Diet Schmiet...

So, as some of you may know I am going to be in my best friend's wedding in June. That only means one thing...I need to get in shape! I have been saying this to myself for some time now but this is the thing that is gonna kick me into gear. Knowing that I have to walk down the aisle in front of a bunch of people, that I may or may not know, makes me want to look good or at least better than I do now. I know that sounds vain but I am a girl and that's how most of us are. So sue me. ;-)

So, Petie and I have decided to get in shape together. We went to our Zumba class this past Monday and it was sooo much fun. It's always fun. Let me tell you, it's been at least 6 months since we have been to it and my legs are still paying for it! We are also going to get together now and then and do some Jillian Michaels workout DVDs that she gets on her TV. If you don't know who Jillian Michaels is she is one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser. It will be tough because she is super focused and I am not but that is what I will need.

Most people in my position would go on a strict diet to shed pounds in a hurry, but I am not in too much of a hurry so I am going to try and do it a more reasonable way for me. I have never been able to diet mainly because once I have achieved my goal I realize that in order to maintain it I have to stick to my "diet" and I don't want to live the rest of my life dieting. I know that most of my problem is self control, or the lack there of, and I need to just monitor what I eat, when I eat it and how much of it I do eat. My only problem is that I have absolutely NO WILLPOWER!! I wish I did but I don't and that is what I am battling now. It also doesn't help when you are having a little bit of a weak moment and your roommate bakes a chocolate cake and asks you if you want some and then you go to work and it's Birthday Party day and the only nutritious thing there is a small plate of fruit. The fruit was the first thing to go. It's hard being a woman sometimes.

I do have a funny story about something someone said to me at work today. We were all gathered around the office coffee bar, where we have our birthday celebration, and I was contemplating what I should get and I mentioned to a co-worker that I was trying to be good because I am watching what I am eating. She got the biggest smile on her face and said, "Oh good! Now you can be miserable like the rest of us!" I just had to laugh! She and another co-worker have been dieting and exercising for a while now and they have been miserable, as she puts it, from time to time. It seems to me that every woman in my office is either dieting or being more conscious of what they eat. That is good but it will make it interesting when we all are grumpy and "miserable" from food withdrawal.

I'll let you all know how my LGFPW Plan (Look Good For Petie's Wedding Plan) goes.