And on the eighth day God created bacon

Oh bacon...  How we love you and hate you.  Your fatty goodness and propensity to mesh perfectly with anything...  Including my thighs?

Fuck you bacon!  Fuck you and your saturated goodness.

::insert disclaimer about piss poor language and inappropriate content here::

I'm off point.  This blog isn't about bacon at all.  Mmmmmm bacon.......  I digress.  Let me introduce myself and my purpose.

I am a single mom of two very rambunctious kids.  I love my kids.  I love my job.  I love life!

Okay... so why am I here?  I'm here because I'm a fatass on the road to non-fattassedness.

God certainly blessed me with the ability to carry my weight well.  Mostly due to the fact that I don't dress like a two-bit whore.  I wear clothes for the size I am - not the size I want to be.

Let's go back to my bio...  I am 5'5 and 162lbs.  I am 33% body fat.  Don't get me wrong - I appreciate some of it.  I finally have some noticeable boobs.  I wouldn't trade that for all the size 4 jeans in the world; but my mid section has catapulted from a size 8 to a size 12 in the course of 6 months.  Yikes!!

How did it happen?  ((sigh))  A host of reasons:

1. I like food
2. I believe my metabolism is hiding behind the fat
3. I'm stubborn
4. I love wine

I workout four to five days a week.  And I work hard!  There is no slacking in that department for sure, jack!  But still... I put on the pounds.  Regardless the fact that I am okay with my size, 33% body fat is just not healthy.

I know that the problem lies with the aforementioned reasons.  And I suspect others exist with the same hurdles.  Fortunately, I hate to fail.  So here I am... Day 2... I'm going to make it down to a healthy size.  My journey will involve pain, hunger, anger, setbacks, laughter, and motivation.  But in the end... success!

I'm off to finish today's workout (which began with an hour of sand volleyball):  20 sit-ups, 8 crunches, 8 leg raises, and a 12s plank.  If you're looking for a great start toward more balance and a trimmer mid section, crunch along with me!