Wiggle
dresses are so called because they are so form fitting one must wiggle to get
into them. And as innocent and almost
silly as a wiggle dress sounds, it causes a lot of distress for many
women. I think it's fair to say that
most women do not like their bodies at some point in their lives if not for the
entirety of them. As a woman our bodies
are constantly changing and usually in extremes. I certainly never thought I could or would
ever wear a wiggle dress let alone actually love them and the way they look on
my shape.
There have been times in my
life where I've been very heavy and times when I've been very thin. My chest has run the gambit from A to DD and
now is somewhere in between. I'm small
where I'd like to be curvaceous and jiggly where I'd like to be toned and like
everyone I have times when I look in the mirror and am discouraged by what I
see if not down right depressed.
Fashion
often gets dismissed by people from all walks of life as being unnecessary or
vanity, but there is a lot of power in fashion.
I once
read a book on the psychology of weight loss.
The name of the book is gone from my memory, but if I remember it, I'll
come back and update this post. I was
struggling with about 30 extra pounds and wanting to do more than just try
another fad diet. Thirty pounds may not
sound like a lot, but for someone with my height and small frame, that 30
pounds was significant. The counselor
said that before prescribing an exercise regimen or diet, the first thing she
did was ask her patient to get up everyday at a regular time (in other words
start a routine and stick to it instead of lying in bed and getting depressed),
shower, put on something nice and do her hair and make-up for one month. Then the patient would return having shored
up her self esteem with a little self care and she found that in doing so the
patient was mentally more ready to take care of themselves physically with diet
and exercise. It all began with changing
her feelings by dressing her best.
There
are so many wonderful types of clothing out there that we tell ourselves for
one reason or another we just can't wear, but I really encourage you to try and
keep trying. It's usually less about
your inability to wear something and more a matter of finding the right thing
for your shape.
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