Today, I went to the mall to purchase a pair of sunglasses and protective film for my digital camera. Like most people, I decided to take a look at what was new while I was there. Two things I knew I wanted to look for: the cut-out swim suit and wife beater style tanks.

My favorite store, and the one I was purchasing the sunglasses at, had a cut-out swim suit in my size. It was more than I normally spend on these things, but what's the harm in trying it on, right? I stood at the dressing room waiting on the Asian lady to give me a card showing how many items I was carrying in, but she just stood there looking at me and then at the bright red swimsuit dangling from the hanger as if waiting for it to hit me. Finally she gave it to me with a look of sadness and I proceeded. Once in the dressing room, I began trying to put on this swimsuit that I now refer to as the disaster. First, I wasn't quite sure how to put it on. It had both a crisscross and tie back. Once I finally untied myself and figured it out, I realized why the woman had waited to give me the card. She was waiting for me to realize that a thirty-two-year-old mother of three should NOT be trying to wear THIS. Eye contact was not established as I returned both the card and the suit.

Now, you would think that would be the end of my swimsuit story for the day. But no, I still had to walk nearly to the other end of the mall to go to the camera store. I might as well get some exercise and look some more.

Why do I even bother with the teeny bopper stores anymore? Because I'm a size one and grown up clothes don't fit...I've blogged on it before. So in I went, just to look around. What did I find? I found an extremely sexy, drop your jaw, cut-out swim suit for less than the other store. What's the harm in trying it on, right? The clerk at this store was much more polite. She offered to get me the suit in any size I may need- just in case the bright blue metallic medium one didn't work for me. Luckily this one was less complicated.  We tried the silver and gold in large. They didn't work. And I bought it. The bright blue metallic cut-out ultra sexy must be in super good shape to wear swim suit. I bought it. And they have a no return policy on swim suits...

The next few weeks it will be all salads, and yoga. No Jack in the Box. No candy bars. Just good old fashioned discipline. UGH! What have I done!