weigh-in
By heather | October 23, 2007
You know how some people know how much they weigh on any given day, their average for the month, what they weighed in high school and exactly how much pregnancy weight they gained? The same people who know when they gain even an ounce of weight?
I am not that person.
I’m not really sure what I weighed in high school. I don’t know how much pregnancy weight I gained, because I mentally blocked it after the first 40 for the love of God.
Since I don’t know how much I weigh, when I start to gain weight, it sort of sneaks up on me. Like I just feel fat one day and then my pants are tight, so I assume I shrunk them in the wash. This happened in college, and I think it’s happening again. The problem is by the time I realize it the Chubmonster is firmly wrapped around my middle, glued there by brownies and ice cream and potato chips. And now that summer is gone and big fuzzy sweaters are about to take hold, the only incentive is being able to breathe in my work clothes.
Despite what the mommy magazines tell me, chasing my kid around the living room and doing little bits of housework clearly do not add up to enough exercise to counteract the poor eating habits developed while trying to work and parent full time.
So it looks like I need a lifestyle change. Har. Here is where I set lofty goals for myself. If I come close to even one or two, I should be able to dislodge Chubby.
- No drinking during the week (unless I have a really bad day, then a straight shot of low cal/low carb vodka is allowed.)
- I will try at least one recipe from Deceptively Delicious and I will do it smiling (without wanting to punch Jessica Seinfeld’s millionaire, household-help-having smiling cartoon face. I praytell anyone to explain to me how exactly you can make a weeks worth of purees in less than an hour all the while smiling and chit-chatting with your funny, funny husband. Oh right, your servants do the prep, steam and clean up while you push the button on the blender in between laughing at Jerry’s jokes.)
- I will attend yoga at lunch on either Monday or Wednesday. (Probably so far the most do-able item on the list, and included so I can feel successful seeing as how I’ve already done it this week.)
- I will add a session of cardio during the week. (This should be easy because I’m counting anything over 20 minutes as my session. The hard part is keeping track of where my sneakers are and remembering to pack workout clothes so I HAVE NO EXCUSE.)
- I will snack on fruits and vegetables while Alex eats dinner, instead of stealing Cheerios and goldfish crackers off his high chair tray.
Or, maybe I could go Hollywood and consume nothing but coffee, water, and grapes for a few days. That oughta do it.
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