Have You Seen My Waistline?

Well, have you? I’m sure you’re probably looking at the featured pic above and notice the belt and not really what it’s wrapped around.  Well of course, that was the plan.  This is one of the cutest belts ever and I love it! I thought I could really make this basic grey tulle skirt and black bodysuit pop with the belt.  Well that wasn’t the only thing popping! My waistline has grown and it’s no longer a “waistline”. Its a “waistround“!   Yes, like a circle! Or maybe an oval but there’s no part of my abdomen that’s flat like a line. So why call it that?  Wait! I do have a line on my tummy!  It’s from a surgery so it’s really an incision. So why is it called a waistline again and why didn’t somebody tell me about this?  I’m asking because I don’t see my waistline at all.  It’s gone!  Long gone! Something not somebody stole it from me.  When did I get round on all sides? I remember having a flat abdomen but what happened? Could it be menopause?  Or maybe it’s the lack of energy to exercise consistently? I’m sure my waistline and metabolism are hanging out together, wherever they are. But then again, it may be those Oreo cookies, that occasional bag of M&M Peanuts, or those good ole southern fried chicken wings. Certainly, it’s just the “Aging Gracefully” process. Wherever it is, I want my waistline back!  But what would that take?

I’ve realized that my sweet tooth is here to stay.  So I have to learn how to live with this urge for sweets and keep this B.B. Simon belt buckling up.  I have one more hole to go and it’s done!  So I thought I better put the brakes on now.  See, I’m an average girl, I eat healthy with the exception of the things noted above.  And I really don’t do them as often as one might think. (Who am I trying to convince here?)  The problem is when I do eat a bite/piece of my favs, I don’t want to stop!  It’s like the Lay’s Potato Chip slogan…No one can eat just one! Have you ever seen anybody eat one M&M or one Oreo and certainly not one chicken drummette! Who does that? You may have another list of favs that you’re staying away from but why? Is this how we have to live the rest of our Golden Years by denying ourselves of the foods we love?  Geesh! Growing Old Gracefully is not as easy as it looks!

What I really mean by an average girl is an average Platinum Girl. I know I’m suppose to exercise but I’m just not consistent!  I get excited, start, get past the burn and aches and begin to enjoy it all again.  Then I get super busy with work, miss a few days and before I know it a month has passed. And let’s not mention how this body is above the boot camp age. So jumping back into a workout plan is NOT the answer. I have to ease back into it. A little today, a little more tomorrow and within a couple of weeks, I’m moving along pretty good.  My knees have stressed to me that they will let me down should I try something  new or attempt to do that 30 year old workout program.  You know the one. The workout that includes all of the high intensity, cardio exercises.  That 30’s body would allow me to work all day, workout for an hour or so, cook and eat dinner, watch a little television and go to bed. All of this while having school age children and without ever owning a scale! A scale? What was that?  The only scale I had was in the kitchen and used for weighing meat. It was easy and I didn’t have a care in the world about my weight or a waistline, now known as my “waistround”.

On the day this pic was taken, I chose not to “Spanx” it!  But I see now that I should have! However, I was already wearing a bodysuit and I didn’t want to feel like my body was choking! You know…squeezed in! Feeling like you’re inhaling all the time is not comfortable after so long.  Back in the day they were called girdles. LOL And though Spanx are so different from girdles the basic concept is the same…they hold us in, make us smooth and firm!  Spanx are magical! 😉 And looking at this pic, I needed a little magic or a really deep “inhale pose”!  Spanx used to sell a sleeved body suit with their secret fabric to keep us looking firm, trim and contoured.  Please bring it back! Some of us need the sleeves to cover our arms and  upper body.  And… some of those other areas that need toning!

So as I prepare for the Inaugural Platinum High Tea next month followed by the Lupus Walk, I need to get rid of my muffin top. I also need to get these muscles ready to endure the 2 mile Lupus Walk. I have several types of workout equipment in my home so no need to go to the gym.  I just need to start using them. Consistently! I remember jumping rope, 3000 jumps a day. And this was my late 40’s body. Today, I don’t even know where those jump ropes are. Just maybe, I can be consistent on the treadmill with my hand weights, do some twists on my “Fit Board”, add 3 minutes of battle ropes and start slow with my jump rope again. Can my ankles handle all of that jumping with this body weight and age? I can’t afford to hurt myself! Can I push through the sore muscles?  What’s on my work calendar?  Maybe I need some glucosamine first to help lubricate these joints! Maybe some natural energy boosters!  Who sells a dose of motivation? How am I suppose to add a workout to my schedule? I’m already adjusting my daily routine to get seven hours of sleep nightly! Whew!  See how I can talk myself in and out of working out!  I’m sure I’m not in this alone. Or am I?  Maybe you’re like me…wore loose fitting tops and sweaters all winter and now you see your “Spring Rolls”. I must do better!  But regardless, I’m still very Grateful! Grateful to be here. Grateful to be able to walk, talk and dress myself. Grateful for my life and all that God is Blessing me with! My Heart is indeed Grateful! Muffintop and all!

Now! Have you seen my waistline? Because I haven’t! 🙂

***Lastly, please join us for the Inaugural High Tea in which a portion of all tickets sales will go to the Lupus Foundation. The Tea is on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 4:00-7:00pm. Tickets are $35 each.  Or you can join us for the Lupus Walk on Saturday, April 21st. Registration begins at 8:00am.  Visit the Events Page, to purchase Tea Tickets, join our Team for the Walk or simply make a donation. We  are also selling Team shirts for the Walk. This way we can be easily identified.  We are walking in  honor of our PH Sisters.  One lost her sister at the age of 25 due to this awful disease and our other PH Sister is still in the fight. Their names are featured on the back of our team shirts. Help us to help them! No amount is too small.  Help Us to End Lupus Now!***

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