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[Arabesque 7,492]

Oh wow, black. Still looks great. Definitely can see the different colours in the two images.

I have a vegan leather skirt and vegan leather pants. The pants are made from cactus but not sure about the skirt. Personally I think it’s just polyurethane so not plant based vegan at all. Certainly faux leathers are a much better quality now. Don’t feel like plastic as they used to.

[ms.sss 15,748]

i live in workout clothes. and because i get all nice and sweaty in them every day (sometimes 2-3 times a day), i wash them ALOT. decided to take one last pic in these particular pants (my fave ones!) as they are getting tossed as they are all stretched out and are no longer super fitting...they fall down during class, especially as they get wetter with all the sweat!

p.s. i also wanted to narcissistically show off my abs in their full glory as they are all sticky-outy and hard cuz i literally just came back from class where we did 5 sets of Hundreds (thats five hundred total pilates crunches omg...not even sure our instructor should be making us do this many, but i digress). in any case, all our abs will look bikini worthy for the next few hours, ha! wish i was on vacation somewhere...

p.s.s. full disclosure: part of the sticky-outy-ness of said abs is cuz i recently dropped 10-ish lbs and the lack of fat makes the underlying muscle look more defined...so i cant take all the credit.

[kristieshannon 1,673]

On 11/23/2024 at 12:15, ms.sss said:

i live in workout clothes. and because i get all nice and sweaty in them every day (sometimes 2-3 times a day), i wash them ALOT. decided to take one last pic in these particular pants (my fave ones!) as they are getting tossed as they are all stretched out and are no longer super fitting...they fall down during class, especially as they get wetter with all the sweat!

p.s. i also wanted to narcissistically show off my abs in their full glory as they are all sticky-outy and hard cuz i literally just came back from class where we did 5 sets of Hundreds (thats five hundred total pilates crunches omg...not even sure our instructor should be making us do this many, but i digress). in any case, all our abs will look bikini worthy for the next few hours, ha! wish i was on vacation somewhere...

p.s.s. full disclosure: part of the sticky-outy-ness of said abs is cuz i recently dropped 10-ish lbs and the lack of fat makes the underlying muscle look more defined...so i cant take all the credit.

https://www.bariatricpal.com/gallery/image/98450-2024-nov-23/

Hottie alert!!

[GreenTealael 25,474]

On 11/10/2024 at 10:26 PM, Arabesque said:

Oh wow, black. Still looks great. Definitely can see the different colours in the two images.

I have a vegan leather skirt and vegan leather pants. The pants are made from cactus but not sure about the skirt. Personally I think it’s just polyurethane so not plant based vegan at all. Certainly faux leathers are a much better quality now. Don’t feel like plastic as they used to.

I have no clue what material it’s made out of because I removed the tag when altering it a year ago. I’m going to assume it’s polyester/poly urethane but it is very soft and doesn’t feel like plastic at all.

[GreenTealael 25,474]

On 11/23/2024 at 3:15 PM, ms.sss said:

i live in workout clothes. and because i get all nice and sweaty in them every day (sometimes 2-3 times a day), i wash them ALOT. decided to take one last pic in these particular pants (my fave ones!) as they are getting tossed as they are all stretched out and are no longer super fitting...they fall down during class, especially as they get wetter with all the sweat!

p.s. i also wanted to narcissistically show off my abs in their full glory as they are all sticky-outy and hard cuz i literally just came back from class where we did 5 sets of Hundreds (thats five hundred total pilates crunches omg...not even sure our instructor should be making us do this many, but i digress). in any case, all our abs will look bikini worthy for the next few hours, ha! wish i was on vacation somewhere...

p.s.s. full disclosure: part of the sticky-outy-ness of said abs is cuz i recently dropped 10-ish lbs and the lack of fat makes the underlying muscle look more defined...so i cant take all the credit.

Are you preparing for an event like bikini contest, marathon etc?

[ms.sss 15,748]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Are you preparing for an event like bikini contest, marathon etc?

lol no, not at all

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

(sometimes 2-3 times a day),

i am just a ridiculous exercise addict these days. started in the summer and now i just can't seem to stop...i actually feel BAD (mentally and physically) if i don't do SOMETHING every day. i am paying the price though...my body just feels worn out every day now when i'm at rest. the only thing that makes the pain and achiness go away is more exercise. its a vicious cycle honestly.

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

recently dropped 10-ish lbs

the weight loss is not on purpose. i got myself braces in September, and my total annoyance of having to clean my teeth after every single time that i eat something, has effectively stopped me from snacking. so i'm eating less overall and its showing on the scale (and my abs! lol). i started adding an afternoon Protein Shake about 2 weeks ago and gained back 2-ish lbs....(two weeks ago i was down 13 lbs, today i'm down just down 11 lbs since september)

BUT...i have to say that i actually kinda like that i lost that bit of weight (how's that for body image issues?!?!). but i also know i need to eat more for health's sake.

[GreenTealael 25,474]

20 hours ago, ms.sss said:

lol no, not at all

i am just a ridiculous exercise addict these days. started in the summer and now i just can't seem to stop...i actually feel BAD (mentally and physically) if i don't do SOMETHING every day. i am paying the price though...my body just feels worn out every day now when i'm at rest. the only thing that makes the pain and achiness go away is more exercise. its a vicious cycle honestly.

the weight loss is not on purpose. i got myself braces in September, and my total annoyance of having to clean my teeth after every single time that i eat something, has effectively stopped me from snacking. so i'm eating less overall and its showing on the scale (and my abs! lol). i started adding an afternoon Protein Shake about 2 weeks ago and gained back 2-ish lbs....(two weeks ago i was down 13 lbs, today i'm down just down 11 lbs since september)

BUT...i have to say that i actually kinda like that i lost that bit of weight (how's that for body image issues?!?!). but i also know i need to eat more for health's sake.

I thought maybe you were working on instructor certifications! Have ever considered it?

[ms.sss 15,748]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I thought maybe you were working on instructor certifications! Have ever considered it?

you know, actually i have...but not to become an actual instructor, but just to attend one of those 1-2 month long yoga instructor crash courses in an exotic location...i mean 300 hours of yoga in Bali??? sign me up!! lol

[Lilia_90 566]

I have two weddings in December. Been on the hunt for a nice fitting dress and bought this for one of them. It’s navy but looks black in the picture. I ordered it in the smallest size available (XXS, 0 whatever you want to call it) and unfortunately it was loose on the waist and the hips, I altered it but it’s still a tad loose. Love it nonetheless and thinking of getting it in other colors.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Lilia_90

[summerseeker 2,284]

Phwoar, you will have heads spinning in that. Red would be hot

[Bypass2Freedom 926]

Some new clothes from Killstar - ordered the dress a little too big and the skirt a bit too small! Working out sizing is hard 😂

 

[Arabesque 7,492]

I agree that dress in red would be fabulous on you too @Lilia_90. Hubba hubba!

Buying new clothes is a huge challenge @Bypass2Freedom. Not only working out what size you need now but there’s such variation in sizing between brands it’s easy to end up with something too big or too small. Then returning is such a pain too. And size guides are often useless too Then you have the issue of what styles suit you now. You’re still losing aren’t you? Will you return the dress & get it in a smaller size? It looks cute on you.

[kristieshannon 1,673]

I often still, even 5 years out from my VSG, will see something in a store and think “that’ll never fit me” or “no way I can pull that off”. Today I was out shopping for a holiday party dress and saw this. Made myself try it on and bought it! You can’t tell so much from the pic, but it’s a burgundy burnt out velvet. I can’t wait for next weekend to show it off!

[Bypass2Freedom 926]

18 hours ago, Arabesque said:

I agree that dress in red would be fabulous on you too @Lilia_90. Hubba hubba!

Buying new clothes is a huge challenge @Bypass2Freedom. Not only working out what size you need now but there’s such variation in sizing between brands it’s easy to end up with something too big or too small. Then returning is such a pain too. And size guides are often useless too Then you have the issue of what styles suit you now. You’re still losing aren’t you? Will you return the dress & get it in a smaller size? It looks cute on you.

It's so annoying! I am definitely still losing (I hope) I'm about 7 months post bypass so I hopefully should keep losing slowly now. Im still not at my goal and I think I'm in a small stall! 😤

I think I'll probably sell it on vinted eventually and then get a smaller size! Thank you!

[GreenTealael 25,474]

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