Fat Friday

So I am so not getting around to working out. I just don't know how to balance exercise in my schedule. Between working and coming home and playing with my little boo-man, It's so hard! And forget about dieting. Breastfeeding has made me ravenous hungry. And I get ill if I don't eat often and a lot. So whats a girl to do?

I've got like 22 days until the family vacay in Gulf Shores. So I guess I will be one of those people who wear t-shirts over their bathing suit the whole time. I really would like to be skinty (yeah it's a word) but I just don't know if it is an option for me at this time.

I will still try to lose weight but I just have decided to be realistic about my goals, and not beat myself up over not loosing it super fast. That is for Hollywood types and not me. And I am not risking my son's food supply for my own vanity. It will happen when it happens. And that's fine with me. Until then I can look at old pics of what I looked like and remember the good ole times.

The Wii Fit Story

So I couldn't post my fat picture. It was too embarrassing. I swear I have a mental disorder that is the exact opposite of anorexia. You know how whenever anorexics look in the mirror all they see is a fat person? Well I'm a fat person and whenever I look into the mirror, all I see is "Hey...Not too shabby" But then I see a picture of myself and Good Lordy! I know cameras add like 140 lbs but this is ridiculous!

When my friend Lindsey and I agreed to do FatA$$ Fridays we discovered that we both had Wii fit and decided to post pictures of our progress on Wii. And while reading her post from her Fat Friday, I suddenly remembered a funny story......


Ron got me Wii Fit the day it came out for my birthday present. I was so excited cause it was finally out and I was going to lose a little weight. Well I didn't waste a minute, I put it straight in and started playing. OK, so the first thing you do is pick your character (Mii) that you will be playing with. As you can guess, I had already spent several hours creating my super cute petite blonde character.Then you set up your Wii Balance board and weigh in.

This is my Mii.


Now let me just tell ya. I am 5 foot nothing and was a gymnast for 15 years. I have a lot more muscle mass than most folks. Which in turn makes me weigh more. I know this. And I know that when calculated, my BMI is never going to be accurate. I know it just sounds like an excuse but it's the truth.

So there I am, weighing in, all excited to have my new game. Then I see my cute little character on screen jumping off her Wii balance board and waiting for her weigh in results as well. Then the worst thing ever happened. She swelled up like a blowfish! The Wii calculated my BMI based on my height and age and adjusted her to look more "accurate." Watch this video. This is what it did. Although more extreme this time around.


Now I am used to BMI calculators saying I am over weight. But never in a million years, did I expect this GAME to ruin my cute little character and make her fat! An emotional wave took over me and next thing you know I am doubled over on my Wii balance board sobbing! I couldn't help it. "Now my birthday present was calling me fat? I give up!"

Ron came running out of the kitchen not knowing what to do. "I didn't mean to get you a present that is going to make you cry!" Then I started laughing, cause it WAS ridiculous and I knew it was going to do that. The Wii and I eventually made up and I lost 30 lbs. But to this day I still think the game acts a little smug when I have to weigh in.


That is Evan's Mii on the new Wii Fit Plus.

FatASS Friday

So in honor of McFatty Mondays over at Heir to Blair (my fav blog) my new friend Lindsey and I are starting a spin-off. FatA$$ Friday. I found her while blogstalking Blair's blog as usual. Actually I was scrolling through her comment section looking for Blair-haters (you know, people who have nothing better to do than to comment mean and hateful things on other people's blogs) Blair has the most faithful followers and if you mess with her, you might jus get hit in tha thoat wit a hamma! Sorry my ghetto side just came out.

Thats me being straight up HOOD.


Anywhoots, Like I was saying, I stumbled across her blog and thought her name was to die for. "Rocking the Minivan" Love it! I read a post on her blog about how she wanted to lose the baby weight and to become a MILF, I found this so hilarious b/c literally just days before I read her post, I had said the exact same thing. Even though my sis thinks its weird, I do. See she takes it too literal, I just meant I wanted to be a hot mama I don't actually want men/boys fantasizing about me nekkid! (Or MAYBE I do! Mwah ha ha ha!)

Ok here's my sister giving the sexy look.

Totally pulls it off Right?

OK now here's me

Take away the cleavage and I'm totally making the "hope no one noticed I just farted" smirk.

OK, Lets focus here. The whole point of this post is to officially kick off FatA$$ Friday. I will be keeping up with my progress and posting it on Fridays. Although Blair is my hero I am too chicken to put my actual weight on here, but I shall take pics and post lbs lost to date. Sorry but some people who know me might find knowing this number so very important to them and I can't live with knowing that my downfalls truly makes someone else's day.

I really really really don't want to take a before picture, but I know how important they are. But like I said earlier, all I can imagine is a group of people laughing and pointing at my before picture. Gawd Here goes........

XOXO~
Jen and Ron

It's time.

So I finally decided that it is time to lose the baby weight. I am finally motivated. I really think it's the change in weather that helped me change my mind. Ron and I are such outdoorsy people and now that I can actually be outside I am inspired. I do have a short term goal already. Our favorite couple in the world, Chris and Charlotte are getting married April 17th. I want to look fantabulous by then. Well actually I really want to be the cutest bridesmaid, but I don't know all the ladies yet. But don't we all secretly want to be the cutest? No? Just me? allllrighty then.

Here's a pic when I wanted to lose weight back in 2008. I was like the Energizer bunny.... I just kept working and working and working and lost lost lost.

I strapped on my heart rate monitor this day and Ron and I rode bikes. By the time we got back to our car I had burned 1000 calories. And here's the thing.... It was fun! It wasn't all that boring monotonous workout crap. Just fun with my man.

I started losing the weight to get ready for my 10 year high school reunion. And I did it. I really felt like the belle of the ball when that weekend rolled around. Here are some pics of that weekend that I think I look particularly skinny in. (NOTE: These pics are only to help motivate me lose the weight again, and only partially narcissistic)

My BFF Windy and I before we met up with our old high school friends


When we got to the party and seeing peeps I haven't seen in 10 years. (P.S. I like this pic cause my face is so thin)


I hadn't seen him in 10 years!! In high school we had every home room together for 4 years!


More pics to inspire me that I can do this again!

thats me in my "skinny jeans" at a fundraiser


Me in my pink scrubs... Oh how I miss them!


Ok that's enough for today. Gotta get the heart rate monitor out and take this big gul for a walk!
Jen