Hot and Skinny!!!!!
Whenever I explain to someone why I am trying to lose weight and exercise regularly, I always give them my standard answer. “I am trying to get healthy and be a good role model for my children–I want to be around a long time”. However, lets be honest, what I am really thinking these days is “My 25th high school class reunion is this year and I want to be HOT and SKINNY!”. As my weight loss starts to slow down, I increasingly become frustrated! Maybe I should just blow off the exercise and focus on diet pills, cabbage soup, and wash it all down with slimfast. Just until after the reunion. I find myself forgetting my original goals and only think of fitting into a size 6 slinky black evening dresses and receiving complete admiration from people I haven’t seen in 25 years!!! I fully recognize that something is very wrong with this way of thinking but I can’t help it–it’s just there. Then this morning, a really weird thing happened…I got an email. Only contacts that I know are suppose to be able to get through to my inbox but one slipped through. I decided to take a peek to see what it was. My bets were an ad for viagra or penis enlargement (am I the only one that gets these? LOL). Anways, much to my surprise, it was a quote from some fitness email:
“Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness” Edward Stanley
Jolt back to reality. I need to get my original focus back and do this for the right reasons. Period. I need to exercise because it makes me feel great. I need to eat right because it makes me feel great. If I happen to lose some weight in the process, that would be nice, but it should not be the focus. It’s so easy to get obessesed with the numbers on the scale and we don’t even stop and take a minute to think about HOW WE FEEL. I am going to take thie quote and print it out and hang it on the fridge…it will be replacing the picture of the HOT and SKINNY slinky size 6 black dress. Last time I checked, my kids could have cared less about how I looked in some sexy dress…..they just want me around for a long time. I am going to try and make that happen.
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We all think like that from time to time I’m sure. Hell I do. So instead, I think of getting healthy as the goal but shopping wherever I want as the ‘reward’ - maybe that is the same logic but it works for me.
What a blog!!! I loved it…especially the part about your kids wanting you around for a long time. Never looked at it that way, but you are so right. Its funny though, you have a big thing happening, your 25th class reunion is HUGE!! a good reason to drop the pounds right? I have a big event too..Oct 2008 Walt Disney World..YIPPEE!! Ok ready my BK Buddy? We CAN and WILL do this!! I can’t wait for the two of us to reach our goals and be able to post that new picture of the new us!!! Big Big Hugs!!!
psshhh… i cant HELP but think that way. to look good. lol
its what society does to us. but think about this to:
if you FEEL amazing about how you look, then you will feel amazing about yourself, which then, in turn, will make you a EVEN MORE positive role model for your kids.
XOXOXOXO
I so understand the ‘wanna be hot and skinny’ too, and although my health is a major reason for doing this, let’s be honest - I want to and I think most of us want to look good for all our efforts. Girl, we’re right there with you in those feelings and the struggles we sometimes will encounter on this journey. Brenda, WE can do this!!!! Your health will steadily improve which is a great thing, but with everything you’re doing I think you are going to also be very pleased with the physical results you’re going to get, and are getting as we speak. All the hard work WILL catch up, sometimes in spurts. I believe you are really going to look and feel awesome for your reunion! I think most of us do plateau, which is so frustrating, (mine is probably coming soon - I’ve never NOT plateaued when trying to lose weight - and believe me ya’ll will hear about it when I do!) but your buddies and friends here will motivate you, let you vent, and help you work through it. BTW, I love the Edward Stanley quote!
Talk to you soon, my friend.
COME ON! Who DOESN’T want to be hot and skinny??? That’s one of my biggest reasons!! (and it motivates me more than the threat of illness does, I’ll be quite honest!! LOL!) To me, it’s ALL good, as long as the lifestyle is healthy and the changes are good!!
Way to go Brenda!!! Thank you for sharing your wisdome!!