Letting It All Go

It’s official! I’ve let myself go. The moment of realization came after my family’s Sunday breakfast excursion. In the car ride home I noticed my belly protruding from between the seat belt. I pointed it out to my husband and he said “You have new snacks every time you come back from the store. What do you expect?” This was said with admiration because I think he is enjoying the fruits of my indulgence. As much as my husband may like it, my appearance is not what it used to be. I am overweight, I don’t exercise and I am not the cute diva that I used to be. Oh I have excuses for it. For example:

Nursing: Up until last month I was nursing, and everyone knows lactating mothers burn an extra 500 calories per day. So, no way could I diet, as a matter of fact pass that third helping over here Mamas gotta feed the baby!

My clothes and make-up: I work from home and generally only travel to day care or perhaps the grocery store. Make-up? Who needs make-up? And who cares if I am still rocking the maternity clothes from last year?

Exercise: Excer- what? Exercise? Oh, well I was exercising at the beginning of the year consistently. But then there was that health issue and even after it cleared up I didn’t get back to the gym. Come to think of it there is not enough time in the day with me consulting, making diaper cakes, and blogging.

I could go on but I think you get the picture. On Friday I finally decided to do something about my feet. I hadn’t had a pedicure since March. March! Can you imagine my chagrin when the technician had to pull out the drill to work on my calluses? I could see other women in the shop lift their eyebrows in horror! Not good. Not good at all.

Oh how I remember the days when I was an aerobics instructor and fit as a whistle. More recently than that I remember getting in shape to walk down the aisle. I used to wear make-up on a daily basis and wore clothes that actually fit and accentuated my curves. But all is not lost.

I am going to work on it. I will start with make-up, an extra 2 minutes in the morning for me and that problem will be solved. Foundation, mascara and lip gloss quick and easy. I will be good to go. I will then progress to eating better and exercising. By taking small steps it will all fall into place.

In the meantime, I need to get in that last container of ice cream. What? Eating better is phase two of the program!