What would Cameron do....: Hula hooping my way to a waistline...

The reason I started this blog...

Two years ago, I was flying on a plane to take my son out to visit college prospects. I'm a nervous flyer, so I started reading an article in a magazine about Cameron Diaz. Now, I had never really thought about her other than being in movies, some good, some not so good. But, after reading the article, I was inspired! She does a lot of fun things! It basically said that she never says no to any kind of fun. I wondered what would happen if I started being more like that. I started incorporating the phrase "What would Cameron do?" into my daily life and I have to say, it has made a huge difference. So this blog is basically about me trying to be a more positive person and do things that initially inspire fear, but make my life more exciting! Kind of like the movie "Yes, Man"...but more realistic since I am somebody's mother and I have to plow through those piles of laundry and unload the dishwasher occasionally...Hope you enjoy my journey!

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Hula hooping my way to a waistline...

You know how people get awards and thank their publicists, managers, posse, husbands, etc, etc. Well, when you have all of $19.00 to spend on your "team", you choose them wisely. For me, it meant walking into Walmart and buying the Danskin Fitness Hoop. Yesterday, when I received a medallion for losing 25 pounds, I wanted to stand up and thank my purple and green friend for inspiring me to hula hoop through the entire stanley cup playoffs. She stood by me as I squeezed into my pants week after miserable week. When my husband goes out for ice cream, she yells at me from the corner of the living room to pick her up and keep forget about that butter crunch. My daughter told me to wear a belt with a pair of jeans and I had to admit I don't own one. Next up on the bucket list: belt shopping, thank you Hula!