Inspiration

"I'm all over that like a fat kid on a cupcake!"

Today I have become oddly inspired... and by O magazine no less. I am not an Oprah fan, but sitting in the auto shop lobby waiting for my car led me to pick it up. Inside was an article about 5 women who collectively lost 676 pounds. All but one started out larger than I am, although many of them were not that far off. It got me to thinking. 

I am currently six months post partnum and in that time I have already lost quite a bit of weight. Now, I have plateaued out around the fifty pound mark and it's time to take action if I want to reach my size goal of being a 16. I may even decide to go lower if I can comfortably maintain that size... If those women can do it, then so can I.

All of these decisions brought a thought to the forefront of my mind. There are two little girls in my life and I certainly don't want to be that mom. I know I will never be the hot mom, but I definitely don't have to be the fat one. It is more than that though... My last pregnancy brought gestational diabetes along with it. While that has since resolved itself, my chances of developing Type II in the future have increased. I hated being sick while I was pregnant and diabetes is not something I would want to deal with on a daily basis. I want to be healthy for myself and my children.

I am no longer satisfied with being the fat kid. Let's do this...