Ashamed of my yoga wear

JennyAnne

I've recently started back up working out and doing yoga classes. Today, I took a yoga class while my big boy was a preschool. I picked him up right after class and proceeded to get the boys haircuts, my eyebrows waxed, went to McDonalds, and bought plants at a flower nursery. It is now almost 2pm and I realize I have worn my yoga wear all day. Oops. It sure is comfy, but I don't want to become someone who just wears their yoga gear everywhere.

11 years ago

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Meredith1953

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JennyAnne,
You always looks so lovely in all your posts that I bet you actually look GOOD in yoga gear and that ain't easy!

11 years ago

Sona

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JennyAnne: Clearly Claire and I both donated/sold/thrifted all our yoga pants ( and then we were 'bummed' we did that!) but it forced me to wear real clothes even when I don't want to ( but I gave in and bought a lululemon pair right afterwards). That might be too extreme but maybe keeping a pair of well fitting jeans in the trunk of your car for a quick post yoga class change might work?

11 years ago

Victoria

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I really don't think its a big deal, these are usually very comfortable and I can certainly understand the appeal. I would rather see women wear those than stretched out of shape torn up sweats(which I have seen a LOT)

11 years ago

Kiwichik

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JennyAnne I know exactly what you mean. I go walking with a girlfriend each Sunday along a bush track so wear my runners, trackies & a T plus sweatshirt & jacket depending on the weather. We often have a coffee & an ubscheduled shop stop & it's just not practcal to wear jeans.

11 years ago

Isis

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I think you get a pass since you were actually IN a yoga class! I bet you looked cute!

11 years ago

cheryl

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Don't be too hard on yourself. I'm sure you looked great in your yoga pants. Following Kiwi's line of thought, sometimes they are just practical.

11 years ago

Isabel

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JennyAnne, don't be ashamed ! I will bet that Meredith is completely right. Sometimes stuff happens.

I don't know if you read my post a while back where something similar happened. I started a reconditioning program for cancer patients. So I went one morning and didn't give myself time to change out of my gym clothes ( ugly gym clothes to boot). Immediately following, I had an appointment in a big city in the swankiest neighborhood with one of my oncology physicians. The entire group watches us very closely for depression...so you get where this is going...LOL !! I was 20 mins late, sweating profusely, stinky, and in ugly sweatpants. The doc was in the waiting room looking for me because I am never late. Her jaw dropped when she saw me. She later told me that she thought I had fallen in to a deep depression and stopped caring about how I looked !

Keep exercising my friend !!

11 years ago

JennyAnne

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Thanks, Ladies. I'm sure it's not a huge big deal - just funny that I've been working on a smart mom on the go look, and today it all fell apart, but for a good reason!

Plus, when I got home, I was already in comfy clothes and ready for a shower, so I went outside and spent 2 hours gardening, so it really was for the best, and my new butterfly garden appreciates it.

11 years ago

Anonymous

Gulp! What Sona didn't mention, was that I replaced said yoga pants, lol!

Well JennyAnne, at least we don't wear them out and about EVERY day, like we did pre-YLF, right? And you got some extra chores done because you weren't too precious to garden....which reminds me I have a bumper crop of weeds in my rocks. Ugh.

@Isabel, too funny! Sad, but funny. I'm really glad you're not depressed after all!

11 years ago

christieanne

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It is hard to juggle everything if you don't want to be running back home to change or if there isn't a decent locker room, etc.
I always admire people who can go to the gym on their lunch hour. I wouldn't want to go back to work after. Guess I get too "into it" (ok, red faced and sweaty!) and the fast shower/locker room change thing isn't for me.
Great job on the yoga!

11 years ago

Mellllls

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My gym is in my mall. I anticipate that at some point I will make a mall stop after the gym in my workout clothes...

11 years ago

Sona

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Oooooooooh and I forgot to mention that getting one's eyebrows done ( in my opinion) does so much more for the face and how gorgeous any woman looks than any other service.

Yoga and a brow wax. And all in a day!!

Super FAB.

11 years ago

JennyAnne

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Sona, I know! I was thinking of writing a post about how a fresh, good brow wax makes me feel better and more beautiful than any makeup or haircut or gorgeous clothes.

11 years ago

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