In The Beginning

When you look at that picture you probably just see a dress. If you are paying close attention you'll notice it is a halter top, maybe you'll even see the crochet detail at the neckline and the ruffle around the bottom. I'm sure you see it is white and flows. Maybe you like, maybe you don't.

When I look at this dress I don't see any of that. I see dedication. I see a goal. You see, I can't wear this dress-yet. My hips and belly tell me I'm not allowed. They tell me that this dress is too tight, and they are right. My arms tell me they don't like the way they look when I put this dress on. They all beg for more fabric, longer sleeves and a better fit.

I could go have this dress altered. I could go get a bigger size (actually I can't, this is as big as this dress gets XL) But, I'm not going to take the easy way out this time. I'm going to look at this dress and I am going to challenge it. I'm going to tell my mouth that it doesn't need that extra serving at dinner, that it wants more water and that it doesn't want to eat after 8:00 p.m. I'm going to tell my legs that they want to move, they WANT to run. I'm going to tell my hands to make healthier meals. I'm going to tell my mind that I'm not hungry, I'm just bored. I'm going to do this because I am tired of my body telling me what to do. This is MY body after all, and I am the one in control. 

So this is my message to you body:

I'll be seeing less of you soon!