Yankee Doodle Dandy...

Ok. so I admit the photo isn't me. The horrifying reality is that at the rate my muffin top has been growing it could be soon. This photo taken from the forwarded email called the 2009 Redneck Awards has become my inspiration to get off my #$% and do something. As I racked my brain for what might provide the inspiration to stop my 1 AM pita chip binges I determined that it might be friends. Now keep in mind I'm not a blogger. I don't harbor secret desires to become a famous writer and even though the focus of my blog is wellness/health/weightloss I have truly given up the idea of being a Supermodel. At 42 I'm fairly confident that it is just too late and honestly just isn't that important anymore. A friend of mine recently asked if guys ever hit on me anymore... and I actually burst out laughing. The only guy that hits on me is my 5 year old son who occasionally will kiss me on the lips. So while I've set aside most of my vanity I still have this nagging thought that I might be able to rally and pull myself together one more time. So that is where you come in...I figured if a few of us banded together we might be able to help eachother and provide some laughs along the way. Plus, since I'm going to commit to do this until July 1st, I'm fairly confident that I will run out of material after about 2 days if a few of you don't contribute. So share what's working, what's not, what you want to accomplish being part of the "lose the mom bod squad".

As I mentioned in my email inviting some of you to join this blog I have a end goal in mind. I am going on a "float" trip down the Smith River on July 1st of this year and the idea of having to wear a swimsuit 24/7 in front of others is a humbling thought. I figured rather than look like this gal, I might try a few simple things.

1. Do some form of exercise 3 times per week. I bid on and won a 6 month gym membership at the school fundraiser so I really don't have any excuses on this one.

2. Try eating 3 pieces of organic chocolate each day that is supposed to be healthful and promote weightloss. (Now keep in mind the skeptic in me wonders about this tactic.) I've tried lots of things in the past that haven't worked, but some of my friends in California who I really do trust swear it is working. Several have already lost 5-10 pounds. Of couse that suckered me in and I ordered a month supply. Not cheap I might add, so I might have to kick some butt if it doesn't work. I am not going to make any wild claims here, but I decided to try it. If you want more info. here is the link to my website. http://losethemombod.youngevityonline.com/

Now they sell all kinds of stuff from colon cleanses to vitamins, etc. and I don't know enough to comment about all of this. I only know that I have several friends who are swearing by the chocolate. Plus, most of you know that I have 5+ years of experience in the direct sales industry with Southern Living at HOME and I'm fairly good at discerning what is a scam and what isn't. I googled this company to the hilt and really couldn't find any negative about them so here goes...

Let me know if you want more information about this...otherwise just follow my posts to see what I think as I go along. I start my chocolate eating tomorrow.

3. Blog with friends to stay accountable to my goals. Now many of you might working on totally different things. I'm sure some of you don't want to lose a single pound. Maybe the goal is to get fit or exercise consistantly, etc. Feel free to participate and share your experiences.

That's it for today. Look for tomorrow's topic "Closet Dread" coming soon!