Food Plans and My Shopping Expedition to find a Cocktail Dress

So Heidi posted about Weight Watchers and her experience prior to kiddos. I have never tried it, though when I managed Applebee's we had the opportunity to sell "Weight Watchers" meals and I would chuckle as people would order them adding Ranch Dressing to the Weight Watcher's Quesadilla or something like that....do they add those points in?

In any case, I would love to try the program and learn more about it however like Heidi, the cost is of concern for us. So that option is not reasonable. Like I said before its what I eat, why I eat and when I eat paired with the amount I eat.

So today I went shopping. It was my first time in a while looking for a formal dress. I have a formal even in January and I don't have a "cocktail" dress nor do I have a gown to wear to the evening of wining and dining. So out I went with one baby in tow.

First Stop: BCBG. I found a dress I loved. It was an 8 which I tried to ignore. Some scoff at that however being a 2 or 4 most of my life, this feels overwhelming to me. It had a silver silk top with a drop waist and a black pencil skirt. I had visions of taking the skirt up to make it a little shorter, grabbing some silver tights and some sweet heels to complete the outfit. I felt like a million bucks. It cost close to it. At $565.00 it was half off. So looking at the tag, I took it off and set it aside. I couldn't justify it especially with the fact that I would have to buy nylons, tights, accessories and of course a bag. So it went back to the shelf.

I stopped in a few other stores. Nothing seemed right. On the off chance I may find something, I popped into Jones New York. I never liked anything there however perhaps they had dresses. I walked around staring at the definitive "mom" styles and found 3 dresses to try on. Grabbing 8's I headed to try them on. Dress one, TOO BIG. Loved it though. I tried to find a 6, no luck. Dress two, TOO BIG. Loved it but didn't know if there was another, I checked and there was a 6. So I grabbed the third dress in a 6 as well. Two more to try on. And score. They both fit. I ended up spending a whopping $29.00 on it and felt pretty good, it was a 6. Perhaps this road will have its ups paired with its downs! And maybe we're starting on the right foot.