MN Vogue - vol 35

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For glass half full fashion fanatics. Bring a positive attitude, a love of clothes and lots of lovely links. All welcome, from high street to high end.
Continuing from here

sleep you are definitely not butch. You have that toned definition that I love. Like you though I can't bear to look at my tummy in the mirror.

one it's great that you have so much respect for your body. When I'm really down about myself I do give myself a good kicking that I'm like this because I have 3 gorgeous kids and I have my health.

santa I'll join you in therapy . I weight myself every day although I don't know why. I can pretty much tell when I wake up how heavy I will be just from how big/bloated I'm feeling. I also get in a grump if I'm 'heavy'.

A quicky from me as doing first ice cream of the season - Sleep you look fabulous.

Sleep you look fabulous.

Ditch the scales QueenC! You know how you are feeling in your clothes, letting a little tyrannical machine ruin your mood for a day because the number is slightly bigger than it was last week/yesterday is just crazy when you think about it! Honestly - I don't think anyone should have scales at home - if you have to weigh yourself, do it every couple of weeks on the same scales, outside of home. I'm trying to practice what I preach on this too - don't have scales at home but also try and not weigh at the gym.

sleep - it is hard to judge from the picture what exactly you might reproach your perfect tummy for

Just remembered that YOU'VE HAD THREE CHILDREN!!!

Sleep you look amazing! :o

Queen c I am with you re the scales, have done it for years. But these days I do accept my weight more. I need the scales though, ours broke and we didn't have any for about six months and I gained half a stone in that time. So for me they're a good regulator.
I run 3-4 times a week for an hour or more and have not reached the sinewy effect yet. I still seem rather rounded although my calves are solid. I thought running would return me to the size I was pre dc but it just makes me hungry and I eat more.

sleep you look gorgeous!

I cannot see Sleep, it may be because I'm on my phone??

Yes sleep you do look fab! Esp the stomach!

Must Shred more here. Totally agree about finding exercise you enjoy but that's half the battle...!

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sleep you have an amazing body,the madonna look is not something she achieved by a 1 hour training 4-5 times a week,its obvious she spends hours at the gym every day,not to mention hours rehearsing for her tours/videos, so she is over doing it,plus a very strict diet,

Interesting discussion re weight and body image. It seems we all have issues of one description or other.

Sleep you look fab! I would describe Madonna as scrawny and you most definitely are not that.

One I don't know what condition you have but it sounds like you have many challenges but you always seem so positive.

Very impressed with how much exercise you all do. Due to 3 pgs and 2 emergency cs I have constant back problems and a rather wobbly tummy! Iam pretty active though and walk the dog a lot. Also play badminton (not played for 4 months due to trapped nerve in neck) but still a stone overweight .

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Nice shoes turq.

Sleep you look amazingly toned and healthy. Nothing butch about you wish I could be motivated to exercise.
One that is a great attitude to have.

Thank you Fedup and Justa

Have found some vocal training apps for my phone, i'm really pleased with how far I've come in a such a short space of time training my voice. I feel like I could sing in front of an audience forever instead of hiding away and only singing when no one was in. Should hopefully be preparing for my first exam soon! exciting times

Sleep, you look amazing! I was too thin when I was a teenager, I am happy enough with my weight now and the bit of a muffin top is going thanks to Sleep's advice.

Very scary about the car, Dry!

Love the Marant and Marni, Bonsoir.

Enjoy dinner tonight, Liberty, your outfit sounds fab. My DDs are the same, DD2 got new shoes today and told me it was the best morning!

Linus, Stylesnob are true to size, apparently, I emailed about them as think I will get them in grey.

I didn't buy the 5050s in the end, Turquoise, I decided to wait until the autumn and decide between Fiorentini & Baker boots and them. I got a bargain pair of taupe Ash Jalouse instead. Currently saving madly for the Burberry navy ledbury bag and this. The bag may take a while.

decam ditch the bag and get the trench ,its to die for!

Ordered this and this from the Outnet.
Just need one more casual summer dress, and possibly a wedding outfit and that's SS done for me.

Gorgeous trench Decam

Ticks all the boxes for me too Decam.

Love the trench Decam
Great buys Shop - I am impressed you have SS sorted.

Sleep your body is amazing.

I used to be very overweight and hated my body. And I had PCOS in my 20's and had a lot of dark hair on my face and body (still have more than I'd like but not as bad). I went travelling for a year when I was 27 and one night on a train in I wrote a list of all the things I hated about my body. Started with my toes (big ones hairy, little ones wonky) and worked my way up to the top of my head (head too big, hair frizzy) , there was hardly a body part that I didn't have a problem with. And I had a moment of clarity that what I was doing to myself was totally and utterly self-defeating and horrible.

So I decided that for the rest of the year while travelling I was not going to do any negative self talk and I was not going to talk to other women about my body or theirs. I decided to just accept any compliments with a polite ‘thank you’ and then change the conversation. It was really, really difficult for about a month and then I got used to it and it hugely changed my feelings about my body. I didn’t suddenly think ‘my thighs are amazing’ but I stopped worrying about it and became more accepting about them. When I got home after the year away doing this I decided I would lose weight and lost about 2.5 stone relatively easily and with the odd minor fluctuation I have kept this weight off.

I have the occasional blip (such as the recent obsession over my hooded eyes) but most days I think I’m fine. I have a wobbly tummy and a small CS overhang, chunky legs etc but I never beat myself up about them. I dress in a flattering way rather than letting it all hang out but I don’t feel actively bad about not being able to wear certain things. All things considered I like my body and count myself lucky to be as fit, healthy and attractive as I am .

Sorry this is a bit of an essay and I don’t want to sound preachy and I’m certainly not a paragon of virtue in this respect but it’s an issue that I feel strongly about. I think so many women inhibit their ability to fully embrace and enjoy their lives by focusing on their bodies in a negative way.

Speech over – well done if you made it this far

Thanks for the good wishes on the rugby Sleep. My brother is coming over for the weekend and we have a couple of other friends coming over to watch the match at our house. Going to cook a paella I think and looking forward to hanging out in the garden.

Paella sounds fab Liberty, as does your attitude to your body. It's funny, my mum never talked body issues in front of me, never dieted etc. and as a result I never really paid too much attention to my weight (and got away with a lot because I'm tall). But as I get older, and post DS, I definitely am more down on my body than I used to be (tummy especially), and I miss my old jawline!
The only reason SS is nearly sorted is because I bought so much last year

I like your attitude, Liberty. Btw, Ocado have King crisps (no Tayto unfortunately), Barry's tea, Kimberly etc at the moment! I bought the lot for the weekend that was in it, not that I eat any of it normally.

Great Outnet buys, Shop.

The Jaeger jacket was too short so have to wait for that refund before I can buy anything else. Glad the trench got the thumbs up. :)

I just had a style moment in the park - I bumped into a very good friend who was having a chat with a friend of hers I didn't know. I could hardly take my eyes of her! One of those teeny slim Japanese women but she was super stylish in an Italian sort of way, albeit with a good dose of Asian. It later transpired her husband was Italian and she had spent many years living in Italy before moving to Paris three years ago. Of course I can take zero inspiration from her style since I am a tall blond fair-skinned Northern European...