Women, weight, and working out...oh joy.

Well, I now have inspiration.
After having Sam, I knew I had about eight weeks to lose weight for my sister's wedding. I figured when I was two weeks post baby I would start dieting and working out. Ah...just a tad unrealistic. After spending an evening getting up to feed the baby, I am barely energized enough to do the normal things of daily life - let alone start a new exercise routine.
Last week I started my diet and have been successful on it so far. Yes, it has only been a week of eating better but there are many tempting treats around that I am proud of myself for abstaining from inhaling them all on the spot. I also got off my butt and exercised a couple times - not quite habitual yet but it is a start.
Well, after spending several hours with my "bestest friend in the whole entire world" Molly - I am really energized and inspired to work out and get my butt in shape. Molly has four kids ages ten -three/four (her youngest Ty just had a birthday but I can't remember - guess I am not that good of a friend - how old he turned this summer) Anyhow, Molly looks fabulous. Makes me really happy for her - but let's be honest, also makes me terribly jealous and sick. So...I was really wanting to cheat on my diet today (little devil Molly had great snacks, yummy lunch, and made cookies while I was there) but I refrained. I want to look like she does. I want to be healthy and thin and tone and tan. I want to squeeze my bottom into some teeny size 6's and be bummed they are too big. I want my teenage students (in her case neighbors) to bring me cute clothes they no longer wear. I want my chest to stick out farther than my stomach and I want to feel great when I get dressed rather than decide which awful bulging body part to accentuate today.
Part of me says I am being really hard on myself, after all, baby Sam is only three weeks old. Another part of me thinks - three weeks! I have wasted three weeks doing nothing when I should be getting in shape. I need to let go of both parts and just take it day by day. Working out when I am not too tired and continuing to eat right. Molly jogs five miles a day...yeah...I HATE running so I will get on my elliptical - which I love - and get to it...though not five miles and definitely not every day.
We will see how it goes.
So, thanks Molly for inspiring me. If it takes envy, one of our deadly sins, to get my body back in shape, then I say bring it on. I have had four kids, am getting older, and if I don't do it now...I never will.

Speaking of getting in shape...I had a couple guy coworker/friends stop by the other day to bring baby gifts and talk. We were chatting about some people we knew and one female in particular was brought up. She use to be pretty homely and would maybe be categorized as "cute" Well, towards the end of the last school year she started dressing differently, wearing make-up, and doing her hair differently. She started looking very attractive. I mentioned that she changed her appearance and started looking great. They shared their guy theory on that. They believe that when a woman starts changing her appearance like that it is for a guy and they are either "getting some or wanting some" I thought they were joking so laughed and pushed them a bit. No, sadly they were serious. Now, I know when I have wanted to look good and did a little extra to look a little better - it is NOT always for a guy. I find it hilarious/and disturbing that they would seriously believe this. Ahhhh...boys(can't call them men when they think like this).