100 reasons....

Well it’s time folks, time for me to get off the couch and

get IN SHAPE! Monday I started working with a

personal trainer. Honestly I don’t think I would’ve

had the motivation any other way. I used to be my own

biggest motivator, biggest critic….but now I

just don’t care when I cheat.

Well I can’t do it anymore, I don’t want to be

“the fat mom” for my children; I want to be a mother

they can be proud of! I know that sounds harsh, but

hey kids are honest we all know that. I don’t want my

kids to ever get teased for having a fat mom, when they

can’t control it. Not only that but I want to be a good

example of how they should live their lives!

Why now? Well, I could name 100 other reasons why!!
In fact, I will. I don’t mean to offend anyone, so please
don’t take offense. These are all feelings I feel about

myself that really I’ve never said out loud, but need to.
Here are a few to start with……

#1 - Nothing Fits!!
Sure I just had a baby 3months ago, but honestly how

long can I use that excuse of still wearing my maternity

clothes. Ha ha. I tried to just pack them up so that I
had to lose the weight and wear normal clothes. Nope,

that didn’t work….I started digging out my maternity

yoga pants so that my pants weren’t cutting off my

circulation! You laugh, but it’s true!

I'm sick of always reaching for the largest sizes in

stores. Shopping in the plus sizes, ugh! The first time

I couldn’t shop in the normal sizes and had to move

to a 1X was devastating! And who decided that plus-sized

clothes has to be bold or neon colors, with some kind

of animal, flower, sequins or other form of 'bedazzling'

right on the front? Most fat clothes are like targets

that say 'hey look at me, I'm fat!’. Fat clothes are also
really expensive. I get it that it takes more material to

make plus-sizes, but it's not enough to make a sail or

anything. Pretty much every piece of fat clothing I've

bought cost $50+. It makes for a very expensive

wardrobe! Anyway, it's not the cost so much as the

look of plus-sized clothes that makes me sick. Yuck!

I don't want to wear a moo-moo!

#2 - Being out of shape

I really hate being so out of shape at this weight. But to

be honest sometimes consciously I still imagine myself

as I was before my last two children. Here

is what I looked like:

I do own a mirror, and I do live in reality of knowing

that’s not how I look now….but I sometimes think I

can still do the same things and that I’m still in

somewhat shape, just gained a few (few 100 that is) LOL.
I'd like to be able to walk (not even run right now)

up a flight of stairs without getting totally

winded! That would be nice!

Reality did sit in a bit when I started working with

my trainer Monday. I about threw up 3 times! Yep,

not in shape. I hate that….I hate that when I tried

to do a jumping jack…yes a simple jumping jack,

I couldn’t even get this fat body to work!!!

I couldn’t jump and lift all this weight off the

ground….something’s gotta change!

#3 – Pregnant???
One big thing I hate about being fat is being asked

when I'm due. Come on, I know I'm fat, but don't

rub it in! I was in wal-mart right before I got

pregnant with Stella and the clerk ask me when

I was due. I was soooooooo embarrassed that

I just said not for a while. I guess that's true, right?

I'm wasn’t due for a while, hahaha!

#4 - Ashamed to go to the gym
So as a fat person, I clearly don't work out enough.

And clearly, I would lose weight if I worked out more.

Many people are just lazy and don't want to work out,

and that's partly why they're fat. OK, OK, reality check,

"many people"...me included! So I know that I should

work out more to better my health. What get's me is

that when I actually get past the lazy part of not

working out, and actually attempt to go to gym, something

else stops me: I'm totally ashamed to go to the gym at this

weight. I just hate the looks I get. Like, "who are you fatso,

sweatin' up our gym," or "I think the Dunkin' Donuts is

down the block tubby." I've actually gotten past all of this

redicule (both perceived and make-believe) and gone to

the gym and work out anyway. But usually it takes just

one or two stares to send me running for the door.

Most of the time I'm sure my fellow gym mates are

innocently looking my way when I perceive it as some

personal attack. Clearly much of this is in my head. I

need to realize that losing weight is one of the reasons

people go to the gym in first place. Maybe most people

only need to lose 10 or 20 pounds when I need to lose

100, but still, it should be a place for all people to feel

comfortable to work out, lose weight and get healthy.

#5 - I might die if I don't lose weight
Being on blood pressure meds, due to being overweight

at age 27 is pathetic. Seriously! I have caused myself to

have SVT (tachycardia of the heart). It’s ridiculous!

Having to see a cardiologist b/c I’m overweight and

have caused myself heart issues is sad. I could have

EASILY prevented it. My goal this year is to get off any

medications and get my heart healthy again, so that I can

live to see my daughters grow up! I don’t want to be

a statistic like you know, "oh you remember Leah, she
died from a stroke at 32," "What a shame, she was obese

you know." "She brought it on herself." Doesn't that just

sound terrible -

OBESE (in layman's terms obese = deadly fat!).

Congrats if you made it this far =) More to come....