Size 14

My Wedding Day Dec. 2000

 

 

 

The last time I bought something that was a size 14 it was my wedding dress 10 1/2 years ago.  I fluctuated between a 12 and 14 for about 2 years before I got married.   After I got married I gained 40 pounds in about 8 months.  In a nutshell, the reason for my weight gain was inactivity and what I ate.  My husband and I worked opposite shifts when we first got married leaving me home alone 6 nights a week.  After sitting at a desk at my job, I would come home and sit by myself and eat.  When I got pregnant with our first son I weighed just a few pounds shy of 200 pounds and with each addition to our family my waistline has grown as well. 

After having our third son I was reading in the newspaper about how popular skydiving was becoming again.  I wanted to do it.  I wanted to jump from a plane and enjoy the rush of adrenaline and everything that came with it.  The only problem....my weight.  They have a strict weight limit to be able to jump and I was well over the limit.  I mentioned something about it to my mom one day and her response was "If you lose 60 pounds I will pay for you to do."  It was great motivation and I thought it would be a great way to celebrate my upcoming 30th birthday.  Well, my birthday came and went without that magically freeing dive.  In the 6 months before my birthday I had only lost about 10 pounds.  

Are you wondering where I am going with this??

The other day I started thinking about that conversation I had with my mom two years ago.  I was having a hard time staying motivated.  My weight loss has not been what I would like it to be.  I know I have been working hard at the gym and trying to eat better.  I need something to look forward to.  Something I can work towards.  So while at my mom's house the other night I got up the nerve to talk to her about it again.  I asked her if the offer still stood.  Her response to me was "I will pay for it when you can fit into a size 14."    Now I know that bribery isn't always the best way to get thing a done, but I am going to take this and run.  I want to go skydiving, but I just don't want to pay for it. 
I know I have a long road ahead of me still, but now I have something to look forward to...

P.S.  Does anyone want to join me?