Spring Midi Dress – Style Six

Sorry I’m so tardy here on the blog today! I’m joining my Style Six sisters and linking up a new midi dress I grabbed for spring. It’s still a little chilly here some days so I decided to layer the most perfect lightweight gauzy top (comes in so many colors) over it which also made it work appropriate! I’m loving the midi length for spring.

Can I be honest with you? I’m not feeling the most confident about my body right now. When I put this outfit on I felt super cute, then started browsing through photos and all that went out the window. I know, I know, why are we always so hard on ourselves? Here’s the thing, I love myself and I’m content with who I am but I am not feeling like myself in my current body season.

You want to know what else? I’m literally only 8 pounds heavier than a weight I was perfectly comfortable and confident at. Sure, I’d love to be back to my pre-pre-pre-pre-pregnancy weight but I gave up that dream a long time ago. This 8 pounds, however, is really doing a number on me. Midlife middle is a real thing and mine is squeezing out the top of every pair of pants I own! NONE of my old tricks are working. Low carb, excercise, intermittent fasting, plenty of protein, passing on alcohol and sugar….over the last year I have tried it all. I’m not restricting calories to an insane level and I’m being accountable for my intake by logging my food. It’s alot of focus and I can personally slip back into some very unhealthy places in my relationship with food when I become a little too obsessed. It is a complete mind-F some days.

Having a positive body image is so important. Accepting ourselves is critical to leading a joyful life. So how do I pivot and begin to accept what may just be my new “normal” body in this midlife season? For me, it may just mean giving up my love of wearing shorts and learning how to dress my new shape to hide the flaws. There are two non-negotiables for me; I am unwilling to hide at home and I’m unwilling to not be photographed with my family! Finding a way to feel confident again without hating the way I look is definitely on my goals list.

So, all this to say, hopefully you will give me some grace here in this space as I try to navigate this season. Shopping just doesn’t feel nearly as fun right now! Thinking there will be lots of pieces that are more flowy and maybe I’ll work on upping my shoe game as they still seem to be the same size!

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