What I Wouldn't Do For That Body

I catch myself looking at mom's at my son's school and see a lot of them in the same boat as I am in. Some of them, a lot of them look chunky, tired and out of shape. Others look pretty fit even though they are sporting newborns in cute baby carriages. Then there are those right down the middle, like me, who look a little like both depending on the day.

For a while now, I've been attempting to lose 30 pounds. For an even shorter span of time, I was actually close to meeting my goal by about 10 pounds. Then I got distracted and here I am.

It's hard to be in this spot, somewhere in the middle. So what can I do about it? It's not like I can go out and get an insurance quote for weight loss, pay for it and be done with losing weight forever. Nooooo!!! I have to actually work at it. There are all these magazine covers out there that show women who lost 40 pounds, 85 pounds, 120 pounds and a snippet of what they did to arrive at their goals. Are those stories really true?

I find myself buying those magazines, reading them and hoping, but nothing ever comes of it. Lately, the latest craze seems to be the acai supplement and colon cleanse idea. Do you know that I actually went to the store and paid $6.49 for the drink. I can't believe I did that knowing it'll probably not work. The intentions are always good, but the actions and the results mostly go nowhere.

O.K. I'm not really throwing a pity party here. I'm not that far gone even. I'm just a bit down is all. I'll write more when I'm feeling a bit more bubbly. Until then...