It has now been 14 months since I had Jacob. I exercised up until I was 8 1/2 mos. pregnant and had walked (faithfully) with my friend, Marcia, for over 10 years before that. It kept the cellulite and fat at bay (generally)so things were good. I'd never be a runway model, but I could hold my own when trying on clothes.
Then came Jacob. A C-section postponed me getting back to exercising very soon...then it was sleepless nights, etc....I stopped walking...which brings me to today. I don't consider my self a high maintenance girl (I try to keep myself looking nice), but...
...I was looking at my hair...I get it cut and highlighted about 3x a year. (It is expensive and for long hair I don't feel like paying for it more than that.) I measure it by, not how long it is getting, but rather by grown out the roots are...
...time for a hair cut. :)I think I'd like to cut my hair like Jenny McCarthy, but would it look good? I don't like my hair in my face so I want a cut I can put behind my ears. It might work.
Then there are my hands...I bit my nails when I was young, but got better as I got older. Once I had Jacob and was at home, I have been awful again! Don't know why...
On to my feet. Had a pedicure in March...time for a new one...and while I'm at it I should slather on some tanning cream...my drumstick legs could use it!
I don't have a picture of my torso because you all know what a chocolate chip looks like and can just paste that image between my head and drumstick legs. :)
I did go to the mall today. I am not a shopper, but it was raining and we needed to get out of the house.
I went into Dillards and found some swim suits I thought were kind of cute and tried them on. Ah, the truth hurts...When cellulite is on the back of your legs, you can deal with it because you don't see it as often, but when it creeps forward...look out. I need to hit the road walking again! (I knew that before, but this confirmed it.)
Here is a picture of one of the suits...the top half. My face is due to seeing what the lower half looks like and the price tag...$60 for the top and $48 dollars for the bottom.
Until my cellulite returns to just the back part of my legs I won't be spending that much on a swim suit. At those prices I think Jason may ban me from walking! :)
In the innocence of youth you never think this is going to happen to you. There you have it...my 39 Point Inspection....let the overhaul begin!
8 comments:
You have your toenails painted!!! I can't remember the last time I painted my toenails?!?! From what I can see you still have those sexy ankles!!! I think you look great with long hair, but that cut might work on you! You are telling it like it is though....What the heck happened to us???? You are so brave to take a picture of yourself in a dressing room with a swimming suit on...but I sure LOVE IT! BTW..thanks for the info on the hat. Did you hear about the oldest mom in England, just gave birth at 66..UGH!!! At least by then our kids will have reached 22 and be RM's..LOL!!
Cut it, cut it, cut it! I have told you for awhile-just do it! it WILL look CUTE!
Linde! I LOVED this post! You are SO cool - just the kinda gal I want to hang out with. It's great that you decided to just throw it all out there! You're much braver than I am w/the bathing suit photo. I must admit, you're legs are much nicer than mine these days, even w/out the coconut oil! I wouldn't worry about giving in to the tanning craze - tans cause wrinkles! But there's nothing wrong w/pampering yourself when you can so go ahead, get that pedicure and throw on some highlights if it makes you happy:0) I'm right there w/ya, ha!
I'm with Kristina... cut it! That would look so cute on you and it would look fab in our fam pics next week!
I think you look great but understand completely where you are coming from. Shorter hair could be cute on you--about shoulder length. Give it a whirl. The nice thing about hair is that it grows back. If you want to start a white cellulite club, I'm in.
That is a great blog post!! I do know Marcia has missed walking with you.
I am all for the Jennie McCarthy haircut. Short hair is sooooo much easier, plus it would look great on you. I say go for it!! If you hate it...it eventually grows back.
You are way too hard on yourself - I think you look great!
I am not tech savvy enough to know how to work the comments on my comments but we love Little Gym. Jacob is probably getting to an age where he would love it. Spencer is 21 months and they have classes geared to all ages from 4 months to 5 years. Matthew went before preschool and he loved it. When given the choice of going to preschool summer camp or taking a class at Little Gym this summer he opted for LG. Andrea and I have had alot of fun with the kids. Too bad Jacob wouldn't be in the same class because that would be really fun. Of course, Spence and Connor won't be either in the fall because Connor will be advancing age groups.
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