Remember I once wrote about the importance of the right kind of clothes in shaping one's personality? It so happens that the old piece of writing wasn't just a production of an over-imaginative-cum-over-analytical mind! What I wrote then still holds true... even after 1.75 years!
The latest update is that the single pair of jeans, that I was able to get into for almost an year now, has taken its last breath recently. The fabric has started coming apart now... 'coz I wore it so much! In short, it is not wearable any more! And the other 2 pairs that I have, don't fit me anymore. Worst part is that they JUST don't fit me... the slightest little eensy-weensy bit!
I'm hoping that my 20 minutes walk every morning to attend my German class should be able to get me into them in another week or 10 days. Yeah I know -- 20 minutes isn't much, but hey! It's better than nothing, right? And whoever said that you can't lose weight by walking alone, needs to get his/her fundas right. Because I have gone down from 70 kgs to 60 kgs, in just about 2.5 months, back in 2001, ONLY by WALKING!
Anyways... so I'm back to wearing suits these days! I see absolutely no point in spending at least 1200 bucks on a new pair of jeans that will become loose within days after buying!
But I hate suits! They make me feel like I've been caged! And the "dupatta" simply refuses to stay on my shoulders, so I have to pin it on both sides to my Kurta! "Aunty-ji"? Heck no! Even "Grannies" don't dress like that these days!
But that's not the reason for my woes! I've never seemed to care much about how I look! "Aunty-ji"... "Granny"... whatever! The important thing for me is comfort! And salwar suits make me uncomfortable like hell! Not that I've ever been to hell! So probably I shouldn't use that as a metaphor here!
Oh but anyways... I've realized that I'm so uncomfortable in suits that I even tend to walk with my eyes fixed to the ground! I keep adjusting my glasses on my nose, and wishing I'd become invisible! I feel totally WRONG! Like I'm being forced to play the wrong part or something... and I'm not prepared for that role! And it feels like the whole world is watching me! God!
On the other hand, when I'm in my usual jeans and kurtis... no "dupatta" wrapped around me like a *protective* blanket... I feel more confident, more myself and I even grin at random strangers passing by me! You'd think one would feel more secure WITH some "protection" around him/her? Well, it's just the opposite that happens with me!
Bottomline: I completely lose *it* when I have to wear a salwar suit! I become a totally different person... a meek and insecure little mouse... from the usual ____________! Well, let's just leave it at that, shall we? Those who know what goes into that blank can just grin to themselves with a sparkle in their eyes... and those who don't know... well they can just keep guessing I suppose! :D
In the meanwhile, I need to do something to put those 2 pairs of jeans to some use soon!
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39 comments:
ahhhh I can totally relate to not being 'myself' when in a salwar suit or a sari ! I honestly feel awkward and feel like a gangly teenager learning to walk on heels !!!
DazeDiva:
OMG! Heels! Don't even get me started on that!
Iam having problems wearing clothes. I have lost so much weight that NOT ONE of my pants and shirts fit me ..even with belt iam terribly worried about what to wear in the festivals. so iam completely on the other end of the same problem and i know what you feel. The only clothes which may fit me is Pj's and t shirts..
Why dont you team a pair of lycra pajamis with a loose shirt and dump the dupatta? I think its nice to wear diff stuff at times.
Kadduji...fundas are GREAT...I agree with u, 20 mnts walk can do u wonders but taken that you dont make it up by an extra ladle of rice. :D
I love heels :) but can't wear any for another few weeks 'cos of that stupid taxi driver going over my foot :(
god, i dread poojas at home...that too post marriage, i have to wear a saree...nobody forces me to wear one, that's the reason I end up wearing it...I wish they start imposing such things on me so that I can rebel n not wear them...and i feel the same way for slawar suits too...gal, buy the denims and later on, get them tucked later...it's better thn the hell for sure..
Oh Kaddu.. Yaar u really mean it. 20 mins walk is enough na?? I'm going through the same yaar..
Infact u r better.. U have just 2 pair which refuses to be used.. I have 3.. :( :(
I love dupattas.. Not in the way to "protect" protect myself.. But coz of the colours and vibrancy those big bold jaipuri prints give me...
I dont match it.. I just wear any of it with any kurta , any jeans :P
Oh yeah coming back to jeans and weight loss.. I was thinking to buy a new pair but I guess u are right.. Whats the use.. they r anyways going to get lose in few days!! :D :D HI5!!
"I see absolutely no point in spending at least 1200 bucks on a new pair of jeans that will become loose within days after buying!"
hahahhaa....we sometimes are so so soooo optimistic... you might have a ray of hope as you are doing some sort of exercise in the form of walking. I don’t do anything and still believe the above quoted statement of your’s. This is one statement jiske baad you give hi-5 to your friends...LOL!!!
I agree to your point with salwar kameez... Jeans is too much me.. we gel along toooo well... I wish we could wear it everyday to office...
PS. Don’t wear duppatta if you feel uncomfortable with it...it loses its battle to make you feel ‘secure’ :P
Awwwwww! Wear the 'dupatta' the other way round... like an 'angavastram'. You know, the piece of cloth... in the colours of our national flag, that our 'twitter champ' wears....
That should put an end to all your misery! :D
Awwwwww! Wear the 'dupatta' the other way round... like an 'angavastram'. You know, the piece of cloth... in the colours of our national flag, that our 'twitter champ' wears....
That should put an end to all your misery! :D
hmmmm... when did I feel this uncomfortable... oh ya remember the time I was in gym with that guy who took of his towel... well since that incident I have started maintaining a huge distance with anjaan admi log in gym... :)
I know what you mean!
True, one should wear clothes that enhances their look and should not wear anything that detracts from it.
So go for the look that makes you feel cool and confident!! :)
Chuddis are stil bettr but salwars! Gosh they make me feel like the most vulnerable thing on earth
Nice one.. even I hate suits :) and I like anything informal and casual all the time.. btw I have an award for you at my site
may be u shud tie the dupatta on your head like a turban
Oye! No response yet... after soooo many days... ??!! What are you up to... ???
Shreesh:
I know... it's such a pain... when clothes don't fit anymore! :(
avdi:
I was thinking abt it... pajama and kurti, 'coz I don't have shirts... but I'll seem completely out of the plc here in those clothes! :(
ZB:
Ha ha! No... people who seriously want to lose weight don't waste all their hard work by eating more. :D
Dazediva:
Oh! Hmmm... I can wear heels too... but only ones with a solid base. Can't walk on pencils... even if it's just a 1.5 inch heel tapering to a point.
Neha:
Well the good news is that the instt. is closed for Puja hols till Monday. And I think I have lost a little more weight in the past week... so by Tuesday I might be able to get into those 2 pairs of jeans which are currently redundant.
PG:
Ha ha ha! Waise just an FYI... I hv read in many different sources, that you should never keep ill-fitting clothes in your almirah... it's not good for your personal image. But well... let's see...
Hi5 to u too! ;)
Garmia:
Just exchanged a Hi5 above! :D
Ha ha ha!
Roshmi:
Naah... simply hate them... this way or that way!
Mukund:
Ha ha ha! Yeah... I still remember that incident... u blogged abt it! I still wish I cud hv seen ur face that time! :D
Shilpa:
Yessss... and that's jeans and kurtis! :D
Rajlakshmi:
Yeah, but the trouble with "choodis" is that they are also fitting. Hence, they don't fit anymore either! :D
evan:
Oh! Another Award! Yayyyy! Ok let me chk it out! Thanks so much yaar! :D
Uncommon Sense:
Ha ha ha! Love that thought! Now I just need someone to teach me how to tie a turban! :D
Roshmi:
:D
Farming! :p
My next post will be on your 'addiction' to 'farming'... ;)
P.S. btw... you have been 'MIA' from my blog...???
Kya baat hai ??? Itna bhi 'farming' nehi karna chahiye... it is 'injurious' to health ;)
LOL!! Trust me, I know what it feels like when the "jeans" refuse to move up :P I enrolled in a Gym to get into my coll first year jeans.. Wish me luck lady!! I'm taking your 20min walk seriously :P **hope it works*
Coming to your clothes issue, I have no advise :P
Roshmi:
Yaar I have been reading your blog... and of other blogger friends too... but just been too lazy to comment on any of them! Farming is too addictive... and so is German. I'm even practicing German in my dreams these days!
Sandhya:
Ha ha! All the best to you then! :D
That is a nice post! congrats on being selected on blogadda.I think you should not wear duppatta! It will make you a bit comfirtable.Short tops will help you look better! Any way, withall that determination you will soon find youself thin again to fit in your jeans again...
"Farming is too addictive... and so is German. I'm even practicing German in my dreams these days!"
Kya!!! :O :O :O
And kiske saath... ???
btw... according to a latest research/study... german men are the worst lovers in the whole world :I
pra:
I'm thinking of wearing the suits without the chunni...
Roshmi:
Dang! There go all my plans for finding myself a German hubby! :(
And no... plz don't get any ideas... I wasn't practicing German with some guy in my dreams! ..... Or maybe I was... I don't really remember actually.........
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