Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

I want to lose weight because…

January 22, 2011

I was reading an excerpt from a book the other day and in it the two authors listed the reasons why they wanted to lose weight. The reasons ranged from the usual, “I wanna look hot” to the more serious “I want to be healthy so I can see my grandchildren”. I thought that this was a great idea and so I wanted to put out here my reasons for losing weight so that I can look at the list and keep myself motivated as I go through my journey. My goal is to lose 60lbs by the end of the year – that averages out to 5 pounds a month. So far I’ve gained 3 pounds *sigh*. That’s okay, we all start rocky and things will smooth out later. So, here are my reasons for wanting to lose weight.

1. I want to wear boy shorts (I can hear my sons saying, “EWWW MOM!” right about now :-)).)

2. I want to find a really cool denim jacket to wear again – I don’t care if I am 40-something, I still want to look cool.

3. I want to have more energy throughout my day.

4. I want to look and feel healthy.

5. I want to feel comfortable in my own skin.

So, those are my starter reasons. I’ve thought about things before but never really written them down. One of the reasons given in the book was to stop crying when watching transformation shows like What Not To Wear – I can so relate to that. However, Stacy and Clinton always encouraged the participants to accept who they are right now, where they are, no matter what. I think that is so important because we are who we are and we should be happy with who we are. The things we aren’t happy with are usually within our power to change, other things aren’t and we just have to accept those as uniquely our own. Maybe I should write about that next – the things I like about myself. Stay tuned!

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On January 23, 2011 at 1:02 AM, dxprog said:

No comment on the boy shorts, but I don't know if denim jackets are "cool" anymore. Seems kind of 90s (kind of like stirrup pants). But, hey, to each their own.
Always remember, you're welcome on our epic journeys whenever the weather warms up again.

On January 23, 2011 at 12:55 PM, java_queen said:

Denim jackets are still cool and always will be in my book. I miss that one jacket I had so much. I've also thought about a leather jacket - that was my goal years ago when I only had 20lbs to lose :-(. Believe it or not leggings/tights have come back this year - blech. I'll go walking with you one day - just got to get in basic good health first.

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