Well, everyone has the same resolution(s) as I do right? I need to lose some weight, stop being lazy, be a better wife, mom, keeper of the home, do my devotions more consistently, spend more time in prayer, win a trip to Cancun, be top in sales on my At Home America team every month this year... you know we're all thinking the same things.
So today I start my diary. Well, sorta start my diet. Last year on the same day I started a weight challenge with my mom, sister, brother-in-law and husband. Krista won... though I swear if the boys didn't end up in the hospital for the last 10 days of the diet I would have been a real contender. I lost 19lbs. I have them all back this year... maybe even plus a few extras. I think Ma is the only one who really kept the weight off and lost more after the challenge was over. So I declare her the true winner... hope that stings Krista! ;)
I don't want to keep doing this every year. You know start off with a bang and then when Easter rolls around and those evil Cadbury Cream Eggs start sprouting up I fall to their temptation. As a matter-of-fact Ben brought me home one today... Really? It's January 1st you bawking bunny rabbit... give a girl a chance to start her diet before you destroy it!!!
I spent some time reflecting on what got me to the state that I'm in... not that I think I'm Gianormacon or anything... put I got me some blubber I could rid myself of...
So how did I get here?
First, here is my before picture... I'm 2nd on the right. This was taken while at college about a year or so before I married Ben.
Ok, so here are a few theories as to why I've increased in girthiness...
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So perhaps those mostly adorable faces have something to do with why I'm a little rounder in the middle...
Or perhaps it had something to do with...
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| I got 5 boxes of these for Christmas!! |
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| I love this man... well, his food any how. |
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| I honestly bought a whole box of these either last year or the year before. It was not cheap. |
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| I wish I could blame this addiction on Ben... | | |
So here's what I'm thinking... If I cut out the pregnancies and one of my biggest temptations I'll do a lot better. I'm sure I should also exercise, but let's not get too ridiculous!
Actually I should exercise more and eat less... but not like last time where I was so obsessive that I counted every little calorie, starved and exercised 3 times a day... weighed myself a ton and stressed out if I didn't lose anything... no I'm pretty sure that's what caused me to fail. I could only do that for a few months before I fell off the wagon. I would love to make a "lifestyle" change, but really I don't need to be a twig. I would like to lose the third chin and the belly... but if not I have full assurance that my hubs thinks I'm one hot mama and that's what really counts in my book!
2 comments:
A whole box of Cadbury Eggs? Really? That is so awesome!
And please don't cut out HuHot. They are awesome and need people like us to keep supporting them.
I hope everything else is going well. It's so hard to exercise indoors (for me at least). So my weight loss plans are on hold until the end of March.
Yes, a whole box. And to my shame I barely shared any and didn't have to freeze too many of them because I consumed them like nobody's business! IF I ever do anything like that again I believe I will wait until they're 50% off after Easter!
I don't think I could cut HuHot out. We don't eat out very often, but when we do it always has my vote!
It's so hard for me to exercise period! :P
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