the FASHION thread

Beth, you are going to have great results when you finally heal.  Your abs and hips already look great, is there any swelling?   Sure doesn't look like it.

Hang in and take care of yourself.  I wish you a quick recovery - you sexy thing!!   

I love the pink and white dress, but $495.00???  I'll bet you could approximate the look with a basic white sheath, a sheer, elastic waist skirt, and a wide but soft belt or sash.  You could get creative with fabric.

Esp. love the shape of this softened square neckline.

Of course, you are worth the $495.00 any day..............

Beth....Your hips and waist look awesome! OMG, those swimsuits will look sweet as hell! Does anything hurt though....it just seems to me that you'd be sore after all that work..? And you must have pretty sensitive skin, huh? That's probably what your porcelain complexion is all about!

And Raye...don't you think that "our" diet is pretty easy to follow? Like I feel as though I'm eating plenty and I really like the taste of everything. When I have more time, maybe I can post the exercises for "sweet cheeks"...they are tough, but I could feel my glutes tightening just reading the directions!

~Marin

The dress is very cute, Beth; pink, white and black are one of my favorite color combos! Sorry to hear about your nipple - I hope everything turns out ok. And don't worry about the bagel! You can't be perfect all of the time with your eating.

marin - If you could post the "sweet cheeks" exercises, that would be great. I tried on my new skirted bikini bottoms Saturday. Not too bad, although there is a little muffin top showing - grrrr - got to do those Pilates. Also, a bit of droopy ass going on, hence the need for sweet checks, although I could get on some of the weight machines at the gym for the glutes, there's an idea. ugh.

I have found something called Smart Cups by Lipo in a Box http://www.lipoinabox.com/products.htm Click on Smart Cups.

I'm wondering if I could use just one of them in the right side of my regular, old stretchy bra and it would even me out while I'm waiting for nature to take its course???  Has anyone heard of them or used them?

They also have something called Perkies.  You can go yourself to see what they are. LOL

Hoping our girl, Beth, is feeling better.  We're with you, hon.

Tina, I couldn't get to the page.

Beth, I am sorry about your nip, hope it's resolved real soon so you aren't worried about your summer.  So far, I haven't even gone and gotten my nipple yet.  I am kinda used to it now. 

Tell me why things like "perkies" only come in big sizes.  What's a lopsided AA/A cup to do?  (Other than what I have done--one very expensive filler.)

Beth, one 'diet' (or lifestyle change) I have tried said to weigh yourself every day at the same time, don't worry about daily fluctuations, make a chart and record the weight each day and at the end of the week average the weights together to get your average weight because as we all know our weight can fluctuate several pounds a day, based on our cycle. 

I do this and can see changes based on my weekly average not my monthly hormone cycle.

Sheila

sushanna, I agree with you about the sizes available.  I wonder if those things can be cut down or scooped out.  It would be nice if they were in stores somewhere so they could be examined.

I was away all day yesterday, having fun with girlfriends.  So nice.

Beth, I just read your update on the recon thread and am happy to see you are feeling better.  Don't you just love the way stories grow?  I like to weigh myself a few times a week, especially when I have been good and think I've lost a bit.  My special secret:  setting myself up for success. LOL  I never weigh myself after I have been naughty.  You really do have to weigh yourself with the same type of clothes on, or in your birthday suit, and at the same time of day to get a real feel for weight fluctuation.  I find I weigh least around late afternoon, for some reason.  Even after having eaten breakfast and lunch.  Don't understand that one.  But, that being said, you need to follow a schedule.

I think that cutting out or back on alcoholic beverages makes a big difference in my ability to lose as it's not only the calories from the wine, etc. that I'm cutting out but all the junk I tend to eat at the same time.  Try that for a couple of weeks and good luck.

Beth, I do weigh myself on my scales on the same day and time each week when I am trying to lose weight. I think this is important because of the wide discrepancies between scales (the ones at my surgeon's, onc's and PS varied by >six pounds!). I weigh nekkid first thing in the morning after peeing. I have to admit though, that sometimes when I am being really, really strict with my diet and exercise (not recently) I will weigh myself every day. Generally it teaches me to go back to weekly, because there are such fluctuations due to sodium intake, etc.

I don't know if anyone has ever tipped you off to fitday:

www.fitday.com

It is a wonderful tool (and does not generate spam or anything) to help you track caloric intake, expenditure, and nutrients and so on. It is only as valid as the numbers you input, so you have to be brutally honest, but it is a great program. Helps me to see when I am not getting the dietary calcium I should be (I do supplement) or not enough monounsaturated fats and too much of my yummy butter. Back when I lifted heavy like a maniac 4x/week and could eat like a lumberjack, I also monitored protein intake there. It's cool to look back and see how eating patterns and quantities have changed for me over time.

Once you input a 'custom food' it saves it for you, which I find extremely useful since I do not eat prepared packaged foods. However, it does have an extensive database of brand name foods that you just need to click on as you eat them and poof you are done!

What with your newly lipo'd sleekness, a little bit of cutting back, fewer cocktails, a few more workouts - I just know you are going to look so slinky in your engagement party dress!

Lisa