Project Runway a Motivator?

I love Project Runway. It is absolutely amazing what those designers can do on a shoe string budget and no time. Their looks inspire me, and help me keep abreast of changing fashion trends. (I also love What Not to Wear, and I'm addicted to finding leaked photos of the upcoming Sex and the City movie.) I am just a tad bit of a clothes horse -- more like a clothes pony. If I could bring myself to spend more money on my clothes, I'd actually be a full-grown horse.



Well, today in my bored wanderings of the internet, I wandered over to Bluefly.com for the first time. (I admit the reason I went there is because Bluefly.com is the main sponser for Project Runway this year.) Bluefly.com offers couture accessories, shoes, and clothing at a discounted price. (Like Ebay, Amazon, and Zappos.com.) I admit to wandering the internet for couture, but nothing has ever truly jumped out at me as a "must have."



That is, before today.



Today, I found this Vera Wang silk charmuese dress. It's listed for around $120! Although more than I would spend on a normal day dress, this isn't outside of the normal range for what I would spend for a cocktail dress or a dress to wear to a wedding. I think it's gorgous. It's shape is just fabulous, and it would hide my new mommy pooch.



Problem. . . the biggest size offered is size 12.



I haven't been a size 12 since I was a freshman in highschool. Oh wait, I was briefly a size 12 right after law school but at the strain-the-upper-limits-of-the-pants range. If I am doing my math right, I'll be a size 12 in about 50 lbs. Sigh.


This seems so overwhelming. But, at the same time after reaching my 5 lb goal in just 2 weeks, it also seems pretty doable. Conceivably, I could be wearing this dress in just 6 months. And that is motivating.


I'm going to keep that in mind: if I continue to do well (as I have been for 2+ weeks), I could buy myself the Vera Wang dress I've always wanted. And, if it's by June, I'll even have a wedding to wear it to.


It may seem a petty, selfish motivator. But it's still a motivator.