#100daysofclosetshopping

Day 169 - orange bird dress On Wednesday while at Disneyland I had the opportunity to go to the Disney vault, west coast home of the Disney dress shop. For those not aware it's a shop filled with vintage style dresses inspired by classic Disney attractions and films. While all the dresses were amazing (and I wanted to purchase each and every one) this orange bird dress caught my eye. Orange bird, the original mascot of the Florida park, has always been a Disney geeky favorite of mine. He's both recognizable and obscure at the same time. Add to that the shape of this dress and the color and it was a match made in disney heaven. I couldn't resist buying it and wearing it to work on Thursday. It's paired with a simple wedge from aerosols and (not pictured) my denim jacket. Since this dress is new I'm getting rid of two old long sleeve tshirt shoes I don't wear anymore. They are actually part of a larger closet purge that includes 5 bags to give away. Good thing, since the tank dress I wore last week and the poncho sweater were new as well. It feels nice to clean out my drawers and figure out what really is worth keeping. As for weight loss... despite Passover and Disneyland and having friends in town I'm down to 162.5lbs, that's another 1.4 lbs. I'm sure not eating bread has helped, but I'm glad to see another loss. Every week I'm inching closer to my goal. This week's weight: 162.5 lbs Last week's weight: 163.9 lbs (-1.4 lbs) Total loss: 8.4 lbs (Dress: Disney dress shop, shoes: aerosols)

Day 155 - splatter paint dress, Wiley Another 0.5 lbs down Another Thursday, another weigh in. Today I lost 0.5 a lb from last week. Given that I've spent more time at work than anywhere else (combined) And that most of my meals have been OT catering, I'm ok with this. In fact, this is the first screening cycle where I weigh less at the end than at the beginning, so success all around! Today I decided to wear this splatter print dress from anthropologie. It's appropriately springy and good for work. It's paired with Seychelle wedges and Wiley acting like a doggy model. It's the perfect work outfit. This week's weight: 164.9 Last week's weight: 165.4 (0.5 lbs down) Total loss: - 5.8 lbs (Dress: anthropologie, shoes: Seychelles)

Day 148 - floral top and a puppy for national puppy day Over 5 lbs lost I'm back to fitting in multiple pairs of jeans, so why not wear them. I paired these cropped jeans with a floral top from Joie, flats, and a black jacket. I'm also holding Wiley for national puppy day. I'm another 1.1lbs down, which means 5.3 lbs down from when I started posting my weekly weight. I'm celebrating this success and looking forward to more in the future. This week's weight: 165.4 lbs Last week: 165.5 (-1.1 lbs) Total weight loss: 5.3 lbs (Top: Joie, jacket: aday, jeans: Hudson, shoes: Tory Burch)

Day 133 - wearing red in solidarity for international women's day Ok first off, sorry for the lack of posts recently, no excuses, but things have been crazy at work / I was traveling. Yesterday was actually the first day in 132 days I didn't post anything, mainly because I was in a car then a plane for the bulk of the day. That said, I'm going to try harder to post on the daily from now on. So today, I'm wearing this red dress in solidarity with those participating in the day without women strike. Given that I was just out of the office and there were some things I couldn't miss at work today, I couldn't strike, but I still wanted to show my support. I actually had to think a bit about my outfit this morning, since I've already work most of my go to red dresses in the past 4 months. This Tracy Reese dress from anthropologie is one I bought at the end of 2010, right at the start of my last big weight loss journey. It was a little snug when I bought it, but fitting into it was my first real success. We'll I'm back to fitting into it without it being snug, but also without it being loose like it used to be. That's what I'm working on next. Either way, I love the look of this dress, both the color and the detail are divine! I can't wait to wear it again in a few months when it fits even better.

Day 142 - black and white date night outfit Tonight we went out on a date night to the theater. We went to see Fun Home at the Ahmanson. I know theater in LA isn't really a dress up occasion, but I always like to look a little special, hence this black top and white lace skirt. It's perfect for a night out (Top: aqua, skirt: Ted baker, shoes: Cole Haan)

Day 127- Epcot tshirt, jeans, healed timberlands It's Disney tshirt theme day at work, so today I'm wearing my vintage looking Epcot shirt with boyfriend jeans and healed timberlands (the early 2000s are back style wise!). It's not my favorite look of all time, but it's fine for the occasion. As far as Thursday weigh in day goes, I'm down to 169.4, a 0.5 lb loss. That's just enough for me not to have to get rid of anything. To be honest, it should have been a bigger loss, given that I was 168 on Wednesday, but last night we went out to dinner and I splurged calorie wise, so 1/2 a pound weight loss is where we're at. I guess any movement is good movement... Today's weight: 169.4 lbs Last week's weight: 169.9 Total loss: 1.5 lbs (Top: Walt Disney world, jeans: rag&bone/Jean, shoes: timberland)

Day 124 - bright coral knit dress, leather jacket It's been a few days since I've posted here (everything is on instagram: alexjrosie) so today I decided to pull out one of my favorite knit dresses that I haven't worn yet. I love love love the color of this Ted Baker knit dress. It's this perfect coral. I could have gone with just the dress and my Tory Burch wedges, but given that the studio can be cold, I threw my leather jacket on top as well. This outfit makes me so happy and is perfect for a day at work when we're celebrating Zootopia's oscar win! (Dress: Ted baker, jacket: Reiss, shoes: Tory Burch)

Day 108 - Black Lace top, beige flats - 1.5lbs down. When I bought this top 4 years and 20 lbs ago I loved it so much. I wore it all the time. It was a nice alternative to the black tshirts I favored at the time. As my weight got higher I stopped wearing shirts and jeans, mainly because I didn't like how jeans looked on me. Now after about 5-7 lbs of weight loss (1.5 from last week's number) I'm still not ecstatic, but I do have a pair of jeans I feel ok in. Because of this (and the tape on my arm) I pulled out this top and threw on some beige flats to make the look. I can't wait to keep exploring outfits from my closet as I keep losing weight. Last week's weight: 170.7 Today's weight: 169.1 Total loss: 1.6 lbs (Top: jcrew, jeans: rag&bone/Jean, shoes: Tory burch)