I ain't swimming, so what's up with the inner tube?

Ok, so here's the thing. I have, sniff, an inner tube. That's right, ladies, you've heard me right. Around my mid-section I have a ring, an inner-tube if you will, of extra weight that just sits there. Now if I could use it for something--say as the flotation device that it was clearly built for!--then I might not mind so much. But this is not the case. Not only does it not keep me from sinking, but it makes me more susceptible to tiring easily and thus, drowning! This is a serious situation!

In an effort to combat this growing problem (and it grows by the doughnut!) I have decided to take action. That's right, I have begun Operation Deflation. Get your war paint, ladies, it's on! My friend and co-worker, Sandra introduced me to a book that I think just might be the ammunition i need to take down my old foe. "Finding You Inner Skinny" is by Joy Bauer and I've been following her plan for about five weeks now.

Ask anyone--well, ask my best friend, Tiffany--and they will tell you that I don't read health books. I don't care how your garden grows and I certainly don't want to make things from it. That's why God sent us Chili's. And He saw that it was good. But the time had come to make some changes. And they were big ones. Did you know that you are only supposed to eat a cup of cereal? Really? A cup? Of cereal? I can eat a box of cereal! Ok, not really, but you see where this is going. Portion control. Control your portions, lose your tube. Oh and exercise. blech. But I'm doing it. And it's nothing crazy like eating only onions while standing on your head and pedaling like you're on a bike. Tried that diet...didn't work.

I'm down 14 pounds in five weeks. The tube has deflated a bit so that makes me very happy. And another plus...loss of back fat. But that sounds gross so I won't go there. But having my bra not feel like it will cut me in two every time I breathe has done wonders for my overall outlook on life. Well my outlook on bras anyway.

So by this summer I'm hoping to say, "bring on the biki..." well, scratch that. how about, "bring on the pool, but give me some floaties; this tube's too small to hold me up." :)