You don’t know what you’ve got…until you’re much chubbier.
It’s July 1. My New Year’s Resolution was to get in shape. I have not lost a pound since 2008. I started and stopped several effective exercise programs, and watched what I ate…watched cheeseburgers and chocolate and ice cream go from my plate to my mouth.
I was looking at photos recently, and can not believe how much thinner I was a few years and 2 kids ago. I know, gaining weight is normal and some keep a few extra pounds per child, no matter how hard they work. I get it. What bugs me so much about this is that I didn’t appreciate that I was pretty thin. I look at my honeymoon photos and think how foxy I was in my bikini, but I know at the time, I was upset that I didn’t get into better shape for my wedding. Even photos of me after having M look pretty great. Is my pre-Abby body to much to ask for?
What if this is as good as it gets? Will my fatter self look back on pictures of today and think, “Damn, I was fine!” Oh, how I hope not! I guess July 1 is as good a time as any to get my a$$ moving…I shall take a photo today and stare at it. If I can live with cottage cheese thighs and muffin top, I shall sit on the couch. Something tells me, I will be better about it this time around!
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July 1, 2009
Good luck! I’ve been trying to be better about eating and exercising since last month and I’ve only lost a couple of pounds. It’s so darn hard!
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July 1, 2009
Thanks for stopping by. I think it just gets harder to lose the weight after kids. It’s not like we get a moment to sit down. You have to wonder how that all works. I have been thinking about the same thing lately. I was just trying to teach my son to jump rope. Good Lord! That was a workout!
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July 1, 2009
Twitter: SassyModernMom
I’m with ya girlfriend! I remember being unhappy with the way I looked on my Honeymoon, but I was so so happy so… Now I look at those pics and think WHAT?
Perhaps we should be like Benjamin Button and age backwards!
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July 1, 2009
Hey, I just today started doing something I call Weight Loss Wednesdays. I am going to journal my own weight loss, starting today. Check out my intro post, and I would love to have others who are trying to lose weight and get healthier join me for this. It’s good for us moms to help each other in this. The link is here: http://wwwlivelearnorganize.blogspot.com/2009/07/weight-loss-wednesdays-intro.html
Good luck!
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July 2, 2009
oh, girl, I am SO with you on this one!! I was way too thin at my wedding, which is weird because I loved the way I looked then. Looking back, I looked my best when Sarah was about 4 or 5 – but I thought I was too fat then!! I’m Italian, I’m naturally curvy, I don’t look good too thin, but I also don’t look that good as fat as I am now.
If I could go back and talk to my former self, I’d definitely tell her to count her blessings, stop dieting and just do some pilates to flatten out that belly, and she’d be golden
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July 2, 2009
Hollaaah! I was looking at some pictures that were taken of me last week and noticed how WIDE my BACK was getting. Not my backside, mind you, but my BACK. *sigh* I’m going hard core with my work outs, I don’t care what anyone says, I WILL lose this weight! I will! I will!
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July 2, 2009
Twitter: hereslizz
You already know I’m on that slow moving creaky ass wagon. Hop aboard! There’s room for one more…if I can scoot my ass over far enough. If you are going to lose and blog about it, feel free to leave a link in your comment if you read any of my Farewell to Fat posts! I like knowing I’m not alone and to see peeps progress.
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July 3, 2009
I know exactly what you mean. The “thin” me did not get it at all. Same story – two kids later and I am not what I used to be. I just need to get motivated to get moving. Thanks for sharing this
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July 3, 2009
ugh. I’m right there with you. I just gave myself a mini-makeover after seeing some pics of myself. (talking about it on my blog tomorrow, reveal pics included!)
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