I can't believe I'm about to make this (sort of) public announcement because I may very well regret it, but here goes. No, there is no little addition on the way or anything as dramatic as that....sorry.
Exactly one month from today I will be"celebrating" a big, bad birthday. I'm not particularly looking forward to this one, but have thought of a way to make it a little more tolerable & maybe even a bit happy.
I have set a goal for myself to be 8 pounds lighter by this birthday. I need to lose more than 8 pounds, but this is my short term goal. I know this is not exactly facinating information for you folks & you're probably thinking "so what?". BUT, I'm hoping the threat of public failure and humiliation will keep me on track & out of the doritos.
So, as I march on toward middle age...here's hoping I leave a little of my middle behind. Ha ha! Clever huh?
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Hey Deb - I know exactly what you're going through. It makes you accountable by putting it out there. :) Honestly - whenever I see you I think you're teeny tiny and look great, but we are all our own worst critics, right?
That being said - once this Mexico trip was established I started doing the same thing. I'm happy to say I'm down 15 lbs. YEA ME! I'd like to get another 15 down by June 14. Whether that actually happens or not, I do not know, but either way, I at least did it a little. At this point, I will take ANY success in that matter than I can find.
Best of luck to you. Why can't it be easier? (like it seems to be for my VERY teeny-tiny sister-in-law).
WOW! Congrats Tami! 15 pounds is huge! Are you following some kind of program?
Yes, it's hard not to envy that teeny sis-in-law of yours, but hey - we will succeed & be hot mammas in our own right!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh, Deb! Everytime I see you I think you look fabulous and I wish I could make you believe it! It's true though, we are our own worst critics. We're aware of all the stomach folds and thigh spread and secretary butt dimples that no one ever sees. But we feel them. Ugh. We know they are there and we want them to GO AWAY! However, there has to be some sort of balance. I know what I would have to give up to weigh what I did 10 years ago. And I enjoy the quality of life so much more with occasional hamburgers and daily chocolate and lattes. I'll cheer you on in your endeavours and wish you all the best, but I'll never tell you that you need to lose weight! Because you are just so lovely as you are.
I was going to stop there, but I'm going to ramble a little more. I know a fellow who is fond of saying, "Boys like girls and girls like girls." Meaning, girls are more interested in looking hot to other girls than in looking hot to their men. I'd like to say it isn't true, but if I was mainly interested in looking hot to my sweet hubby, I would embrace those folds and thighs and dimples and shake them with confidence. Eeewww - gross mental image. Don't think about it!! But for some reason everything he says about how good I look goes out the window after I spend an afternoon with my "skinny" friend or start thinking about what swimsuit I'm going to wear to the cabin.
We women are so weird about this stuff.
speaking of swimsuits, I saw a very cute one I think I'll buy from Eddie Bauer for the summer. They have a TON of suits right now and I bought a couple from there 2 years ago (the year of hawaii -- sigh) and I liked them very much.
I have no idea what size to buy and by the summer time when I am no longer sporting my extended abdomen from carrying another almost 10 pound baby the swim suits will be replaced with fall clothes in all the stores. But anyway, I saw some cute ones in the catalog.
Jessica, you say "spread thighs" and secretary dimples like it's a bad thing ? ha.
Tami & Jess, thanks for the nice compliments...I hope you know that was not my motive. :)
Just so everyone knows (especially my teenage friends), I am not worried about getting "skinny" & that is NOT my goal at all. I just want to get back to a healthy weight for me & fit into my clothes again. That's all. :)
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