Dunkin Donuts and the Mother Who Passed the torch too soon.

It's a hot day and I just came back from teaching music to the kiddos. I decided an iced coffee from Dunkin D was in order! It's a good time for weight loss and fitness reflection. So, I have been working out about five times per week for a month. I have lost only two pounds but I do see a big difference in my abs and hips so I'm happy for now.

In the past, I have lost weight a lot quicker but this time it's a slower process because I'm not doing any particular diet. I am watching my caloric intake and eating more fiber and fruits and vegetables. What I really need is to be held accountable for my weight. I don't have any events or any goal in particular I'm working towards so I'm using this blog and photos I put up as my motivation. I am accountable when I can be seen. So in other words, for me vanity is more important than health. I know that sounds terrible and I mostly don't eat processed foods and have been eating in whole foods my whole life but I LOVE my desserts and occasionally will binge on said desserts as well as junk food.

What made me change my mind about 'grown up' weight accountability was when my husband and I took the girls to see the Nutcracker. It was on this afternoon, I also decided that at what point should a woman pass the torch and let herself go. I decided it will be never on this day.

There was a woman in her mid forties looking disheveled taking photos of her beautiful and impeccably manicured fourteen year old daughter. It struck me as interesting and I had a couple of thoughts. Was the woman living vicariously through her daughter and was she being the mom that she herself never had? Was this mother believing that she was unworthy of a put together look and perhaps a shower and dental hygiene? Or, did the mother simply pass the torch?

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