Ok, so I’ve hit a major mental bump in the road. I’m only on the 3rd day of my new and improved lifestyle, and I’ve got a major problem… I’m due to be maid of honor in a pretty nice wedding in October, which is why I have set a mini-goal and a major part of my incentive… and the bride bought my lovely dress by today. I really HATED this dress, but not because of how it looks. The first dress that they had picked was horrendous; the new one that I’ve got is beautiful. The reason I hate this new and beautiful dress is because I had to order a size 22, when only a few years ago I was wearing dress sizes 16 and 18. When I tried on the different dresses in the bridal shop and was told I needed a 22, I was floored. So, I automatically hated this dress due to that fact. Here is where the problem lies:
I love this dress, and I don’t think I look that bad in it.
Sounds like a problem I would want to have, doesn’t it? But I’m afraid that it’s going to make me lazy and slack. I was thinking it would need some alterations, but when I tried it on it fit perfectly and looked pretty darn nice. So I’m scared to death that this is going to make me get in the mindset that I don’t need to lose weight because I don’t look as terrible as I thought and because the dress doesn’t need alterations as I am now. The only problem I actually have with myself in the dress is my arms, which are terribly ugly, huge, and wobbly. I caught myself thinking “Well, all I really need to do is tone up my arms…” That kind of thinking can be dangerous! So any ideas to how I can kick my own butt back into the right mindset?