Fashion. Obession.

Someone posted the following query to DWLZ.:

"When the weight is gone what the heck will I obsess about??"

And my response:

Fashion.

Okay, I'm still obsessing about the weight, but not nearly as much as my "look". I used to hate shopping because everything in my size was either designed to hide me or not designed at all. I was so hard to fit, I threw up my pinking shears in disgust and gave up on ever sewing for myself again. I stopped my subscriptions to style mags and even quit watching fashion shows on TV (I mean, who can look at those models when there's 100 lbs to lose?)

Then I lost 100 lbs and let me tell you something weird: I came out a completely different SHAPE than the last time I was this weight! (Okay, I was 15 the last time I was this weight, and considered a "fat kid", but still) My bust is fuller, my waist narrower, my hips smoother and my butt flatter! Oh credit cards....I've missed you!

Macy's. Ann Taylor. Limited. Victoria's Secret. Ooooooh. And Hancock's and JoAnns and Hobby Lobby. The sewing machine is back out and what I can't find (or afford) I'm making. I just finished my first "real" project, and the fit is divine. With couture touches and matched accessories, I definitely do not look the part of a "programmer". And now I'm obsessing about my *next* project--a winter jogging suit of fleece with matching fleece sweaters for the dogs. I'm thinking about even making co-ordinating collars and leads. How chic we will be out for a run!

Yes. Fashion is my new obsession to replace weight. At least until the bills roll in.

Posted by foxydot at October 16, 2006 5:30 PM