Sports Bras

 

I have been doing great at my exercise goals!  I am really proud of myself.  There have only been about 3 or 4 days since my start date of April 11, 2011 that I have not done any exercise.  Most days I do either a cardio workout like Zumba or elliptical workouts or I do yoga or Pilates or a strength training day from P90X upper body.  Through this I have gone from a size 22 to a 14 or 16.  Well needless to say the sports bras I was wearing at size 22 no longer fit my changing body.  Sunday morning I was doing Zumba Cardio Dance Party in my basement and my bra was useless!  The elastic at the bottom really did nothing to hold the girls in place and I literally fell out of the bottom.  It was time to buy some new Sports Bras! 

As part of our date day yesterday Dr. D and I headed to Nordstrom’s Rack for a little shopping. I love a bargain plus it was tax free weekend.   I headed straight for the active clothes and he went for the shoes.  I found a pair of knee length yoga pants that I also really needed in a smaller size and several bras of different styles and sizes.  I found 2 that I really loved the fit and look of.  The first was this one by Marika:

I loved it because it fit really well and kept everything in place plus it has these little clasps on the side to cinch in as I shrink further!!  This one I bought in an XL because it had less give.  The price was right too!  It is $45.00 on the website but I picked it up for $12.97.  A great buy for something that I look at as an “in between item”.

The second bra I found was this one by adidas:

I loved this one because it was simple, held everything in place and it is reversible.  I got it in purple and white. This bra was a steal at $9.97.  Plus I bought it in a size large.  I was doing a happy dance in the fitting room!  I cannot even remember the last time I even seriously looked at buying clothes in a size large!

 

I wore the Marika this morning for my Zumba Sculpt and Tone and loved it.  It is great not to have to pull at and adjust your bra during your workout.  It  kept the girls in place and under control!  And to prove it I burned and extra 37 Kcals today on top of what I normally burn!

 

Can you tell I am addicted to exclamation points?!!!?