Strip

What a great week! Work has finally slowed down, workouts have been great, I'm injury free, and Christmas is almost here...hooray!

Yesterday I did a very comfortable 4 miler faster than I have ever done and had no soreness or pain. I think 4 miles is becoming my new comfort distance. This weekend I'll either do 6 or 7 with some walking mixed in. I've got to increase fast...we only have about a month left!!

I've still maintained my weight at the 35 lb. mark and finally had to break down and buy a new bra. Apparently clothes aren't the only thing you have to buy when you lose weight. I used to dread bra shopping. Going to Victoria's Secret, not having a clue what size I actually was, and then having to see larger-than-life posters of VS models up on the walls everywhere was not the best experience. But this time was better, thanks to the dressing room. I actually got fitted which I highly recommend to all you ladies out there because the bra I had on at the time was 2 sizes too big!

Now, back to the dressing room. If you any of you have any connections to VS, let me know because next time they remodel their stores, I must get my hands on one of the dressing room mirrors! Who wouldn't want a floor to ceiling framed mirror, propped up on the floor and backlit with flattering lighting and donning a pink, neon sign on top that spells out STRIP???

Now I know this sounds tacky but next time you're at the mall, swing in there and check out what I'm saying. The light is flattering. The angle of the mirror makes you look skinny. Runway music is blasting. And there's a pink neon sign that makes you feel anything but self-conscious.

So after help from the nice lady and being wooed by the dressing room, I think I walked out with three news bras (one of those is Heidi Klum's favorite so I had to have it of course). The moral of the story is: go out and buy something nice for yourself that makes you feel good about yourself. Whether it's a bra or a mirror with a giant neon sign on top (which is totally on my Christmas list now).

And who knows, maybe I'll grace the runway at the VS fashion show next year. Heidi. Giselle. Alessandra. Laura.

Ha!