Now seeing as I am in fact about two lbs away from being hauled onto the Gerry springer show so the kind producer could show everyone how they had to knock down my external bedroom wall and remove me from said house with the help of an actual crain I figured that I needed something drastic.
So I decided to go down the Cambridge diet rout.
Three shakes a day, lots of water and nothing else. Now I started good, got up yesterday morning and had a chocolate mint shake and drank some water whilst trying not to salivate over the kids co co pops, and then by lunchtime I had another shake (they are actually very nice!) and then came the evening.
I'm sure I could feel myself getting weaker by the second. I check the mirror and fully expect to see a frail person looking back at me, you know, practically wasting away......but no...............the same frickin humongous arse is still there, and if anything looking a bit bigger than it was this morning.
I actually found myself staring at a bloomin apple and fantasising about taking a bite, which considering I haven't actually eaten an apple since one was placed into my lunchbox in Junior infants is actually saying something!)
I remain strong though, and resist!! Now my reward would be waking up the next morning 2lbs lighter but then something happened...................something that I was not expecting.................... I found myself on the toilet engaging in what can only be described as.....................oh the shame!!.............. .................
Now what I am about to say could be a bit TMI for some folk, so look away if ye are a big oul pansy!
I think it's my body getting used to the three shakes a day thing, but bloomin eck, I'm terrified to fart as there ain't no way you can hold in water no matter how you try.
Now I don't want to be walking around Lidl and secretly let one go whilst standing next to a bloke I know would end up getting the blame because I have trumped and run across to the prawn isle before anyone can say stink bomb (don't pretend you don't know what I am talking about )
only to discover that my grundies are wet, and not the front part either
so I refuse to leave the house until such a time where the need to actually strain whilst on the toilet has returned.
But all is well and good because I will hopefully be able to zip my ball gown up in two weeks time!!
I feel the need to pre warn ye all too about my appearance and I will tell you the same as I told my MM friends a few weeks back.............................
"I'm very excited about going to the ball, but I have this niggling little voice in the back of my head that I KNOW will eventually turn into a full blown screech the closer we get to the ball.
It's saying "Everyone will be so gorgeous and pretty and slim and ye are gonna be the MM porker!"
Oh I'm morto just saying that, but I feel I need to get the message out there first so that yis are prepared and don't recoil in horror as I waddle towards you in a bid to say hello.
And don't tell me that I am exaggerating, because I KNOW I am not!!
I'm not writing this in an attempt to get compliments or for you all to say that I will be beautiful anyaway because I wont!!!
Ye see, I have more than the classic Jelly Belly, that is acceptable for most mothers to have. I am in possession of a belly that looks like it is harbouring Ireland's first octuplets.
I wouldn't dare raise my arm to wave at you either, because it seems that my bingo wings continue to wave/wobble long after my hands have stopped
I think I actually found a fat flap hanging over my knee cap this morning and to top it all of, my nose has gained weight (yes I know that sounds crazy, but I swear to you, it has gotten chubbier )
My fingers look like bangers, one of which seems to have been squeezed into a gold band and I now have hippo feet!
I am giving you all a heads up because lets face it, there ain't no point expecting to see J Lo only to discover that J Lump is standing before your very eyes in a shirt that can only be described as "Snug"
So "snug" in fact that you worry for your precious eyesight because the buttons look like they are under so much strain that they are about to pop off of it at any given minute and fly at approximately a hundred miles per hour directly into your face and cause irreparable damage,
Only now you are thinking that irreparable damage to you sight might not be a bad thing as you start to notice the fat flap that is hanging under my chin..............why under my chin?
Well that would be because the sucky in contraption stops at the waistband, therefore all the fat that it has squashed has made it's way north and now has nowhere else to go but sit, in a very unattractive manner under my (whiskery) chin so you actually do find yourself willing the button that is only being held there by a (at this point) miniscule thread to come flying at you!
So when you see me thundering towards you from the other side of the room at the precise moment the "witty" DJ grabs the perfect opportunity to play "Isn't she lovely" and attempts to stifle his laughter.
At least I know you won't be too traumatised because you have already been pre warned and will know it is indeed Baby dust!
Please don't feel the need to reassure me that all will be fine as I will be even more morto...............do feel free to laugh at my expense though
Phew! Okay That's better