Current Obsession III

Finding clothes that fit me.

Apparently my current body configuration is being jilted by modern fashion. Marathon training and cross-training has made the lower half of my body resemble that of a short Eastern European amateur wrestler and NOT that of a sleek gazelle. When I undertook this marathon training, I was picturing the slim, no-body-fat athletes who have to wrap themselves in foil blankets at the end of races.

I feel duped. I'm tired of trying on dresses that are tight in the chest, loose in the belly, and ready to bust the seams at the hips and thighs. I'd like to have my ankles back, please -- I'm tired of the "cankles" ("calf-ankles", a Nat term. She makes up cute word phrases like "shpants"...figure it out.)

I know I'm not fat but I'd just like my figure to regain something approximating normal proportions. And I'd also like hourglass figures to come back into fashion.

When my race is over, it's back to weight training, ashtanga and the occasional run (and that's only to make Nat feel better about my cardio, not because I want to.)

Comments

  1. JorgeApril 18, 2006 9:30 AM

    Yeah.
    I hear you about the body thing.
    If it wasn't for this complicated system of corsets, belts, and rubber bands, I probably wouldn't fit into most clothes today.

    Cheer up though.
    I'm glad you know you're attractive.
    Just remember others think so too.

    Even when you are lyign with your head back on Dave's couch snoring while large-breasted women dance around on the TV screen.

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  2. DaveApril 24, 2006 12:09 PM

    It could be worse: loose in the bust, tight in the belly, loose in the hips. That's not a good look.

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