Tangible success

I finally got around to ordering the bridesmaid's dress for my friend's wedding (apparently I ordered just in time for an October wedding).

She's being an awesome bride in that we can choose our dress within fairly broad parameters. The dress I chose is fairly simple: charmeuse, square neckline, empire waist, rouched bodice. While trying on the sample dress at the store, I learned that charmeuse is one of those fabrics. Oh, you know, the type that skims the body and shows every bump, roll, and bulge. Of all the dresses, I had to pick that one. Even the sales associate seemed a little doubtful as I fought my way into the size 14 sample. Let's just say it was . . . snug; there was some definite structural stress in the hip area.

I tried that same sample dress on again only a couple of days after lamenting that my commitment to a healthy lifestyle had generated few to no results. And wonders of wonders, it fit. Perhaps a little tighter than I would want to wear in public but it was noticeably looser.

I've lost the three pounds that I gained plus two more. Despite The Boyfriend's insistence that I can't have visible muscle definition after only a month, I still believe that I'm seeing something in my quads and triceps. And it's my blog, so I'm right. :) So I guess my hard work is paying off even if it's not as obvious as I might like.

To kick it up a notch, I've signed up for the Personal Touch class through Jazzercise which starts today (at the unfortunate time of 8am). A combination of pilates, weight training, and those accursed exercise balls that I have a tendency to fall off of, I'm told that this is an ass-kicking, body-sculpting class that will amp up any exercise regimen. It's only 4 classes but I've been assured that it works.

I hope I don't schooled by a giant ball.