LA Weight Loss - What's your first....

Another fun poll....

Do you have a "skinny" outfit you know is the first thing you're gonna wear when you lose the weight? If so what is it? That little black dress in the back of your closet? Maybe a bikini? Can't wait to hear what your choice is then I will tell you mine.

Beanie

Beanie - this is such a good question - I fell asleep thinking about it - I still don't have a first thing to wear - just an entire wardrobe!!!

Julie

I have a pair of black dress pants that I wore in high school that I really want to fit back in. But I really can't wait to be able to wear shorts and a tank top in the summer and feel like I look good in it.

I want to wear a knee lengty strapless dress with a fitted 3/4 sleeve cardigan over it...kinds 50's style. I want to wear this to my BIL's wedding.

I have a size 10 pair of low-rise jeans hanging at the front of my closet. Right now they come up to my thighs!! :o

I'll get there!

Andi

Andi - LOL - I have several pairs of jeans that fit JUST like that. . . I also have a black column dress (very tough for us pear shaped chicks) with a slit .. . I would love to be able to wear that - It did fit for a brief, shining moment, and I didn't have courage to wear it. .

Julie

I have a teddy I bought last year and looked like shamoo in after holding my breath and getting help to put it on. I bought it anyway and it hangs in front of my closet. I am wearing it this valentines day come **** or high water!

I have a pair of over priced 7 for all mankind jean sitting in my drawer taunting me. I am going to get those suckers to fit before the end of the year.
I can get them on...but it's not pretty.
-S

I want to wear a camisole under an open cardigan, and low rise jeans in a size 12. I haven't been a size 12 since elementary school!

Julie - I have a size 16 pair of jeans on right now that are low - not too much, but I still have to hang on to them when I sit down if my shirt isn't long enough (I don't like spillage so I don't usually wear shorty shirts! :dizzy: ) The ole bottom tends to fill everything out but leaves plenty of room in the waist!

Shennie - lingerie!! Yes, I plan on visiting Victoria's Secret for some really cute pj's by Christmas. I am the :queen: queen of pajamas. I am truly the best dressed woman going to bed. I have tons of Karen Nueberger - thanks to Oprah!! DH even bought me a pair of KN from Oprah's boutique with the Oprah signature on it for Valentine's Day - love those pajamas. But, I need something a little less "mom-ish" and a little more "tongue-hanging-on-the-floor" :o

Andi

Great outfits everyone....

Lingerie - yeah it would be nice to go in to VS and not have the sales lady say we don't have your size here I think you need Lane Bryant....but no thats not mine

Little Black dress - well I would want a red one.....kind of like Lisa from BL1....but that still not what i want to wear....

You guys have to remember I live in Idaho.....Well my husband and I love the rodeo...so I have always wanted to fit in a nice size wranglers, and be able to tuck (YES I SAID TUCK- something I have never done) my nice western shirt in put my ropers (boots) on and go to the Rodeo in Twin and also my husband is gonna get us tickets to the NFR! So there you have it, you all know what a geek I really am!! But I have always wanted to do this - the county fair is a big thing in my town everybody comes back in the summer and goes and smoozes. Well next year Im gonna be the biggest SMOOZER (lol) there!!!

Here's to everyone fitting in to that "outfit" real soon!

Beanie

I have to fit into some gawd-awful bridesmaid dress for my sister's wedding in September. And yes, it will be gawd-awful ... she's already ruled out anything re-usable. But that's not what motivates me ... I'd like to be able to fit into the high-school clothes. Not because I had such cute stuff, but just the principle of it.

I'd really like to appreciate my legs enough to wear skirts.

What a great poll idea Beanie! Guess what, wranglers were one of my thoughts too. I started dating DH when I was a sophmore in high school, and I was dang hot in my size 3 wranglers. I had a red pair that were my fave. I don't even own a pair of ropers anymore, but I guess I could wear them with tennies. I can't wait to suprise DH on a date in my "Hot Pants"!!

:cool: Okay-- so the wranglers must be an Idaho thing because that was one of my first thoughts!!!! I do have a pair of ropers from high school, I was sooooooo proud of those. I wore a size 7 in high school and would be happy to fit back in to a size 9 wranglers or silver lakes. Good luck to all!!!:spin:

This is a fun question. The first thing that comes to mind is a pair of Guess jeans that I bought in Grade 11/12. Those jeans cost be an arm and a leg - they are button fly, pretty lose rise and fitted. I think they are a size 8/10.

Great answers everyone! Thanks for playing....

Yep, Idaho and Wranglers and Ropers must go hand in hand! LOL

Keep thinking guys...!!

Katie~ size 3...what does it look like?:lol: I mean I've heard of it on those supermodels, but you've saw it in real life, wow!

I to would love to be able to wear skirts and dresses this summer. I don't know were we are vacationing this summer, but I know I plan to be in a summer dress everyday and in the pool in my swimsuit (with no cover up over my thighs :)) every afternoon.

Ok, here's a test - how can you tell if a chickie is from the East Coast -she has no idea what Ropers are. And she thinks Wranglers may be jeans?

BTW - Beanie - I love your dream outfit idea.

Julie

Youre right Julie, I am so lost on this topic (CT suburbs here!)!!

I'm fromt he midwest and I still didn't know. I caught on to the wranglers thing because I have saw the commercials :lol: but ropers? weren't they on 3's company?

Ropers are lace up cowboy/girl boots! :dizzy: You are two funny. Yes wranglers are jeans, cowboy jeans. Now most girls with wide buts wouldn't wear em cause of the pockets on the back can get really far apart if you know what I mean ;) Now just in case the NFR is the National Finals Rodeo that is held in Las Vegas every Dec. We are getting tickets for Dec 06. :lol: You really think we are hicks from the sticks here in Idaho don't ya?!!! :rofl: :devil:

I used to wear ropers and wranglers (bareback style, no back pockets) right after I had my son, mid 1995 I fit into size 5's. Now I dont want to be that small anymore, but I want to wear size 8 jeans and around a 10 in dress pants. I dont have anything in my closet to help me, but I am looking forward to actually wearing shorts and tanks next summer, since after I gained this weight (60lbs) I decided that shorts were bad and the shortest I have gone since were capri's...
So shorts/tanks

Okay, the Texas chick has to weigh in on the Ropers! Ropers aren't just lace up - mine are a beautiful gray pair. (By the way, they are Justin Roper cowboy boots)

As for the Wranglers - no way!! I'm not old enough! :lol: In Texas, Wranglers are what the Daddys wear - young people wear Levi's!! :lol:

DH has graduated to the Wranglers and he even said "I can't believe I'm at the age that I wear Wranglers now." So, I wonder if that's a Texas thing??

I am not a kicker, but DH was in high school. I only listened to country music in high school when we were dating because he did. I still love George Strait, but as soon as we got married, I scooted back to Journey, Bon Jovi, and the like!! :lol3:

When we were dating, Huntsville State Prison still had the rodeo, so we would go to it. Growing up in Houston, we never missed the Rodeo at the Astrodome. I still love the rodeo!

But, I will wear my Ropers with some Levi's! :D

Andi

wtxchick- thanks for clearing up the ropers...i was gonna go back and post they didn't necessarily have to be lace up....but the ones I want to wear are lace ups....And here no wranglers aren't for daddies they are for cowboys. I guess you've never heard wrangler butts drive the girls nuts?? Man nothing finer than a cowboy in a nice tight pair of wrangler if you know what I mean. LOL The bigger the belt buckle the bigger the rodeo star!! LOL

That cracks me up, beanie!:lol3:

Nope, I never liked Wranglers because I think the pockets are too low. Even skinny, I thought they looked horrible on me. Now, the kicker girls in high school wore the Wranglers without the pockets on the back, but I wasn't a kicker, so I skipped that. I'm more of a rocker who fell in love with a kicker!! (Although, I got a thrill seeing Steve Perry in the crowd at the World Series!! That's my kinda guy ;) )

Andi

Ok, I am truly being educated. what is a kicker? I was thinking football, but I know think I am way off?

Thanks, Shennie, I was wondering the same thing. . . I'm guessing that it has something to do with country music. . .

Beanie-I would love to go to a rodeo . . .

Julie

I Am Extremely Lost, Lol!!!!

I also want to:

1. TUCK my tops/shirts in
2. Wear slacks/pants, skirts that don't have the mandatory elastic waist.
I want a button/hook closure.
3. I want to fit this beautiful size 12 white button down the front dress that
is still hanging in my closet(8 sizes later).

So glad that I ventured off of the monthly thread. Didn't realize there is so much more on this board.

Izzy - I hear ya on the elastic pants....I can't remember the last time I wore button or zippered pants. I am looking forward to it! The dress sounds nice.

Venture out more often and join the fun! ;)

I was wondering how is everyone handling the tween sizes. :?: I don't really want to spend money on new clothes cause I don't plan on staying at the inbetween weights. :D I have recently given all I mean all my old clothes away so I don't have anything to get me by. :dizzy:

Beanie

Beanie~ I am only too big for certain pants, and it is killing me. Mainly my dress slacks are to big and falling off of me, but my jeans are still tight. I can't understand it. I have sewed some darts into my dress slacks to keep them up and i don't plan on shopping until after I meet goal and a few month after I start toning, so I will have to keep eadding darts until then. I can't afford to buy in between clothes on a graduate students budget.

Oh my goodness! A kicker is a euphemism for cowboy, originally derived from "sh*t-kicker" - cowboys being around horses and cows...you know... :o Maybe it's a Texas thing?? Of course, Houston's biggest country station is KIKK!

Anyway, in high school - not just mine but also all my cousins all over Texas - cowboys were never referred to as a "cowboy" but as a "kicker." :lol:

Andi

Andi - I knew what you were talking about but decided to let you explain! :rofl: ;)

Thanks, chicks! I KNEW I was missing something!

mrsbeanie - Chicken!!:chicken: :lol: I knew you knew!

Of course, I worried about it all night. I had visions of some saying, "And she's a preacher's wife??" :dizzy:

Andi

Hehe this is a fun question^_^.. I also have quite a wardrobe to wear once I lose weight so we'll have to see when the time comes;)!

Andi - thanks, the next time I'm in Texas, I won't be totally out of the know. .

Julie

Hey, I'm on the East Coast, and I know what wranglers and ropers are! They sell and wear them around here. They even have a rodeo every Saturday night in the town I live in.

I even saw that famous rodeo star that hurt himself real bad (can't remember his name right now) in Pizza Hut one night.

Metalchic - was it Tuff Hedeman (had to have major face reconstructive surgery from a bull riding injury) or Jerome Davis (was paralyzed from a bull injury) man some of those bull rides can get nasty!

Jerome Davis is the one that I seen in Pizza Hut. Thanks for helping jog my memory.

Katies post made me remember this thread...decided to bump it up for a little extra motivation for myself....

I bought some new jammies the other day that remind me of this. I can truly say that for the first time in MY WHOLE LIFE, I have started feeling sexy recently. For religious reasons, I never allowed myself to be sexy when I was thin. Now that the weight is coming off and I am liberated, I feel so much sexier than I ever have. My new jammies are pink satin. The bottoms are capris, the top is spaghetti straps. Dang, I love those pajamas.

Katie - those jammies sound cute!! As for me...Im sure my husband is tired of my tshirts and boxer shorts....lol....it will still be a while before I feel comfortable enough in my own skin to wear something else. When we first were married I bought a lot of satiny kind of sexy jammies from lane bryant but I haven't worn those in years....

Beanie,
Thanks for bringing this thread back up. I was rolling on the floor reading it all. I will say that in my hope chest discoveries that I unearthed 3 pair of roper jeans and 1 pair of rockies. Those jeans can make any butt flattering. They all fit and the first time I wore a pair to work a few weeks ago, everybody for the first time in 45 lbs. was asking me if I was losing weight. My DH followed me around like a dog in heat, and couldn't keep his hands off me. That did wonders for the ole confidence level. I can't wear the wranglers though, butt's too big, waist is too small. I have a pair of button up pinstripe Levis that I bought when I was in high school that are my ultimate goal jeans. I have always loved those jeans and only wore them a couple of times I think. I have them currently hanging on the front of my closet to give me motivation every morning.

Debbie - I loved rockies... I had a pair that were black and blue checkered...I loved those things...in fact I had bought like 3 pair of them...sad to say they are long since gone.:?: :(

Beanie,
Thanks for bringing this thread back up. I was rolling on the floor reading it all. I will say that in my hope chest discoveries that I unearthed 3 pair of roper jeans and 1 pair of rockies. Those jeans can make any butt flattering. They all fit and the first time I wore a pair to work a few weeks ago, everybody for the first time in 45 lbs. was asking me if I was losing weight. My DH followed me around like a dog in heat, and couldn't keep his hands off me. That did wonders for the ole confidence level. I can't wear the wranglers though, butt's too big, waist is too small. I have a pair of button up pinstripe Levis that I bought when I was in high school that are my ultimate goal jeans. I have always loved those jeans and only wore them a couple of times I think. I have them currently hanging on the front of my closet to give me motivation every morning.

Hahaha, "Like a dog in heat?" Just spray him with the hose!

Oh yes! As I was reading the old posts about Wranglers and Ropers, I was thinking, "I'm going to say Rockies!" I love Rockies, and have a dark rust colored pair in my cedar chest, on the off chance that some day...... I am going to buy new rockies when I get to goal - and a midi shirt!

I also want to be able to wear Levi 501s. They are the softest, most comfortable jeans I've ever had... so as soon as the c-section jelly is gone....

How funny - just reading through the old posts.
I mentioned how I wanted to fit into my 7 jeans - now they are falling off me.

Gets it all into perspective!!

-S

Woo Hoo Sznn!:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Great outfits everyone....

Lingerie - yeah it would be nice to go in to VS and not have the sales lady say we don't have your size here I think you need Lane Bryant....but no thats not mine

Little Black dress - well I would want a red one.....kind of like Lisa from BL1....but that still not what i want to wear....

You guys have to remember I live in Idaho.....Well my husband and I love the rodeo...so I have always wanted to fit in a nice size wranglers, and be able to tuck (YES I SAID TUCK- something I have never done) my nice western shirt in put my ropers (boots) on and go to the Rodeo in Twin and also my husband is gonna get us tickets to the NFR! So there you have it, you all know what a geek I really am!! But I have always wanted to do this - the county fair is a big thing in my town everybody comes back in the summer and goes and smoozes. Well next year Im gonna be the biggest SMOOZER (lol) there!!!

Here's to everyone fitting in to that "outfit" real soon!

Beanie

Ahhh Beanie... I knew what you were talking about.. ropers, wranglers, NFR... LOL Got my ropers in Texas, custom made... ;)

My outfit is this REALLY nice black silk skirt with light grey roses that look like they were "etched" onto it. Its a beautiful skirt. I also have a couple of pairs of size 8 button up levis I want back in... I REALLY want back in those. I'm currently back to the "Tuck in the shirt" stage... thankfully!

My dream... at least until after I fulfill this one...
It's a size 12 little black dress - heavy linen, sleeveless with a square neckline in front and a deep squared neckline in back. I'd get some killer heels and have spray tanned toned legs, do my hair all sexyand watch the heads turn.... It's been hanging in my closet since I found it way on sale 5 or 6 years ago... Yeah, I'm into fantasy mode here.... Just gotta keep reminding myself, it'll happen!!!!!

Isn't feeling sexy what it's all about???? I'm 57 years old, been married 29 years. I want to fit into my sexy black nitegown and my size 10 jeans. I don't know how you guys do it. I weigh 170 and size 14's are snug sometimes. you all are talking size 7's and 9's...WOW. Am I just built wrong?

I have a big wedding this summer, and it will kind of be the first big event since I've lost most of this weight. I decided to go all out and buy something really cute for it. But when I went to look, I found myself looking at the kind of dresses I used to wear - loose, flowy, layered things that covered my old big body! Anyway, I just ordered this really cute black dress with fitted top and a circle skirt! I've never worn anything like it! I'm really excited - can't wait for it to arrive.

Oh, that is so great! You HAVE to post pictures when you get it!