I'll NEVER be Skinny because I DON't WANT 2!!

Am I dying to be skinny or Healthy? Hmmm.. Being skinny has NEVER been in my genetic make up. I'm 30+ and the smallest I've ever been was a 10. Two kids later & LIFE, I just want to be alive, able to race my daughter and not lose my breath and use this jogger stroller and enjoy fresh air with my son/family.

This last week 1/2 has been AWESOME. No red meat, no fried foods, no sweets& no strong drink. I've drank enough water to make me go like a camel and blended fruits I normally wouldn't drink into a nice smoothie( Ice, fruit, 1/2 cup of yogurt or V8 blend). I don't want to be skinny just better.

So many times, society gives us an image and facts that just don't fit every life style. While, its easy for people to decide to stop eating meat, the choice is still there to grab Mc.D's because its easier. The choice to be better, do better and produce better is one that's sometimes a battle within ourselves.

I listen to my daughter and at age 7, she already has a clear idea of what and how she wants to look. I remember when I was at my highest size 18, she was 3.5 and she told me" Mommy, you're fat but you're still the prettiest mommy I know"( hmmmmph, I'm the ONLY mommy you have chick). But it triggered, do I want to be skinny and still eat a boat load of junk, or do I want to be healthy and live better for us? I choose to just live better.

My fave activity is walking. I walk when I'm happy, I walk when I'm sad, I walk with heels and sneakers. I can walk a mile and not even feel it. Just give me some WATER! I walk because its good and because I can control it. Just like I can control what I put into my body.

Being healthy and eating to be skinny are so totally different. The same way Healthy Choice can cook chicken to be healthy so can we. I'm not obsessed with being something that would take away from who and what I am. I LOVE food. Give me some collard greens and turkey necks any day... However, I'm not going to go crazy with my seasonings either. My grandmother( RIP Mamount) would've put some hamhocks in them, fat back and any other fattening Southern "delicacy" she could find. Not me, I'm eating to be better and to live. And when you cook right, that same good taste is there.



So, debate if you must about whether or not women are eating to be skinny or healthy. I KNOw for a fact, Skinny does not and WILL not EVER look good on me. IT'S my choice how much I eat. There's a such thing as eating with portion control and eating slow to savor the meal. I've learned if you sit and eat as a family discussing your day, you tend to fill up because you are chewing vs eating quickly to hurry up.


I'm eating to LIVE...I'm eating to enjoy my children, I'm eating to wear clothes and have room in them. Ultimately,I'm Eating to LIVE RIGHT for me!

SN: However, if I do loose a pound or 5, that's okay because I have a pair of white pants calling my name for 2012!!