When Little Miss was a year old I took my first class and immediately thought to myself, I could do this, I should become an instructor. Not sure what Zumba is? Well here you go. For three glorious hours each week I teach Zumba. I actually do have a job outside of the home. See outfit below (taken from my computer as I write) I wore them with a cute Anthro top I scored for $15. Then, last sunday, I tried them on one more time …and voila, they fit without an above-bulge. However, they weren’t ready for form-fitting shirts (see pic above). 2 weeks later, (14 days into the 30 day paleo challenge) I tried them on… SUCESS! They buttoned and everything. It was okay, this is a journey not a destination and I was feeling healthier and fuller and had a bit more grrr than a month earlier, just not fitting into my Xmas Transition Jeans II. I tried them on again after new year’s… didn’t fit. Shinny and new in black low-rise and dark blue high-rise, I could just smell all the promise they held. Purchased the ones that “fit” if I were 10 lbs smaller and had Mr. That same day I jumped over to H&M and tried on all their skinny jeans. Kids can take the grrr out of us (as my mom and her friends would say), you gotta get it back.Īnd, here’s the victory chapter: I no longer fit into my transition jeans. Whatever you do, finding your inner cuteness during the transition from hot preggo to hot mamma is essential. ![]() For you it may mean some new underwear (seriously, post babies ya gotta get new chonies), or a couple new workout tops & pants, or a pair of old navy flats. For me it meant some new jeans and some Spanx. I know it’s an internal state of mind, but I feel cuter in a coordinating outfit than in my spit-up covered oversized maternity shirt and old gauchos. So, here’s the advice chapter of this blog: ladies, figure out a way to feel cute again. And, despite the light indentation mid-thigh that only I noticed, it was working for me and I was working it. Over the holidays I wore my skinny jeans with boots and a sexy cardigan like a champ. She gave me the freedom to be a cute dresser again. Just breath and let us work our spanexy magic.” Spanx made good on her promise. no worries, we’ll gird you in on all sides and keep that line from tummy to jean smooth. I went to Nordstroms and the Spanx spoke to me, she said: “hey erin, it’s cool to be a little deflated-balloonish right now. ![]() So, for me, wearing them under jeans was a good enough. Wearing them to the gym does sound awesomely unjiggly, but a little constricting. I once heard that Rebecca Romijn, after having her twins, wore Spanx any time she left the house, even to the gym. However, if I wanted to be free of the oft-scoffed-at-and-never-appreciated muffin top present in all “hard pants” now that my stomach skin is a bit more…er…how do i say it…shifty, I needed some SPANX. They looked cute and more importantly, I could button them. So, I went and bought a pair of transition jeans from Forever21 in the plus-size section. It was about 4 months ago now when I said to myself – something has got to change, we can’t keep wearing yoga pants & leggings as real pants EVERYday. Here’s the deal, I am still a fan, don’t get me wrong, only now I need a bit more in the ‘control top’ arena (thanks to dos ninos and the saggy skin you cause) and the m.jean panel is a bit too loose. I may never take them off.” This time around I did not wear the M.Pants much past 4 week postpartum, and not much during the pregnancy either. walking around unencumbered by tight pants, free to move free to sit free to run. Four months after having Emmie I posted about them here. I remember with great clarity the first time I pulled on a pair, I literally gasped with joy thinking “this is what it must feel like to be a boy. ![]() But, more on them in a minute.įirst we gotta talk about maternity jeans.
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