"Operation Skinny Bitch"

                 Struggling with weight is something I think a very good share of people do. I have always struggled with my weight from day 1. I have never been skinny or thin my whole life. I can’t remember the last time I wore something in the single digits. And I am not finally at a point in my life where I know I need to do something about it. With my back problems especially, losing some weight would only help the pain not be so bad. So, a few months ago I came up with a fun title to my weight loss plan, “Operation Skinny Bitch”.  I mean one always needs a funny title for anything they do right? And what better than that! 

                While I have been working on it little by little over the past months, I had some good months and some bad months. I got really motivated around last fall/winter when I took in a horse of my friends that got an injury and needed to be hand walked. I figured hey it is the best of both worlds, he needs to walk and so do I! While the extra activity helped, it didn’t do anything drastic. For Christmas I asked for a Wii Fit and the Jillian Michaels game. Figured hey, maybe that would be a good thing, I can do it at home and don’t have to go to a gym and spend money that way. Granted it took me a while to get into the swing of using it. Did really start using it regularly until I was house-sitting for my aunt and uncle for a month and then I used it a good 5 days a week. I added to my “games” Zumba Fitness and Just Dance 2.  I had fun doing them and the pounds started to come off! YEA ME! Well once I got back home, the motivation didn’t continue. I don’t think I have used it since then. And with my back always being a problem it has been an excuse not to do things. Once the weather did start getting better I did some walking back into the valley pastures at the barn. I don’t care much for walking in the city, prefer more to go out and walk in the country. As then I can multi-task and take Minnie with and take pictures. Since this last injection I am promising myself to really get into gear with the “Operation” and get going. And this time I mean it… 

My motivation!

                What is having a goal without have some sort of motivation to go with it? I asked myself what I could use as a reward that would actually make me stick to this. And since most everything in my life revolves around horses and showing I said to myself, maybe a new show jacket? And just as the thought had come into my head I saw on a friend’s facebook page that she was selling her old showmanship jacket. Coincidence I think not. As I have always loved this jacket and have wanted it in the worst way. So I contacted my friend and now it’s hanging in my room so I can see it daily and use that as my motivation, along with the motivation of being in my brother’s wedding next August. So I have plenty of time to reach my goal. And I use my wonderful mother as some inspiration; she has lost 100 pounds in the past 2 years! She is so amazing! While I don’t know if I can do her walking of 10 miles a day, we are going to get my own routine going. 

                So as the planner I am and organizational person as well I am going to start putting together my “Operation Skinny Bitch” plan and get going (that is as soon as my back heals from this injection). And I hope riding can be put into the routine of exercise that I have. So be prepared for more fun and exciting posts on my adventure. And if anyone has any other tips on the good ole weight loss trail please let me know! I need all the help that I can get! 

And everyone needs some celebrity motivation.. mine is Marissa Miller... I will never look like her, but she gives me some motivation.... 

Until next time…. M