I had asked for opinions on various options for me to wear to an upcoming Valentine’s ball. I appreciate all of the input.
I ended up going shopping AGAIN and bought yet another dress (or two). It is that dress that I will be wearing to the ball. I will post pictures of it the day of the ball (or the next day).
The good news? The dress was only $15.
I am trying to decide what to wear to the ball. I have four choices right now, and I am asking for opinions. The dress on the right is purple not blue. The long dress also comes with a short black jacket, but I think that ends up being a bit too much black:
And before you decide, here are the dresses from the side. I took pictures from the back too, but I’m not going to put those up.
So what do you think?
Should I still be shopping?
Note: The hair is just messy. The boots are just the boots I was wearing today and not the shoes I’d be wearing.
Note #2: My husband said that it looks like different people because the size of me isn’t consistent. That is because of my photographer (my daughter). I didn’t try to fix it in Photoshop either. Sorry. It is what it is.
Vote and explain your choices in the comments. Thanks!
I was trying on dresses today. I have the floor-length velvet formal with the slit up the back, the very short little black dress that scoops across the chest and has two peek-a-boo slits on the long sleeves, or the spaghetti strap hankerchief dress in various shades of orange. I even tried on a prom dress that one of my daughter’s wore last year just because I could.
Why? Because I am going to a real ball. One that requires fancy clothes and involves dinner and dancing. I even have a date (my husband), and we plan on staying overnight at the fancy hotel.
It’s the 6th annual Valentine’s Dance hosted by my physicians. Last year, more than 180 people attended.
I am excited. I just have to figure out what I’m going to wear and what hubby is going to wear.
Do I want to wear something long? Or short?
What would you wear?
I think I like this:
But I am interested in wearing a little black dress as well.
I don’t know what I will wear yet, but I am having fun thinking about it. 
The other day, I purchased two “shaper” type shirts. They are designed to help you hide your belly fat. You can actually buy them for lots of trouble areas, but I find my lower belly to be the part that I like the least about me. This isn’t new. I didn’t like that area before the weight loss either.
First off, it is the belly of a woman who was pregnant four times. It has the stretch marks to prove it. This is not attractive.
Next, it is now droopy like a deflated balloon. Not attractive.
And some of my jeans take this excess skin and push it up over the top of my pants creating a muffin top. I can’t believe I am worrying about a muffin top, but I do sometimes. Just a few months ago, I would be happy to have a muffin top rather than the gigantic rolls of fat I had.
But still, I want something else. A new goal.
And I figured I’d try something different.
The first time I put on my new shaper tank top, I needed to get help. It had rolled up in the back. There was no way I was going to be able to put it on by myself. I had my husband help me, and it wasn’t easy pulling the thing down my back. Part of the problem was my back was still damp from the shower. Tip #1: don’t try to put these things on when even slightly damp.
It went on, and it worked nicely. Except.
I tried to wear it with it outside my pants, and the first time I sat down, it rolled up my belly. I pulled it down, and it rolled up again.
I figured out it wouldn’t do this if I tucked it into my pants. This worked.
And the next day, with a completely dry back, I was able to put it on without help from my husband.
I’m not sure I’ll wear it frequently, but I will wear it again.
Also, yesterday, I was talking to a high school friend. In high school, she was always a teeny tiny thing. She asked me how my weight loss was going, and I mentioned I had lost 60 pounds and was wearing size 12s. She said that was great and then shared that she wears size 12s. 
It has finally warmed up in northern Michigan and in response I have pulled out my shorts, capris, and various summer clothes. And just like the last two years, I did not fit into the clothes that I pulled out.
But this year, it was because the clothes I pulled out were too big.
I pulled on one pair of shorts that I wore a lot last year, and I knew I would no longer be able to wear them. The room at the waist was more than five inches. Even a belt wouldn’t help.
I also added new holes in my belt because it needed it again.
Although I hate shopping, I find that Iam a lot less resentful when I am buying new clothes because my old ones are too big. Woohoo!
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