Young kids have no problem telling someone if they're ugly, smell like a rats behind or if they're plain old fat. The brutal honesty of a child can be insulting yet downright truthful. And if you've ever been fresh out of pregnancy like me or tipped the scale for some other reason, you are bound to have experienced bloated fat cells (not a scientific term) and blubber-fied body parts.
For close to six months I listened to the grueling honesty of the Greedy 4 year-old, pictured right, as he reminded me of my fatness. "Mom, you're fat. Look at your stomach". Never mind that he has a 5 month-old sister that contributed to my state.
But in this same time I worked feverishly, up at 5 am Monday through Friday for cardio and strength training, plus lunchtime walks, and lost 25 pounds to slip into a size 4/6.
Today, all this hard work was finally recognized by the #1 faux-authority in weight loss – the Greedy Kid. "Mom! Your skinny. Look how skinny you are." I have finally received the golden stamp of approval. Ahhh. Now I can breathe.
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Wow you are dedicated and an inspiration to a lot of mother’s out there. It shows that even with children you made the time and sacrificed to get up early and during lunch to get your workout in. Good for you.
Thanks Kristi! My body will never be “ideal” – I’ve had 4 kids and with that comes stretch marks. My tummy will never be taut unless I was to consider a tummy tuck. But I’m still on a mission because I have about 10 more pounds to lose and then comes weight maintenance.
I’d probably have better progress by now but food is my adversary. Sometimes I sabotage myself with trips to Greedy Island. I just love food.
i think the moment i realized i was losing a lot of weight is when my son, who was 7 at the time, went to go cuddle up with me to watch a movie, and moved around quite a bit before saying “your pillows are gone!” of course he meant my breasts, which for most women are the first to go. he was also the first at age 10 to point out to me that my stomach was getting fat again.
i’ll always be pretty to him, but he’s the first to point out my fat/thin areas! hahah