It's time. I am about to be a lady of sophistication - my way of saying "middle aged" - and it is time for me to drop this extra weight I have been carrying around unnecessarily for years.
I can no longer say it is baby weight because both of my kids are old enough to tell everyone that they are not responsible for my ever-increasing butt. I can no longer say that it is "love" weight - my husband and I have a few too many anniversaries under our belts for me to use that old chestnut. I can't say I am depressed because not being able to fit into the clothes in my closet is far more depressing than anything life has been shooting at me lately.
I can't say it is because I have no outlets for exercise because I have a pool in my backyard and a pair of tennis shoes for walking in my great neighborhood (even after dark). I also have a ton of active friends that will work out with me any day of the week and they workout in so many interesting ways. I can't say I don't have the time because I now work for myself and I can set aside time to work out and in my line of work, I need to stay in shape or my work will suffer. So in my year of change, I will stop with the "loser" excuses and get healthy.
Telling myself "Oh you are not as big as that lady" or "At least your stomach doesn't touch your thighs" is not exactly the healthiest self talk I could be using to lift myself up. So instead of making myself feel better about my current state of unhealthiness, I will use that energy in the gym. I will also convince myself that eating five small meals, five times a day is not gluttony. It's metabolism-building and I can't continue with my "frantic schedule" eating trend of not eating all day and eating fast food at 10p at night (when I remember that I haven't eaten all day).
It's all about discipline for me. I must exercise DAILY. I must eat properly EVERYDAY. As I get older, I am starting to feel aches and pains in my body that I didn't have as a younger woman, so I definitely don't need to add any additional self-inflicted nastiness to the mix (i.e. obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, etc.).
So if you are a friend or family member reading this, keep me honest and accountable, and ask me how my "get right" plan is going. I need the accountability and the encouragement. By my 35th birthday in April, I have a pair of jeans (size 10) that I have not been able to work since 2003 and I plan to wear them to my birthday celebrations. I am also planning to try some new and exciting things like half-marathons and bike races in the coming year. My husband came up with a list of different ways for me to exercise and I start the first one on my list at noon today - Bikram Yoga! I have done it once or twice before, so I am not going in blind but that was years ago and I am excited about it. So this is the year - if you want to join me, email me at courtney@courtneysanchez.net.
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