NSV: "You have the figure some girls would kill for"

So, I have an event coming up at the end of June that requires three dresses. I don't dress up often. I also honestly don't know how to dress anymore because I've lost a ton of weight and haven't updated my wardrobe. I live in t-shirts. I have like two skirts, a single pair of slacks that are too loose, and and a pair of jeans. Mostly because I don't have the funds for a new wardrobe, and I'm still losing weight so it doesn't make much sense to buy a ton of clothes, anyway.

All this to say, I'm not used to dressing up to begin with. And now there's the added layer of being a new size that I'm not sure how to work with. So I bought dresses. Wasn't sure how I felt about them.

Two are floor length dresses I ordered on Amazon. I expected them to be kind of fit and flare fits. Turns out they're way more form fitting than that. They cling all the way down past the hips and flares closer to the knees. The third is honestly just short. Way shorter than I've ever worn.

I asked a friend to give me an honest opinion, because just needed someone to tell me whether I needed to try to find new dresses.

And she goes, "Anges. You have a figure people would kill for! Wear these dresses. Show it off!" And then she FaceTimed someone else, who goes, "You have GREAT collar bones! Do an updo, show it off." They told me I looked hot. Never in my life have I EVER been hot.

And omg. It just felt so fantastic to be told I could pull off dresses that are shorter and more form fitting than I would ever think I could get away with.

I told them that I've lost a ton of weight and showed them a picture from a year ago. And she goes, "Holy shit, you did lose a ton of weight. But you don't have that body anymore. You have a totally different figure, and you should start dressing for the figure you have now."

I FULLY expected the short dress to be a flat out "Yeah, no. Doesn't work on you" and the others to MAYBE be a "Well, maybe if you get them altered. But you should probably find a back up choice." It was really surprising and honestly kind of validating go hear I actually look good.

I'm not skinny. I still have ~40 lbs left to lose. But I guess maybe it's time to start believing I can look good now, even if I'm not exactly where I want to be.

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