I confess, I bought a pair of skinny jeans at The Gap last week. Okay, actually I bought two pairs of skinny jeans – one called “legging jeans” and the other called “real straight jeans.” Its official, I’ve entered a female mid life crisis. The really interesting thing will be to see if I ever actually wear them anywhere besides my closet. I don’t even know what to wear them with! Question: how pathetic is it for a mature woman of 44 years to require wardrobe coaching from her 17 year old cousin so she knows how to wear her new jeans?How did I get into this predicament? Shopping with my 74 year old mother and early 30 something sister-in-law – they are a terrible influence. My husband (not into skin tight clothing) is going to be less than thrilled with this purchase. But for some inexplicable reason I did it anyway. Okay not completely inexplicable – its the post weight loss high kicking in. And that “if I buy something expensive that only fits me at my skinny weight I have extra incentive not to put it back on” syndrome. So how is that whole weight thing going anyway?
Well, I’m at the top of my 2 pound range right now and not exactly sure why. I’ve been running again and starting to feel stronger and extend my distances. I’ve totally been restricting the carbohydrates from starch and I think that may actually be part of the problem. Apparently you actually need more food when you are exercising, but I have this irrational fear of complex carbohydrates (not to mention simple carbohydrates). If I had eaten like this in my 20s or even 30s I would have been a rail, but now I’m just maintaining – aging sucks!
So on the terribly neglected children front – my 10 year old son defended me when my husband commented that he did not think my diet was very healthy. My son stated that he thought I looked very healthy. I love being a boy mom!
Awesome! Skinny jeans rock! I’m on HCG, too and have been eyeing up those legging jeans for a while. I’m still 50 lbs away from my goal weight so not going to buy until I have a better idea of what will fit. You are only 6yrs older than me, you remember the tapered ankle jeans from the late 80′s? They looked great with cuffed boots and oh gee, how I don’t want to remember, high top basketball shoes, not tied. I can’t wait to buy my skinny jeans. Have a great one!
Thanks for your comment! Yes, I do remember those 80′s jeans and the hight tops – yikes! I had this pair of red plaid overalls with tapered legs that I wore with my high tops – double yikes! Keep me posted on your HCG progress! Emily
my husband “won’t let” me do the hcg diet. It is supposed to be really hard on your organs. I manage a major retail drug chain and my pharmacy manager says not to do it. It’s terrible on your body. I want to try it because i want to lose weight. I’m doing weight watchers instead. I have done it before and was very successful.
I think i do better when I am at work and I have a wonderful husband who truly does his fair share. But I AM STARVING! I just hope all the skinny chics know how lucky they are!
HCG is an amazing total body detox. People have even been cured of type to diabetes. You should read more about it yourself. My doctor and her nurse assistant are actually doing the HCG diet. If a doctor is doing it, that says a lot to me. Good luck with whatever you feel safe to do. I’ve lost 61 lbs so far in the past 6 months.