Monday, August 15, 2011

Friend Makin' Monday - the Driving Force

Had a decent weekend - I didn't go over my P+ at all on Saturday.  But then I didn't track yesterday.  The Girl & I went to McD's for dinner & I got diet Coke and no mayo on my grilled chic sandwich.  But I did have the fries.  And her second plain cheeseburger. 

Did a small amount of cleaning - mainly in the girl's room and laundry.  I confess the only cardio I got was Saturday when a brief nasty storm blew thru and I was out taking down the bird feeder & my skelemingoes when the gust front arrived.  I grabbed that stuff, threw it in the garage, slammed the door & bolted for the house - just in time! 

And now....the reason I like Monday!!

If you’ve taken part in FMM then you know the rules.  Now it’s time for this week’s topic!

FMM: The Driving Force

What is the driving force behind your weight-loss?  

This is actually a pretty easy question!  I want to look better & be healthy! 

Have you ever noticed on those little kid beauty pagent / torture shows that the child is absolutely gorgeous, but the mom is a bitchy fat slob?  Yeah.  I don't want to be that mom.  This is my daughter's second year of being on the competition dance team at her studio & I feel that the parents in the audience are also an extension of the studio.  Not just in sportsmanship, either (which I saw a LOT of other adults lacking, btw) but in how we look.  I prefer to wear a studio t-shirt, not a billboard!!!

And since I've lost 50 pounds and am maintaining that (I still have another 50 to go, but its tough!) I feel so much better.  No more heel spurs, no more having to get up every 3-4 hours at night to walk around because my back hurts so bad, my knee only has fits now instead of hurting 24/7, my cholesterol is good. 

I also find myself judging others less.  I saw this particularly LARGE man on a bike on my way home from work one day.  Before, I would have laughed to myself or something mean like that, but now I admired him for getting out & riding that bike!   I saw a little girl this weekend who was easily half Angel's age, but twice her size - but that little girl was outside playing, not sitting in front of the TV or computer.

4 comments:

  1. Isn't it awesome how changing our own lifestyle choices changes our perspective and allows us to automatically think of others' situations instead of judging as quickly? :) (written by a self-proclaimed Snark, here, so I get it)

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  2. Whenever I wonder about how I look to those around me as I am on the elliptical or in a Zumba class at the gym, or on my bike around town, or in the swimming pool, I definitely just think to myself, "who cares, at least I'm out here moving." I really like what you said about judging others less, because I think we could all be a little more like that.

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  3. I know the feeling. I'm on the PTA and a softball mom. Both groups of those moms are fit and fashionable. It's a real motivator.

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  4. dropping by from FMM:
    I watch those kid pagent shows and always wondered why the moms were in such terrible shape. still a question that boggles my mind. no one should want to be bitchy, but even more so, no one should wanna be a fat slob. congrats on your 50 pound loss...keep trucking along!

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