If Betty can be called ugly, I guess I have to accept fat. And not phat like Monique boasts about (although I hear she’s dropped a ton of weight), but I am overweight. (Not obesely- please don’t get it twisted) I’m as cute as a butter leather Prada bag, but thicker than I should be. Truth be told, this has been a mental struggle all my life that has evolved into a reality. What do I mean? When I was in high school, I was right at 150 lbs. But my neck was thin, my thighs were tight (thanks to the Southwest Dekalb Drill Team), and my stomach was flat.
I wasn’t as small as most of the girls, so I naturally thought (with the help of a few guys every now and then) that I needed to lose weight. We weren’t taught to appreciate our curves. Fast forward a few years and I really need to lose weight for real now. I’m not as comfortable with myself as I once was. I find myself doubting wardrobe decisions and second guessing the men who try to holler.
Now don’t take this the wrong way. I am not conceited nor do I have low self esteem, but I do realize when I need to work on my image and my health. This series of blogs will cover just that. It will be helpful for me to write the highs and lows, the good and the bad and the real bad.
So I would like to start with that I am making a decision to just try to walk the pounds off. I watch a program on television that was about a group of overweight people who walked their weight off and of course they ate right. I am choosing Stone Mountain Park (if it’s cool enough) and Bally’s off of hwy 78, as the cemetery of my fat.
I will try to walk at least four times a week, with a cardio class or two for a month and see where that gets me. Although I have started the food control portion of the diet (every other day for the last month, lol) I will really start tomorrow (which is code for soon, cracking myself up). The walk around the mountain (not really a mountain because it doesn’t meet the legal height requirements of a real mountain) is five miles. Let this journey began! First five miles down…go!!!
p.s. my goal is to have dropped a couple of dress sizes by my October birthday…
I feel the same way you do. This is a struggle, one that I feel that we can get through. We can beat this. Just gotta stay focused…
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Wow. Talk about taking the first step! Talking about the problem … that takes guts. Good for you. I’ll be cheering you on and my fluffy self as well! Power to the thick girls!!! We will appreciate our curves this go around, fo sho! Look forward to next time.
dont lose anything that i like!
Wow..it’s a funny picture!