Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I had an "aha" moment
I was reading a blog entry today and the blogger was mentioning how she doesn't like to be photographed because she worries about her weight in the pictures. I smiled to myself in that knowing way we all have when we read someone else's blog and think "yeah, I know how that goes!" I don't even want to post a picture on my blog yet. But then I started thinking about how I try not to be in pictures because I don't want someone thinking how fat I look. And I realized that I'm very rarely in my son's pictures. I took that one when we went to the zoo, but when we went on vacation: no pictures of me. Went to the sprayground: no pictures of me. Went to the Children's Museum: no pictures of me. And I started to cry. Because I don't want my son to look back and not have any pictures of all the fun things he did with his mommy all because she thought she looked too fat. I was up 2.4 lbs at weigh in and I did not think I had gained that much AT ALL! So I am officially remotivated (if that's not a word, it is now!) So thank you to that blogger (I think she knows who she is!) for opening my eyes to a very important part of my life I am missing out on!
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Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment! We're all in this together, and with each other's support and encouragement, we WILL reach our goals! Keep up the good work!
I know what you mean about hating to be in pictures. I avoid the camera alot, too! But we really shouldn't, as you pointed out.
Hi Ashley :)
I'm with ya sister... the only reason I DO have pictures of me in them is so that my kids dont grow up looking at pictures of their childhood and thinking "um, did i HAVE a mother?!!"
As I said in my post though, I hope that they'll also be able to say "Yeah, my mom was big, but look at how great she looks now!!"
Dont worry about the gain.... it happens.. just dont let it derail you... if you get back to being diligent, it will fall back off plus more.. guaranteed!!!
I hear you! I've just barely reached a point where I no longer feel inclined to hide from the camera!
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