kris tucks it in….!!!!
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I have been working hard for months and months to try and reclaim some of my body. You know-mostly the space between my neck and my upper thighs. My feet and ears look fabulous.
Pumping iron – serious iron. Bike and more bike. Cardio. Dips and sways and squats. (This sounds like induced labor and it feels like it.) Chips be gone. Licorice be gone. Beer be mostly gone. Some of the wine be gone – a girl has to have something for God’s sake. French fry’s? I laugh in your face! Yes, it is a lifestyle even if I cheat because I am a grown woman.
Let’s get real here. I’m fifty-six. This body has been rode hard and put away wet. Some parts of my body are so exhausted they ain’t going back. But, to be honest, I just wanted to feel better, to see where I could go, to try really hard not to be able to balance a glass on my stomach.
I am far from done but today I had a big moment. I was dressing for something I will tell you about soon. I put on a nice white skirt and then fished around for a top that didn’t have a hole in it. Naturally, when I put it on, I did not tuck it in.
Then I thought about my daughter. She is tall and beautiful and mostly wears Saran Wrap. “Tuck it in mom.” This she says over and over. So I tucked it in.
Holy crap! I didn’t look too bad. There was just a little poof down there and not a big poof. I stood in front of the damn mirror for so long I almost fainted. My skirt was actually so loose I need to go down a size.
And then I did something brave. I left it tucked in and I went out in public!!!!
Yes, I’m celebrating with a lovely glass of dark red. I’ve put in my miles today, did my push-ups, and the shoulder weights thing-be. And – HEY RACHEL!!!!!! MAMA TUCKED IT IN!!!!!!!!!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:33 am
Congratulations Kris! Being able to tuck it in AND leave it tucked while you go out in public is awesome!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:47 am
You rock lady! You’ve always inspired me with your writing and I think this entry is exactly what I needed to kick myself in the butt to lose this baby weight!!! How did I survive before I found you???
Keep up ALL the great work!!!!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Way to go, Kris!
If it helps, try just two bites of anything at all that you like to eat or drink (excluding wine – that’s a silly idea for wine). I figure that those are the only two bites one remembers anyway – the first and the last. All the rest in between are calories, and those I have to decide if I want to deal with later!
CONGRATS!!!
X O Irene (currently in Texas still headed west, from Del Rio – Jan’s really riding that bicycle!)
April 8th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Congratulations! I am inspired once more to get that bike and move to action instead of planning it in my head.
I also like the idea of occasional bites being a planned part of the program; I tend to feel that the whole thing is blown to smithereens (sp?) if I take a bite … and then, of course, I’ve FAILED.
There is more to life than either/or … there is also Both.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
You’re so awesome! Seriously.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:07 am
Your words inspire me! I am participating in my own “biggest loser”, and I’m actually doing it! Despite the fact that chocolate seems to stalk me… Who knew a food could stalk? Outside of celery that is….
I work with young, thin, beautiful women, who metabolize what they eat while they are eating… Damn them and their youthful bodies:) Anyways, I will be 40 in September, and I plan on being “Fit and 40”… and not the other “f” word!!!!
My goal is to be able to wear a pair of jeans that were accidentally tossed in the dryer; and still be able to put them on without a crowbar and crisco!
That said, amen on the wine!!!! In certain circles wine is the only healthy choice for dinner! Sometimes lunch too…. Weight Watchers has boxed meals that are the right portion size… I find that in perfectly bottled wine!
~ Jules
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 am
be a tucker!!!! a thing I long for, was a tucker for awhile and long for it again.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
I’d be happy to go to my closet and find a shirt that fit and didn’t gape at a certain spot, much less one to tuck in. BUT…chocolate is cheaper than therapy
April 10th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
As one who has been there and still struggles with those same issues….I say AWESOME GIRL.
April 14th, 2010 at 2:19 am
Oh Kris I feel you gal, I too am 56 and have so much between my boobs and thighs where did it come from i mean reallywhere did it come from?Even after birthing 5 children I was still a little thing but somwhere along the perimenopause/ menopause highway and byway this showed up. I can’t even say I have great ears. I’m trying to love what I have and the way I look and I figure I’ve done welll over the years but this damned ol’ belly has got to go. I’ve done Atkins not so great for women at least not this woman I’ve lost all of 7 lbs in as many months what’s up with that?
I did the Flat Belly Diet lost 10 now unfortunately that’s not a total of 17 lbs. Because you know you put it back on while you’re trying a different route.
Okay enough about me. I too think you are fablous and look fabulous and