Get Ready, 'Cuz This Sh*t's About To Get Heavy!!

Over a decade ago, a radical white rapper released a "comeback" song that soon became one of my favorite, albeit rather raunchy, songs. It also became our party-boating anthem for the summer. You may remember the track that started out, "Two trailer park girls go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside....." 

And now that you've got that little lyrical brain worm stuck in your head, let's go a little further in the song, where the rapper asks, "Guess who's back, back again?" and then exclaims, "Get ready, 'cuz this shit's about to get heavy!" I always sang that line at the top of my lungs!

So just what do these decade-old, rap lyrics have to do with my New Dawn project? In a nutshell, the song was a bold, brazen statement to that world stating not only was the rapper making a big comeback, he was going to work harder, take his work more seriously, and be better than ever. He was about to kick some proverbial ass, and anyone who didn't like that could "kiss his." 

In other words, "this shit's about to get heavy!" 

And that sentiment fits perfectly with how I feel right now. Because after talking to two of our very best friends a couple days ago, my New Dawn project is taking on a whole new seriousness. After more than 35 days with little results, my "lose weight, gain health" project is about to get cranked up a notch or two. 

Because our friends are planning a big event in a few months. They are not sure of the exact date but it may be as early as late summer or early fall, and we have been invited to return back to our hometown to participate in a very big way. So sometime later this year, we will be returning to Cedar Rapids for a short visit! I cannot be happier or more excited to see our friends and to be a part of their happy occasion. 

But here's the really big deal. Yep, it's still me, I'm still the same big, fat cow I was 35 days ago. But I REALLY want to look good, and feel good, by the time of their event. Or at least better than I do now. And of course, I wouldn't mind looking nice in whatever outfit I need to wear for this event. For them, certainly, but mostly for myself. 

No, scratch that. I don't wan't to just look good, I want to knock their goddamn socks off. I want to look and FEEL smokin' hot!

Which means that means I have only a short time, maybe three or four months, a measly 90-120 days (or maybe a little more depending on the date they choose), to make some serious progress.  

Because I don't want to be the same fat cow I was when I left Iowa almost two years ago. I want to be the (more) slender, fit, healthy friend I used to be, the one who looks presentable and feels great. Not the easily tired, sweaty, chubby mensch who has continued to let herself go, even after being given the opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle, time and time again.

By the time we make this anxiously-awaited trip, I don't want to be a "trailer park girl going round the outside, round the outside." I want to be the girl I know is there on the INSIDE, the one who is lean(er), thin(er), health(ier), and thrilled to participate in their happy event. But I want do it while feeling and looking good. 

Some of you may say "just eat right, add activity, drink your water, and the weight loss will follow." Well I've tried that, but in the last 35+ days, despite working hard, nothing has changed. I've always been clear with myself that this project was to lose weight AND gain health. But so far, adding activity five or six days a week, drinking more water, and eliminating a few "bad" foods hasn't been enough to begin to change my body. It's become painfully clear that I'm going to have to alter and/or limit my food choices, and start really kicking some ass with my exercise. 

And maybe even eliminate my beloved Watermelon Bliss for awhile.  

Oh, the horror! The thought of my world without Watermelon Bliss is a bleak one. Whoever said "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" has never been to the Barefoot Beach Bar, have they? 

And so, as the old Slim Shady (AKA Eminem) would say, this shit's about to get heavy. Or, as part of the song's chorus states, "Now this looks like a job for me, so everybody just follow me! Cause we need a little controversy!" 

Stay tuned for more discussion about my plans to kick things up a notch, and discussions on what I can and can't do to start seriously changing my body. (Or, subscribe with the button on the right if you don't want to miss a thing!) 

As I've said before, I will not give up, but now I'm even more determined than before. So much so that I even made time to exercise BEFORE my beloved Sunday Funday began yesterday! Yes, I even exercised on my "free" day!! Miracle? No. Determination? Yes.This shit's about to get heavy? Yes. 

But hopefully, god-willing, with a lot of hard work, this shit (of a girl) is about to get UN-heavy!