I Need Your Help

I’ve been meaning to write about a blog I follow. It’s a fashion blog, and the author is curvy. I love her!! Mostly because she has a very unique sense of style, but she seems to really own her curves and uses it to her advantage. I’m sure she has some insecurities, (who among us doesn’t?), but it sure doesn’t show in her posts, and I SO admire her for that! Not to mention that she puts together some amazing outfits.

The reason I am FINALLY writing about her is because she posted this blog:

Hems for Her
And in this particular blog she showed a dress that I absolutely fell in love with.

I can’t stop looking at it. AND it’s on sale, I mean deep-discount sale, $25.00! My first reaction was BUY IT, even if I don’t have any place to wear it! But my dilemma is two-fold:

1.     I’m VERY picky about clothes, probably because I am difficult to fit. I’m afraid the fabric isn’t quite what I had in mind, and I’m afraid that the chiffon looking skirt might make my already too big hips look astronomically big.

2.     And they do not have the dress in my size, but they DO have it in one size smaller.

So, I’ve mentioned that I’m currently following weight watchers, and I’ve been having some slow, but successful results. I’ve already lost over 10 pounds (YAY!) and that’s over the holiday season!!  So, I’m thinking that perhaps if I bought this dress, with continued success I will be able to fit into the smaller size, therefore I’m thinking I should buy it!

But, the real reason I would buy this dress is strictly for our annual Holiday party. My husband and I host one big party a year, it’s our Holiday party. And each year I dress up. Come to think of it, it’s probably the ONLY time I ever dress up. But, I was thinking that this dress would be PERFECT for our next party, but that’s 12 months away. What if in the next 12 months I lose way more than 10-15 pounds which would allow me to fit into this dress one size smaller?

I’m SO torn! I want the dress, but I hate the idea of buying a dress I will never wear. I already have one of those in my closet. I too bought that dress thinking I would wear it to my Christmas party, but unfortunately, I gained weight before the party, and never got a chance to ever wear the dress.

And I suppose there is another option available, to buy the dress in a much smaller size in the hopes that it will motivate me to lose 40+ pounds. But for me, that’s not an option. I’m much too pragmatic for that. I know some people do that for motivational purposes, but I also know myself, and realize that type of motivation won’t work for me. It will more likely force me to beat myself up for not reaching the goal of fitting into the dress. And who needs any other motivation to feel bad about themselves??

So, given this information, I’m asking all my readers for their advice on this dilemma. Should I buy the dress a size smaller or not at all?