Frequent Motivation

I should change "daily blogging" to "frequent blogging." Of course I'm not going to be able to write a good blog every day. I could probably sign on and cough some words up, but I don't want that to be the kind of posts here. I want them to have substance and meaning.

I had started to lose motivation this past week. We're going to the gym every day, but I wasn't trying as hard when working out. I know that moving is better than not moving, but I'm trying to lose weight and be healthier! I need to get my butt going! So, of course, I turned to my #1 motivation source: Pinterest.

I don't go to the healthy pins. I'll go to the weight loss before and after pins sometimes, they're definitely inspiring. But, as dumb as it may or may not sound, the best place I go for motivation is the women's fashion board. There's something about seeing all of this pretty clothes that I could wear if I was smaller and more fit. I'm a plus size girl right now, and I'm not even on the small side of plus -- I'm right in the middle!

I want to be able to go into any store and find clothes in my size, instead of hoping they have a plus size section. And even if they do, the selection is always a bunch of colorful bags. I want to be able to actually buy cute clothes at a thrift store, not the leftovers of someone's overweight grandma who just did some spring cleaning.

And one of the things I'm looking forward to most: wearing dresses. I love dresses. They can be adorable, sexy, playful, cute -- anything! But I'm over here in the plus sizes with tree trunk legs. I feel so self conscious when I show my legs, so I can never wear a dress and actually feel good in it.

Let me show you what I mean. If you're into this kind of fashion at all, I really think that just seeing these beautiful women in this amazing dresses will make you want to run to the gym this second so you can wear them too!