My dear friend, April took our family pictures last month...i am so glad she did. I HATE pictures of myself, i feel so LARGE. I have never really had to worry about my weight before....i have never been thin, but just a normal healthy weight without having to "diet" (ugh, i hate that word.)
I have not been able to lose anything since Sawyer has been born. I go walking every morning with my friend, pushing two little boys up hill (both ways, haha!) AND i go walking at night. I can even run a few miles now! STILL....NO WEIGHT LOSS! Now Paul on the other hand, started exercising a week ago and has dropped 10 POUNDS!!!! what the CRAP??? not fair.
I saw a study the other day that said little girls will start worrying about their weight at age 6 if they hear their mothers complain about their own bodies and weight. Many of the little girls develop eating disorders and blame it on their mothers. YIKES! i didn't really believe it until emily came inside huffing and puffing! I asked her what she had been doing outside? She lifted up her shirt and said she was exercising to get skinny. I about died. I quickly told her she was perfect and didn't need to get skinny...but we have been exercising as a family to keep our bodies strong and healthy. She really has been listening to me complain about how this baby weight is not coming off. Rachel pointed out a few days ago that we didn't have any family pictures printed. I secretly knew the reason why, so i made myself print some today! one of my besties (keleen, i love you!) told me something a couple of years ago that has always stuck with me. She said that she gets her family pictures taken every year, even if she is bigger than she would like, because she wants to remember what her family and her life was like at that very moment. I love that.
Anyway, I really didn't mean to ramble on and on about such a silly topic...it has just been on my mind lately... i am going to be brave and post a few....just to prove that we did have our family pictures taken! :)
