I made bets last Christmas with my sister in law about losing weight and getting fit. I was 160 lbs back then, even just 10lbs off would be fine. I am not very critical of my body. I have accepted that I am a "bigger" lady, or so I though. She was 140 lbs, a weight I aimed at once, almost was, and then blew it by top many rewards for success.

She is now 120 lbs, same height as me, and has abs of steel. I'd like to say "well, her husband is a professional fitness trainer. No kidding she made it" but I've kept my mouth shut. I had to step on three different scales just to be somewhat convinced they werent broken. 184lbs. I realized I was actually delusional about my body. I didn't think I was That big, but that's how much my mom weighed when I was a kid, when i first ever decided I'd be active and eat well and wouldn't be as heavy as her.

My winter job hasn't helped. After malicious wind storms ripped through the city, I had no choice but to get a job in a town with high unemployment at KFC to compensate for the losses I faced financially. There was times I couldn't afford real food, and that fried chicken smells really damn good when I'm really hungry.

I know why I'm fat, I know I gained 25lbs in three months, so I can lose it again. Three months doesn't seem like much, but living every moment and day, trying to revive good habits I killed with excuses and chicken is daunting, and I've barely sweated a single drop for it yet.

But one thing I have going for me is patience. I really don't mind the way my body looks, so I hope I don't get discouraged if I don't see results. I just look forward to accepting my body becoming a journey of finding new things to like, to obtain fitness I didn't think possible, and to stop complaining about jeans trends that cause muffin top, because damn its hard to find a good fitting pair of jeans, so I might be easier to change my body than it is to change silly impractical clothing trends.

My sister in law didn't get fit so fast eating excuses and garbage. Nor because of her husband's occupation. Instead of being jealous, I'm thankful have a live example of possibility on what can be achieved

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