Saturday, February 21, 2009

~ A helpful tool~ Lose It!

So here I am again, trying to jump start my motivation. I really, really want to feel comfortable with wearing short sleeves in the spring and summer. I am not even talking sleeveless! Just short sleeved shirts! You would think that would be enough motivation , but it's NOT!
I was feeling pretty good about myself (see last post), but then we went out with some friends for Valentine's Day. I felt smokin' hot in my "little" black dress. Then the next day I saw pictures from that night. One word, and only one word, came to my mind! It is the perfect word to describe my "petite" frame . Do you want to know what the word is? I will tell you if you understand that THIS IS NOT A FISHING TRIP FOR "you are not!", "I can't believe you would say that", yada, yada, yada...If you know me, and you are inclined to say those things...please know that this word is my truthful perception of myself and maybe, just maybe, that will be motivation!
Okay...the word is...PUDGY! That is what I am! I even checked out Websters.com and it said, "short and plump". Yep, that is me! Okay, enough of that! So I found an application for my iphone that seems to be really good. It is called Lose It! and it is FREE! I loved the whole WW journaling system and this is basically that; you add your exercise and deduct your food. It lets you put in a goal and figures out how many calories you need to consume to meet that goal. Just the perfect gadget to keep me moving! Check it out and tell me what you think!
~ IF YOU HAVE A TOOL THAT HELPS YOU MEET YOUR GOAL, PLEASE SHARE!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

~mirror mirror on the wall~

One of the things I did recently was to buy a full length mirror. It may sound silly but I have never had a full length mirror. My experience with mirrors is standing on toilets to see from my knees to my neck in the vanity mirror. I am not sure if it was subconsciously avoiding on my part, but I am here to tell you...IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FULL LENGTH MIRROR, GET ONE NOW! Here are some things I have learned by actually seeing my full body (grey roots down to unmanicured toes) in the mirror.
  1. When I stand there naked I look like one of those "before" Hydroxycut people in a swimsuit. NOT GOOD!
  2. There are some outfits that I really like that make me look horrible!
  3. There ARE parts of my body that I actually like (besides my boobs).
  4. Jeans ARE my friends, not my enemies.
  5. A good bra IS as important as Oprah said it was. (One of the only things I agree with Oprah on)
  6. My hair and face are not the first place your eyes go when wearing the wrong thing.
  7. Accessories are an asset to any look.

Have you had any epiphanies while looking in the mirror? I want to hear them or any other thoughts on the whole mirror subject!