Dumping The Fat

For those wanting to lose weight, my first suggestion usually is to determine a why.  A “why” will keep us going during those times of temptation when the situation would otherwise call for us being chained to wild horses to drag us away from foods that we know are not going to help us lose weight or may even make us gain weight.

So how did I determine my why when I’m not overweight anymore, met my ‘weight loss’ goal, and have been walking around feeling pretty “all that” for a while now?  Well…I happened to be talking to a friend recently who said that her body is one of those that looks good standing up, but doesn’t look so great when she sits down.  Huh?  Honestly, I don’t really look at myself sitting down.  I mean I look at myself in the mirror and I have to say, I think I look pretty damned good.  Anyway, after speaking to her, I rushed home, undressed, and plopped down on the couch.  Whoa!  Are you kidding me?  Was I ever horrified!  Where did that spread come from?  I never noticed that before!  Did I just see all of my hard work over the past year go down the drain?

I didn’t start crying, nor did I make myself a stiff drink.  I sat there for a while and after the horror and shock wore off, I realized:

1. I’ve come a long way since this time last year.  I just lost another 11 lbs. 2 months ago and have maintained that (surprisingly with the way I have been eating), so that makes my total weight loss since December of last year a whopping 27 lbs.  That is nothing to sneeze at!  Plus, I’ve lost tons of inches.  I just don’t know how many right now off the top of my head.   I’m also wearing sizes that I never thought I’d see again.  So my hard work definitely paid off in that respect.
2. That I have rock hard abs; they’re just covered in a layer of fat is all.  I have muscular legs.  They’re just covered in a layer of fat is all.  I have a firm butt.  It’s just covered in a layer of fat.
3. The most important thing I realized is that this is not a no-win situation.  It’s not like I have to be stuck with this layer of fat.  The great news is - fat can be shred!  It can be gotten rid of just like garbage!  It can be….dumped!

Does the above really explain my why?  Kind of.  My biggest why is because I want to have the best body I can and know that I have put forth all the effort I have inside myself to give.  I want to have a healthy body fat percentage.  Yeah, people can lose all the weight they want and while they may look better, if they still have a high percentage of body fat, they’re not all that healthy.  What does it matter how good we look if we’re not really healthy too?  Contrary to popular belief, looks aren’t everything.

Okay, okay, so I also want to be able to sit down without clothes on and not be traumatized.  I want to be toned and firm, not jiggly.  Hey, I never said I wasn’t human.

So in order to find and see that hard body underneath, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve got to dump the fat.

Hi and thanks for stopping by my blog!  I’m Jennifer, a work-at-home-aholic, wife and mother of 2 wonderful little girls.

What is Dumping The Fat?  It’s my personal blog about my journey in fat loss.  I’m quite content with my weight and the way my clothes feel and look, but I have decided I want my “old” body back - you know that body that we women have before having children and that body that most of us do not get back after children no matter how hard we try?  Yeah, that one.  It’s been lost for 7 years now - I miss it and I want it back.  It doesn’t help that I am over 30 (don’t let anyone lie to you - things DO change after 30…like childbirth wasn’t enough!), but I haven’t lost hope that my body can be molded and shaped at least back to what it used to be, if not better! 

What this blog is not about - this blog will not be about weight loss.  I already have one of those and it’s pretty good too!  If you’re looking for weight loss tips, you can visit Weight Loss Info Center.  You can read my weight loss story over there.  I know how to successfully lose weight - I’ve done it after two pregnancies and through a bout of grief over the loss of my father, and shortly thereafter my brother, that was not only devastating to my mind and spirit, but my body as well.  I’ve kept the weight off, but I want fat loss.  There is a difference.