The Dress

So, I can't believe something as simple as a dress has created such great motivation for me!  My sister is getting married in November and I need a dress to wear, simple right?  I was shopping with my daughter and I saw a couple of dresses I like so we went to the dressing room.  As I began to change my daugher noticed that I was very uncomfortable and she says,"Mom you're not fat, why do you always think that?"  My 7 year old read my body language and it broke my heart.  I don't want my duaghter to struggle with body image and I realize that I am not being the mother I want to be. This was such a wake up call to me.  So right then and there I decided enough is enough, I have all the necessary tools to be healthy, so there are no more excuses.  I work out with Jillian Michales DVD's and she always says, you have to find you Why or the How is impossible.  I have found my WHY! 

I went shopping by myself a little while later and found the perfect dress, yes, but there was one problem the only size they had was a 10 and I need a 14. So, whats a girl to do, well buy the dress and blog about her journey to fit into it of course!  So one week into my dress journey, I have stuck with my Weight Watchers target points, and gotten up every morning to complete my workouts.  I feel so much better just one week in.  I am going to post my starting stats and and every week I will weight and measure myself and post the results.

This weeks post is a little late, because my weight in date is Monday so my starting stats are from Monday Sept. 24, 2012.

Starting Weight 173.5

Bust: 38

Arms: 12

Waist: 32

Hips: 37

Thigh: 26

Calf: 14