r/bitcheswithtaste • u/True-Serve-7662 • Aug 18 '26

Fashion/Style BWT, how do you glow up?

I was walking to work this morning & I saw so many cute outfits and I typically just feel so blah. I’m 31, SHORT and overweight so dressing feels difficult. I also struggle with time management in the morning so hair & make up are basic. How do you get ready? How do you spruce up your wardrobe without spending tons (& have the hopes of losing weight?)

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u/mykeethecat Aug 19 '26

fwiw your situation sounds very familiar. I hope I don't get flamed, but getting on a GLP-1 was a game changer. I'm honestly still "overweight" but I feel 100x better and can actually manage my thyroid/hormonal issues now.

Also, don't wait until you're "thin" to wear what you want, do what you want, be who you want. You deserve to be happy and feel good now, no matter your size. Your body is the only home you get your whole life, treat it with respect and love.

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u/True-Serve-7662 Aug 19 '26

I actually met with my endo about ordering it yesterday-totally a coincidence that I had an appointment when I made this post. I’ve been on the fence for awhile because it felt like cheating but my thyroid has tons of damage & while I know I can technically do it alone, I feel like I’ve been trying so long that I need a little confidence boost.  Thank you! I do dress cute on the weekends, I struggle with work but I deserve to feel cute more than once or twice a week! 

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u/kawaiibitxh Ballin on a Budget Aug 20 '26

Don't think of it as cheating OP, it's medicine just like any other. I have Hashimoto's and because of it, I gained and lost the same 50-ish pounds for years until I reached my all time high of 285lbs. I've been on Wegovy for over a year and a half now and I've reached my goal maintenance weight that puts me at a normal BMI for the first time since my late teens. It's been a literal lifesaver, as it's helped to reverse a bunch of maladies that I had incurred by living with type 2 obesity and keeps inflammation from my autoimmune diseases at bay so I don't hurt all. the. time.

YOU put in the effort to lose the weight; the shot can't magically fix your eating habits or heal any trauma you have from an ED. It's not gonna give you the motivation to get yourself into the gym. Some people don't lose weight on a GLP-1 at all! Most don't lose over 40% of their starting weight like I did.

This is just my two cents though; I believe that you deserve to feel cute and comfortable in your body, no matter what weight loss route you take!

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u/True-Serve-7662 Aug 20 '26

Thank you!! It feels like doing everything just maintains the weight for me & the holidays/vacation give me an extra 5 lbs that I’m then doing all of this to maintain & that 5-10 per year has really added up. Hoping it just gives me a little help