Doughnuts Vs. My Pants

It's bad enough that I have to suffer through the soul-crushing indignity of having to work for a living, but to sit at my desk 8 hours a day doing stuff that makes me want to throw an office chair through a window as the waste band of my (very stylish) pants digs into my gut like it's giving me the Hiemlich Maneuver; trying to get me to vomit out what's left of my youth, is a bit much to accept.


The grocery store by my house started making old style handmade doughnuts. My grandmother used to make doughnuts just like them. I even remember my family gathered in the kitchen around Christmas time dropping dough into boiling oil. My job was to cover the still hot doughnuts in pure sugar. At about a buck fifty for four doughnuts, I have been powerless to resist them. But fortunately, as with everything I like in Japan and that becomes part of my usual diet, they stopped making them. The recovery efforts after the Great Doughnut Infestation of 2010 can now begin in earnest.


Before the GDI, my weight was holding steady at a trim and comfortable 130 lbs. (59kg). I wasn't in take-off-your-shirt shape but I was looking good with it on at least. And I was like that for over 6 months. I almost had been lulled into thinking that this year I would avoid the unavoidable- the winter weight gain. But alas...


As of the kick-off of Making the Weight 2011 (Babies Make You Fat edition) I weighed 134.5 lbs. (61kg) on my bright pink plastic bathroom scale made in China. I will attempt to return to the Featherweight division (126/ 57) where I have campaigned successfully for the last few years. I will pay special attention to the torso which now looks like a pillow case stuffed with rolled up socks. Middle- aged man-boobs, you've just jiggled down your last flight of stairs! 

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Ten Days In

I have an almost 6 month old baby and weight about 16 pounds over my usual weight.


I called it on January 19th and I've got until March 16th to get to middleweight.


Weighed myself today-an even 169 lbs on my new Tanita (made in Japan) supposedly very accurate scale. So virtually no change from initial weigh-in. Not a surprise, I guess, since my initial weigh-in was actually a couple of pounds less than I have generally been weighing recently. Also not a surprise since my husband went out of town for a week and just got back last night so I've been alone with the kids. Also, my car broke down last week and I waited 13 hours for CAA to come tow it and when they finally arrived at midnight it actually worked, only to not work the next morning when I was leaving to take my daughter to daycare and go to work. I found out how much it costs to take a taxi to my work and it is a lot.


So I've only managed to get in two short workouts. In retrospect, it probably didn't make sense to call it right when my husband was going away but I really want to get out of these maternity jeans ! Oh well, six-and-a-half weeks to go...

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Making the Weight 2010

The darkest days of winter are upon us. My waste band is digging into my gut as I sit and type. I need to shift my metabolism out of neutral. It's time to get things under control (again).

Making the Weight 2010 is officially on! With the weigh-in date of March 21st. 
The first day of spring. Friggin' poetic!

Pick a weight class and join us! Keep it realistic and attainable. Especially if this is your first one, you don't want to take on too much and most of all you don't want to fail the first time out. You shouldn't try to lose much more than a couple of pounds (a kilogram) a week. Anything more is a bit unhealthy and will set you up for a big bounce back in weight if, and when, the inevitable slacking off resumes.

Current participants are : Mike, Pat, Dave (aka dainty), and Dan (aka martinez).

Initial weights and chosen weight classes to be posted shortly.

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