Wanted to share new pics

Lady o' the house wrote:
Hi, all!

Well, had DH take my picture in my new outfit a couple of days ago
and I've finally uploaded them. Can't get them onto my site for some
reason, but here is the Webshots link to them.

http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

Lady, I have always enjoyed your pictures - especially the one on your
website that shows you sitting in the same chair in a "before" and "during"
shot.

What follows is just my opinion. I am very glad you like your new outfit,
but I don't think it does anything for you. It is time for you to stop
wearing bulky sweaters that hang down mid-thigh and hide your shape. Women
who have been fat are so used to hiding their bodies under circus tents,
that they don't always realize how much more flattering it is to wear
something that stops at the waist. Your shape came back a long time ago -
you might not yet have the figure you want, but I think you do have a figure
that will look much better if it is allowed to show.

One of the things I hate about having to buy clothes in the "women's"
section is that almost nothing there is waist length - everything hangs down
halfway to my knees, which really just makes me look fatter - even when I
was at my heaviest, my waist was considerably smaller than my hips. Now
it's even more dramatic. People notice my weight loss when I wear something
fitted - not when I wear something shaped like muu-muu.

I understand that a long, cozy sweater can be nice for warmth - but I
encourage you to get some shorter or fitted outfits too. You should show
off your tremendous progress! Quit hiding!

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

Lady o' the house wrote:
Hi, all!

Well, had DH take my picture in my new outfit a couple of days ago
and I've finally uploaded them. Can't get them onto my site for some
reason, but here is the Webshots link to them.

http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

Lady, I have always enjoyed your pictures - especially the one on your
website that shows you sitting in the same chair in a "before" and "during"
shot.

What follows is just my opinion. I am very glad you like your new outfit,
but I don't think it does anything for you. It is time for you to stop
wearing bulky sweaters that hang down mid-thigh and hide your shape. Women
who have been fat are so used to hiding their bodies under circus tents,
that they don't always realize how much more flattering it is to wear
something that stops at the waist. Your shape came back a long time ago -
you might not yet have the figure you want, but I think you do have a figure
that will look much better if it is allowed to show.

One of the things I hate about having to buy clothes in the "women's"
section is that almost nothing there is waist length - everything hangs down
halfway to my knees, which really just makes me look fatter - even when I
was at my heaviest, my waist was considerably smaller than my hips. Now
it's even more dramatic. People notice my weight loss when I wear something
fitted - not when I wear something shaped like muu-muu.

I understand that a long, cozy sweater can be nice for warmth - but I
encourage you to get some shorter or fitted outfits too. You should show
off your tremendous progress! Quit hiding!

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

Carla,

Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I know what
you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always get more
compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller clothes. And I
have been so excited to be able to shop in the 'smaller' section of the
store. The clothes I have gotten from friends and bought new are smaller
and, with the exception of the sweater, form fitting.

I guess my mindset is still in that transitional phase. I'm very
self-conscious about my fat 'rolls' (you know, the ones you get up top from
under your bra on the sides and back.) I know that they are at least not as
big as they were, if not gone altogether. That's always been a big issue
with me.

I am getting better about picking out clothing that looks good on me. Since
I have been 'fat' just about all of my life, some habits are really hard to
break.

Thanks again!

--
Linda
296/199/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"carla" wrote in message
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Lady o' the house wrote:
Hi, all!

Well, had DH take my picture in my new outfit a couple of days ago
and I've finally uploaded them. Can't get them onto my site for some
reason, but here is the Webshots link to them.

http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

Lady, I have always enjoyed your pictures - especially the one on your
website that shows you sitting in the same chair in a "before" and
"during"
shot.

What follows is just my opinion. I am very glad you like your new outfit,
but I don't think it does anything for you. It is time for you to stop
wearing bulky sweaters that hang down mid-thigh and hide your shape.
Women
who have been fat are so used to hiding their bodies under circus tents,
that they don't always realize how much more flattering it is to wear
something that stops at the waist. Your shape came back a long time ago -
you might not yet have the figure you want, but I think you do have a
figure
that will look much better if it is allowed to show.

One of the things I hate about having to buy clothes in the "women's"
section is that almost nothing there is waist length - everything hangs
down
halfway to my knees, which really just makes me look fatter - even when I
was at my heaviest, my waist was considerably smaller than my hips. Now
it's even more dramatic. People notice my weight loss when I wear
something
fitted - not when I wear something shaped like muu-muu.

I understand that a long, cozy sweater can be nice for warmth - but I
encourage you to get some shorter or fitted outfits too. You should show
off your tremendous progress! Quit hiding!

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

In article , mslew64
@hotmail.com says...
Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I know what
you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always get more
compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller clothes. And I
have been so excited to be able to shop in the 'smaller' section of the
store. The clothes I have gotten from friends and bought new are smaller
and, with the exception of the sweater, form fitting.

Now that the weather is starting (barely) to change to the cooler side, I'm going
to have to decide what to do about fall/winter clothes that I have packed awy.
I'm good with a needle and thread, but constantly havin to take clothes in is
kind of wearisome (but the NEED to do so is DELIGHTFUL :-), so I may have to go
shopping again. Besides, heavy knit stuff is a lot harder to deal with in that
respect. My favorite fleece jacket is HUGE on me now -- I have to decide whether
to pass it on to someone else or recut it entirely and sew it back together.

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article , mslew64
@hotmail.com says...
Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I know what
you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always get more
compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller clothes. And I
have been so excited to be able to shop in the 'smaller' section of the
store. The clothes I have gotten from friends and bought new are smaller
and, with the exception of the sweater, form fitting.

Now that the weather is starting (barely) to change to the cooler side, I'm going
to have to decide what to do about fall/winter clothes that I have packed awy.
I'm good with a needle and thread, but constantly havin to take clothes in is
kind of wearisome (but the NEED to do so is DELIGHTFUL :-), so I may have to go
shopping again. Besides, heavy knit stuff is a lot harder to deal with in that
respect. My favorite fleece jacket is HUGE on me now -- I have to decide whether
to pass it on to someone else or recut it entirely and sew it back together.

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article , mslew64
@hotmail.com says...
Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I know what
you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always get more
compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller clothes. And I
have been so excited to be able to shop in the 'smaller' section of the
store. The clothes I have gotten from friends and bought new are smaller
and, with the exception of the sweater, form fitting.

Now that the weather is starting (barely) to change to the cooler side, I'm going
to have to decide what to do about fall/winter clothes that I have packed awy.
I'm good with a needle and thread, but constantly havin to take clothes in is
kind of wearisome (but the NEED to do so is DELIGHTFUL :-), so I may have to go
shopping again. Besides, heavy knit stuff is a lot harder to deal with in that
respect. My favorite fleece jacket is HUGE on me now -- I have to decide whether
to pass it on to someone else or recut it entirely and sew it back together.

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

My favorite fleece jacket is HUGE on me now -- I have to decide whether
to pass it on to someone else or recut it entirely and sew it back together.


I have not bought myself a jacket in 10 years. Since I have always lived in a
warm climate, I could get away with this, and just wore my husband's big
sweatshirts the few weeks a year it was really cold, and if that wasn't enough,
I just lived with being cold. I couldn't bring myself to buy a coat. They're
expensive, and the size I needed would have been about that of a small tent.
I'd go shopping for one, and just come home in tears. Last week I finally
bought a jacket. And it's hip-length, slightly fitted, and RED. All things I
would have avoided like the plague 100lbs ago. I love it, and am looking
foreword to some cold weather now! Actually being able to buy something I like
is still a thrill to me. I hope it never goes away!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

Lady o' the house wrote:

Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I
know what you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always
get more compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller
clothes. And I have been so excited to be able to shop in the
'smaller' section of the store. The clothes I have gotten from
friends and bought new are smaller and, with the exception of the
sweater, form fitting.

Great! I knew I was reacting based upon one photograph of one sweater; for
all I know you walk around in slinky form-fitting cocktail dresses the rest
of the time. Okay, that admittedly seems unlikely.

I guess my mindset is still in that transitional phase. I'm very
self-conscious about my fat 'rolls' (you know, the ones you get up
top from under your bra on the sides and back.) I know that they are
at least not as big as they were, if not gone altogether. That's
always been a big issue with me.

I know just what you mean - I hate them too; they are probably my least
favorite body part.

Here's how I often handle that, while still wearing clothes that show my
shape: I often wear sweater sets - a close-fitting sweater under an open,
looser-fitting sweater - or a light sweater under an open blazer. This way,
the relatively close-fitting inner layer highlights the good parts of my
shape, while the outer layer hides the rolls you mentioned.

I am getting better about picking out clothing that looks good on me.
Since I have been 'fat' just about all of my life, some habits are
really hard to break.

I agree, and for those of us who are still stuck in the women's section, the
clothing designers don't make it any easier by assuming that we all still
want to wear circus tents.

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

Lady o' the house wrote:

Thanks very much for sharing your opinion (I really mean that!) I
know what you mean about wearing more form-fitting outfits. I always
get more compliments from friends at work when I pull out the smaller
clothes. And I have been so excited to be able to shop in the
'smaller' section of the store. The clothes I have gotten from
friends and bought new are smaller and, with the exception of the
sweater, form fitting.

Great! I knew I was reacting based upon one photograph of one sweater; for
all I know you walk around in slinky form-fitting cocktail dresses the rest
of the time. Okay, that admittedly seems unlikely.

I guess my mindset is still in that transitional phase. I'm very
self-conscious about my fat 'rolls' (you know, the ones you get up
top from under your bra on the sides and back.) I know that they are
at least not as big as they were, if not gone altogether. That's
always been a big issue with me.

I know just what you mean - I hate them too; they are probably my least
favorite body part.

Here's how I often handle that, while still wearing clothes that show my
shape: I often wear sweater sets - a close-fitting sweater under an open,
looser-fitting sweater - or a light sweater under an open blazer. This way,
the relatively close-fitting inner layer highlights the good parts of my
shape, while the outer layer hides the rolls you mentioned.

I am getting better about picking out clothing that looks good on me.
Since I have been 'fat' just about all of my life, some habits are
really hard to break.

I agree, and for those of us who are still stuck in the women's section, the
clothing designers don't make it any easier by assuming that we all still
want to wear circus tents.

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek