A Few Reasons for Me..

OK.. so nothing like a little, or should I say big, "before" picture to get you motivated! My mirror must be warped a little, because I don't recall seeing that same image before. As I glance at this picture more closely, I can see a four good reasons to go on this diet (one for each roll visibly seen).
1. I want to be the best I can be. I am not here on this Earth very long, so while I am here I can at least try to be my best possible self. Fitting into clothes that are "a little snug" doesn't fall under this category.
2. Fitting into clothes that are "a little snug" deserves it's own number. As in "I have a number of clothes that I would love to wear, but they are always pushed aside when I get dressed in the morning." I am starting to get tennis elbow from all the shoving I do to the clothes in my closet. Pushing the too small clothes out of the way seems to get harder and harder as that section gets bigger and bigger.
3. Is this really who I want to be? I am usually the one that says "I am sick of talking about weight loss." Or, as I have been known to say "When I am 65, am I really going to look back at my 30's and say 'I wish I was 30lbs lighter then!'." Then there is the ever popular "I am glad my weight gain hasn't gotten in the way of my self-confidence or I would really be in trouble." This is not who I want to be. I do not want to be the person coming up with every excuse in the book why I should not worry about losing weight. Here is the truth; I am sick of talking about weight loss, not because I am sick of people talking about it but because I don't want to admit I should be the one talking about it. Yes, when I am 65 I want to look back and say "Wow, wasn't I gorgeous back then?" It will be nice to add that to my legacy list. Truth hurts: My weight gain has gotten in the way of my self confidence. Instead, it has been masked my self-denial and arrogance. This is never a good thing.
4. If Bravo comes to Green Bay and decides to run a reality series, I want to be in the running for The Real Housewives of Brown County, and I don't want it to be because they need "a real-life housewife". I want it to be because they are SO INCREDIBLY surprised that there are such gorgeous people here.

Please do not confuse all of this with "negative self talk". This is just the progression of realizing I am really beautiful, and it is about time it starts shining through. I am also not giving up arrogance...you'd all miss me if that was gone. A little laughter and self love never hurt anyone.....it can just cause blinders sometimes. Time to take off the rose colored glasses and replace them with some super hot Oakleys....cause they are going to be the perfect accessory to the new me.