Disturbing new trend amoung a certain type of sahm

I will call it: wearing really expensive workout clothes to places other than the gym.

Part one: really expensive--

I get all these catalogs, I guess the catalog gods don't realize that I don't exercise as much as I used to, so I get them, and I peruse them. They have titles like athleta, title nine and sweaty Betty. And there is a store called lululemon. And they sell work out clothes. Stuff you are going to sweat in and stink up. And they sell them for ridiculous prices. Like 90 bucks for a pair of pants. Now, they are cute, they are very cute, and I am well trained enough by our consumer culture to want to look cute when I go to they gym, but I cannot justify spending that kind of money on spandex pants -- not even getting to the top and bra and brightly colored shoes. And then there is the little cover up for after you are done working out. You could easily drop 300 on a workout outfit. That will stink. Because it will get ass sweat on it.

Part two: to places other than the gym

Now, I go to the y and most people there are sensibly dressed in target gear or old t shirts. Even though my neighborhood is becoming very fancy, the y is decidedly old school, but I see these women around town. Like at central market or whole foods or some other such place, like the mall or at school. And they are wearing gym clothes. So I wonder, do they not have ass sweat? Because after I work out, unless I am going to krogers or the car wash, I go home and clean up. Do they know a store that sells better deodorant? Like I get my stuff at target, and my deodorant too, but since they go to lululemon, is there some correlating deodorant place? That sells 25 dollar organic deodorant?

Like what kind of class are they taking in these outfits? Do they feel like they workout better? Or do they just feel better because they look cute and it somehow takes out the drudgery of working out out of the work out? Because this, I understand.

These are the things I was wondering as I went into an athleta store today, looking for workout pants, but seeing the price tag, I couldn't do it. H works too hard and I love him too much. And my ass is too big and sweaty.

But there was a lady there shopping. She was decked out from head to toe in lululemon (which, for the record, I think is a dumb name) and shopping in athleta, so I guess they have no brand loyalty. They are just loyal to the look. Leggings, top and hoodie with bright shoes. She was pushing a baby.

I was discussing this phenomenon with my sister, who has also noticed it. Her issue: you can see the whole ass. The whole thing, and it leaves nothing to the imagination.

"Just give me some old middle school gym shorts," She said. "Hell, just give me some coach shorts," I said. Either that or the willpower to stop drinking Soda. I'll take that too.