Welcome to this week's instalment of Sexy Monday. Happy Monday everyone!
So I had my first weigh in last Thursday evening and came in at 90.4kg. That's a loss of 0.6kg, woop woop! My weekly target is to lose 0.5kg a week, so that makes this Thursday's goal 89.9kg. I need to work hard for that though as I've had takeaway and eaten out a lot over the weekend, so we'll see how it goes.
To be honest I could have done a bit better with reaching my activity goal each day. Saturday was probably the worst. Sitting in a car, sitting in a rehearsal, sitting down for a (large) dinner, sitting in a car home and going to bed. Great. Actually looking back on my Polar app, the worst day by far was Wednesday, 21st March, I only did 31% of my activity goal! Average for the week was 82% so that's something to improve on this week.
Anyway, moving away from the subject of trying to lose weight, I had a mooch around the shops yesterday with a friend and realised that I am absolutely hopeless at shopping. I do not have a lot of spare cash due to the nature of what I do for work, so I've got into the habit of basically not spending money on clothes at all. I get terrible guilt whenever I do. Plus I hate trying clothes on as I'm tall and they never seem to fit properly. And now all of a sudden I seem to be in a clothing rut where all I want to wear are black roll-neck jumpers and jeans. A smart look but not exactly a varied one. I used to wear dresses all the time but I'm starting to wonder if they make me look older? Jeans, boots and a fab top make me feel so much more confident.
Another thing is that, because I haven't been shopping for clothes in so long, I have no idea what I like, what's my style? What's my 'thing' when it comes to clothes? I need to brainstorm this and probably spend some time on Pinterest. I'm 29, am I too old to wear short skirts? Do I even want to any more? I never wear heels these days and I've basically decided they are not worth the pain.
But part of the idea of this blog is to find my sexiness again. How do I do that when it comes to clothes? I've recently had a clear-out, Marie Kondo style, of the clothes I don't like any more or that I haven't worn in years, I still feel like I only wear a tiny proportion of the clothes that I own, so maybe another clear-out is in order. Also, I need to feel less guilty about buying clothes. I need to trust myself that I'll only buy something if I love it and know I'll wear it loads. I'm not drinking any more and saving lots of money as a result. I am allowed to treat myself to nice things. I am allowed to treat myself to nice things.
Here are some ideas I know I love when it comes to clothes:
- earth tones
- autumn colours
- slim leg jeans
- navy blue
- classic, neutral pieces
- trench coats
- brown boots
- jewelled sandals in summer
- style inspired by Boden & Joules
- not showing too much boob/leg
- simple, good quality clothing
- simple, good quality jewellery, nothing garish and definitely nothing plastic
- let's be real, anything Kate or Pippa Middleton would wear
Actually, even making that list is helping loads. I'm tall so I may just have to buy expensive jeans from Long Tall Sally forever, and what I could do is buy some simple black or navy tank tops from there, and then go and buy nice tops elsewhere on the high-street. I hate having a gap between tops and jeans. I live in northern England and it's just too cold for that.
So there you have it, that's my official permission slip to go and buy some clothes and not feel guilty about it. In the meantime, I'll be on pinterest.
I'll be back in a few says for this week's Sober Wednesday.
Toodle pip!
SSV x
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