Well, actually, it’s not. But wouldn’t it be fun if it were? My name is also not Clemencia J. Most-Gladly, but that’s how I blog. Y’all can call me CJ.
I used to be skinny. Accidentally skinny, actually — I had this insane metabolism when I was nursing my two oldest sons. “CJ has a tapeworm,” my father-in-law said one day, watching me put away my fourth plateful of something or other. But my youngest son’s gestation (I have four sons, which might have been how I first connected with Blest) was exceedingly stressful, and I availed myself too frequently of the ice-cream-eating stress management strategy, and I turned 35 a couple of months after his arrival. Somewhere in there, my tapeworm went belly-up.
I worked my way down to my pre-pregnancy weight, but those last ten or fifteen pounds sneaked back. My youngest son turned two last month, and I’ve only been at a good weight for me for about two months of his life ex utero. I keep making small changes and then getting discouraged when I can’t seem to make progress. So here I am.
In addition to working on my diet and exercise habits, I also need to work on my attitude. My metabolism has changed — the tapeworm is gone. It is not likely to return. I cannot eat the way I used to and still fit in my pants. This is not complicated but I am having a hard time accepting it.
One other wrinkle is that I am less of a cook than I used to be. I have four sons who reliably complain about new foods. I am a part-time grad student with a part-time job. I am much, much less interested than I used to be in trying new recipes and peeling knobbly hunks of celeriac or whatever. I need to figure out ways to make good habits truly habitual, so I can fit them in around my other responsibilities without too much stress.
Let’s see, is there anything else that needs to go in an intro post? Perhaps something silly, like a message to my excess poundage? “Hello. My name is (not) Inigo Montoya. You make my clothes tight. Prepare to fly.” [Groooooaaan.]
Welcome to OWOA! I think your humour will fit right in here.
Comment by Anita — May 16, 2007 @ 8:32 pm
Welcome! Do you have some skill with a blade?
Comment by Bird — May 16, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
I can dispatch a head of garlic like nobody’s business, though I’ve never tried it left-handed.
Comment by CJ — May 17, 2007 @ 5:12 am
I like you.
Welcome!
Comment by Missy — May 17, 2007 @ 5:23 am
Are there any carbs ahead?
If there are, we might be fed!
No more sugar now, I mean it!
There’s the pantry, wanna clean it?
Ahem. Of course, CJ would not have to drug me or tie me up to give me a run for my money at Scrabble. If we ever have that OWOA get together, I think we’ll have to have a showdown! Glad you’re here, lady!
Comment by blestwithsons — May 17, 2007 @ 6:03 am
Hello CJ!
Comment by Bekki — May 17, 2007 @ 6:37 am
CJ!!!!!!! Here!!!!! YEAH!!!!! Hi!!!!
(waving madly - from HOME! On my own computer!!! after over a month of waving from the library wishing I had my computer!)
Comment by Tracy — May 19, 2007 @ 5:57 am