Issues

You may think this post is about political issues but this post is about other important personal issues (at least for me). BUT like a politician I do have something to say. Here are some of the issues I'm facing right now.

1 - Battleing the bulge - After our biggest loser competition last year, things took a turn for the worst. Instead of losing any more weight I started to put on the pounds and since then I can't seem to loose them. Apparently, I must be getting older because my metabolism has slowed down. Have I come to the point that I have to watch every calorie I eat? Will I have to resort to exercising everyday for a longer period of time with more intensity when I'm lucky to get 3 days of exercise in a week?

Side Note - This year I am really starting to understand the importance of living the Word of Wisdom and taking care of our bodies. I have really started to pay attention to what I eat (not calories). It's amazing to think how the Food Pyramid coincides with the Word of Wisdom stressing the importance of eating healhy foods and taking care of our bodies in general. I wish I could say that I have a healthy diet but unfortunately I DO NOT. Why? I do not like vegetables. (Why is it that we can have several servings of vegetables? If we are supposed to eat so many of them, why couldn't they have more flavor?) I have really tryed to make sure that I have some vegetables daily, not as much as I should eat but the KEY is I'm trying to make an improvement. I have started drinking more water when water is something I completely avoided in the past. I still need to drink MORE water but I'm actually drinking it and that is a start. My biggest downfall are the sweets. I crave them daily and usually cave in. What can I say I need to work on my will power. As for the exercise department. I feel I have made BIG changes. I went from being a person who was against working out to a person who couldn't stand my body after having child #2 to someone who CRAVES it. It DRIVES me. It PUSHES me and CHALLENGES me. I just wish I was getting rid of some unwanted pounds and an unwanted gut. Granted I still have a lot to work on but I'm making baby steps to becoming a healthy human being.
Now the challenge is to find a pair of jeans that hide my bulge!

2 - Oily Skin, Acne and Oily Hair - After leaving Utah where you feel dry like sandpaper and your hair soaks in any moisture you give it. I have come to a place where it is moist all the time. I'm not sure if the changes I'm experiencing have occured due to living in a different climate or the fact that I'm getting old. Along with being a grease ball I now have acne which was never really an issue in the past. I would get a few pimples here and there but nothing like what I'm experiencing now. Now I'm forced to use medications to clear up this problem. So far there has been a noticeable change BUT I'm still a grease ball. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do about makeup and how to avoid a shiny face. (You don't need a flashlight when you have me around. I GLOW!)

3 - Flat Chest - It is pretty apparent that I was not blessed with a chest. I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT! Now if there was a bra that would actually work for me and clothes that would actually fit, maybe this would'nt be such an issue. I am costantly on the hunt (more so now) to find the perfect bra or should I say...glorified training bra. I could go without a bra but that just seems WRONG to me. It's one thing to go around without a bra in the house but when you are out and about that is a completely different story. I WISH there were more options out there for flat chested women.

When I am at the store I pass by so many shirts that I would LOVE to have the opportunity to wear but yet I am forced to pass them by because they have darts. My wardrobe consits of T- shirts. Yep, Pretty Boring! Oh, and swimsuits. Try finding a simsuit that fits a women trapped in a twelve year old body. NOT HAPPENING!

I'm sure we all have issues we are dealing with. My biggest challenge is to love the body I have been given. I tend to dwell on these issues instead of appreciate the fact that my body was a gift from my Heavenly Father. I'm so blessed to be able to take care of my daily tasks and most importantly my kids. I want to show and teach my kids the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and little by little I will get there.

P.S. If you have helpful hints about dealing with any of these issues please feel free to share.