Questions I Often Ask Myself

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What if...

• We could put ourselves in the dryer for 10 minutes and come out three sizes smaller?

• We could vaccum the fat out of our bellies and inject it into our butts? 

•  We could donate part of our DDD+ breasts to people that are not happy with their B cups? 

•  Healthy fruits and vegetables were just as cheap as Value Meals?

These are just four of the many questions that occur to me on a regular basis.  I guess if the first three things were possible, we wouldn't need number four. Of course if I could afford to eat right everyday I wouldn't get all of these supersized body parts that I want to shrink or donate to the less fortunate.

I also wish I could wiggle my nose like Bewitched and instantly have the body that I want.  Now that would be awesome.  I would also transport myself places so I won't have to deal with traffic, but that's another story.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

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I am a very colorful person.  That could describe my artistic nature but it also extends to my hair color.  My natural hair color, well when I was younger, was dark brown. Now there's quite a bit of grey under this light brown hair.

Now my boldness does not extend to blues, purples, greens, etc. But I do not judge those who have such adventurous natures.  Black, brown, red and blond are all the colors I need to express myself.  If I want to wear any other color, that's what hats are for.

Over the years people have said that African American women should stick with their natural hair colors.  HA!! I wonder how many of those same people wash the gray right out of their hair?  It's also been said that big women should stick to dark colors because they make them look smaller. Double HA!! The only thing that will make me look smaller is pushing away from the dinner table.

Have you ever did something that was considered out of the ordinary? Did it make you feel uncomfortable?

Writers Want to be Sexy Too

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My number one goal for this year is an oldie but goodie ~ weightloss.  I've been on this journey for a couple of years (off and on) but I set a timeframe for myself a year ago. I want to be between 150-175 pounds by the time I'm 40 years old. I'm around 287 now so yeah, I have a lot of work to do.

At my largest, I was 320 pounds, so I am making progress slowly but surely.  In order for me to lose over a hundred pounds by February 2016, I'm going to have to take this journey a lot more seriously.

For the first 20 days of January, I am attempting to eat nothing but raw fruits and veggies. Sometimes I eat salads other times I drink smoothies. Lord is this hard since I am a major pasta lover. I could do without the meat for a while but a sister is in need of a trip to Olive Garden.  But I'm going to stay strong.

If you didn't know, eating nothing but fruits and vegetables makes you go to the pot a lot. Yeah, I know, TMI but I'm just saying. I'm also drinking a lot of water and taking Dherbs Cleansing Formula. The number of pills I have to take makes me feel like a junky but everything seems to be getting cleaned so I'll deal with it for the next 18 days.

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Being a hot natured person, I don't mind walking or attempting to jog in 30-40 degree weather.  Couch to 5K (C25K) is the nine week program I'm using to build up my endurance enough to run at least one 5K this summer.  When it rains, I wipe my tears and hop on my elliptical.  It's not the same as being outside but at least I work up a sweat, which is always a good thing.  We have a gym at work so I go in there to hit the weight machines a couple times per week.

Even if I don't hit my goal by my 40th birthday, I'm sure I'll be fit and 40 by the summer of 2016.

What are some of your goals or resolutions for the new year? What are you going to do to make things happen?