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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

The Neverending Stooorrryyyy la la laaaaa la la laaaa la la laaaa

Weight gain and loss . . . the neverending stories of my LIFE.


Back in high school, lets just say I was chubby and still had quite a bit of baby fat on me. At about sixteen I all of a sudden started to slim out a bit . . . then I hit college where I was dancing about four hours a day, going to the gym about three times a week and had boundless energy and a kick-arse metabolism. I got even skinnier.


Then I got dumped by the guy I thought was the man of my dreams *pause for HYSTERICAL laughter* and I got even SKINNIER.


Then I graduated from college and got a little lazier, but still went to the gym, and I sort of evened out to about right . . . still pretty toned, still skinny and hot, but not TOO skinny. But I had to watch what I ate, big time. I am no longer blessed with a kick-ace metabolism, nor am I blessed with anything resembling "skinny genes."


Then I got married. and OH. MY. GOSH. did the pounds pack on. Oddly enough though, it wasn't being ON birth control that added the weight. I can trace my weight gain to about the DAY I decided to QUIT birth control due to the raging psychotic I became while on it.


Now I'm not fat and I know it, but I am uncomfortable in my own skin, and I HATE that. I walk around wondering if the people behind me are commenting on the hilarious way my butt cheeks bounce up and down when I walk . . . or laugh about the muffin tops that have magically appeared. I'm self concious ALL THE TIME. And those of you who know me well know that I am not a self concious person. Never ever have been.


So, after many mental and emotional breakdowns over the size of jeans I am forced to buy to fit my sausage thighs into . . . the healthy eating has begun again. But this time I HAVE to stick to it. For the sanity of myself and everyone around me.


So here's what I'm asking dear internet . . . all five of you who read me. I need healthy recipes. I need healthy "fast food" suggestions . . . I need weight loss tips. I need it all. Because I need to be able to shop at the stores I've shopped at for my whole life again. I need to NOT hear the words "ooh sorry, that's the biggest size we carry and management is even doing away with THAT size soon."


I want to walk into the Limited in six months, put on a pair of pants that fit in a size they DO still carry, then throw them on the floor, jump up and down on them and give them the finger.






6 comments:

Anonymous said...

As I sit here, drinking my flax-apple-orange-banana-celery smoothy (left over from lunch, which was left over from breakfast--hey, it was huge and, oddly, filling) I think, hmmmm, yes indeed. I feel her pain. We'll lose weight together. Well, not TOGETHER since you live in BFE and I live with my in-laws... Anyway, we're together in a cyber way... Yeah.

Jewels said...

I LOVE YOU! We are totally channeling each other, I've been thinking about posting something like this on my blog, too. We will help each other out! I do have some great food idea, and about the fast food thing? Obviously, it's better to pass it up all together. But I can rarely do that, so try to choose venues that are not grease barns, do not supersize anything and avoid combo meals if you can (who needs all those fries, anyway?). Snack a lot during the day and eat smaller, more frequent meals. Whoa. Comment must end.

Sheila said...

I think you look perfect- but I'm just looking at you through my own chubby eyes. Yep, eyes- don't think they missed the fat trian . . . okay, not really sure where I am going with that . . .
Anywho- I am with you sister! Darn 15 lbs that has a death grip on my arse!
First things first- throw away EVERYTHING in your house that is bad for you!

Rhonda Can't Help You said...

I'm with Jewels- I LOVE YOU!! I have no tips, except that if you need or WANT a workout buddy, I'm always in. You have way better self control than I, so I'm posting this whilst eating Amado's, and only YOU know how delicious that is. ANYWHO- let's do something fun to get our butts in gear!!!

Also, I have to tell you that a guy friend of mine saw our pic in Vegas and said that you looked like a model. Damn you and your photogenesis!!!

HaLaine said...

Love the pics...LOVE 'em! So I have some stuff I can send you. It's worked miracles for my dear hubby. He's lost 15 lbs in three point five weeks. ( " And it's a lifetime diet, not just a weight loss one. As soon as I squeeze this baby out, I'm on the bandwagon...we're in this together.

Rambler said...

only 5 readers, dont be so sure :)