Watching this episode of What Not To Wear…
They’ve got this woman on there. She’s lost quite a bit of weight just very recently, and is still losing weight, and they seem all surprised and shocked that she can’t shop because in her head she’s still the size she was and is trying to wear things that are for that old body.
This, to me, is not a surprise. It took me, seriously, YEARS, before the person in my head started to match the body I was wearing. It takes time. Heck – right up until 2008 I still would buy things in XL because that’s “the size I wear”. That’s not true… this year I finally figured out that in something like a tshirt I wear men’s small. I should be wearing size medium shirts and sweaters. My pants are, even now, mostly too big for me.
It’s something that I am finally pretty much reconciled to… and I think the tummy tuck is the final step in this. But, seriously… that’s SEVEN YEARS between when I lost the first giant chunk of weight, and FINALLY coming to terms with myself as I am now and pretty much mostly thinking of myself in terms of the body I am carrying around now rather than the one I had my whole life up until age 28.
And on the show, they are all like… “Why can’t you see yourself as you really are?” Ha! Takes a little more than a couple of stylists and some new togs.
Or maybe I’m just jealous because I’d like to be on the show myself!!
tiff said,
November 28, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
It’s not as simple as snapping your fingers and waking up with a new ‘tude. Shoot, just look at all the overweight/obese people out there who CLEARLY think they’re still thin and dress like it.
Ron said,
November 29, 2009 @ 1:39 am
Maybe that’s why I’m wearing this thong and capri pants….
secret agent woman said,
November 29, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
They do tend to be a little simplistic, and yet people seem to come away from their expereince on the show at least saying it chanegs the way they feel about themselves. What I like is their insistence that everyone, regardless of shape or size, can be beautiful. I have to admit, I love the show. I watched a whole marathon of it yesterday. It’s fun and it has actually changed what I buy.
renn said,
November 29, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
I’m with you on this one. It took me about a year after losing approximately 30 lbs to ‘see’ what everyone else did. It took me about the same amount of time to wear clothes that fit me.
That said, I still have days that I wear things that are too big. [That's mostly because I haven't cleaned my closet and purchased new clothes.]
I think you would be an excellent candidate for the show. But only if you lip-lock Clinton Kelly for me. And yes, I know he’s gay.