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You know how you hear people say that they "would do anything" to have a body like (fill in your favorite celebrity here)? Well you know what - it's not true. If it was, we'd all be lookin' fine. The truth is that I - and I think it's fair to say most people - want to have a great bod without doing the work. We want to eat whatever we want to eat, do no exercise and have the bod.
I just got done watching a few online videos of Kelly Ripa's workout. She's famous, beautiful and has a great body - even after 3 kids! She's still got a 24" waist - STILL? I've never had a 24" waist. They said she's 5'4" and 108lbs. Okay, I'm 5'2" and 168lbs. Not only is there a 60 pound difference, there's also a difference in our life styles. I know she has a personal chef, but if that was the answer, then Oprah would be thin.
Ripa is one busy woman yet she spends 2 hours a day working out. Perhaps that's a luxury some would say, but I think it's a choice. I COULD get up at 6:00 am and work out for 2 hours - my schedule would allow that. But do I? No, I like staying up late and sleeping until 7:30 or 8:00 am. I'm making a choice.
I find that this attitude is also creeping into other parts of my life. It's a "slug" attitude. I just don't want to do anything so I wait until the last possible minute to do it. This is not a good way to live.
I want to be addicted to healthy living. I want to be addicted to working out the way I am to sleeping snuggled in my warm bed on a -9 degree morning.
Just this week I was going thru some bags and found a pair of really cute fashion jeans I was wearing four years ago when I was dating my husband. These jeans are just so darn cute! I looked at the size . . . they are a 4! Today I'm am squeezing into 14's! I tried these jeans on and couldn't get them past mid thigh. Looking at myself in the mirror with those jeans stuck under my big butt, it was hard to believe I ever really wore them. If I ever wonder why things sometimes suffer in the romance department, I need not look any further than those jeans for the answer.
This is the truth. Will it set me free?
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You get it! it is up to us... each of us to decide whether we want to sleep or sit on the couch or eat a 2 lb box of chocolates OR start a new way of life. Last Jan. I made the decision, now don't get me wrong I have had many pitfalls but I am back now & am focused again. I am making that choice. Why you may ask... Why at 55 years old did I finally let the light go on??? For ME!!!! Not for my husband, NOT for my friends, NOT for my family. FOR ME!!! We must care about ourselves first. WE are the important ones. I don't think it matters if it is for health or to fit in a size 2 dress or a family wedding or whatever... it just has to be for YOU!!!! Isn't it sad that so many people gauge our worth by what size we are. I am not going there & I hope that self-esteem will inspire you! Remember YOU are worth this work!!! My faith is in you!!!
17 Jan 09 by member: pretty face
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You said it all! I enjoyed reading your journal. It's so true. I also quickly gained about 35-40 pounds after getting married and literally hated myself for it but couldn't seem to find a way to "snap out of it". In looking back, I think I used food to mask a lot of old wounds from the past. Thank goodness I finally found the SBD, stuck to it with a passion, and got the weight back off. I feel so much better about myself now. I can tell hubby likes the way I look now much more than before although he never said a word when I was plump. I know what you mean about men being visual. It's just a fact of life. Just be sure you do this for YOU and your HEALTH. Continue to talk it out in your journals. It will help so much!
17 Jan 09 by member: KellyBo
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