Lighten Up

This week has been a huge week for AHA moments for me.  Perception seems to be the main course, so for this Friday, I am looking for dessert.  What are the “just” desserts for a weight loss, body image blog? Can you even say that word?  YES! You can.

Think about it.  What is dessert?  A treat. Something forbidden. Something special. Something we relate to celebration.  You can have your cake and eat it too.  It is what you consider dessert.  What you preceive your dessert to be!  If I want my cake and I want to eat it too, then I need to view the ingredients and make my choice.  My dessert is to lighten up!   

I live with the Big Puppy and the Little Puppy.  Big Puppy, at times is the alpha male, a tad chauvinistic but mostly just a big, cuddly puppy. (Until he licks my face!)  He makes me laugh! Little Puppy is 7 years old and the things she says and does just crack me up!  Particulary, at bedtime, they both are known to “Bark” at each other to say goodnight and give licks instead of kisses! 

Yesterday, I was having a fashion melt down. (Remember, I said that skinny nutritionist said I have a fashion problem, not a weight problem)  As I stood before the not-so-magic double closet door mirrors, trying to dress in Bombshell fashion, my pants were too big.  My favorite pair of jeans.  So I grab the new belt that came from my bombshell shopping trip to treat myself for Christmas (LOVE THE AVENUE) 

Honey!  Can you come here?  I can’t find the hole in my belt.  I can’t see my waist when I look down. (DUH!) Part of my fashion problem!   Can you help me?  Then he looks at me with those wide open Big Puppy eyes and says there are no holes left. The excitement in his eyes was amazing.  He took the belt and added another hole for me.  He fixed the problem, came to my fashion rescue!  As he gives it back, he says “Honey, I could get you the ratchet strap off the work truck!” 

Yes! He makes me laugh.  He reminds me all the time, to give myself permission to let my inner attitude shine!  Just like this post.  I was all serious and melancholy this morning.  Oh yeah, when I came home from work, he surprised me with a new belt!  He supports my inner bombshell. 

He reminds me to lighten up and be who I am!  The medium size puppy who tries to behave but really just wants to play with the other puppies!  Learning to lighten up and remember dessert is Living, Laughing and Loving who I am and sharing it with those in my life!