Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

I just signed myself up for a local spa package.  It includes a facial, pedicure, seaweed wrap, mud bath, massage and a cleanse!  It is a weekend package and it is for my mom and I for mothers day.  I thought she might deserve the royal treatment too!

My mom has been considering creating a spa in her home.  She works hard.  On her time off, she likes to have relaxing moments and *NEEDS* those moments. I spent most of yesterday looking at spa covers online for her. They own a bit of land so it wouldn’t be anything to build an area that has a place for a hot tub and maybe a massage chair or two. I can see it now!

Have you ever been to a spa? This will be my first time!

I have just found out that I received a Sunshine blog award from Jaimie and Brittany. Thank you both so much for this award! I am completely honored and truly you have made my day!

As per the instructions of the award, I am to pass it on to 12 bloggers of who make my day brighter and bring in the inspiration just by reading their blogs!

Here are my list of 12 (in alphabetic-ish order):

1.  1940’s Experiment – The recipes are delicious looking and the ration makes perfect sense of what normal portions should be!

2.  Amy’s Quest to Skinny – I find that I really identify with Amy.  Her weight loss success is such a daily dose of inspiration to me!

3.  Anonymous Fat Girl – Bobbie is a daily dose of inspiration to me.  She has drive and a definite goal.  Her vision and her blog keeps me going.  She is an awesome woman!

4.  CDBG – She’s a cool graphic designer chick and I dig her blog a lot!

5.  Escape from Obesity – I have been following Lyn’s story since the start of my own story (which isn’t very long).  She is a wealth of information and her journey is true-to-form and raw.  I love it!

6.  Fit to the Finish – Diane is another blogger who I feel I can really relate to.  She lost 150 pounds 12 years ago and has maintained it ever since!

7.  Deliciously Healthy – I just love this blog!  I recently found it courtesy of another blog I read.  I am hooked on it!  Brittany is such a sweetheart and her journey is so beautiful and plainly cool.

8.  Operation: Hot Mother – This blog gives a humorous and true look at weight loss.  I just love reading her latest posts!

9.  Project 365 – I am so inspired by Tiffany’s journey!  She is uplifting and positive and awesome!

10.  Shedding the Fat Suit – I love reading Liz’s blog!  She has delicious recipes and a great sense of humor!

11.  Singing for a smaller me – Zan is fabulous!  I really enjoy reading her blog and I enjoy following her journey!  She is so strong and inspirational!

12.  Smaller fun pants – I love this blog!  Can I just say that?!  This was my first ever weight loss blog read and I fell in lurv at first word.  No but really though… small fun pants?  Genius.

Thanks again to Jaimie and Brittany!   Believe me when I say that… I have enjoyed following your journey immensely and am so glad that we’re in this together!

A couple of months before I found out that I was pregnant for the very first time, I found the perfect pair of jeans.  I was meandering in Old Navy one day back in 2003, and found this really cute pair of jeans.  They were a size 14 and a little bit big, but the fit was perfect.  They hugged my rear end just right to give me an apple-bottom.  They slimmed my thighs and had just the right amount of flair at the bottom to make my walking boots look amazing.  The perfect pair of jeans, y’all!

Then, I found out I was pregnant and started eating for two.  They always tell you that “you are eating for two” but really they mean that you only need about 300 extra calories a day.  I took the phrase literally and started eating for two adults.  So my perfect pair of jeans no longer fit when I was about 3 months in to my pregnancy.  And so I had to retire them, even though I had only worn them a couple of times.

Every year, I go through my clothing and give away a bunch of it.  If I haven’t worn it in forever, then it should go to someone who can use it.  That’s my philosophy.

Every year I come across those jeans and something inside just wouldn’t let me give them away.  I kept telling myself that I *would* get back into them again.  And that dream didn’t even come close to fruition until now.  I can’t fit into them yet, but I will.

This afternoon I was thinking about them as I was doing my workout.  I kept thinking about how good it would feel to be able to slip them on over my hips and button and zip them up comfortably.  Just the thought of them gave me an extra push forward.  And then I thought about all of the cute shirts that I could buy to go with them.  And of course, get myself a new leather jacket.  Leather jackets are awesome.

This is a big deal for me because for so long (ever since I gained all of this weight) I have stayed away from shopping for myself.  I wouldn’t allow it.  I would punish myself for being so overweight.  And sometimes I was in denial and would not want to move up to the next size.  Plus, when you are 300+ pounds, shopping is just not fun anymore.  You have to shop in the special plus-sized department.  And even though they are getting better at making cute fashions for plus-sized gals like myself, there is still that stigma that heavy chicks like to wear tents.

So, the day I get to put those jeans on will not be the day I hit goal, but it will be a day where I can feel like I *did it!*.

What is the one thing you are looking forward to being able to do or wear on your journey?