baby it will take at least that long for your body to recover. But in the mean time shop for new stuff. Plus its fun to shop for new clothes. And by the way you look great for just having a baby
I just had my dang baby and I already hate all the clothes that I fit into a year ago. Ok, lets face it, I got married 18 months ago, and have gotten increasingly fat since then. Being that I'm now "the fat friend", I guess I should buy some cute new clothes and go from there. Oh wait, my husband's a student, we're broke. Maybe Paige can sell her extra 19 Ipods and contribute to the "Lets make Anne not frumpy" fund. Deal.
Oh, and kind of funny, Val is the only one I know in real life. And I saw you a few times when I did plays with your mom. I was scared of you then, but of course, I was like 15 and you were older and cooler.
I'm still scared. just kidding
Ha! I asked myself this very same question yesterday when i got a crazy notion to try on my pre-preggo "fat jeans." Those suckers used to sag off my a**, and you guessed it...now i can't zip them up. Then i counted the number of designer jeans in my closet in the $200 range (i had no sense of thrift or reality before i got married)with a smaller waist size than the fat jeans. There are six pairs. Now, those of you who know me know that I am very attached to all things Diesel, Fornarina and Miss Sixty. The thought of taking these things, which btw represent my youth and independence as a single woman, to Buffalo Exchange pains me. But now that I am married and with child and in debt, I can't afford to re-buy. But can I afford to exercise and starve? I can't even leave my house. I used to believe in buying well made things that would "last a long time". No one told me there is no more long time when you are a Mom.
I know you all live in D-ville but who can afford all new clothes? I usually get back to my pre-baby weight/clothes and then get pregnant the next week. And it's not that my husband is all of the sudden so attracted to me, it's that God likes to play mean tricks on me, so my body has no idea what it's normal weight is. Moral: don't lose it all unless you want another one immediately. This is why I'm not pregnant again yet--still 6 lbs to go. He's 2.
And you are so cute, it makes me happy to know you haven't lost it all yet.
I think you should cut up all your designer jeans and make a cute denim quilt for Mimi! You could make it patchwork triangles with your old bikini tops. He he he.
now! and who said throw them out? i am your pre-pregnancy size!!! over here over here!
First of all your families comments are hysterical. Second of all- I see it two ways- One: Bite the bullet and work your butt off to fit into the clothes... even if you don't like them once you fit into them you will feel good about the hard work you have done or Two: Keep eating ice cream be happy with how beautiful you are now and buy whatever ice cream is on sale so you can save some money for your new clothes. I see it as a win win situation. Mostly because Ben and Jerrys goes on sale a lot.
You don't want to hear this, but I have a 17-month old and am only just now BARELY squeezing into a select few of my old pants. My solution? Target and Old Navy. That gets pretty old after a while, but you feel a little bit better throwing them away when they get nasty.
Wait - this is baby #1, right? I say hang tough. The prognosis is much better. Don't give in to elastic waistbands until baby #3 or 4.
get rid of the old buy new, clothing is the only thing you can do that with so enjoy it.
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