Confession of a Former Work-out-a-holic!
(The following is merely me giving my HONEST opinion- and for my own comic relief!)
Okay- so those of you that know me WELL know that I have ALWAYS loved to work out. Okay- ALWAYS might be an understatement- I sincerely HEART working out- since a young age! I was one of those weird nine years old that thought it was so cool to do kick-boxing with Billy Banks- k you get the picture!
Well after Getting PREGO & being SUPER SICK- I was unable to work out- then having Kad & having my HUSBAND working TONS- it seemed impossible to find the time! So that puts me at oh almost a 1 1/2 year later- and I am just BARELY getting back to the gym! (I know a crying shame for me)
"There is more to life than being ridiculously good-looking!"
SO as you can see I have been out of the "gym world" for awhile. But I have LITERALLY been SHOCKED at what I see. I have never seen so many "skinny" or should I say "anorexic" mom's in my life. Now because I have been such a "gym rat" in the past- I can tell when someone is NATURALLY skinny- or is pushing themselves beyond what they should- and MOST not all but most of these women are. I met with a personal trainer today that said most of the these women are on this new diet- where they shoot a pregnancy hormone in you and limit you to 500 calories a day. Can you imagine doing that to yourself???
Now- don't get me wrong sure in the PAST and now I want to be thinner than I am. But at what lengths are we as women willing to submit ourselves? When I step into my gym I honestly feel like I am looking at "Stepford Wives!" Example (I walk into the gym and I always see this) : 5'7 102 lbs. decked out mother with TONS of make-up on & AT LEAST DD boob job! Don't get me wrong- to every one their own. But it makes me wonder at what lengths do these women go to feel good about themselves? I have NEVER seen this TYPE of CULTURE anywhere else (and yes I can say that because I have probably lived more places than anyone I know for my age!)
Now some of you may think she's just jealous (Your wrong!) because she is still part of the itty-bitty-titty club still- or I go in my non-matching orange shorts & old shirt w/ no make up on (heaven forbid I know). But for once in my life- I am not stressing about being a size 0/2 & it feels amazing. It's nice to STAND OUT b/c I got a little weight on me! Thank you to those women who INSPIRED me to write this blog excerpt- I think you all maybe made me feel a LITTLE BETTER about my JUNK IN MY TRUNK!
(And no this is not my butt- but you get the idea!)
Since Ry and I aren't into the "New Moon" craz- we decided to go see this movie for our date night. I cried three times- laughed throughout the entire film- and came out of the movie wanting to help & adopt even more! Sandra Bullock did SUCH an AMAZING job- I would say this is my favorite movie she has been in. Her relationship with her husband (Tim Mcgraw) is so cute- I just love it! If you are looking for a feel-good movie, great acting, and a good quality this is the one! Honestly, I would go see it again in a heartbeat- wow such a good movie!! 
