5. I need to make up for all those peppermint mochas I indulged in over the holidays (Well, okay, and the cookies and the candy and the chocolate eclair cake too.)
4. My husband is doing P90X and is majorly one-upping me in the dedication department.
3. My scale doesn’t display numbers anymore. It just says, “You need help”.
2. I’m tired of everyone looking at my daughter’s chubby cheeks and saying, “Ohhh, she looks just like you.”
1. Those jeans I didn’t think would ever see the light of day again and I just started wearing before the holidays…Yeah, they’re making me feel like a stuffed sausage again.
Do you have any diet plans for the new year? Any other resolutions to share?
*Other blogging news: Lots of news this week. I had an article published on Ungrind last week. You can check it out here. I’m also at Hoosier Ink today with a short post about my recent tug of war with God. And I’ll be at The Writers Alley this Wednesday talking about People Watching in Paris. Come on over and say hi!
**The winner of last week’s Amazon giveaway on Every Woman’s Journey is Melanie Brasher! (I’ll email you soon.)
Oh Sarah- I am in the same oversized boat:) I am committing to a toning regime this year, I hope it will stop all the sudden sagging I have after baby #3!
I won! Wow, thank you! That’s exciting:)
I drank an entire tin of trader joe’s mint hot chocolate over the holidays…:) Back to Zumba;)
And thanks so much for your encouraging comment on my blog. I appreciate you!
-Mel
Tamika, I feel you, girl. I don’t know if some of the sagging will ever go away, but I’d love to fix the stuff I can.
Mel, You do Zumba?! I’ve never tried it, but it sounds so fun!
Ugh. I don’t even want to THINK about the weight I”m going to have to lose after I have this baby. Grrr. And this is my LAST pregnancy so this time I can’t use the excuse “I’ll just gain it right back when I get pregnant again!”. *sigh*
On a bright note, my scale is also broken. The other day, my 27-pound daughter came running to me and said “Mommy! I’ve gotten so big!” She hopped on the scale and it registered her at 267 lbs. The good news about this is that since it’s tweaked about 50 lbs. backwards, it weighs ME at 112 lbs. I LOVE that scale. I will never fix it.
Love #2! I totally cracked up on that one! I did Wii Fit with my son tonight and it wasn’t very nice to me about my weight gain! So, I hear you, sista! Time for the diet!
When the hubby ordered the p90x for himself I thought, “Oh, great. That means I have to do p90x.” (I can’t let him get more buff than I am!) LOL!
One day down. Just 89 more days to go! LOL
PS. I LOVED your article. It touched my heart.
I’d be doing OK except for two things: sweet tea and shortbread. If only carrot sticks were as satisfying.
Erin, What a great scale you have! Can I borrow it sometime? Just to make myself feel better for a day or two?
Jody, I’ve heard great things about Wii Fit, but I’ve never tried it…Don’t have a Wii. For now, Billy Blanks and Tae Bo are my motivators.
Jennifer, Hey, if a little healthy competition gets you motivated, I say go for it! I can’t wait to hear how you match your husband pound for pound.
Keli, I have a way to make carrot sticks as satisfying, but it involves butter and brown sugar. *sigh* Pretty sure that doesn’t fit in the diet plan either.
Congrats to Melanie!! I love the scale thing—mine is saying the same there down here. I have been trying to lose 5 pounds and the more I exercize, the more it sticks on me. Good luck!
Terri, I’ve heard muscle weighs more than fat…I cling to that reasoning every time my scale greets me.
I’m anxious to get in shape again. It’s the call of the open road, doggone it, but I don’t answer that one in the winter (something about windmilling on the side of an icy road). For now, I’ve just got to haul myself down into the dungeon and work that stair stepper. Rats.
Waving and smiling,
Rhonda
Rhonda, I drove on one of those icy roads this morning and ho boy, was it fun! And ‘rats’ doesn’t refer to your workout partner in the dungeon, does it?
Yeah, I’m trying to eat better and exercise more. I’m wearing three layers of clothing to stay warm and my body keeps telling me to shove food in my face like I’m a squirrel preparing for winter. What’s up??
Best of luck to you!
LOL, Jill, I love the squirrel analogy. And you raise a good point about the layered clothes. It’s hard to know just how much extra fat is under all that flannel and fleece.
Oh, funny list! No diet here but I am running to try to firm up my bootie and legs. LOL
Jessica, you’re a brave woman, running. Running is so not my thing, unless it’s to chase after a tennis ball or a toddler.
I actually try to diet during tax season b/c there’s so much food in our office, that if I’m consciously dieting, I can say no to all the junk most of the time. Well, except on Milk & Cookies snack day. I never say no to that.
Oh man, Heather, tax season is the worst. Props to you if you can restrain yourself with all that temptation!
I walk or run almost everyday at the park while my kids hang out and play basketball or hit the equipment. I need to tone my legs (desperately). I plan on visiting my relatives this sumer and bathing suits will be involved. Chocolate also is a steady part of my diet.
T. Anne, I don’t even want to think about bathing suits…ugh. Gotta get this baby weight off before the weather warms up.
Good luck to you, Sarah!
I just saw your tagline about a touch of Amish. Love that!
Thanks, Janna!
Sarah, I saw you over the holidays and you look great, but I know we always want to lose more. Brian and I are having a year-long competition. I agree with everyone that competition seems to help. And, yes I’d love that faulty scale too!!
Lisa, Thanks for the vote of confidence! I think it’s extra tough b/c I started out so great then hit a wall for three straight months, solely because I stopped sticking with my regimen. I got a taste of what that weight loss felt like, now I just need to get the motivation back.