Safe to say that lululemon is the hottest thing out there for workout clothes. EVERYBODY is wearing it even though you have to take a second mortgage out on your house to buy it. But, hey, it’s worth it to be hip and look good. I remember when it was brand new and my daughter begged for a pair of leggings and I finally gave in and bought her a pair.

So last spring, I decided it was time. I needed to make a change in my workout wardrobe and thought I could join all the beautiful people who sport around in their lululemon gear. I went to the store in Walnut Creek and of course it was packed – it always is. I loaded up on leggings of all styles and several tops and into the fitting room I went with my 19-year-old sales person writing my name on the door. “Is that Teresa with or without an H?” Of course, she along with every employee in the store was looking great in their leggings and tennis shoes…why shouldn’t I??

Have to say it might have been worse than bathing suit shopping. The tops were too tight and the leggings certainly were not flattering. I am not a fan of tight fitting anything so this was certainly a struggle for me. They have double mirrors in the dressing rooms so you get a birds eye view of what your rear end looks like and let’s just say it was not what I was hoping for. What was wrong with me? Nothing was working and I was depressed.

So when my sales person inquired, I opened the door and showed her how the cropped mid-rise leggings looked. I said, “ I don’t know what is wrong with me! Nothing I try on looks right. Maybe I don’t have the body for this look or maybe I am just too old …” She looked at me in a very nice way and said, “That is not true but I think if you put the pants on the right way, they might look better. You have them on backwards!!!”

Sometimes it’s hard to be hip!!

Time to get to the gym!