I'm not a fan of country music, but I am familiar with that song "Honky Tonk Badonka Donk". I'm also aware that this song is an appreciation of some woman's shapely behind.
That song "Fat Bottom Girls" by Queen? I love it. I love it even more because of the title.
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot? "I like big butts and I cannot lie..." Yep, Baby does have back.
Or...she did.
My butt is gone. Gone. The space in my jeans where it used to be is just that--space. Baggy, saggy and unflattering. What's left of my tush has gone to mush. I used to jokingly say that I had a shelf back there that my husband could rest his drink on. There are pictures of us dancing with his hands resting on that very shelf.
Gone. Red beans and rice did miss me.
I'm a little upset about this. Don't get me wrong. When my weight was at it's peak, my ass was huge. Broad-side-of-a-barn huge. But I would like a little junk in my trunk. Just a little.
Around the corner from the flat and sagging behind is what I have been referring to as The Mom Belly. It won't go away. If it wasn't for that I'd be wearing at least a size 12. It's basically skin (yeah, there's still fat there, but mostly it's just skin). I can--brace yourself here--pretty much pull it up and smush it so that there's nothing there. It's pretty cool to see, actually. But then I put my hands back to my sides and voila. Mom Belly. I think if the human body can stretch like it does to accomodate the growth of a child, it sure as hell should shrink back to it's original state when it's done.
Now I guess I'm going to have to go onto youtube and watch "Baby Got Back" since it's now running through my head the way I used to run for the buffet line.
Hey, fellas!
Yeah?
Fellas!
Yeah?
Has your girlfriend got the butt?
Hell, yeah!
Shake it!
Shake it!
Shake it!
Shake it!
Shake that healthy butt!
Baby got back.
Yep, now you're singing it. You're welcome!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wake-Up Call
I follow another blog about life post weight loss surgery. The woman, Susan Maria, had surgery 10 years ago, and in the last 10 years has made her living helping us with recipes and support, and giving us the tools (vitamins, protein drinks, sugar-free foods) to live successfully post-op. The website is http://www.bariatriceating.com/.
Why am I telling you this? Because I just read her latest blog, and it hit me square in the face. I'm attaching this link so you can read it too. If you've been following my blog at all, you'll know why I got sucker punched. And by the way, I'm at the seven month mark...you'll know why that's significant if you click this link:
http://bariatriceating.com/SMblog/?p=1663
So now that you've read that and you know what I'm talking about, guess it's about time to buckle down and quit taking this for granted.
Why am I telling you this? Because I just read her latest blog, and it hit me square in the face. I'm attaching this link so you can read it too. If you've been following my blog at all, you'll know why I got sucker punched. And by the way, I'm at the seven month mark...you'll know why that's significant if you click this link:
http://bariatriceating.com/SMblog/?p=1663
So now that you've read that and you know what I'm talking about, guess it's about time to buckle down and quit taking this for granted.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sweets and Stuff
Boy, do I stink at staying regular at this blogging stuff. So much for my resolution. I'm still going to try harder, I promise!
I'm not sure if I've lost any more weight since my last post. My scale isn't working right after repeatedly being abused by my son, so I can't get an accurate read. I don't feel any smaller, so I guess that's my answer.
I've realized something this month. Sweets don't really agree with me. My father's birthday was this past weekend, and I made this awesome cake that looked like a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Devil's food cake, white frosting and strawberry jam for the "sauce". Oh, and white chocolate shavings to simulate the Parmesan cheese. Delicious. And hell on my system. This is the second time I've had cake and had the lightheaded/shaky/sweaty/nauseous feeling. I have to wonder if it is because I have had these two desserts after eating dinner, because it is not the first time I've had sweets period. Cookies, candies, even an occasional "fun size" candy bar with no ill effects. As a matter of fact, I just had one of the cookies I made for my daughter's class snack. Yeah yeah, I know, bad me, blah blah blah. I know all about how bad it is. If I deprive myself of these things, this is never going to work. Anyway, I'm going to avoid the dinner-then-dessert combination and see what happens.
I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen, and adding some recipes to my recipe blog. I don't think many of you look at it, but I use it as a kind of cookbook for myself. Already I've gone back to it to see how I made something. I'm really enjoying doing it, even if it is only for me and my mother.
Spring is just around the corner, and I know we're all looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to it not only for the nicer weather, but also because that's when the grill comes out of storage. I don't have a covered deck and I'm not opening the sliding glass doors in the living room to let in the cold and track snow in onto the carpet. No thanks. But it is something else to look forward to! Most of my cooking gets done on the grill in the summer. Meats, pizzas, corn on the cob, potatoes...you name it, I'll try it. It helps to have the side burner as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how grilled food works for me. Now if this snow would just melt...
I'm not sure if I've lost any more weight since my last post. My scale isn't working right after repeatedly being abused by my son, so I can't get an accurate read. I don't feel any smaller, so I guess that's my answer.
I've realized something this month. Sweets don't really agree with me. My father's birthday was this past weekend, and I made this awesome cake that looked like a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Devil's food cake, white frosting and strawberry jam for the "sauce". Oh, and white chocolate shavings to simulate the Parmesan cheese. Delicious. And hell on my system. This is the second time I've had cake and had the lightheaded/shaky/sweaty/nauseous feeling. I have to wonder if it is because I have had these two desserts after eating dinner, because it is not the first time I've had sweets period. Cookies, candies, even an occasional "fun size" candy bar with no ill effects. As a matter of fact, I just had one of the cookies I made for my daughter's class snack. Yeah yeah, I know, bad me, blah blah blah. I know all about how bad it is. If I deprive myself of these things, this is never going to work. Anyway, I'm going to avoid the dinner-then-dessert combination and see what happens.
I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen, and adding some recipes to my recipe blog. I don't think many of you look at it, but I use it as a kind of cookbook for myself. Already I've gone back to it to see how I made something. I'm really enjoying doing it, even if it is only for me and my mother.
Spring is just around the corner, and I know we're all looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to it not only for the nicer weather, but also because that's when the grill comes out of storage. I don't have a covered deck and I'm not opening the sliding glass doors in the living room to let in the cold and track snow in onto the carpet. No thanks. But it is something else to look forward to! Most of my cooking gets done on the grill in the summer. Meats, pizzas, corn on the cob, potatoes...you name it, I'll try it. It helps to have the side burner as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how grilled food works for me. Now if this snow would just melt...
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