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LET'S GET REAL


Let's get real.  Momma's put on a few lbs since the move in May and it's not a good look.  I won't go into the dirty details, but let's just say a coworker made a comment to me that I had never heard before and it really got my attention.  It stopped me in my pasta-eating tracks.  In the words of the fabulous Regina George, "I want to lose three pounds."  I have all the excuses in the world why I got to this place:  my new workplace doesn't have a gym (whine), all I like to do are spin classes and they're expensive (whine), I'm going out more (read: drinking) to make friends (whine).  Eww I'm totally that person making excuses.  This is also new to me; except for those couple years in college, I've typically been able to maintain my normal body weight.  I've never felt uncomfortable in my own skin, but that has changed.  My face doesn't just look bigger in pictures, it actually feels bigger.  It's a very odd feeling.  My clothes don't feel quite like they used to and I'm in no position to be buying any more clothes, so something has to change.

Nothing drastic, but I'm going to be a lot more conscious about what's going into my body as well as my activity levels.  I'm going to bring running shoes (most days) to work in order to walk during lunch, I'm going to take the stairs at the metro (downstairs only--let's not get crazy), and I'm going to stop snacking all day long.  Good, healthy breakfast, light lunch, then an even lighter dinner.  Those who know me well, know my love for Annie's mac and cheese..well, ladies..that's a changing.  Only one night a week am I going to allow myself that pleasure.  Yes, it was more than once a week prior-this is how I got myself into this mess.  I'm also going to cut out wine with dinner..at home.  As much as I want to be Olivia Pope and even if I just eat popcorn with the wine like she does, those cals will still end up somewhere around my mid-section or cheeks..face cheeks..I wish it was the other cheeks.

This may end up being harder than I'm planing on because fall allows you to hide behind those sweater wraps and capes, so in a couple months, if you still see my legs getting wider and face getting puffier, please call me out..we all need some accountability.

Disclaimer - I do not at all think I am overweight and do not dislike my body; I am solely just feeling uncomfortable and out of (my usual) shape.  I also do not know anything about nutrition or dieting or anything like that, so please take what I say with a grain of salt.  It's obviously not an actual weight-loss plan.

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