Ready, Set, GO! Day One of TheHuckablubber off.
I promised you a BIG announcement, and here it is. Ready? My darling friends, family, and readers whom I have never met, we are all too fat. Really, I hope that does not hurt feelings, or insult you. There may be a few readers who could even stand to gain a couple of pounds, but to be honest, they are far out numbered by those of us whose doctors would classify as overweight, or even obese.
I really do not consider myself to be an overly vain person, I spend way more money on books, movies, and of course eating out than I do on make-up, and yes even shoes. However, I am becoming THAT kind of mom on the playground.
You see since The Son has been born, I have spent a lot of time on playgrounds, the zoo, story times, and various classes for tots. There are two distinct categories of moms. There is the young, hip, mom who looks great and put together, she has tons of energy, and is always actively engaged with her children. In her wake there is a bottle of water and a baggie of carrot sticks. You can tell her tennis shoes are for more than just the park.
Then there is the frumpomom. She is wearing baggy clothes that are out of style, maybe stained, and have a high probability to also be sleepwear. She always has on a hat, or has dull hair, and she is sitting on the bench watching, looking as her kid’s lives pass her by, while she sits on her ever expanding ass sipping her Big Gulp and wondering if it is time for a nap yet. Her kids are usually begging for attention from her, or someone else, and unfortunately, they usually look like they would be more at home on the couch than on the slides, their little bellies poking out of their Spongebob tees.
Right now I do not really fit in with either set. I am the Mom in a dress that she could have worn to a casual office, or jeans and a top, and am wearing skimmers, or flats. My hair is knotted up with a hair tie and bobbypins. I have on make-up (basics only: concealer, mascara, gloss) half the time, and always have on earrings at least. But my shape puts me firmly in the frump category. I have the same belly, butt, and saggy boobs as the ladies on the bench. I am fine being my own subgroup in the playground kingdom, but I am not okay being one of the out of breath moms, one of the moms setting a bad example, one of the moms who is teaching her kids to be fat too.
It is time to stop this my chubby readers. For the next SIX WEEKS (that is from right now until July 13, we will say post your results by noon on 7/14) we will be having a get healthy competition. Every so often I will post how we are doing here at thehuckablog world headquarters, and invite you to tell us how you are faring. We will also invite any advice or stories about why you want to participate. This is a pound for pound weight loss competion, so just deal with it you “body weight percentage only” naysayers . That just takes too much math for me. The winner will get an awesome prize that I cannot announce just yet, but will soon (still looking for maybe a *gasp* corporate sponsor). This is going to be on the honor system (because I trust you!), but I do hope you can have a buddy in your area to keep you on track (like TheHusband for me, Tark for Cat and so on).
I hope this inspires us all to spend this summer getting healthier. I will tell you right now that my goal is to drop at least two sizes, I could care less what the scale says, as long as I feel good, and my clothes (and lungs) put me back in the hip category. I do not want to look back and see that all of my favorite pictures of The Son and I only include a tiny piece of my head. And right now, they all have half a face at best. So are you in? Come on, all the cool kids are doing it. Good! Now READY, SET, (put down that cookie, okay that is better.) GO!!
ATTENTION! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!!
On June first there will be a HUGE announcement made here at TheHuckablog! Big, I tell you! So as early as you can check in and get ready to have your life changed. Huge! Yeah. So get up, check the blog, then get ready and go to church, have a nice brunch with your family, and then check back to see who all has been here. Or you know, whatever.
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