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!

~Pauline~


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