Keep Me Accountable - I Dare You!
I have a confession to make. Those slightly baggy tops I've been wearing for the last year or two are not part of any fashion statement, although camouflage clothing is still popular in some circles and my intention is, indeed, concealment.I have about 20 pounds to lose. There - I've said it. I never used to gain weight around my tummy, but then I hit 50 and life - along with its figure problems - as I knew it changed. My tummy began competing with my thighs as my primary source of anguish and disdain. How incredibly unfair! After a lifetime of stationary bikes, jump ropes, long jogs and Buns of Steel™ videos to deal with my lower body, now I couldn't button my pants. So after taking a long look at the Abs of Steel™ video my husband keeps in the media cabinet, I went to kitchen, poured myself a big glass of wine and said, "To heck with it."
But this month I came to a decision. I decided it is time to get out of denial, put on my big girl panties and deal with this. The best way I know how to do this is to create some accountability.
So here goes.
On April 23, I will turn 54. A week later, the May issue of Shoe Woman will be coming to your computers. In that issue, in this feature, I promise to run two photos: one of how I looked at the start of this year and one taken on my birthday. Whether or not my body shows a difference is completely up to me.
In the meantime, write to me at info@shoewomanmagazine.net and let me know you'll be watching. I can't begin to tell you how nervous that invitation makes me, but I mean it. Scare me. Keep me accountable. I DARE you.
Should you care to join me on this road back to fitness, please write and we'll share your stories in our May issue.
Charlotte Rogers Brown,
president and co-founder
Shoe Woman's Network
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Charlotte's Story: Keep Me Accountable - I Dare You!,
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