I know you will find this hard to believe but I missed weigh-ins this week because I was home with brownies in the oven for my daughter's track meet. I do weigh myself on the scale in my kitchen and according to my scale I have hit my 20 pound mark but I will have that confirmed this Thursday where I will be reunited with the other half of the B Team. I saw her at the track meet and she is down almost 16 pounds and our goal is to drop another 10 by May. I'm in!!
In my mind I have this idea that because I've lost 20 pounds and I'm in a smaller size of pants I picture myself thin... The problem with that is that the pants I was in were a big size so although I'm in the next smaller size - they are still a BIG size. So my daughter took some pictures of me the other day when we were hiking and when I looked at them I thought "that is one chunky momma." OK, that wasn't really what I thought - it was more like "WTF" but softly so only I could hear it. Now prior to my fat reduction plan I avoided pictures like the plague so I don't have much to compare then & now to. Prior to the 20 pounds down I would allow head shots w/my head held a certain way to disguise the double chin that was always waiting close by to expose itself but never full body shots.
So this weekend it has been reaffirmed that I still have a way to go. I have to admit I thought I was looking much more svelte then I actually am ~ dang!! This diet thing is such a head game isn't it??!!
I met a dear friend of mine about a year ago over the phone - she was starting a new business, delivering cupcakes, cupcake bouquets & cakepops and I was telling her that I would help her anyway I could. She sounded sweet & fun and I was anxious to physically meet her figuring she had to be a "solid" girl if she was baking for a living. She walks into my office one day & here is this adorable, thin, petite, young girl that I thought was going to be a new bestie and my response at our first meeting was this ~ "Oh crap, we can't be friends, I can never lay beside you on the beach." She in turn seemed to like my wacked sense of humor and we actually have become great friends (but I have no plans to head to the beach with her anytime soon).
I have spent a great deal of my life (usually w/another good friend when we are out for an evening) strategically placing ourselves next to people that make us look better ~ you know what I mean... looking for the chubby chicks to stand next to. The one thing I've noticed is that I'm finding it harder to find people that makes that work for me anymore and I believe there are people that now stand beside me ~ the chubby chick ~ for the exact same reason. Like they say, what goes around comes around...
RECIPE OF THE DAY - CURRY CHILI from Dave Crocco
1-Lb lean ground beef browned, add 1 large diced onion and saute for a few minutes, then add 1 can rotel tomatoes, 1 can coconut milk, 1 large table spoon of red curry paste, a couple sprinkles of chili powder and a squirt of shiracha hot sauce. Turn the heat down and simmer for ten minutes. Add a lot of frozen peas (or beans - black or pinto or a combo) and bring back to a simmer. Serve.
THANKS DAVE!!
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