I Want to Feel Like a Woman

I have become a Biggest Loser watcher. I didn’t start until just about 3 weeks ago – with only a few episodes left. I am just floored every single time I watch this show. I’ve even cried a couple of times – that’s saying a lot since I’ve only watched the show three times. I amazed at the determination, the heart, and the progress of these folks. When they show clips of the contestants from the beginning of the series and you see the person now – WOW! They look totally different. Some of them have lost well over 100 pounds – they have lost more than my entire bodyweight. It’s like they had been living their lives with me hanging around the neck or waist. They just carried around that load of extra pounds everyday of their lives.

So last night, they showed a clip of one of the final two women contestants. At one point several weeks earlier, she said she wanted to lose weight so she could wear dresses, heels, pantyhose, and feel like a girl. She kept re-stating that – she wanted to wear clothes that made her feel feminine, like a woman, pretty.

Isn’t it amazing the power that clothes have on our minds? Wearing certain clothes can make us feel happy, silly, glamorous, sexy, or frumpy, serious, dark, or tired. If you wear baggy sweats, you probably are feeling comfy, cozy, and like lounging around, right? If you wear something snug fitting, with a low neckline, along with some pants cut in a flattering way, dressier shoes, all topped off with sexy panties, you probably feel a bit different than you did in the sweats. I am very aware of how the way I dress makes me feel and I use it on purpose. Feeling kind of down or low energy? Time to put on a goofy shirt. Want to feel sexy and “like a woman?” Slip into a fun, sexy bra and panty set, and then build from there. Pick out the shirt that shows off your best features, the pants that make your butt look just right, and so on. Then just watch – your walk changes, along with the look on your face, and the way you feel.

So, basically, you could say everything we wear is a costume in some way or another. We wear our work costume to the office. We wear our lie-around-the-house costume. We wear our I-just-want-to-be-happy-goofy-and-silly costumes. We wear our workout costumes for those fun and sweaty times. We wear our swimsuit costumes for our beach and poolside appearances. We wear our sexy costumes to make dates and bedroom time extra fun. Costumes, costumes everywhere, everyday. Each one works for us in a different way. Some we wear for others. Some we wear for the way it makes us feel. Think about the costume you are wearing right now. Now think about how you’d like to be feeling – and pick out a “costume” that makes that happen for you. That can be anything from underwear, to lingerie, to shirts, or the full-on, official costume.