The gauntlet has been thrown down. At work, we are having a weight loss challenge. We each put up ten bucks and weighed in. In 40 days, we weigh in again. Whoever has lost the most weight by percent wins the pot of cash. There are 20 people playing, so that's 200 bucks ... and I sure could use that right about now!
Since taking a sedentary job almost 4 years ago, my tooshie has been expanding, slowly but surely. I also became mostly a homebody when my son's illness was severe, and I just haven't bothered getting back out and active again. So the pounds have crept up on me. I'm about to cross over from being "round" and soft to knocking lamps off tables with my ass. It wasn't that long ago that I was little miss hardbody with an onion ass ... one that was so fine, it would bring a tear to the eye. Size 2 with a 24 inch waist.
OK ... here I am on my
35th birthday. That was the year my buddies
hired a
stripper for me. Oy vey! (Barely work safe)
Or how about
New Year's Eve 2000. At a going away
party for a friend. Getting
sassy at a wedding reception. Yep ... I had some
major babe factor going on back then.
*sigh*
Those were the days. Now I couldn't care less, really. Except that my clothes don't fit like they used to, and the thought of going out in public in a swim suit gives me the heebie jeebies. But I am bordering on not healthy, not so much in my weight, but in what I have been eating. If you are what you eat, then I am fast, cheap and easy. That also means fatty, salty, over-processed and high calorie.
So, I have stocked up on all kinds of low fat goodness and have committed to winning that money, and losing some ass. I can't do the low carb thing ... nuh uh, no way. Not this Irish-Italian gal ... no sir. I needs my pasta and potatoes. I burn carbs like mad, but fat goes straight to my hips. I will be dining upon chicken and rice and tuna salad for the foreseeable future, along with low fat frozen lunches at work, yogurt and fig newtons. I am also going to get out and walk in the mornings, and on my breaks at work. Mental note: I should get a pedometer.
Got any good low fat recipes? Hit my comments with them! Share the love, but not the fat! I can do this! Anyone else up for the challenge?
Elsewhere in my life ... I have taken on the job of administering and maintaining the web site of
David Hewson, a British author who writes exactly the kind of books I love. Check him out. The timing of this is most excellent ... I was just getting ready to relaunch my web design and services site, and here a crown jewel for my portfolio just drops into my lap. Wheee! I'm excited!
Last Saturday night, my daughter performed in a production of Cinderella. It's a legacy ... I was in the same production when I was just a bit younger than her. She had the role of one of the step-sisters. I played Cinderella. My baby! *sniffle* She was awesome ... every time I see her perform, I am blown away by her talent and ability.
Other than that, life blows ... same old, same old ... I'm broke, my kid is making me crazy, my job is stressing me out, and if the damn cat poops outside of the box just ONE more time ... !!! Grrrr!
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Oh and those pictures? Sessy Mamacita!
Posted by Misu on 04/10 at 05:14 AM