Out Of The Mouth’s Of Babes

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One of the first times I realized my weight gain was becoming noticeable came from my then five-year old son.  It’s funny how body type dysmorphic syndrome works.  Some people look in the mirror and see themselves as being extremely over weight even if they are not.  Others see themselves as thinner then they actually are.  I am the one who see themselves as thinner than they actually are.  I don’t know how I’ve missed it.  I’ve looked in several different mirrors all my life.   Anyway out of the blue, to my absolute horror and surprise, my precious little son says in the sweetest, most innocent little boy voice, “Mommy your pretty but your Butt is big”.   Are you kidding me?   Who was he comparing me to.    Snow White?   Cinderella?    He was only five for God’s sake. I was stunned. I was speechless in front of a child, my own child.  I don’t remember how I responded, I’m sure I immediately put him down for a nap so I could lick my wounds with a bowl of ice cream or something.  He is much older now and I have forgiven him but I still look at him in a funny way when I think about that story.

My Exercise Buddy

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This is my best piece of exercise equipment.  Even when I don’t feel like exercising my dog  Dexter won’t accept that.  The best part is when I take him for a long walk it doesn’t even feel like exercise knowing how much he lives for his walk and seeing how much he enjoys it, it gets me out there practically every day.  They say a dog going for a walk is the same experience as a human going to a rock concert.  Wow!  That is wild!  How can you deny them that experience.  At the same time every morning Dexter lets me know it’s time to get going.  He immediately starts following my every move, brushes up against my legs, whines a little bit and I know what he’s trying to say.  “Are we gonna go, it’s time, are you gonna put those shoes on, we better hurry, there’s lots of lizards and squirrels out there today, come on, let’s go, hurry hurry hurry”.  And think of the benefits for both you and your best friend.  Now some of you might be thinking “well I don’t have a dog”.  I bet your neighborhood is full of them that are just sitting home being all latchkey and stuff that would love to go with you.  Just think of how lucky that family would be to have their dog walked while they are at work.  You’ll be doing an extraordinary thing for that dog and in return will have a new best friend.

Wednesday Weigh In. Bye Bye 2 1/2 More Pounds.

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imageNow I know that doesn’t sound like a lot after having lost 5 pounds the first week but that is very typical of a healthy weight loss program.  Health professionals advise to lose only about 2 -3 pounds a week to stay healthy while losing weight.  The first week you lose mostly water weight which was fine by me.  The first thing that came to my mind when I thought about those 2 1/2 pounds was McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.  Yes, I relate everything to food.  That would be equivalent to 10 Quarter Pounders.  Imagine slapping 10 of those babies on your thighs.   Paints a pretty vivid picture doesn’t it.  That is now 7 1/2 pounds in two weeks.  So I imagined going to my local grocery store and going straight to the meat department and putting 7 1/2 pounds of raw hamburger meat in my cart.  Not the lean hamburger but the fatty hamburger.  That’s a lot of burger!  That really put things in perspective for me.  Now I’m smiling. 🙂