The MILF & Cookies Factor

I am looking at a cover of Esquire Magazine this very moment.  Esquire is a favorite of mine. The writing is razor sharp and cool.  I simply adore it.  I watch my mailbox, and look forward to each month’s edition almost as much as I long for a luscious piece of chocolate after a long day.  I’ve grown so accustomed to reading it from cover to cover, I fear without it my mind would grow dull and stale.  Yet my mind is continually inspired and pleasantly surprised by refreshing turns like, “I always thought he was a deeply fascinating, impossibly singular, sporadically terrifying personality,” when referring to someone as ubiquitous yet equally uninteresting to me as Norman Mailer.

That’s not to mention the fact that they have a column residing at times in the pages of Esquire called “The MILF Factor” (in several editions).  This is where a supposed “hot mom” comments on an article of clothing or some other inconsequential, yet equally meaningful item or subject matter. Of course I was NOT thrilled they didn’t ask ME to comment.  HellO.  Don’t they know who I am?

Perhaps not.

Welcome to my rant about Esquire, women and beauty – and my quest to regain mine.  Beauty, that is (I’ve not lost my Esquire magazine, and I’m not out gathering women – unless of course, I can gather you ’round to listen to me for about an hour or so.  I think it’s safe to say we’ve all noticed how I love to be heard).

It’s not actually “beauty” I am trying to regain either. I think truthful, loving, kind individuals are beautiful. Plus, I don’t believe you can lose your beauty. True inner beauty radiates to the surface. Hard to get rid of that.

Rabbit-trailing again, I did get a highlight last week. Really light. I love it. I also cut about five inches off my hair, and got a fun little “do” happenin’ there.  That said, I suppose I am always striving to maintain what semblance of outward beauty remains. So sue me.

I am trying to regain my thinness.  You may already know this from my last three posts.  I’m starting week four of my quest to get back into my summer suit and look GOOD in it!  Things are going beautifully – not to be redundant.  My results are at the end of this post.  Meet me there in a bit, would you?  Then leave a reply.

Anyhow, I am looking at the February 2008 cover of Esquire, which features Victoria’s Secret models re-creating an iconic pose to kick off their anniversary year. (That’s what the cover says!). Here it is, below:

I haven’t yet figured out which iconic pose they’ve recreated here, but I had one of those “Eureka” or “ahaaaa” thoughts, ‘I need to share this on my blog!”

THIS, my friends, is one of my tricks!  So many women wouldn’t dare have this magazine in their home for fear their men would be “tempted” or they’d somehow, out of the blue, realize  how overweight and un-lovely they are.  But I take images like this cover, or my favorite pictures from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, and I post them on my refrigerator, on my junk food cupboard, and next the the mirror where I get ready in the morning.  My boyfriend doesn’t get weird about it.  That idea is just plain weirdness.  If he were going to be pervy about the pictures instead of appreciating them for what they are – hotness… beauty, then he’d be a pervert already. I couldn’t take the credit for somehow making him a perve. Ewe.  Weird.

And why not?  I mean, why not post these images around my house?  I say, whatever works to achieve your goal, baby!  Whether you are a hot mom “MILF” or just a hottie lady who loves life – only you can achieve your goals.  No one else can do it for you.  Just go for it, and get it done!  I’ll be cheering for you, and thinking really great things – like how great you will look, and how happy you’ll be!

This Week’s Results

And speaking of MILF’s… and cookies…

This week it was quite the challenge to live in the little world called Healthy-MsCheevious-Land (yes, the two can intertwine).  Last Thursday was Valentine’s Day, and my boyfriend took me to my all-time favorite restaurant, Center Cafe.  I saved up my calories all day, eating egg whites and veggies for breakfast and lunch. Then I ate exactly what I wanted for dinner.  I even had a glass and a half of wine.  It was scrumptious.

Then my little friend “Flo” started to call me. You know her too.  She stops by every month.  Well, she wore me out and I felt hungry all the time from having my energy zapped.  But I am a veteran at living and eating healthy.  It’s funny how it all comes back to you when you get serious.  I was able to recognize the signs of my little friend’s impending visit – and based on how I was reacting (emotional, shaky, tired all the time) I knew if I didn’t get some decadent meal served to me by a waiter, I was going to cry.  So, I did it.  Yep.  I ate Mexican food.  I ate cheese and guacamole.  I ate chips and salsa and I drank a margarita.  Hey – I didn’t pig out, I just ate what sounded good – because my endorphins were low, my energy was low and I needed a little somethin’ somethin’. I knew if I didn’t do that, I’d spend every day eating a little more than I should, cheating just a little bit, and that is far worse!

In spite of it all, Flo came over for her monthly visit the night before I was suppose to weigh in – Wednesday night.  Did that deter me?  Did I give up and eat whatever I wanted?  Nope.  I put my suit – theeee suit – on.  And guess what?  It actually fit!  I can take it with me next week on my business trip!  I will continue to lose the weight, because I’ve not yet reached my goal.  As a matter of fact, this week – I stayed the same.

Start Date:  Thursday January 31, 2007
Height: 5′ 5″
Goal: 125 lbs
Beginning weight:  136 lbs
Weight after week 1:  132.5 lbs (02.07.08)
Weight after week 2: 130 lbs (02.14.08)
Weight after week 3: 130 lbs (02.21.08)
Net Loss / Gain this week:  – 0.0 YAY!
TOTAL Net Loss:   6 lbs  WOO HOO!

So, no weight loss this week.  But none gained either, and what a great week it was!  I have no regrets for how it played out this week.  It’s all about the journey, and remember: Ya gotta LIVE.

But don’t stop there!  Tell me – how do you plan to do it – conquer your world?

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