Monday, January 26, 2009

7 Layer Dip - 7 Layer Outfit

Fashion is my passion. What you wear defines so many aspects of who you are. Each social occassion is accompanied by an equally appropriate outfit.

Food is my passion. What you eat defines so many aspects of who you are. Each social occassion is accompanied by an equally appropriate dish.


Weight gains and losses are a part of life. I gained 45 lbs after my high school graduation. I ate my way through stress, through relationships, through exams. I could eat my way through a full grown beef and still have enough stress to eat an entire Nancy's Famous Cherry-Berry pie! My passion for fashion has changed my relationship with food.


I did not have a prayer to fit into my wardrobe after the 45 lb disaster. This caused me to jump into action. Fad diet after fad diet I simply could not get out of my rut. I had what I call an "old milk" body- white and chunky. The time had come to throw away the curdled Lee.


I began doing 30 minutes of cardiovascular 3 times a week. I felt like I had been raped by a buffalo after the first time going-I was so extremely sore. But each time got easier. I cut my calorie intake in half and slowly worked my way up to daily cardiovascular. I have now lost 36 lbs and feel amazing. I know that anybody can do the simple things I have done to lose weight and feel great.


Now that I have slimmed down I can fit into my fairly extensive collection of clothing again. This is a blessing because as you know fashion is my passion. Whether it is a 7 layer dip for a party or a 7 layer outfit for a night on the town, 7 layers of personality define who we are. Passion is power. Power is truth. Truth is life. And Life is all about wearing seven layers of beautiful clothing while eating seven layers of divine dip.

6 comments:

Ashley said...

And both the 7-layer dip and the 7-layer outfit look absolutely awesome!

meg said...

Wow. Good for you Lee. I stepped on the scale this morning to find I was 6 pounds lighter. Not much, but a good start... that can be directly related to a decrease in ice cream consumption! :) Keep up the good work!

Martha said...

Amen brother! Fabulous outfit Lee. We really need to have another dress up party, okay??

StephanieRose said...

I will blog from this address for a bit until they can figure out what is going on...

Matt and Jenni said...

I simply love you for that whole post....you are the bomb, and I'm glad you weren't ever actually raped by a buffalo...ouch! haha!

Jamie said...

Lee you are so neat I just love you to death. I am trying to loose my pregnancy weight like 40lbs eekkk! so what kind of stuff did you do. I am up for anything ! I want to loose it By August.

Jamie (Payne) Christensen