Tuesday, April 16, 2013

More of Maximizing My Assets

So, I may have reached an all time low.  Or, perhaps I've figured out the secret that every woman should know.

If you are trying to fit into a dress that just needs a little bit more room you don't need to diet.  Don't juice cleanse.  Just learn from this modern day tale.

Once upon a time I had a gorgeous sweater dress to wear.  The dress was just a wee bit clingy.  Who am I kidding?  It was totally clingy.  So, I decided to call in reinforcements, my favorite friends Spanx and Assets.  Yep, both of them.

To achieve the desired look I wore Spanx (the kind that go from below the bust to mid thigh) with Assets slimming tights (basically with 'control top' also starting below the bust and going to mid thigh) over them.  This was double duty.  Now, if anyone had seen me in these undergarments they would have had a good laugh!

I looked like a hybrid scuba instructor cyclist who favored black over the colorful uniforms that most road bikers sport.

But what really mattered is that to the general public I think I looked Pretty. Darn. Good. Received a few compliments in fact. 

People I hadn't seen in months told me how great I looked.  Asked if I had lost weight.  I had not lost a pound. Just stuffed myself into two slimmers. So, I just smiled and said thank you and mentally praised Spanx and Assets for doing their job.

Thank you, Spanx.  Thank you, Assets.  Thank you for slimming me into a smaller size!  I felt smaller, svelter, slimmer.  And sometimes it felt like it was hard to breathe but whatever...I looked good!  And felt lovely in my clingy sweater dress.  Hallelujah!