Trigger's Reasons for Losing Weight

2012 has found me on a really productive weight loss path, but, about a month and a half ago, I injured my knee pretty bad and couldn't run, skate, etc. I still can't quite do any of that yet. Besides working on upper body and abs, the only thing keeping me from ballooning up like Violet Beauregard has been my diet, yet, even my diet seems to be an uphill battle at the moment. I find myself slipping into old eating habits. "Oh, one of these chocolates won't hurt me." "Oh, but it's just a little comfort food to sooth my injury!" "I DESERVE to eat this blob of hamburger helper!" But with 37 lbs already down, I am so close to my goal, I can taste it like 70% cacao dark chocolate chip pancakes. I have put on 3lbs, but I really can't afford to slide. So, without further ado, I have decided to list 10 reasons I am losing the weight.

1) So that I can beat heredity (fuck you, diabetes and heart disease)

2) So that I can look good in a bathing suit for my Thelma and Louise trip to Galveston with my best friend, Gigi Foulin'

3) the sex

4) So that I can have a happy 35th birthday - no Jack Daniels, pity party, angry girl episodes

5) So that I can be a triple threat on the derby track

6) the sex

7) So that I can be a better asset to my team (aww..that's as mushy as I get)

8) So that I can look good enough to dance burlesque, buy sparkly pasties, practice in my living room, but then say, "Nah...I'd rather be a drag king." I just want the option.

9) So that I can run a marathon. Wait, no a half marathon. Wait, ok at least a 5k.

10) So that I can look hot in my Hex Chromosome shorts.

11) So that, the instant the whistle blows and the bout starts, I can confidently say, "I've done everything I possibly can to prepare for this moment."

12) So that when the Apocalypse comes and we all start eyeballing each other to see who would be good eatin', they will look at me once, then pass me over saying, "Nah, she'd probably kick my ass, and I bet that meat is tough."