The Wagon

Do you remember that game Oregon Trail? You know the one...you load up your wagon with miscellaneous people and items and try to make it to Oregon without dying.

Well, if I could compare my weight loss journey to anything it would be the Oregon Trail - except at this point I'm sure I've lost quite a few supplies crossing the river and half of my passengers have died of dysentery and/or snake bites.

I need to get my sh!t together (cussing...bad). I've been talking about weight loss for a few years and haven't put any real effort toward it. Don't believe me? I have blog posts all the way back to - dare I say it - September 2008. GULP!! I've been all talk for the better part of 2 years and ZERO action! So here it is...

I am 5'5" and I weigh 200 lbs. This is the biggest I've EVER been. I want...no NEED...to lose 50 pounds.

This is going to be a huge challenge for me - I've never been one of the skinny girls and I don't hope to be. I've always been "big boned". Never been under a size 8 and I'm ok with that. For me it's not about size (ok...it kinda is). I want to be healthy, I want to look good, I want to feel good, I want to be sexy, I want to shop in any store anywhere and not be afraid that clothes aren't going to fit, I want to have nice lean muscles and a high, perky butt!

Self-imposed 6am work out...I'm coming after you


I can't believe I just put this on the internet. I hope I haven't just ruined my political career

Determined...

Nothing much has happened lately but I am determined to keep my blog interesting and updated!!!

For the Intellectuals...
I am currently reading "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel García Márquez. I am enjoying this book. And even though I'm only 50-something pages in I totally understand why people love this author. My only concern is the number of times I've laughed in during this so called "romance"; but considering the happenings so far, I'm fairly certain that this is the appropriate reaction at this point in the novel. And actually, looking back at my dating relationship with Gerald, our reactions to each other were pretty funny - still are actually.

For the Chefs...
I'm really getting into cooking these days. And I mean like fancy foods with garnishes and marinades. The kind that you want to take your time to chew b/c you don't want to miss a single flavor. I don't know what came over me during my engagement to Gerald, but suddenly I became obsessed with being a wife. I wanted to know everything about cooking, cleaning...really just taking care of a home in general. This is strange because I never really cared before. I guess it all hit me when I first registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I walked in the store, grabbed my scanner and went to work. Somewhere along the way I convinced myself that a kitchen was not a kitchen without a lemon zester...I never turned back...

Last week I made sauteed shrimp with tropical salsa. Gerald said it was restaurant worthy and I humbly agree...it was the bomb y'all. I'll add my recipe ASAP!

Other than that nothing out of the ordinary has happened in all these three weeks of marriage. One thing is for certain, Gerald and I are having a ton of fun. I've always been the kind of person who preferred to live alone because of my never-ending list of SSBs but it turns out that Gerald is really accepting of my quirks and kind of embraces them. I end up laughing at my self usually - he does such a good impression of me even though in his mind I sound like a horse...