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Weigh-in Wednesday: You Can't Suck Your Butt In

10/20/2010

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I have just a few moments to write, so...

weight: same!

This is not a bad thing. Not at all. Considering the last two weeks have been nothing short of yummy dinners, very little gym time, and those darn cupcakes from the Retro Bakery, I feel blessed that the scale didn't move at all.

Yeah, the diet stuff is hard. But I have no one to blame except myself, and in my defense, I feel as though I'm not really eating very much, but what I am eating is high in fat and calories. Such as...creamed spinach. (one of my all-time favorites.) And at dinner on Saturday, I ordered the lamb like I usually do but only ate one chop. Still...that one chop probably had about 600 calories (it was soooo delicious). So I feel like I've accomplished Phase One (eating less) of the mental game of weight loss, so it's time to move on to Phase Two (making healthier choices.)

Also, I had a moment last week at Paid Humiliation (which was more humiliating than usual, since Scotty screamed the entire class, causing me to leave early) where I caught sight of myself in the mirror in the pool's locker room. Funny how I am so used to seeing myself in the mirror at my own house...and in this one, clad in only my black swimsuit, I looked...not good. There is a lot of me to love, for lack of a better phrase. And as much as I fret about the tummy area, I realized, "You can't suck your butt in." It's there. There is no hiding it. Ditto for the thighs, arms, chin, and chest. Yup...I have a lot of work to do.

I managed to hit the gym three times this week (including the terrible gym day-care nightmare) and I'm pleased with that. It's funny how going to the gym makes you so much more cognizant of all of your body parts; when I was a couch potato (or on bed rest), it's easy to fool yourself into thinking you look better than you do. But at the gym, I've realized that the girl in the mirror isn't how I want to look; there are many parts jiggling as she jogs. I'm not saying this to be self-deprecating, but more from a realistic, practical standpoint. It gives me a goal to work on.

So, how are you doing? Any good recipes to share? Lizzie, I tried your chicken taco dish and it was so good! Brian liked it to, which is a sign of successful dinner.

Thoughts? Tips? Opinions?
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Jill
10/20/2010 05:42:39 am

It's no fat-talk week!! Just to be in support of that, maybe you can go to your in-home mirror and spend 5 minutes thinking of things you like about your body? Not trying to be annoying...just out to end fat talk! :)

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