Trying to Fit on the Ladder

My good friend and I have a weight loss blog. It’s private and only the two of us read it. We call it “Trying to Fit on the Ladder”.

A couple of years back my friend, for privacy’s sake let’s call her “Batman”, was spending the night at my house with her kiddos. My darling husband was out of town so we were having a FUN girl’s night - it was great!

I had to go into the garage for something and that is when I saw “the rat”. I called Batman to the garage and showed her “the rat” and we both screamed. The thing is, neither one of us is really scared of anything, but for some reason that night we screamed like little girls.

Right next to us was this step ladder. Batman quickly jumped on it and before I joined her I read “maximum weight not to exceed 300 pounds”. Do you know what is worse than having a rat in your garage? Having a rat in your garage and realizing that you and your friend’s weight together exceeds the recommended maximum weight on what I call the “salvation ladder”.

Sure, we could have probably *fit* on the ladder, but have you ever fallen off a ladder? How much would that suck?

So this year the two of us decided that our goal would be to fit on the ladder… together. Let’s get this straight…separately we fit on the ladder, just not together.

We are off to a good start and my goal is to burn 1000 calories a day over what I consume. I have given up refined sugar for now, but allow myself one small square every day or so of DARK chocolate. I have always eaten pretty healthy, but I am being much more vigilant about every calorie I consume.

I figure that if I stay on track and burn 1000 extra calories per day that I should lose 50 pounds in 175 days…wouldn’t you know it, July 4th – Independence Day!

Who knows, maybe I will break my “no posting family pictures on this blog” rule just to post a picture of Batman and me (Katwoman) fitting on that damn ladder!