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[gategrrl]

Ugh. Lately all my clothing has become snugger. Part of it is I've gained a few pounds over the holiday season (ugh) and the other part is clothing shrinkage, which sucks. I'm a "just throw it into the dryer" type (when the dryer isn't broken). And today was about the worst because I hadn't realized I was also getting that wonderful once-a-month bloat courtesy of female biology.

What's a girl to do? Well, both pairs of my jeans are getting ratty and holey at the same place (my left hip, for a weird reason) and the holes are larger now and I can see the color of my underwear through them. The t-shirts I do own aren't hanging right because my er...weight gain is also happening in my chest. The two pairs of capri/shorts that I wear constantly are wearing out and getting too tight, too. I don't have a heavy turn-over for clothing. I tend to wear them until they die. Or shrink and get too small or start fitting differently. Luckily, I found a pair of irregular Levis on sale for $10 and some decent shirts for under $10 each (with PATTERNS! I almost never wear patterns) and a couple pairs of new capris/shorts. All for under $80. 

Trying clothing on? Sucks. It sucks because I can see my body is all sliding down as if it were magma from Pele in Hawaii...only, not in Hawaii, and not Pele. And not hot. Oh no. Sure, I have more curves than a mountain road. Sure, the view is okay from certain angles, but honey, you wouldn't want to admire it with that magma coming down at you. You'd get the hell out of there!

I think...yes, I do think I need to go back to the gym and start working out again, if I can figure out a way to do it without breaking too much into my schedule for school. This semester is going to be a lot tougher, and for some reason, my brain is having a harder time absorbing the stuff I need to learn. Could be I'm not getting enough sleep. Yeah, that would do it. I slept for an hour and a half this afternoon when I realized my lesson was sliding off my brain cells like skaters on ice.

Comments

[superbadgirl]

I hear you on all of this. Genetically speaking, we've got boob issues in my family - they keep growing and growing. That's not a big deal for a couple of my sisters, who remain small everywhere else, but I'm not small and the extra boobliage makes me look like a frigging tank.

I need to work out more and eat less, but I fear even that won't do much good.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

If you have health coverage, often breast reduction is covered. I'm not sure how large you are, or it's just a frame-size issue or simple discomfort.

In my case, it's only that when I gain weight, it tends to distribute relatively evenly (just a little more on the belly area than elsewhere). After two babies, though, I don't think there's ever going back to a b-cup.

[superbadgirl]

I am still squeezing into my D cups, but I'm pretty sure those'll be a thing of the past by the end of this year. So I'm not, like, ginormous or anything. I do wonder, though, if my back issues aren't exactly helped by my breast size.

Ah, well, I think this is just all an inevitable aging thing. I don't have to like it, I just need to figure out a way to accept that I'm not 27 anymore. It is bizarre, though, how suddenly I seem to have acquired this body.

I hope you are able to obtain your fitness goals. And, yes, sleep more. Sleep is goooood.