The illusion of Winter Coats

Yesterday I went shopping with my hubby.  I love it when he goes with me.  It's kinda our "time" alone.  It's not that any of the problems of the world get solved but we are ok deal with small issues while we walk, and it give him and idea of what he is cooking and I'm making during the week.

We like to talk about just about anything.

Yesterday we talked about clothes and getting fit (I was buying ingredients to make smoothies). After our talk wouldn't you know it but I swear I saw more people around the city that were a bit "filled in" from the winter months.

It's the first time we have gone shopping when the weather was so nice and people were willing to go out without coats on.

The mama in me was guessing "pregnant or not" but then the woman in me realized that yes, I'm not the only one who has gained weight.  And I'm *sure* I'm not the only one working it off.

While it did make me feel "ok" with gaining a bit this week it also helped me to realize I'm not alone in this struggle.

After everyone has shed their winter coats I realized they weren't the thing that was bulky, it may have been the person wearing them!

Anyway... my illusion of everyone being stick thin under their winter coats is gone and it reminds me, once again, that we are all human, and while I do have weeks where I gain I do need to get back on the "loosing" bandwagon.