as you might well know, yesterday was my birthday. yesterday was also the day i decided to replenish my bra stash as a special gift to myself. yesterday was also the day, while standing red faced from the exertion of squeezing into sling shots not made for this plump body, i decided that the rolls around my middle had to go. i made a deal with god, the sales lady and celia, if i could find just one bra that would fit my saggy mammoth rack, i would go on THE dreaded diet to hopefully... someday... return to the set of small champagne glasses i used to inhabit. now, $175.00 later, my tits are high and secured but now, my gut has decided to protrude further than my lovely lady lumps.
i awoke today with the determination of a two-year-old high on sweet candy and coca cola - i vowed i would stick to a plan and start to loose weight.
4 hours into my plan, i lost the will to live and ate some leftover pizza and homemade birthday chocolate pie because, hey! they were sitting in my fridge, taunting and teasing me....you want us don't you? we were calling for you and you heard us.... there are starving children in ethiopia for goodness sakes and what's another day, right?
the major problem with my lifelong plan is - i find situations and reasons why i will start treating myself better tomorrow because it's my birthday, it's a free meal with friends, it's st. patrick's day, or hell, the crap is just sitting there.
okay, so tomorrow is another day, and i SWEAR i'll start on my road to reconstruction and recovery.
i just hafta. my 20 year high school reunion is in four months and i feel like i am the epitome of everything you make fun of at these shindigs.
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Happy Birthday!
I have the same problem. There's always an excuse to start the diet TOMORROW - I mean it's the second Tuesday of the fifth month and it's a full moon - who can diet under these circumstances?
But I have to say that at 4 hours you lasted around 3 hours 55 minutes longer than I usually last.
Posted by: sweatpantsmom | March 01, 2007 at 06:48 PM
Happy Bday too!
Beaches was my favorite movie in 7th grade. Thanks for the flashback!
Ahhh, THE reunion. Now that IS incentive! Good luck!
Posted by: little miss mel | March 01, 2007 at 07:00 PM
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your new bras.
Posted by: Neil | March 01, 2007 at 08:48 PM
ok. . . a) congrats on the new bras- wonderful gift to yourself, b) maybe it won't work, this "diet" thing because you are putting so much on it. shit. i don't want to sound preachy cuz you know i struggle with this same issue but the only time it has ever "worked" for me was when it was an internal shift and not from outside frustrations. does that make sense?
i want you to feel good about yourself! you are so awesome! :)
Posted by: ms. sizzle | March 01, 2007 at 11:14 PM
I have the exact same problem. Tomorrow always seems like a great day to start bettering myself. Sigh.
Reunions are a pretty good motivation, though. Good luck. Though I'm sure you are fine just the way you are. :)
Posted by: lizgwiz | March 02, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Oh crap, the reunion diet.
I had a little bit of success just cutting back on (not totally eliminating - mind you) the worst foods I ate every day and eating truck loads of the good, nutritious food I tended to avoid. So while I pigged out on the good stuff, I ended up being way too full to cram the bad stuff down my throat. I lost 20 within 6 months but have gained back 5 or 7.
I also walked 30 minutes on a treadmill at least every other day, but quit that around Xmas...hence the reason why I think I got those 5 or 7 pounds back...okay, aside from the fact that there's been a steady stream of Valentine's or Easter candy in my office! :O)
Good luck! I know you can do it!
Posted by: Mysh | March 02, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I adore the title of this post to no end! (...Beaches?)
Posted by: metalia | March 02, 2007 at 02:12 PM
Happy belated birthday!
Posted by: Dianne | March 02, 2007 at 07:37 PM
Post-second baby boobs make me sad. Really, really sad. But it is well worth the extra skin, stretch marks and sag.
At my 10-year reunion, I was more disturbed by the baldness and chub of the guys. I didn't even notice the girls. I was also alarmed at how many people had not only one child, but two or three! At 28!
Keep your eye on the prize ;)
Posted by: LVGurl | March 04, 2007 at 06:27 PM
Hm, I have exactly the same diet problem. And my bra stash needs to be re-stashed. One of the underwires broke free yesterday and I have a very long red scratch on my arm now. Ouch.
Posted by: Karen | March 19, 2007 at 11:58 AM