25 Years
4 months ago
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Sad.
Today has been a depressing day. I'm not sure why I'm writing this post. It's not for sympathy or for compliments. I do not want people telling me how adorable I am. It just totally stinks to lose your smokin' hot bod when you have babies. Of course I would never in a million trillion years choose the waist over the babies. They are my life and I love that life. Tasted it, Loved it, Crave it. However, I spent the last couple of hours going through all of my clothes I use to wear which have been in boxes for... awhile now. "For a smaller me" is what I labeled them. Ha ha. I'm only 5 pounds from where I started which is great. The goal is in sight. But the hips are not moving back. And I don't know if I was a total skank before the child bearing began but skin tight clothing is not attractive over the love handles. Which seem to be a permanent addition to this bod. So I'm getting rid of the clothes. Sick of seeing them. Good-bye. This world is the pits. I kind of feel like I never ever ever want to watch another movie or look at another magazine in my life. I'm sick of seeing other women that may or may not be real and feeling like I'm never going to be that. Wish I could just kick the crap out of them. That would help me feel better right now. Since I can't, I am now going to support the new me and spend a significant amount of time with Ben and Jerry. 340 calories. They are so good to me.
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i'm sorry ames. i hate days like that when you just feel like CRAP because of the bod that probably will never be again. of course we all know it's worth it, but it still stinks sometimes when you realize your tummy will probably be flabby for the rest of your days. and yes, the love handles of death. i'm totally over tight clothes. over it. i say, eat that ben and jerrys. and thank obama. :)
ReplyDeleteand i know you're not asking for compliments, but you really do look great! :)
I echo Christy - days like that suck! But I think getting rid of your old clothes is a FANTASTIC idea - the plain and simple truth is that your body is just different after having kids. You look great and there's no use just torturing yourself with those old clothes. (Ok, so now I should go take my own advice...) But seriously, throw them out and wear things that make you feel great - like all the hot new shirts you've been wearing lately! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou really do look GREAT! I was just looking at you yesterday at our playdate and envying your skinny legs and hips :) haha... so see there you go.
I can't remember if I've told you this before, but I Eric and I both think you look even better now than before you had kids. Seriously! It reminds me of a part out of one of my favorite books, "Mrs. Mike". At one point in the book, the main character's husband is talking to her and telling her that he thinks she is even more beautiful after having kids because it took off all her "sharp edges" - that now she looks more soft and womanly. That's what I think about you - except not in a husband looking at a wife kind of a way :) So, now that I've totally creeped you out - feel better. Because you look awesome! :)
You just summed up how I feel....except my body didn't lose it's shape due to pregnancy. *sighs*
ReplyDeleteTop three reasons why I hate the mall:
ReplyDelete1)There are lifesize billboards featuring naked beautiful women everywhere.
2)There are real nearly naked, sometimes beautiful, women wandering around everywhere.
3)Every time I stand in front of a mirror wearing something that looked great on a hanger, I'm reminded that I don't have the body I used to have.
I love you Ames, and you really do look great!
i bet you still do have a smokin' hot bod!
ReplyDeletethis is me to a T!!! So what happens when the "skinny clothes" that are hidden in the back of the closet are from after you had your second (I mean like a few months after) and now 6 years later don't fit??? kinda messed up! So I'm still determined to fit into those, at some point, when I care again, but not now!
ReplyDeletePS When I saw you many moons ago at Danny's wedding and Christy's shower, I thought you looked awesome! In my head I was like, "how in the heavens does she look like that and have 2 kids, ugh!"
and totally agree on tight shirts... HATE HATE them!!! especially anything that hugs my sides that have become un-tucked from my pants, haha!!!
Could have been worse - you could have had TWINS. Ha ha :).
ReplyDeleteUm, the twins comment was not cool! :) j/k, lets be thankful that we have smokin hot hubbies that love us anyway! My favorite is when Mike looks at my naked body and tells me he's sorry he did that to me :)
ReplyDeleteAll wonderful comments. So I have never had children (as you all know...), but I also do not have my High School body anymore for various reasons...
ReplyDeleteI had some clothes that I would pull out now and again and it was just depressing. I guess for some people that might be motivating--but not for me! I decided to get rid of all the things that didn't fit and that if I would just move forward and feel good about the clothing that I buy now that fits the body I have now. (Obviously with weight loss goals in sight) Now, I buy things that flatter my current body and I feel good about how I look.
Glad you are getting rid of them Amy...not that you would want to do everything I do...but that is what I would do.
Wendy you told me you were sad about this but I didn't realize it was bad enough to blog about. Sorry Babe. I'm gonna punch the next skinny girl I see, wait...There. Done. I'll use my my one phone call for you, k. Love and love.
ReplyDeletePS - I only said the twins comment because I did have twins, and seriously, stretch marks. But I would never trade a moment of being with my babies to have my pre-pregnant bod again!
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