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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Would you like a muffintop with that saddlebag?

Not overweight - over weight. There's a difference.
I'm not overweight by any means - BMI of 22 - but I'm over my weight. Not my BYU running weight...that's a thing of the past, sadly... but MY ideal. I'm discontent, and no one can talk me out of it (not even my sweet husband, who assures me like a broken record that I look great. But he told me that even when I was pregnant and Shamu-sized at a hundred and [ahem] pounds. So his input is invalid). The muffin-tops, saddle-bags, and flying squirrel arms are creeping up. So as mom would say, I'm getting "seriously serious" about this.
I joined:

It's free (I'm not at the point where I'd PAY for help). Such an awesome site - anyone even remotely interested should check it out. So many features and tools... this will be fun (does that sound sarcastic? Hope not. I'm genuinely stoked).
I'm the type that needs some accountability for all those treats that accidentally get popped in my mouth (whoops) and the workouts that get procrastinated to the point of DIDN'T HAPPEN. Since I no longer have a coach yelling interval splits at my back and a scholarship depending on my self-discipline... this program will have to suffice. Wish me luck! I hope my intense anticipation of this is not influenced by my extreme "last supper" today...

5 comments:

Carolyn Quebe Williams said...: I totally know how you feel! haha. BYU racing weight IS a thing of the past...And we are probably the few who understand overweight, and over weight. I'm going through it too in eat-everything-because-you'll never get a chance again-NYC. However, my dear, you are still fabulously beautiful!! :); April 6, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Sam and Melissa said...: I understand. It is so hard to get used to your body when you are running twice a day and then go to real life and have to see your body change.. it stinks! Even though no one else notcies you don't have all muscle you do and it stinks! ummm.... my half marathon training was supposed to start beginning of march and it lasted for a week and then i got sick, then i got better and trained for another week and then went on a work trip where there was no gym :( so i am back to the beginning again. so i have a month to get in some serious shape.... you will fly by me in mile 1! I am so excited to see you though! i can't wait.; April 6, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Debbie said...: So...would this be a bad time to mention the AMAZING cinnamon roll recipe that is unleashed and gone wild?; April 7, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Malerie said...: Cool! thanks for sharing. I know how you feel. You do look good and I mean it - but I know what you mean about not quite being you anymore :); April 7, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Mandy said...: I'll have to check that site out! You make me laugh about your "last supper" It seems every time I decide to try changing my lifestyle, a "last supper" is involved!! :); April 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Would you like a muffintop with that saddlebag?

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