The dressing room mirror...

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mabdoo

Cathlete
I was waiting for my DH to try on a pair of pants yesterday and no one was in the dressing room waiting area so I decided to look in the 3-way mirror. Why? I was much better off seeing only what I see in my flat mirror at home. In that mirror I can't see the cellulite that is starting to build up on the backs of my arms, or the fact that my legs are really white (I had a skin cancer scare) and always bruised (I bump into things and bruise like a peach.) or the fact that I am not in as good as shape as I thought I was...and the RT is only 11 days away. It was so depressing. So do I work out like crazy or eat better this morning? Of course not! What is wrong with me. Ugh. To make matters worse, the woman I work with is a perfect, ripped size 2 and she is a wonderful, nice person. Ok, time to go to bed so I can get enough sleep before I start my daily 5 am workout. Thanks for letting me vent.
 
Ugh, me too! Dressing room mirrors are awful!! My thighs have a lot of loose skin and cellulite...it's downright depressing.

Although we all tend to do it, comparing ourselves to others is never productive. I once read something to the effect of, "if you're going to compare your weight, size, hair and clothing to someone else then you also have to compare your intelligence, wit, humor, love, relationships, health, finances, etc." We always tend to only see the best of other people and not necessarily their real life and their challenges. Celebrate the best you, I'm sure you're amazing!
 
Why do dressing room mirrors sometimes seem like funhouse mirrors (without the fun?).

I swear, they can make people look paler, lumpier, and bigger than they are.

I'll bet you don't look as bad to others as you think you do. And THEY will probably be more concerned about how THEY look than about how you look.
 
Dressing room mirrors are evil. The only people who see you close to naked in that light are you and yourself. Don't take it too hard. Look at yourself in a different light, holding a hand held light to look at the back. Take pics of yourself outside, inside, trying different light. Find light that really flatters you and keep those pics. Picture yourself like that, not the dressing room mirror/lighting. You have now had your problem areas rudely highlighted and exaggerated. You know where to work it now, but mentally, you need to imagine yourself in a positive way and feel good about your body.
 
kathryn said:
Why do dressing room mirrors sometimes seem like funhouse mirrors (without the fun?).

That line made me chuckle Kathryn - cause that is the simple truth!!!

I have gotten to the point of buying clothes, taking them HOME to try them on and then return what I don't like!! If I left it all up to those horrible store mirrors - I would never buy a single thing!
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The worst part about the whole experience is that I was going to check out how great I looked from another angle because I have been working so hard :-( I am convinced that because I spend so much time watching Cathe and crew I expect to see them when I look in the mirror. Ok enough with this topic. On to something new....
 
Consider this: Where were you 6 months ago? Or a year ago? I'm sure you've made all kinds of progress from where you started out! Think about that instead of those dressing room mirror images! I think stores really DID buy them off of bankrupt carnivals! Ugh.
 
You would think that stores would make the light in the dressing room more flattering....that way you would think that you look really good in the clothes and buy them! Whatever money they are saving by installing those flourescents they are losing by the loss of sales in the merchandise.
 
I hate those department store mirrors, specially Kohls everytime I go in thre I just get depressed and it ruins the weekend for me. I don't know why I even keep going back I never purchase anything! Anyway's I bet you look great!

Lourdes
 
In the words of Cher in Moonstruck "SNAP OUT OF IT!" Those mirrors make everyone look like crap and every where there is a size two...a size zero...a size 52...scrutinizing herself in front of the mirror and making her self feel bad. Needlessly. Now think about having fun on that RT and giving a rat's behind what anyone else thinks ;):)
 
lauramangano said:
You would think that stores would make the light in the dressing room more flattering....that way you would think that you look really good in the clothes and buy them! Whatever money they are saving by installing those flourescents they are losing by the loss of sales in the merchandise.
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I was thinking the same thing!
WHY in the world would you want to have people think they look bad?
(I don't shop high-end, but I wonder if those fancy stores have 'mood lighting' in their dressing rooms---a peachy/rosey somewhat dim color, like candlelight, that makes everyone look good--and mirrors that make everyone look fabulous).
 
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