I have already gotten some amazing things accomplished this year, with the help of my awesome husband. But my major goal today is to start getting myself back in shape and back in my size 8 skinny jeans by the end of the year. To do that, I need to lose about 40 pounds. This, my friends, is no easy task. That's where this blog comes in.
Let's face it- all of us have a weakness. We all have something that kills our diet, something we see as a delicious Kryptonite. In my case, it's several somethings: bread, fries, and chocolate. These things, and pregnancy and laziness, have led me down the morbid, downhill path to cottage cheese legs, muffin top, and stretch marks. It's gross, and no matter how many times my husband tells me I'm attractive and makes me feel beautiful, that feeling is short-lived and brutally murdered the next time I have to suck it in to button my jeans and I'm left with fat oozing over the belt loops. Sometimes I look in the mirror at my legs and realize just how lumpy my knees look. I've also recently discovered that my elbows have a layer of fat just above them that sags slightly over the knobby joint when I straighen my arm, like two extra muffin tops. I did not publish this on my blog so that my few followers would feel sorry for me or so I could share with the world just how low my self-esteem has gotten. I have decided to get my butt off the couch and put my foot down. I draw the line here. I will not gain another pound. My hope in sharing this is that my attempt at finding humor in the situation will bring a smile to the face of someone else struggling with their physical appearance. I am also hoping to keep myself accountable by sharing my goals and progress with others. And if someone chooses to follow me on this journey, I want them to know that this is not coming from some size 4, super gorgeous, exercise junkie who thinks the answer to happiness is a thin waist and a perky attitude. I'm just a twenty-something wife and mom who let junk food and pregnancy get the best of her and now I'm going to try through trial and error to lose the junk in my trunk before it gets so out of hand I have to resort to being on a reality show about weight loss.
So, you may be wondering what I'm going to do to lose this extra fluffiness. Well, it's fairly simple. I'm going to exercise. I'll even try to keep track of what it is that I do to exercise and post my progress weekly or bi-weekly. But what I really plan to change is my snacking habit. there is nothing wrong with a snack between meals, but when you graze on junk all day, it's a bad habit to form and a hard one to break. Along with my exercise routine, I'll post things to do "in lieu of food" so that when you feel the urge to grab that chocolate bar after you just ate lunch and before you've done anything to earn it, you will have a list of things (quirky, fun, or useful) to do instead of devouring gobs of fat.
Today I only have a few for this list.
1. make cards. It'll save you money, and possibly time in the future.
2. go for a long walk and take pictures of things that catch your eye.
3. paint your toe nails. we all know you deserve it.
4. get all dolled up. It's not just your hubby's responsibility to make you feel pretty. Who knows? maybe after his long day at work, he'll love coming home to a pretty wife so much that he'll surprise you with a mid-week date.
Now,get off your butt and go do something!!!
