Monday, January 10, 2011

The Photo Shoot

When I learned about Win, Lose, or Blog I knew I wanted to be a part of it.  No, I needed to be a part of it.  Oh how I prayed to get in!  And I was hopeful..  and then I lost hope..  and I know I checked my e-mail eighty times before the 31st just in case.  And then, I got it!  I got in!  As I squealed my family drew near to see what was up, and a jumpin' and screamin' good time ensued. 

After the initial jubilation came a moment of panic.  Am I ready for this?  Do I want to give up my ice cream?  Well, it's just seven weeks.  I want to win.  How will I fit it all in?  Will I be able drag myself out of bed before darkness fades just to exercise?  Do I even want to push through the pain?


Next came further instructions from Lindsey that included needing a photo.  To represent me this entire journey.  I wanted something artsy and threw out all kinds of ideas.  I must have a really strange sense of humor, as my family just sat there, looking at me with deadpan faces.  Finally I armed my teenager with a camera with me in my get-up and all my crazy ideas.  We headed to the backyard in the cold.

I pulled my skirt up to my pits, made faces, smeared myself and my scale with dirt, rolled around on the ground, acted like I was smashing the scale, stomping the scale, strangling the scale, etc.  Then came the jumping.  Oh the jumping!  Do you have any idea what it takes for a 267-pound woman to gain vertical ascension?  Soaring boulders and all?  My family just didn't get it.  They saw me, they saw the pics, they just weren't impressed.  That was just a little bit hard on the ego, but after playing with color I made myself happy anyway.  I mean, I can look at that final picture and know that if that large lady can attain lift-off, she can certainly push through the effects of exercise!





Pushin' through the pain!

8 comments:

  1. I LOVE the picture! I think it is a very brave picture, and perfectly shows the emotion of attacking the scale in this fight to lose the weight!

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  2. Personally, I think it's fabulous! Let's not let that scale win. :-) Even though I'm competing, I think I'll cheerlead, too!

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  3. Pauline I love the picture and I'm so excited to begin this journey with all of you ... And the idea of jumping at 230 pounds is terrifying so bravo :) I hope we conquer the scale together.

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  4. I love the pic so much I thought it was a STOCK photo you found on the net!!! Im beyond impressed. Love your post & cant wait to follow along!

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  5. I have to say that I am so beyond impressed with the photo. I truly thought it was from a professional photo shoot when I first saw it, prior to reading the blog post. Best of luck, I know you can do it!

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  6. I love your photo!!! It really captures the moment!!

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  7. I just wanted to really thank you all for your great comments on this!

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