Well, yesterday was really fun and interesting. I went out with Dayna, and we first went bra shopping at a little bra boutique. I will admit, I have never done that before and have always gone to department stores -- this was different !
Dayna needed a maternity bra, I needed something besides the TWO grossly oversized bras that I have been wearing (simultaneously) since even BEFORE I started to lose weight. I feel like a new woman ! The lady actually measured me and brought me a bunch of bras to try on in all sorts of styles and in different colors. I found three that I *really* liked and wore *one* of them out of the store.
I don't know why, but I am semi-proud of how much smaller I am on top -- I mean, I know why, it's because I am much more comfortable than I used to be -- but, you know, society likes big ones
. And, I just feel so sporty or something in these new, perfectly fitting, smaller bras.
After bra shopping, we went to lunch where I had some chicken breasts and salad. I am pretty sure it had extra sodium, but, I realized that even if that meant I wouldn't do much weight-losing overnight, that wasn't going to knock me out of ketosis and it wasn't going to knock me off program. Sometimes even extra sodium would make me feel like a failure and I would chuck the whole day, and consequently chuck wherever I was on the program prior to that point. Not a sane decision.
Anyway, I was happy with my decision and yesterday I don't think I felt hungry even once. And, even though I was out all day, I stayed nearly perfectly on schedule and kept myself right with the program. It felt good and I feel like my realizations of late have been the largest contributing factor in my ability to not even *begin* to listen to silly temptations.
After a long lunch (involving some LONG, sorely needed chatting) we headed to the Mall to do girly things. I haven't done that in ages. Dayna took me to the "Mac" counter at Macy's where a guy there gave me a complete makeup makeover. Let me post a pic :
This photo doesn't do the makeup job justice, but I think it shows a different side of me -- more finished or something. I will admit, I felt like a model ! I am going to be looking for a "new" look this year since this is going to be a major year for me and my career -- essentially I am going to be "launching" myself as an artist and estabilishing how I want the public to "know" me and "see" me -- this is quite a major thing for me, actually, and I am currently acting as my own manager (which I don't mind doing at all, it's just not easy (but, I guess I like challenges)). Well, that topic is BIG and so I will leave it for now.
Along those lines of needing a new look, and after going to the dress department to try on dresses (of which I didn't get any), I felt newly resolved about wanting to reach 160 -- which is finally a goal weight I am really feeling good about. I fit into the size 12 dresses just fine -- and, that's what size my "skinny" jeans are from a few months ago -- but, I would like to just be more defined than what I am now -- and a little slimmer. I think I will be happy at 160.
So, if I were going to purchase all of the makeup that was put on me yesterday, it would cost about $500 !! That doesn't even include brushes nor any kind of skin care and makeup removing products. In an effort to not be impulsive, I didn't get *anything at all* but had him write down everything he used on me so I can come back as I please.
In my future : New makeup, new wardrobe, new hairstyle (new look) -- headshots and website.
This can be thousands of dollars -- which, we *could* manage if we really wanted to spend our money that way ... but ... I think I want to be a little more down-to-earth about it and see if we can get "the look" with about half the expense. That is going to involve some trickiness ... but honestly, I even trust God with that. I have to be willing to take things one step at a time.
In other news, I am down a half pound today from yesterday. Not astronomical, and I would really like to drop the bloat from a not-so-stellar week of eating, but, my feet are on the ground about it. I went back to fit day and I will be keeping track of each supplement and condiment there, as well as my daily weighins. I set a goal of September 1st to reach my goal weight of 160, which would mean I need to lose 2.88 pounds per week -- that seems reasonable. It's a little scary to me thinking about making commitments to something like this -- but, I guess I need to see that it's really just a commitment to myself and to God.
Cheers, beauties !
. So much that I had to get a fishing tackle box to organize and hold it all 
. I am only upset because I am betting it would have been a bit lower (maybe a pound or even 2 
) had I just slept more normally. Ah well, what am I really complaining about anyway ? 
) because once I got it home, I found a hole in the seam ... argh. And, since I haven't a lick of sewing skills, I am needing them to take care of it since it seems it can be easily ruined. Anyway, they should for the price I paid for it 
Oh, and it was a lot of money to me too. (the trip to Sephora). Now my typical bill there is around 200 and I don't go too often because it seems like I have every product in every color and just get sucked in! Mostly I buy new lipstick. I love Nars, Lorac and Too Faced. I love Mac lipsticks too but you can't get them at Sephora. The only MAC product I find different than anything else anyone makes is their paints.
.
We're going to start caling it Karli o'clock.
News
Site map
SitemapIndex
RSS Feed