I'm doing 39 things
i’ve made an exercise-related goal and changed its name countless of times to correlate with whatever i’m doing at the moment so it won’t seem like i’ve given up on my previous attempt, which i did.
i’ve put on a lot of weight in the last 3 months. i no longer wear pants because i can’t fit into them, and i wasn’t thin or fit to begin with. i’ve been trying to motivate myself to exercise more, but nothing worked.
yesterday, i came home and found a large bag of interesting fabric on the floor. i picked it up and thought to myself, “wow, i would so make them into dresses,” and was ecstatic to discover that they were already in dress form!
turns out, they were dresses my mom made decades ago for her younger sister. i’ve been dreaming of finding vintage dresses as i’ve been craving more, and have been going to thrift shops more often but always come out empty handed. my mom was going to donate these, but they’re very carefully made and are a dream come true!
i’m pretty confident that if i slim down i can fit into them. my mom assured me that i couldn’t, because her sister was really skinny (she weighed around 90 lbs. when she wore these… in college), but i pointed out that my mom wouldn’t have made them to be form-fitting, that they were probably baggy on her, and she agreed. my sister tried them on last night and fit them perfectly! she’s thin and fit, but not absurdly skinny. there was a time i once fit into my sister’s clothes, back when i exercised a whole lot, so i’m sure i can do it again. i just have to start now.
i went for a 20 minute jog yesterday. i didn’t jog entirely, but it was still difficult for me. my sister suggested i join her in a bikram yoga class. i just need to be more active. i plan on doing crunches daily, and i need to find some arm exercises to do so i can get rid of all that flab.
