I am just going to say it, I love sweat pants and hoodies. They were my uniform in college, mainly because after class I would spend hours in the library, oh and my boyfriend lived five hundred miles away. Now I wear sweat pants or scrubs (a professional version of sweat pants) pretty much everyday. I like them because they don't bind, they can get dirty, and most importantly, they are comfortable making it easy for me to run after my one year old. At home I usually go through at least two outfits a day, what with the grimmy little fingers, cooking, and playing outside. I like that I can through a load of sweat pants and t-shirts in the washing machine and can put them directly in the dryer without worrying if they will fit the next time I put them on.
I hate buying and wearing dress clothes because they never seem to fit right. They shrink the first time you wash them, then they are too short and/or too tight, so they never look like they did in the store. The main reason I don't like dressing up currently is because I am fat. Let's face it, your body is never the same after having a kid, even when the number on the scale is the same as it was the day you got pregnant. So for those skinny people out there who can throw on whatever they want, feel comfortable, and go about their day, let me explain what dress clothes are like to your fat friends. A day in dress clothes consists of me constantly pulling my pants up over my fat roll or pulling the tank top under my sweater up so that I don't flash the world. It's exhausting and I don't feel pretty, just uncomfortable.
Hopefully one day the fat roll will be gone and dress clothes will not only make me feel pretty, but actually be fun to wear. However, since I am pretty sure I am going to be pregnant or raising little kids for a while, I will stick to my comfy pants at home. They make me happy, though they probably aren't the most flattering. I'm fine with it!
And that is what I love this Thursday, along with numerous other things of course, but that's the soap box I decided to stand on!
And that is what I love this Thursday, along with numerous other things of course, but that's the soap box I decided to stand on!
Happy Thursday!!!!!!
Yeah, your sweet sexy body is something you have to sacrifice for a bit while you have your kiddos. You can get close to where you were but it takes a lot of time, sweat and perseverance. Those lucky few who were super skinny naturally seem to be able to pull things back together (no pun intended) a lot more quickly but for the rest of us it is a battle. Keep running!
ReplyDeleteAMEN! I love comfy clothes too...and I love this profession that you can go to work practically in PJs :) I also agree that until you are done having kids, it's just a given that comfy clothes are the best bet. I do not understand why the number on the scale can be the same or close to the same, but NOTHING ever fits the same as pre-kids...oh well, small price to pay for the joy of little one(s) that give you unconditional love. Skinny people...ugh!!
ReplyDeleteGina