The Battle Is On!!
Hello everyone! I cannot believe it's been almost a week since I've last blogged!! Bad girl, I am! Bad! I am happy to report that I have not fallen off of the weight loss wagon, but rather have been running around crazily all week for work and then for the wedding, this past weekend. Have no fear!
I went with 2 of my bridesmaids looking for their dresses, all day yesterday!! Ugh! What a time consuming process. Those poor girls were exhausted by the end of the day! Next Saturday, I will be doing it all over again with my other 3 BMs. Hopefully we will have the dresses ordered no later than the first week in April. I am trying my best to not break the bank for them. My great friends keep reminding me that it is my wedding day and so on, but I am of the school of thought that- they have to wear this dress, pay for this dress and be comfortable in this dress! I am looking for the most cost effective dress which is also beautiful, that I can find! It ain't easy, I tell ya!
So, one of our stops was to the bridal salon that I am getting my dress from. Yesterday was to be the day that my bridal consultant took my measurements to order my dress! I had been holding off from putting in the order to the designer, in hopes that I could lose more weight and could therefore order a smaller size. My rationale was that if I do in fact lose even more weight after the order goes in, then the dress could be taken in up to 2 sizes and not be totally ruined! Then of course, we all witnessed my gaining almost all the weight I originally lost! The consultant took my measurements- and let me tell you, I have one crazy body! My waist is 10 inches smaller than my bust and 16 inches smaller than my hips!! Talk about hourglass!! Ahh, well at least I was smart enough to purchase an A-line gown, so that my hips go with the dress! The verdict is this: I was ordered a size 18. Honestly, I am not upset about it. Surprisingly enough! For the last several years, I have been wearing size 18, so the number does not shock me. And in the warped world of wedding dresses, typically a wedding dress size is 2 sizes smaller than its real world size. So, looking on the bright side...a size 18 wedding dress is a size 14 street size! Not bad! I can deal with that! All I have to do is keep on working out and eating well, so I can lose more weight and be an even smaller size! All in all, not a bad experience!
Today, I will be starting Week 3 of my C25K challenge. I am excited to say the least. My HR monitor has been tracking my heart rates and telling me to slow it down. That is what I intend to do today! I am happy to announce that I have signed up for my Revlon Run/Walk for Cancer that will be held on May 5th in Central Park! I want to make sure that I am actively working toward another goal in addition to finishing the C25K program.
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I am the perfect hourglass. My bust measurement has always been the exact same as my hips. Dead on! And my waist is only about 6 or so inches smaller. I also have zero boobs though too. 
But I have the world's largest ribcage, so I don't worry about it too much. It makes me look bigger up top than I am. LOL!