December 6, 2008

Halleluiah….Halleluiah…. ‘Tis the season to give thanks. Give thanks for family. Give thanks for friends. Give thanks for having your basic needs met. I would like to give thanks for another reason. About one week ago, I noticed that for the first time since before Hunter was born, I could…while sitting…see my vagina past my stomach.

I know that some of you are shocked that I would even mention such a thing. After all, polite conversation dictates that I stick to the weather and such. Hah. Since when has anyone known me to shy away from a conversation, politically correct or otherwise?

Seriously though, I have been playing peek-a-boo with my friend for about 5 years. I tossed all jeans young and skinny once I became pregnant with McKenzie. I had given up hope of seeing a smaller waistline in any reasonable amount of time…like while the kids are still in the house.

The end and the short of it is, after paying too much for a gym membership, watching what I ate, making sure I drink water, and even taking the kids on walks…nothing worked. So how did it happen?

Honestly? I never use the gym membership, when I am stressed I eat just about anything, water is good but coke has always been better, and I actually did take the kids on walks about once or twice a week. None of which contributed to an ideal way of loosing weight. So why now?

Since moving, I have been walking to and from work 4-5 days a week (about a 2-3 block distance each way), we haven’t had money to eat anything other than home cooked meals (I have gotten very creative), sodas don’t exist in my reality right now (I replaced them with hot chocolate), and now I just chase the kids around the house up and down stairs.

I don’t need fancy clothes or diamond rings to make me happy. Just loosing 2-3 inches around the middle puts me in the holiday spirit! Halleluiah!

Now, where are the cookies…