Maybe it's the change in seasons. This is the first week I've been able to turn off the air conditioning at home. Yesterday, I actually got to open the windows in my apartment and leave them open all day long. I got home from work and everything just smelled so much fresher when I walked in the door. It's much, much darker on Monday mornings when I get up early to do my weekly wash. Darker mornings and cooler temperatures are messing with my workout schedule a bit, too. Instead of having to be at the park by 6 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, I need to wait until at least 6:30 or 7 unless I want to be freezing in the dark! And it's just about cool enough to be able to walk outdoors again at lunchtime on weekdays. Temps only hit the 80s - sometimes low 90s - these days. Autumn in the Southwest.
A friend and I were talking about my blind date last week and I realized something that still makes me laugh. My self esteem is so healthy these days that it never even occurred to me that the emailer wouldn't be totally into me. Isn't that crazy? I was so focused on whether I liked him or not, that it never even entered my mind that he wouldn't be crazy about me! So when he didn't contact me soon after that coffee date, it caught me completely off-guard. Just to give you an update, he emailed me three days later. A quick email about a book I'd mentioned when we met each other. I wrote him back the next day - which must have been several days ago now - and I haven't heard from him since. I do believe I've been fizzled!!! This is perfectly okay, but it's just funny to me that I didn't remotely expect this kind of disinterest from my blind date. That's what losing 44 lbs. will do to a dame, I guess! Dangerous, blinding self-confidence.
Ooh, before I forget, here's a picture of the beauteous plum-colored dress I bought a few weeks ago when I first got into a size 12. It's uber flattering just exactly in the places where I need a little extra flattering. Best part? I can wash it on the delicates cycle, dry it on a hanger in my bathroom, and it's ready to go. No iron needed. Now that's fashion a housewife can appreciate.
This is the dress I was wearing on Thursday when I saw Curly for the second time last week. (I paired it with some strappy gold heels, purple beaded earrings, and gold bracelets on both wrists.) Once upon a time, I used to see Curly maybe once every month or two. Over the summer, it was once a week. These days, I'm running into him a few times a week. Which is absolutely fine with me! The man is smokin' hot. He's actually started using the men's room in the hallway right outside my office - there's a men's room just outside his office downstairs - and he came up to use the kitchen in our office suite twice last week. Now, clearly my judgment is a bit impaired these days (see Exhibit A above) so I'm trying really hard not to read anything into all these Curly sightings. But by the third day in a row last week, I started feeling a little intoxicated. Maybe there's something wrong with the men's room downstairs? Maybe he was around all the time before... Did I just never notice him?
*sigh*
Where's Nancy Drew when you need her?
4 comments:
Hang in there, it will come off. Be patient and keep doing your routine consistency is the key. Don't forget to look for hidden calories and fats. I know you're doing a vintage diet with real foods but sometimes little things can sabotage it.
Carey
Go Jitterbug! I'm so glad to hear that it never occurred to you that mr. Blind date wouldn't be in to you. Its that kind of confidence and self respect that probably has Curly coming to your floor to use the men's room! The dress looks fantastic and I have decided that plum is the colour this season! Good luck with the weightloss mission, I know you will kick it back in gear!
All is okay; you didn't gain weight. The blind date - practice like you said. The dress is gorgeous. When the time is right, you will meet the man of your dreams - maybe Curly, maybe not. In the mean time, enjoy the heady feeling.
Thanks so much, Carey. Reducing seems to be about continually improving the approach you're taking, doesn't it?
PA, as much as my newfound self-confidence kinda tripped me up here, I think it's great, too! I heart that dress. Have to remind myself not to wear it too often. :)
Packrat, I feel heady just being in the same building with him! Having a crush isn't exactly the best possible thing for me, though. It's been a challenge lately.
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