I used to go in baggy pants and shirts... but no more! I love the changes in my body and I like to have gym clothes that I feel good in. Actually my gym clothes are probably more important to me then street clothes! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Lucy Core Pants. They feel and look great. I also like more fitted exercise shirts (however I can't wear tanks b/c of my boobs still). They have to be sweat wicking fabrics and snug.
But I wouldn't call my clothes stylish. They are more just what I like to wear. The more stylish girls are wearing those "PINK" brand - not sure where they are from. They also have spaghetti strap tanks on. Or shirts that are ripped up on purpose.
I must wear some sort of fitted pant, capri, or legging and a t-shirt. Tighter clothing can help you see exactly what you are doing and correct poses. However, I would never wear spandex.
I work out at home, so no one actually sees me in my gym clothes except me, but I've found that buying new and cute outfits for working out in motivates me to exercise more often. There's something about having new clothes around that I know I can't wear unless I'm working out that adds another element of feel-goodness to my workouts!
If I look good, i feel good! I would love to wear the stylish gym attire/color coded/tank tops, I think they look great! But im so paranoid on my arms that I have to wear a semi fitted tshirt with capris. nothing major cute, just random tshirt with stuff on it lol. When i hit my goal, i will be hitting the gym on my "stylish" gym attire!
I thought I was a non-stylish gym clothes wearer until I remembered that yesterday I picked up a new workout shirt. Granted, when I buy workout clothes now I always go for the quick-wicking materials that'll still keep me decent (not ready to show off just yet), but it does mean I'm not going in an old t-shirt and shorts. And I admit, I like them. But then, that's largely because they're plain, solid colors whereas my t-shirts have my dopey high school mottos on them.
I love my Lululemon stuff, yeah it is expensive, and yes some of it is too small to wear right now...but I have tanks that are 8 years old and still look brand new!!
Well worth the money in my opinion
I wear stuff I've bought from the thrift store and I wear 2 bras at once (one regular and a sports bra over it)... I wouldnt mind having cute expensive clothes but i'm going to spend my real money on clothes when I get to my goal weight!!! But my shoes are cute because they need to be supportive for the cardio.. I wear nike running shoes. I used to wear beat up converse shoes but I realized I needed running shoes so my shins wouldn't hurt.
While I do have a couple of cute outfits for the gym, most of the time I wear an old t-shirt and either jogging pants or shorts. Last week, I discovered the most important thing is to wear clothes that fit. I threw on a pair of shorts without really caring about the fit. When I got to the gym, I realized they were WAY too big! I spent the whole time on the elliptical feeling paranoid about them falling to the ground...
I'm also crazy about Lululemon. They fit me better than anything I've ever tried. I also have some of their pants that I wear just around town because they really flatter me so well and they're so comfortable. I know they're expensive, but they do motivate me to workout. I always put on the workout clothes in the morning so that I know I'm going to workout. My entire family loves it because they never have to guess what to get me for a gift.
