Listen. I am a huge fan of yoga pants and leggings. Seriously – I am. There is nothing better than being able to be super comfy and looking mildly put together. I immediately change into yoga pants or leggings after work, and they’re my go-to for weekends.
But the thing is… I’m pretty sure my yoga pants and leggings are making me fat.
A friend of mine said that her yoga pants “make her feel hot and motivated to move,” and that’s true for me as well – to an extent. When I’m wearing my faux workout gear on the weekends or in the evenings I always have a fleeting thought that since I’m already dressed for a run – sports bra and all – I might as well actually go for a run. But it never happens.
Instead, when I’m getting ready to go out and my jeans feel a wee bit snug (or are very snug, as the case seems to be more and more these days) I’ll just change into a pair of leggings and a top and call it a day.
And I’ll avoid those jeans… rather than say – oh, I don’t know – going to the gym or eating a salad.
This, in turn, leads to a false sense of security. I can rationalize with myself that although my jeans are uncomfortable, my yoga pants and leggings still fit, so we’re all good. Uhm, no, we aren’t. The jeans don’t stretch – hence the discomfort. But yoga pants and leggings stretch for daaays.
I said all that so I can say this (something I’ve said a million times, including before my wedding, but which I actually mean this time): I’m going on a diet. I am going to get fit and healthy. I am so sick of feeling sick, and tired, and anxious. And I am pretty sure that my anxiety and my general health are very deeply connected. When I was healthy and in shape I was never anxious. Even before the wedding when I was working out with a trainer my anxiety was significantly less than it is now. But these days it’s creeping back up on me.
Also – I got married. And the next step for my husband and I (not anytime soon but, you know, eventually) is to have kids. The last thing I want is to be overweight, then get pregnant and be MORE overweight, and then struggle to lose it all and become healthy while also juggling a child, a house, working, and the rest of every day life.
So the buck stops here, folks.
I’ve joined a fitness and nutrition plan, and I’m going to do my absolute best to NOT turn to my yoga pants and leggings as my go-to outfit. If my jeans don’t fit, I’ll find something else (a skirt, perhaps) but eventually my jeans WILL fit, and yoga pants and leggings will be reserved strictly for what they were originally intended: working out and running very quick errands.
What do you think – are you in a love/hate relationship with your yoga pants and leggings? Let know in the comments, or on Facebook or Twitter.
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